Instruct: Identify the main category of Biorxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: A quick and versatile protocol for the 3D visualization of transgene expression across the whole body of larval Drosophila Larval Drosophila are used as a genetically accessible study case in many areas of biological research. Here we report a fast, robust and user-friendly procedure for the whole-body multifluorescence imaging of Drosophila larvae; the protocol has been optimized specifically for larvae by systematically tackling the pitfalls associated with clearing this small but cuticularized organism. Tests on various fluorescent proteins reveal that the recently introduced monomeric infrared fluorescent protein (mIFP) is particularly suitable for our approach. This approach comprises an effective, low-cost clearing protocol with minimal handling time and reduced toxicity in the reagents employed. It combines a success rate high enough to allow for small-scale screening approaches and a resolution sufficient for cellular-resolution analyses with light sheet and confocal microscopy. Given that publications and database documentations typically specify expression patterns of transgenic driver lines only within a given organ system of interest, the present procedure should be versatile enough to extend such documentation systematically to the whole body. As examples, the expression patterns of transgenic driver lines covering the majority of neurons, or subsets of chemosensory, central brain or motor neurons, are documented in the context of whole larval body volumes (using nsyb-Gal4, IR76b-Gal4, APL-Gal4 and mushroom body Kenyon cells, or OK371-Gal4, respectively). Notably, the presented protocol allows for triple-color fluorescence imaging with near-infrared, red and yellow fluorescent proteins.
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The categories of this paper are: evolutionary
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The categories of this paper are: epidemiology
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The categories of this paper are: synthetic
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The categories of this paper are: pathology
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The categories of this paper are: biophysics
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The categories of this paper are: ecology
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The categories of this paper are: animal
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The categories of this paper are: cell
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The categories of this paper are: behavior
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The categories of this paper are: scientific
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The categories of this paper are: developmental
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The categories of this paper are: education
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The categories of this paper are: microbiology
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The categories of this paper are: biology
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The categories of this paper are: bioinformatics
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The categories of this paper are: plant