Uncovering the mechanisms of virus infection and assembly is crucial for preventing the
spread of viruses and treating viral disease. The technique of single-virus tracking (SVT) …

Semiconductor quantum dots are quickly becoming a critical diagnostic tool for discerning
cellular function at the molecular level. Their high brightness, long-lasting, size-tunable, and …

Soluble oligomers of amyloid β (Aβ) play a role in the memory impairment characteristic of
Alzheimer's disease. Acting as pathogenic ligands, Aβ oligomers bind to particular synapses …

Protein translation has been implicated in different forms of synaptic plasticity, but direct in
situ visualization of new proteins is limited to one or two proteins at a time. Here we describe …

INTRODUCTION During development, brain circuits go through phases of synapse
formation, stabilization, or elimination. γ-aminobutyric acid–mediated (GABAergic) synapse …

Monitoring the behavior of single molecules in living cells is a powerful approach to
investigate the details of cellular processes. Owing to their optical, chemical and …

Bioconjugated quantum dots (QDs) provide a new class of biological labels for evaluating
biomolecular signatures (biomarkers) on intact cells and tissue specimens. In particular, the …

Fluorescence microscopy has profoundly changed cell and molecular biology studies by
permitting tagged gene products to be followed as they function and interact. The ability of a …

The Brownian motion of molecules at thermal equilibrium usually has a finite correlation time
and will eventually be randomized after a long delay time, so that their displacement follows …

The K-Cl co-transporter KCC2 plays multiple roles in the physiology of central neurons and
alterations of its function and/or expression are associated with several neurological …