microPublication biologyPub Date : 2026-08-31eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.002235
Chung-Kuan Chen, Yuichi Iino, Yu Toyoshima
{"title":"Guide frames improve centerline estimation of complex postures in WormTracer.","authors":"Chung-Kuan Chen, Yuichi Iino, Yu Toyoshima","doi":"10.17912/micropub.biology.002235","DOIUrl":"10.17912/micropub.biology.002235","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Precise estimation of body posture is essential for analyzing animal behavior. <i>C. elegans</i> exhibits a variety of complex postures, such as turning and looping, for which centerline extraction is challenging. WormTracer, an algorithm designed to ensure temporal continuity of centerlines, enabled reliable centerline extraction. However, accurate estimation remains difficult without human intervention in animals exhibiting prolonged, complex postures. Here, we present an updated version of WormTracer that accepts user-revised centerlines as guide frames, enabling accurate estimation even during prolonged complex postures. In addition, we provide a Napari plugin, Napari-WormTracer, which allows users to manually revise centerlines estimated by WormTracer.</p>","PeriodicalId":74192,"journal":{"name":"microPublication biology","volume":"2026 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13575794/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148979119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"<i>Arabidopsis</i> F-BOX STRESS INDUCED (FBS) proteins have distinct subcellular interaction patterns with 14-3-3 proteins.","authors":"Mael Bradley, Meghan Bacher, Kaitlin Riggan, Nicolo Torresan, Megan Tegman, Sabine Angier, Amy Replogle, Bryan Thines","doi":"10.17912/micropub.biology.002221","DOIUrl":"10.17912/micropub.biology.002221","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>F-BOX STRESS INDUCED (FBS) proteins are substrate adaptors in SCF-type E3 ubiquitin ligases that regulate plant development and stress responses. <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> FBS1 (AT1G61340) interacts with multiple 14-3-3 proteins, but it is unknown whether other FBS family members share these interactions. Bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) assays in <i>Nicotiana benthamiana</i> showed that all four FBS proteins interact with multiple 14-3-3 proteins in vivo. However, FBS1 interactions were restricted to the nucleus, whereas FBS2 - FBS4 (AT4G21510, AT4G05010, AT4G35930) interactions were detected in both the nucleus and cytosol. These findings indicate conserved 14-3-3 interactions within the FBS family, but suggest functional divergence in subcellular interaction profiles.</p>","PeriodicalId":74192,"journal":{"name":"microPublication biology","volume":"2026 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13575791/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148979149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
microPublication biologyPub Date : 2026-08-31eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.002233
Katherine K Tjoelker, Yashar Bashirzadeh, Leah M Beel, Allen P Liu, Ann L Miller
{"title":"LIM domain-containing proteins Zyxin and LPP localize to apical epithelial cell-cell junctions at regions of stable F-actin.","authors":"Katherine K Tjoelker, Yashar Bashirzadeh, Leah M Beel, Allen P Liu, Ann L Miller","doi":"10.17912/micropub.biology.002233","DOIUrl":"10.17912/micropub.biology.002233","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>LIM domain-containing proteins, Zyxin and Lipoma-Preferred Partner (LPP), localize to sites where actin filaments are strained, including actin stress fibers, focal adhesions, and cell-cell junctions. Utilizing the <i>Xenopus laevis</i> embryonic epithelium and live confocal microscopy, this study demonstrates that Zyxin and LPP localize to apical cell-cell junctions in polarized epithelia. Furthermore, particle image velocimetry (PIV) analysis reveals an inverse correlation between Zyxin/LPP intensity and F-actin velocity, suggesting that Zyxin and LPP are present at regions of stable F-actin.</p>","PeriodicalId":74192,"journal":{"name":"microPublication biology","volume":"2026 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13575793/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148979173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
microPublication biologyPub Date : 2026-08-29eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.000917
Abigail R Myers, Robyn Huber, Andrew M Arsham, Chinmay P Rele, Laura Reed
{"title":"Gene Model for the ortholog of <i>Ilp2</i> in <i>Drosophila ananassae</i>.","authors":"Abigail R Myers, Robyn Huber, Andrew M Arsham, Chinmay P Rele, Laura Reed","doi":"10.17912/micropub.biology.000917","DOIUrl":"10.17912/micropub.biology.000917","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gene model for the ortholog of Insulin-like peptide 2 ( <i>Ilp2</i> ) in the <i>D. ananassae</i> May 2011 (Agencourt dana_caf1/DanaCAF1) Genome Assembly (GenBank Accession: GCA_000005115.1 ) of <i>Drosophila ananassae</i> . This ortholog was characterized as part of a developing dataset to study the evolution of the Insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling pathway (IIS) across the genus <i>Drosophila</i> using the Genomics Education Partnership gene annotation protocol for Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences.</p>","PeriodicalId":74192,"journal":{"name":"microPublication biology","volume":"2026 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13570335/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148956950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
microPublication biologyPub Date : 2026-08-27eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.002378
Peter Oliver, Sushma Naithani, Joussy Hidrobo-Chavez, Yashoda Murali, Benjamin Nichols, Ramesh Sagili, Pankaj Jaiswal, Yue Zhang
{"title":"Digital Monitoring and Modeling of Honey Bee Foraging on Clover Flowers Under Heat Stress.","authors":"Peter Oliver, Sushma Naithani, Joussy Hidrobo-Chavez, Yashoda Murali, Benjamin Nichols, Ramesh Sagili, Pankaj Jaiswal, Yue Zhang","doi":"10.17912/micropub.biology.002378","DOIUrl":"10.17912/micropub.biology.002378","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Plant-pollinator networks are increasingly threatened by rising global temperatures, yet monitoring these interactions at scale remains challenging. This study presents a digital monitoring framework that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to analyze honey bee ( <i>Apis mellifera</i> ) foraging on white clover ( <i>Trifolium repens</i> ) under normal and heat-stress conditions. The main objective was to establish a proof-of-concept for real-time, AI-driven pollinator monitoring rather than to draw definitive conclusions about the effects of heat stress on honey bee foraging behavior. This advancement supports smart farming decisions, such as optimizing clover buffer placement and adaptive honey bee management under heat stress.</p>","PeriodicalId":74192,"journal":{"name":"microPublication biology","volume":"2026 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13563213/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148956845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
microPublication biologyPub Date : 2026-08-26eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.002236
William Reid, Marc S Halfon
{"title":"Identification of an unannotated early embryonic <i>single-minded</i> transcript in the yellow fever mosquito <i>Aedes aegypti</i>.","authors":"William Reid, Marc S Halfon","doi":"10.17912/micropub.biology.002236","DOIUrl":"10.17912/micropub.biology.002236","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The yellow fever mosquito, <i>Aedes aegypti</i> , is a cosmopolitan species that serves as the vector of multiple disease causing agents including dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and yellow fever viruses. The genome of <i>Ae. aegypti</i> has been characterized at the chromosome level, but further manual refinement is required for genes and isoforms with transient expression or low abundance. Here we report on the identification of an early embryonic transcript for the <i>single-minded (sim</i> ) <i>gene</i> in <i>Ae. aegypti</i> , and present the putative promoter for the transcript. The identification of an early-driven transcript is consistent with the annotation for <i>sim</i> in <i>Drosophila melanogaster.</i></p>","PeriodicalId":74192,"journal":{"name":"microPublication biology","volume":"2026 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13559543/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148932068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
microPublication biologyPub Date : 2026-08-26eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.002310
Itai Antoine Toker, Oliver Hobert
{"title":"FLInt in <i>C. briggsae</i> and <i>C. tropicalis</i> : Strains and resources for fast and locus-targeted integration of multi-copy transgenes.","authors":"Itai Antoine Toker, Oliver Hobert","doi":"10.17912/micropub.biology.002310","DOIUrl":"10.17912/micropub.biology.002310","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>C. briggsae</i> and <i>C. tropicalis</i> are satellite model systems for molecular mechanistic investigations and for comparative studies across <i>Caenorhabditis</i> species. FLInt ( F luorescent L andmark Int erference) was developed in <i>C. elegans</i> for rapid generation of transgenic strains through integration of multi-copy DNA arrays into predetermined genomic loci, without requiring a random mutagenesis step. Here, we present resources and newly generated strains that enable FLInt in <i>C. briggsae</i> and <i>C. tropicalis</i> , yielding integrated transgenic lines within ~10 days of microinjection.</p>","PeriodicalId":74192,"journal":{"name":"microPublication biology","volume":"2026 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13559544/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148932030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
microPublication biologyPub Date : 2026-08-26eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001009
Anne E Backlund, Wyatt Brigham, Clare Dunne, James J Youngblom, Stephanie Toering Peters, Norma Velazquez-Ulloa, Solomon Tin Chi Chak, Chinmay P Rele, Laura Reed
{"title":"Gene model for the ortholog of <i>Pi3K21B</i> in <i>Drosophila ananassae</i>.","authors":"Anne E Backlund, Wyatt Brigham, Clare Dunne, James J Youngblom, Stephanie Toering Peters, Norma Velazquez-Ulloa, Solomon Tin Chi Chak, Chinmay P Rele, Laura Reed","doi":"10.17912/micropub.biology.001009","DOIUrl":"10.17912/micropub.biology.001009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gene model for the ortholog of <i>Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase 21B</i> ( <i>Pi3K21B</i> ) in the May 2011 (Agencourt dana_caf1/DanaCAF1) Genome Assembly (GenBank Accession: GCA_000005115.1 ) of <i>Drosophila ananassae</i> . This ortholog was characterized as part of a developing dataset to study the evolution of the Insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling pathway (IIS) across the genus <i>Drosophila</i> using the Genomics Education Partnership gene annotation protocol for Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences.</p>","PeriodicalId":74192,"journal":{"name":"microPublication biology","volume":"2026 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13555347/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148922073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
microPublication biologyPub Date : 2026-08-25eCollection Date: 2026-01-01DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.002322
Lauren Joseph, Sydney A Ozersky, McKenzie G Tucker, Grace A Turner, Michaela J Edwards, Michelle L Huynh, Andrea A Duina
{"title":"A histone H2A docking domain mutant interferes with proper yFACT-gene interactions in <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>.","authors":"Lauren Joseph, Sydney A Ozersky, McKenzie G Tucker, Grace A Turner, Michaela J Edwards, Michelle L Huynh, Andrea A Duina","doi":"10.17912/micropub.biology.002322","DOIUrl":"10.17912/micropub.biology.002322","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alterations within the nucleosomal Influences Spt16-Gene Interactions (ISGI) region, which is located on the side of the nucleosome and is comprised of histone H3 and H4 residues, shift yFACT occupancy toward the 3' ends of genes, likely due to defective yFACT dissociation following transcription. Here, we show that a single amino acid substitution within the histone H2A docking domain, H2A-I103A, similarly alters yFACT-gene interactions. These results demonstrate that histone H2A integrity is required for proper yFACT-gene interactions <i>in vivo</i> and suggest that the H2A docking domain promotes yFACT dissociation from genes.</p>","PeriodicalId":74192,"journal":{"name":"microPublication biology","volume":"2026 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13555346/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148922062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}