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  text: We developed LIONESS, a technology that leverages improvements to optical
    super-resolution microscopy and prior information on sample structure via machine
    learning to overcome the limitations (in 3D-resolution, signal-to-noise ratio
    and light exposure) of optical microscopy of living biological specimens. LIONESS
    enables dense reconstruction of living brain tissue and morphodynamics visualization
    at the nanoscale.
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  ama: Danzl JG, Velicky P. LIONESS enables 4D nanoscale reconstruction of living
    brain tissue. <i>Nature Methods</i>. 2023;20(8):1141-1142. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-023-01937-5">10.1038/s41592-023-01937-5</a>
  apa: Danzl, J. G., &#38; Velicky, P. (2023). LIONESS enables 4D nanoscale reconstruction
    of living brain tissue. <i>Nature Methods</i>. Springer Nature. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-023-01937-5">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-023-01937-5</a>
  chicago: Danzl, Johann G, and Philipp Velicky. “LIONESS Enables 4D Nanoscale Reconstruction
    of Living Brain Tissue.” <i>Nature Methods</i>. Springer Nature, 2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-023-01937-5">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-023-01937-5</a>.
  ieee: J. G. Danzl and P. Velicky, “LIONESS enables 4D nanoscale reconstruction of
    living brain tissue,” <i>Nature Methods</i>, vol. 20, no. 8. Springer Nature,
    pp. 1141–1142, 2023.
  ista: Danzl JG, Velicky P. 2023. LIONESS enables 4D nanoscale reconstruction of
    living brain tissue. Nature Methods. 20(8), 1141–1142.
  mla: Danzl, Johann G., and Philipp Velicky. “LIONESS Enables 4D Nanoscale Reconstruction
    of Living Brain Tissue.” <i>Nature Methods</i>, vol. 20, no. 8, Springer Nature,
    2023, pp. 1141–42, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-023-01937-5">10.1038/s41592-023-01937-5</a>.
  short: J.G. Danzl, P. Velicky, Nature Methods 20 (2023) 1141–1142.
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  text: "Within the human body, the brain exhibits the highest rate of energy consumption
    amongst all organs, with the majority of generated ATP being utilized to sustain
    neuronal activity. Therefore, the metabolism of the mature cerebral cortex is
    geared towards preserving metabolic homeostasis whilst generating significant
    amounts of energy. This requires a precise interplay between diverse metabolic
    pathways, spanning from a tissue-wide scale to the level of individual neurons.
    Disturbances to this delicate metabolic equilibrium, such as those resulting from
    maternal malnutrition\r\nor mutations affecting metabolic enzymes, often result
    in neuropathological variants of neurodevelopment. For instance, mutations in
    SLC7A5, a transporter of metabolically essential large neutral amino acids (LNAAs),
    have been associated with autism and microcephaly. However, despite recent progress
    in the field, the extent of metabolic restructuring that occurs within the developing
    brain and the corresponding alterations in nutrient demands during various critical
    periods remain largely unknown. To investigate this, we performed metabolomic
    profiling of the murine cerebral cortex to characterize the metabolic state of
    the forebrain at different developmental stages. We found that the developing
    cortex undergoes substantial metabolic reprogramming, with specific sets of metabolites
    displaying stage-specific changes. According to our observations, we determined
    a distinct temporal period in postnatal development during which the cortex displays
    heightened reliance on LNAAs. Hence, using a conditional knock-out mouse model,
    we deleted Slc7a5 in neural cells, allowing us to monitor the impact of a perturbed
    neuronal metabolic state across multiple developmental stages of corticogenesis.
    We found that manipulating the levels of essential LNAAs in cortical neurons in
    vivo affects one particular perinatal developmental period critical for cortical
    network refinement. Abnormally low intracellular LNAA levels result in cell-autonomous
    alterations in neuronal lipid metabolism, excitability, and survival during this
    particular time window. Although most of the effects of Slc7a5 deletion on neuronal
    physiology are transient, derailment of these processes during this brief but
    crucial window leads to long-term circuit dysfunction in mice. In conclusion,
    out data indicate that the cerebral cortex undergoes significant metabolic reorganization
    during development. This process involves the intricate integration of multiple
    metabolic pathways to ensure optimal neuronal function throughout different developmental
    stages. Our findings offer a paradigm for understanding how neurons synchronize
    the expression of nutrient-related genes with their activity to allow proper brain
    maturation. Further, our results demonstrate that disruptions in these precisely
    calibrated metabolic processes during critical periods of brain development may
    result in neuropathological outcomes in mice and in humans."
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    of Science and Technology Austria. <a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:13107">https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:13107</a>'
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    Amino Acids Modulate Perinatal Neuronal Excitability and Survival.” Institute
    of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:13107">https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:13107</a>.'
  ieee: 'L. Knaus, “The metabolism of the developing brain : How large neutral amino
    acids modulate perinatal neuronal excitability and survival,” Institute of Science
    and Technology Austria, 2023.'
  ista: 'Knaus L. 2023. The metabolism of the developing brain : How large neutral
    amino acids modulate perinatal neuronal excitability and survival. Institute of
    Science and Technology Austria.'
  mla: 'Knaus, Lisa. <i>The Metabolism of the Developing Brain : How Large Neutral
    Amino Acids Modulate Perinatal Neuronal Excitability and Survival</i>. Institute
    of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:13107">10.15479/at:ista:13107</a>.'
  short: 'L. Knaus, The Metabolism of the Developing Brain : How Large Neutral Amino
    Acids Modulate Perinatal Neuronal Excitability and Survival, Institute of Science
    and Technology Austria, 2023.'
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  text: Little is known about the critical metabolic changes that neural cells have
    to undergo during development and how temporary shifts in this program can influence
    brain circuitries and behavior. Inspired by the discovery that mutations in SLC7A5,
    a transporter of metabolically essential large neutral amino acids (LNAAs), lead
    to autism, we employed metabolomic profiling to study the metabolic states of
    the cerebral cortex across different developmental stages. We found that the forebrain
    undergoes significant metabolic remodeling throughout development, with certain
    groups of metabolites showing stage-specific changes, but what are the consequences
    of perturbing this metabolic program? By manipulating Slc7a5 expression in neural
    cells, we found that the metabolism of LNAAs and lipids are interconnected in
    the cortex. Deletion of Slc7a5 in neurons affects the postnatal metabolic state,
    leading to a shift in lipid metabolism. Additionally, it causes stage- and cell-type-specific
    alterations in neuronal activity patterns, resulting in a long-term circuit dysfunction.
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acknowledgement: We thank A. Freeman and V. Voronin for technical assistance, S. Deixler,
  A. Stichelberger, M. Schunn, and the Preclinical Facility for managing our animal
  colony. We thank L. Andersen and J. Sonntag, who were involved in generating the
  MADM lines. We thank the ISTA LSF Mass Spectrometry Core Facility for assistance
  with the proteomic analysis, as well as the ISTA electron microscopy and Imaging
  and Optics facility for technical support. Metabolomics LC-MS/MS analysis was performed
  by the Metabolomics Facility at Vienna BioCenter Core Facilities (VBCF). We acknowledge
  the support of the EMBL Metabolomics Core Facility (MCF) for lipidomics and intracellular
  metabolomics mass spectrometry data acquisition and analysis. RNA sequencing was
  performed by the Next Generation Sequencing Facility at VBCF. Schematics were generated
  using Biorender.com. This work was supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF,
  DK W1232-B24) and by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program
  (ERC) grant 725780 (LinPro) to S.H. and 715508 (REVERSEAUTISM) to G.N.
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  ama: Knaus L, Basilico B, Malzl D, et al. Large neutral amino acid levels tune perinatal
    neuronal excitability and survival. <i>Cell</i>. 2023;186(9):1950-1967.e25. doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.02.037">10.1016/j.cell.2023.02.037</a>
  apa: Knaus, L., Basilico, B., Malzl, D., Gerykova Bujalkova, M., Smogavec, M., Schwarz,
    L. A., … Novarino, G. (2023). Large neutral amino acid levels tune perinatal neuronal
    excitability and survival. <i>Cell</i>. Elsevier. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.02.037">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.02.037</a>
  chicago: Knaus, Lisa, Bernadette Basilico, Daniel Malzl, Maria Gerykova Bujalkova,
    Mateja Smogavec, Lena A. Schwarz, Sarah Gorkiewicz, et al. “Large Neutral Amino
    Acid Levels Tune Perinatal Neuronal Excitability and Survival.” <i>Cell</i>. Elsevier,
    2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.02.037">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.02.037</a>.
  ieee: L. Knaus <i>et al.</i>, “Large neutral amino acid levels tune perinatal neuronal
    excitability and survival,” <i>Cell</i>, vol. 186, no. 9. Elsevier, p. 1950–1967.e25,
    2023.
  ista: Knaus L, Basilico B, Malzl D, Gerykova Bujalkova M, Smogavec M, Schwarz LA,
    Gorkiewicz S, Amberg N, Pauler F, Knittl-Frank C, Tassinari M, Maulide N, Rülicke
    T, Menche J, Hippenmeyer S, Novarino G. 2023. Large neutral amino acid levels
    tune perinatal neuronal excitability and survival. Cell. 186(9), 1950–1967.e25.
  mla: Knaus, Lisa, et al. “Large Neutral Amino Acid Levels Tune Perinatal Neuronal
    Excitability and Survival.” <i>Cell</i>, vol. 186, no. 9, Elsevier, 2023, p. 1950–1967.e25,
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.02.037">10.1016/j.cell.2023.02.037</a>.
  short: L. Knaus, B. Basilico, D. Malzl, M. Gerykova Bujalkova, M. Smogavec, L.A.
    Schwarz, S. Gorkiewicz, N. Amberg, F. Pauler, C. Knittl-Frank, M. Tassinari, N.
    Maulide, T. Rülicke, J. Menche, S. Hippenmeyer, G. Novarino, Cell 186 (2023) 1950–1967.e25.
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  text: Intercellular signaling molecules, known as morphogens, act at a long range
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    shape their concentration profiles in time and space. Downstream signaling cascades
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  ista: Kicheva A, Briscoe J. 2023. Control of tissue development by morphogens. Annual
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  mla: Kicheva, Anna, and James Briscoe. “Control of Tissue Development by Morphogens.”
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    2023, pp. 91–121, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-cellbio-020823-011522">10.1146/annurev-cellbio-020823-011522</a>.
  short: A. Kicheva, J. Briscoe, Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology 39
    (2023) 91–121.
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  text: 'State-of-the-art transmon qubits rely on large capacitors, which systematically
    improve their coherence due to reduced surface-loss participation. However, this
    approach increases both the footprint and the parasitic cross-coupling and is
    ultimately limited by radiation losses—a potential roadblock for scaling up quantum
    processors to millions of qubits. In this work we present transmon qubits with
    sizes as low as 36 × 39 µm2 with  100-nm-wide vacuum-gap capacitors that are micromachined
    from commercial silicon-on-insulator wafers and shadow evaporated with aluminum.
    We achieve a vacuum participation ratio up to 99.6% in an in-plane design that
    is compatible with standard coplanar circuits. Qubit relaxationtime measurements
    for small gaps with high zero-point electric field variance of up to 22 V/m reveal
    a double exponential decay indicating comparably strong qubit interaction with
    long-lived two-level systems. The exceptionally high selectivity of up to 20 dB
    to the superconductor-vacuum interface allows us to precisely back out the sub-single-photon
    dielectric loss tangent of aluminum oxide previously exposed to ambient conditions.
    In terms of future scaling potential, we achieve a ratio of qubit quality factor
    to a footprint area equal to 20 µm−2, which is comparable with the highest T1
    devices relying on larger geometries, a value that could improve substantially
    for lower surface-loss superconductors. '
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: NanoFab
acknowledgement: "This work was supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) through
  BeyondC (F7105), the European Research Council under Grant Agreement No. 758053
  (ERC StG QUNNECT) and a NOMIS foundation research grant. M.Z. was the recipient
  of a SAIA scholarship, E.R. of\r\na DOC fellowship of the Austrian Academy of Sciences,
  and M.P. of a Pöttinger scholarship at IST Austria. S.B. acknowledges support from
  Marie Skłodowska Curie Program No. 707438 (MSC-IF SUPEREOM). J.M.F. acknowledges
  support from the Horizon Europe Program HORIZON-CL4-2022-QUANTUM-01-SGA via Project
  No. 101113946 OpenSuperQPlus100 and the ISTA Nanofabrication Facility."
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  full_name: Zemlicka, Martin
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  last_name: Zemlicka
  orcid: 0009-0005-0878-3032
- first_name: Elena
  full_name: Redchenko, Elena
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  last_name: Redchenko
- first_name: Matilda
  full_name: Peruzzo, Matilda
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  last_name: Peruzzo
  orcid: 0000-0002-3415-4628
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  full_name: Hassani, Farid
  id: 2AED110C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Hassani
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- first_name: Andrea
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  last_name: Trioni
- first_name: Shabir
  full_name: Barzanjeh, Shabir
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  last_name: Barzanjeh
  orcid: 0000-0003-0415-1423
- first_name: Johannes M
  full_name: Fink, Johannes M
  id: 4B591CBA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Fink
  orcid: 0000-0001-8112-028X
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  ama: 'Zemlicka M, Redchenko E, Peruzzo M, et al. Compact vacuum-gap transmon qubits:
    Selective and sensitive probes for superconductor surface losses. <i>Physical
    Review Applied</i>. 2023;20(4). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.20.044054">10.1103/PhysRevApplied.20.044054</a>'
  apa: 'Zemlicka, M., Redchenko, E., Peruzzo, M., Hassani, F., Trioni, A., Barzanjeh,
    S., &#38; Fink, J. M. (2023). Compact vacuum-gap transmon qubits: Selective and
    sensitive probes for superconductor surface losses. <i>Physical Review Applied</i>.
    American Physical Society. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.20.044054">https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.20.044054</a>'
  chicago: 'Zemlicka, Martin, Elena Redchenko, Matilda Peruzzo, Farid Hassani, Andrea
    Trioni, Shabir Barzanjeh, and Johannes M Fink. “Compact Vacuum-Gap Transmon Qubits:
    Selective and Sensitive Probes for Superconductor Surface Losses.” <i>Physical
    Review Applied</i>. American Physical Society, 2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.20.044054">https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.20.044054</a>.'
  ieee: 'M. Zemlicka <i>et al.</i>, “Compact vacuum-gap transmon qubits: Selective
    and sensitive probes for superconductor surface losses,” <i>Physical Review Applied</i>,
    vol. 20, no. 4. American Physical Society, 2023.'
  ista: 'Zemlicka M, Redchenko E, Peruzzo M, Hassani F, Trioni A, Barzanjeh S, Fink
    JM. 2023. Compact vacuum-gap transmon qubits: Selective and sensitive probes for
    superconductor surface losses. Physical Review Applied. 20(4), 044054.'
  mla: 'Zemlicka, Martin, et al. “Compact Vacuum-Gap Transmon Qubits: Selective and
    Sensitive Probes for Superconductor Surface Losses.” <i>Physical Review Applied</i>,
    vol. 20, no. 4, 044054, American Physical Society, 2023, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.20.044054">10.1103/PhysRevApplied.20.044054</a>.'
  short: M. Zemlicka, E. Redchenko, M. Peruzzo, F. Hassani, A. Trioni, S. Barzanjeh,
    J.M. Fink, Physical Review Applied 20 (2023).
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2023-11-12T23:00:55Z
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date_updated: 2026-04-15T06:39:01Z
day: '20'
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abstract:
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  text: Quantum entanglement is a key resource in currently developed quantum technologies.
    Sharing this fragile property between superconducting microwave circuits and optical
    or atomic systems would enable new functionalities, but this has been hindered
    by an energy scale mismatch of >104 and the resulting mutually imposed loss and
    noise. In this work, we created and verified entanglement between microwave and
    optical fields in a millikelvin environment. Using an optically pulsed superconducting
    electro-optical device, we show entanglement between propagating microwave and
    optical fields in the continuous variable domain. This achievement not only paves
    the way for entanglement between superconducting circuits and telecom wavelength
    light, but also has wide-ranging implications for hybrid quantum networks in the
    context of modularization, scaling, sensing, and cross-platform verification.
acknowledgement: This work was supported by the European Research Council (grant no.
  758053, ERC StG QUNNECT) and the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation
  Program (grant no. 899354, FETopen SuperQuLAN). L.Q. acknowledges generous support
  from the ISTFELLOW program. W.H. is the recipient of an ISTplus postdoctoral fellowship
  with funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program
  (Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant no. 754411). G.A. is the recipient of a DOC fellowship
  of the Austrian Academy of Sciences at IST Austria. J.M.F. acknowledges support
  from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) through BeyondC (grant no. F7105) and the European
  Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program (grant no. 862644, FETopen
  QUARTET).
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author:
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  last_name: Sahu
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- first_name: Liu
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  last_name: Qiu
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  last_name: Hease
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  last_name: Arnold
  orcid: 0000-0003-1397-7876
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  full_name: Minoguchi, Y.
  last_name: Minoguchi
- first_name: P.
  full_name: Rabl, P.
  last_name: Rabl
- first_name: Johannes M
  full_name: Fink, Johannes M
  id: 4B591CBA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Fink
  orcid: 0000-0001-8112-028X
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  ama: Sahu R, Qiu L, Hease WJ, et al. Entangling microwaves with light. <i>Science</i>.
    2023;380(6646):718-721. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adg3812">10.1126/science.adg3812</a>
  apa: Sahu, R., Qiu, L., Hease, W. J., Arnold, G. M., Minoguchi, Y., Rabl, P., &#38;
    Fink, J. M. (2023). Entangling microwaves with light. <i>Science</i>. American
    Association for the Advancement of Science. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adg3812">https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adg3812</a>
  chicago: Sahu, Rishabh, Liu Qiu, William J Hease, Georg M Arnold, Y. Minoguchi,
    P. Rabl, and Johannes M Fink. “Entangling Microwaves with Light.” <i>Science</i>.
    American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adg3812">https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adg3812</a>.
  ieee: R. Sahu <i>et al.</i>, “Entangling microwaves with light,” <i>Science</i>,
    vol. 380, no. 6646. American Association for the Advancement of Science, pp. 718–721,
    2023.
  ista: Sahu R, Qiu L, Hease WJ, Arnold GM, Minoguchi Y, Rabl P, Fink JM. 2023. Entangling
    microwaves with light. Science. 380(6646), 718–721.
  mla: Sahu, Rishabh, et al. “Entangling Microwaves with Light.” <i>Science</i>, vol.
    380, no. 6646, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2023, pp.
    718–21, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adg3812">10.1126/science.adg3812</a>.
  short: R. Sahu, L. Qiu, W.J. Hease, G.M. Arnold, Y. Minoguchi, P. Rabl, J.M. Fink,
    Science 380 (2023) 718–721.
corr_author: '1'
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  grant_number: '758053'
  name: A Fiber Optic Transceiver for Superconducting Qubits
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  call_identifier: H2020
  grant_number: '899354'
  name: Quantum Local Area Networks with Superconducting Qubits
- _id: 260C2330-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
  call_identifier: H2020
  grant_number: '754411'
  name: ISTplus - Postdoctoral Fellowships
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  call_identifier: H2020
  grant_number: '862644'
  name: Quantum readout techniques and technologies
- _id: 2671EB66-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
  name: Coherent on-chip conversion of superconducting qubit signals from microwaves
    to optical frequencies
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  grant_number: F07105
  name: QUANTUM INFORMATION SYSTEMS BEYOND CLASSICAL CAPABILITIES / P5- Integration
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  text: Data for submitted article "Entangling microwaves with light" at arXiv:2301.03315v1
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  ama: Sahu R. Entangling microwaves with light. 2023. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.7789417">10.5281/ZENODO.7789417</a>
  apa: Sahu, R. (2023). Entangling microwaves with light. Zenodo. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.7789417">https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.7789417</a>
  chicago: Sahu, Rishabh. “Entangling Microwaves with Light.” Zenodo, 2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.7789417">https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.7789417</a>.
  ieee: R. Sahu, “Entangling microwaves with light.” Zenodo, 2023.
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  mla: Sahu, Rishabh. <i>Entangling Microwaves with Light</i>. Zenodo, 2023, doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.7789417">10.5281/ZENODO.7789417</a>.
  short: R. Sahu, (2023).
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  text: Currently available quantum processors are dominated by noise, which severely
    limits their applicability and motivates the search for new physical qubit encodings.
    In this work, we introduce the inductively shunted transmon, a weakly flux-tunable
    superconducting qubit that offers charge offset protection for all levels and
    a 20-fold reduction in flux dispersion compared to the state-of-the-art resulting
    in a constant coherence over a full flux quantum. The parabolic confinement provided
    by the inductive shunt as well as the linearity of the geometric superinductor
    facilitates a high-power readout that resolves quantum jumps with a fidelity and
    QND-ness of >90% and without the need for a Josephson parametric amplifier. Moreover,
    the device reveals quantum tunneling physics between the two prepared fluxon ground
    states with a measured average decay time of up to 3.5 h. In the future, fast
    time-domain control of the transition matrix elements could offer a new path forward
    to also achieve full qubit control in the decay-protected fluxon basis.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: M-Shop
- _id: NanoFab
acknowledgement: The authors thank J. Koch for discussions and support with the scQubits
  python package, I. Rozhansky and A. Poddubny for important insights into photon-assisted
  tunneling, S. Barzanjeh and G. Arnold for theory, E. Redchenko, S. Pepic, the MIBA
  workshop and the IST nanofabrication facility for technical contributions, as well
  as L. Drmic, P. Zielinski and R. Sett for software development. We acknowledge the
  prompt support of Quantum Machines to implement active state preparation with their
  OPX+. This work was supported by a NOMIS foundation research grant (J.F.), the Austrian
  Science Fund (FWF) through BeyondC F7105 (J.F.) and IST Austria.
article_number: '3968'
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  full_name: Hassani, Farid
  id: 2AED110C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Hassani
  orcid: 0000-0001-6937-5773
- first_name: Matilda
  full_name: Peruzzo, Matilda
  id: 3F920B30-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Peruzzo
  orcid: 0000-0002-3415-4628
- first_name: Lucky
  full_name: Kapoor, Lucky
  id: 84b9700b-15b2-11ec-abd3-831089e67615
  last_name: Kapoor
  orcid: 0000-0001-8319-2148
- first_name: Andrea
  full_name: Trioni, Andrea
  id: 42F71B44-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Trioni
- first_name: Martin
  full_name: Zemlicka, Martin
  id: 2DCF8DE6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Zemlicka
  orcid: 0009-0005-0878-3032
- first_name: Johannes M
  full_name: Fink, Johannes M
  id: 4B591CBA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Fink
  orcid: 0000-0001-8112-028X
citation:
  ama: Hassani F, Peruzzo M, Kapoor L, Trioni A, Zemlicka M, Fink JM. Inductively
    shunted transmons exhibit noise insensitive plasmon states and a fluxon decay
    exceeding 3 hours. <i>Nature Communications</i>. 2023;14. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39656-2">10.1038/s41467-023-39656-2</a>
  apa: Hassani, F., Peruzzo, M., Kapoor, L., Trioni, A., Zemlicka, M., &#38; Fink,
    J. M. (2023). Inductively shunted transmons exhibit noise insensitive plasmon
    states and a fluxon decay exceeding 3 hours. <i>Nature Communications</i>. Springer
    Nature. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39656-2">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39656-2</a>
  chicago: Hassani, Farid, Matilda Peruzzo, Lucky Kapoor, Andrea Trioni, Martin Zemlicka,
    and Johannes M Fink. “Inductively Shunted Transmons Exhibit Noise Insensitive
    Plasmon States and a Fluxon Decay Exceeding 3 Hours.” <i>Nature Communications</i>.
    Springer Nature, 2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39656-2">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39656-2</a>.
  ieee: F. Hassani, M. Peruzzo, L. Kapoor, A. Trioni, M. Zemlicka, and J. M. Fink,
    “Inductively shunted transmons exhibit noise insensitive plasmon states and a
    fluxon decay exceeding 3 hours,” <i>Nature Communications</i>, vol. 14. Springer
    Nature, 2023.
  ista: Hassani F, Peruzzo M, Kapoor L, Trioni A, Zemlicka M, Fink JM. 2023. Inductively
    shunted transmons exhibit noise insensitive plasmon states and a fluxon decay
    exceeding 3 hours. Nature Communications. 14, 3968.
  mla: Hassani, Farid, et al. “Inductively Shunted Transmons Exhibit Noise Insensitive
    Plasmon States and a Fluxon Decay Exceeding 3 Hours.” <i>Nature Communications</i>,
    vol. 14, 3968, Springer Nature, 2023, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39656-2">10.1038/s41467-023-39656-2</a>.
  short: F. Hassani, M. Peruzzo, L. Kapoor, A. Trioni, M. Zemlicka, J.M. Fink, Nature
    Communications 14 (2023).
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    Tunable directional photon scattering from a pair of superconducting qubits, Zenodo,
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    of Superconducting Qubits</i>. Zenodo, 2023, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.7858567">10.5281/ZENODO.7858567</a>.
  short: E. Redchenko, A. Poshakinskiy, R. Sett, M. Zemlicka, A. Poddubny, J.M. Fink,
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    \r\nWith this new bridge between microwave and optics, the microwave-based quantum
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    designers, namely, the parametric one. One reason is that discretizing a parametric
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    models for describing the deformation of thin elastic rods such as beams, ribbons,
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    \r\n\r\nThe second project tackles the problem of general-purpose shape optimization
    on CAD models using a novel variant of the extended finite element method (XFEM).
    Our goal is the decoupling between the simulation mesh and the CAD model, so no
    geometry-dependent meshing or remeshing needs to be performed when the CAD parameters
    change during optimization. This is achieved by discretizing the embedding space
    of the CAD model, and using a new high-accuracy numerical integration method to
    enable XFEM on free-form elements bounded by the parametric surface patches of
    the model. Our simulation is differentiable from the CAD parameters to the simulation
    output, which enables us to use off-the-shelf gradient-based optimization procedures.
    The result is a method that fits seamlessly into the CAD workflow because it works
    on the same representation as the designer, enabling the alternation of manual
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    Rods and parametric surface models. Institute of Science and Technology Austria.'
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    Kirchhoff Rods and Parametric Surface Models</i>. Institute of Science and Technology
    Austria, 2023, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12897">10.15479/at:ista:12897</a>.'
  short: 'C. Hafner, Inverse Shape Design with Parametric Representations: Kirchhoff
    Rods and Parametric Surface Models, Institute of Science and Technology Austria,
    2023.'
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    spline curves to elastic rods, and give feedback about the feasibility and practicality
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acknowledgement: We thank the anonymous reviewers for their generous feedback, and
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    Machinery, 2023, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1145/3606033">10.1145/3606033</a>.
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  text: "The tight spatiotemporal coordination of signaling activity determining embryo\r\npatterning
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    hallmarks of oriented mesendoderm cell intercalations\r\ntypically associated
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    2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12891">https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12891</a>.'
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    Extraembryonic Tissues, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.'
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  text: Although much is known about how single neurons in the hippocampus represent
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    less well understood. Using a novel statistical estimator and theoretical modeling,
    both developed in the framework of maximum entropy models, we reveal highly structured
    CA1 cell-cell interactions in male rats during open field exploration. The statistics
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    but for regimes that differ in the informativeness of their spatial inputs. This
    structure facilitates linear decodability, making the information easy to read
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    hypothesis is not only applicable to individual neuron properties in the sensory
    periphery, but also to neural interactions in the central brain.
acknowledgement: M.N. was supported by the European Union Horizon 2020 Grant 665385.
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  was supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) Grant P34015. C.S. was supported
  by an Institute of Science and Technology fellow award and by the National Science
  Foundation (NSF) Award No. 1922658. We thank Peter Baracskay, Karola Kaefer, and
  Hugo Malagon-Vina for the acquisition of the data. We also thank Federico Stella,
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    Journal of Neuroscience</i>. Society for Neuroscience. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0194-23.2023">https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0194-23.2023</a>
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    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0194-23.2023">https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0194-23.2023</a>.
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    no. 48, Society for Neuroscience, 2023, pp. 8140–56, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0194-23.2023">10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0194-23.2023</a>.
  short: M. Nardin, J.L. Csicsvari, G. Tkačik, C. Savin, The Journal of Neuroscience
    43 (2023) 8140–8156.
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  call_identifier: FP7
  grant_number: '281511'
  name: Memory-related information processing in neuronal circuits of the hippocampus
    and entorhinal cortex
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  grant_number: P34015
  name: Efficient coding with biophysical realism
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  call_identifier: H2020
  grant_number: '665385'
  name: International IST Doctoral Program
publication: The Journal of Neuroscience
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publication_status: published
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title: The structure of hippocampal CA1 interactions optimizes spatial coding across
  experience
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type: journal_article
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year: '2023'
...
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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Autoencoders are a popular model in many branches of machine learning and
    lossy data compression. However, their fundamental limits, the performance of
    gradient methods and the features learnt during optimization remain poorly understood,
    even in the two-layer setting. In fact, earlier work has considered either linear
    autoencoders or specific training regimes (leading to vanishing or diverging compression
    rates). Our paper addresses this gap by focusing on non-linear two-layer autoencoders
    trained in the challenging proportional regime in which the input dimension scales
    linearly with the size of the representation. Our results characterize the minimizers
    of the population risk, and show that such minimizers are achieved by gradient
    methods; their structure is also unveiled, thus leading to a concise description
    of the features obtained via training. For the special case of a sign activation
    function, our analysis establishes the fundamental limits for the lossy compression
    of Gaussian sources via (shallow) autoencoders. Finally, while the results are
    proved for Gaussian data, numerical simulations on standard datasets display the
    universality of the theoretical predictions.
acknowledgement: Aleksandr Shevchenko, Kevin Kogler and Marco Mondelli are supported
  by the 2019 Lopez-Loreta Prize. Hamed Hassani acknowledges the support by the NSF
  CIF award (1910056) and the NSF Institute for CORE Emerging Methods in Data Science
  (EnCORE).
alternative_title:
- PMLR
article_processing_charge: No
arxiv: 1
author:
- first_name: Aleksandr
  full_name: Shevchenko, Aleksandr
  id: F2B06EC2-C99E-11E9-89F0-752EE6697425
  last_name: Shevchenko
- first_name: Kevin
  full_name: Kögler, Kevin
  id: 94ec913c-dc85-11ea-9058-e5051ab2428b
  last_name: Kögler
- first_name: Hamed
  full_name: Hassani, Hamed
  last_name: Hassani
- first_name: Marco
  full_name: Mondelli, Marco
  id: 27EB676C-8706-11E9-9510-7717E6697425
  last_name: Mondelli
  orcid: 0000-0002-3242-7020
citation:
  ama: 'Shevchenko A, Kögler K, Hassani H, Mondelli M. Fundamental limits of two-layer
    autoencoders, and achieving them with gradient methods. In: <i>Proceedings of
    the 40th International Conference on Machine Learning</i>. Vol 202. ML Research
    Press; 2023:31151-31209.'
  apa: 'Shevchenko, A., Kögler, K., Hassani, H., &#38; Mondelli, M. (2023). Fundamental
    limits of two-layer autoencoders, and achieving them with gradient methods. In
    <i>Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Machine Learning</i> (Vol.
    202, pp. 31151–31209). Honolulu, Hawaii, HI, United States: ML Research Press.'
  chicago: Shevchenko, Alexander, Kevin Kögler, Hamed Hassani, and Marco Mondelli.
    “Fundamental Limits of Two-Layer Autoencoders, and Achieving Them with Gradient
    Methods.” In <i>Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Machine Learning</i>,
    202:31151–209. ML Research Press, 2023.
  ieee: A. Shevchenko, K. Kögler, H. Hassani, and M. Mondelli, “Fundamental limits
    of two-layer autoencoders, and achieving them with gradient methods,” in <i>Proceedings
    of the 40th International Conference on Machine Learning</i>, Honolulu, Hawaii,
    HI, United States, 2023, vol. 202, pp. 31151–31209.
  ista: 'Shevchenko A, Kögler K, Hassani H, Mondelli M. 2023. Fundamental limits of
    two-layer autoencoders, and achieving them with gradient methods. Proceedings
    of the 40th International Conference on Machine Learning. ICML: International
    Conference on Machine Learning, PMLR, vol. 202, 31151–31209.'
  mla: Shevchenko, Alexander, et al. “Fundamental Limits of Two-Layer Autoencoders,
    and Achieving Them with Gradient Methods.” <i>Proceedings of the 40th International
    Conference on Machine Learning</i>, vol. 202, ML Research Press, 2023, pp. 31151–209.
  short: A. Shevchenko, K. Kögler, H. Hassani, M. Mondelli, in:, Proceedings of the
    40th International Conference on Machine Learning, ML Research Press, 2023, pp.
    31151–31209.
conference:
  end_date: 2023-07-29
  location: Honolulu, Hawaii, HI, United States
  name: 'ICML: International Conference on Machine Learning'
  start_date: 2023-07-23
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2023-10-29T23:01:17Z
date_published: 2023-07-30T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-04-25T22:30:23Z
day: '30'
department:
- _id: MaMo
- _id: DaAl
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  - '2212.13468'
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oa: 1
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- _id: 059876FA-7A3F-11EA-A408-12923DDC885E
  name: Prix Lopez-Loretta 2019 - Marco Mondelli
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title: Fundamental limits of two-layer autoencoders, and achieving them with gradient
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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: As a crucial nitrogen source, nitrate (NO3−) is a key nutrient for plants.
    Accordingly, root systems adapt to maximize NO3− availability, a developmental
    regulation also involving the phytohormone auxin. Nonetheless, the molecular mechanisms
    underlying this regulation remain poorly understood. Here, we identify low-nitrate-resistant
    mutant (lonr) in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), whose root growth fails to
    adapt to low-NO3− conditions. lonr2 is defective in the high-affinity NO3− transporter
    NRT2.1. lonr2 (nrt2.1) mutants exhibit defects in polar auxin transport, and their
    low-NO3−-induced root phenotype depends on the PIN7 auxin exporter activity. NRT2.1
    directly associates with PIN7 and antagonizes PIN7-mediated auxin efflux depending
    on NO3− levels. These results reveal a mechanism by which NRT2.1 in response to
    NO3− limitation directly regulates auxin transport activity and, thus, root growth.
    This adaptive mechanism contributes to the root developmental plasticity to help
    plants cope with changes in NO3− availability.
acknowledgement: We are grateful to Caifu Jiang for providing ethyl metha-nesulfonate-
  mutagenized population, Yi Wang for providing Xenopus oocytes, Jun Fan and Zhaosheng
  Kong for providing tobacco BY- 2 cells, and Claus Schwechheimer, Alain Gojon, and
  Shutang Tan for helpful discussions. This work was supported by the National Key
  Research and Development Program of China (2021YFF1000500), the  National  Natural  Science  Foundation  of  China  (32170265  and  32022007),  Hainan  Provincial  Natural  Science  Foundation  of  China  (323CXTD379),  Chinese  Universities  Scientific  Fund  (2023TC019),  Beijing  Municipal  Natural  Science  Foundation  (5192011),  Beijing  Outstanding  University  Discipline  Program,  and  China
  Postdoctoral Science Foundation (BH2020259460).
article_number: e2221313120
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Yalu
  full_name: Wang, Yalu
  last_name: Wang
- first_name: Zhi
  full_name: Yuan, Zhi
  last_name: Yuan
- first_name: Jinyi
  full_name: Wang, Jinyi
  last_name: Wang
- first_name: Huixin
  full_name: Xiao, Huixin
  last_name: Xiao
- first_name: Lu
  full_name: Wan, Lu
  last_name: Wan
- first_name: Lanxin
  full_name: Li, Lanxin
  id: 367EF8FA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Li
  orcid: 0000-0002-5607-272X
- first_name: Yan
  full_name: Guo, Yan
  last_name: Guo
- first_name: Zhizhong
  full_name: Gong, Zhizhong
  last_name: Gong
- first_name: Jiří
  full_name: Friml, Jiří
  id: 4159519E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Friml
  orcid: 0000-0002-8302-7596
- first_name: Jing
  full_name: Zhang, Jing
  last_name: Zhang
citation:
  ama: Wang Y, Yuan Z, Wang J, et al. The nitrate transporter NRT2.1 directly antagonizes
    PIN7-mediated auxin transport for root growth adaptation. <i>Proceedings of the
    National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America</i>. 2023;120(25).
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2221313120">10.1073/pnas.2221313120</a>
  apa: Wang, Y., Yuan, Z., Wang, J., Xiao, H., Wan, L., Li, L., … Zhang, J. (2023).
    The nitrate transporter NRT2.1 directly antagonizes PIN7-mediated auxin transport
    for root growth adaptation. <i>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
    of the United States of America</i>. National Academy of Sciences. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2221313120">https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2221313120</a>
  chicago: Wang, Yalu, Zhi Yuan, Jinyi Wang, Huixin Xiao, Lu Wan, Lanxin Li, Yan Guo,
    Zhizhong Gong, Jiří Friml, and Jing Zhang. “The Nitrate Transporter NRT2.1 Directly
    Antagonizes PIN7-Mediated Auxin Transport for Root Growth Adaptation.” <i>Proceedings
    of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America</i>. National
    Academy of Sciences, 2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2221313120">https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2221313120</a>.
  ieee: Y. Wang <i>et al.</i>, “The nitrate transporter NRT2.1 directly antagonizes
    PIN7-mediated auxin transport for root growth adaptation,” <i>Proceedings of the
    National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America</i>, vol. 120, no.
    25. National Academy of Sciences, 2023.
  ista: Wang Y, Yuan Z, Wang J, Xiao H, Wan L, Li L, Guo Y, Gong Z, Friml J, Zhang
    J. 2023. The nitrate transporter NRT2.1 directly antagonizes PIN7-mediated auxin
    transport for root growth adaptation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
    of the United States of America. 120(25), e2221313120.
  mla: Wang, Yalu, et al. “The Nitrate Transporter NRT2.1 Directly Antagonizes PIN7-Mediated
    Auxin Transport for Root Growth Adaptation.” <i>Proceedings of the National Academy
    of Sciences of the United States of America</i>, vol. 120, no. 25, e2221313120,
    National Academy of Sciences, 2023, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2221313120">10.1073/pnas.2221313120</a>.
  short: Y. Wang, Z. Yuan, J. Wang, H. Xiao, L. Wan, L. Li, Y. Guo, Z. Gong, J. Friml,
    J. Zhang, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
    of America 120 (2023).
date_created: 2023-07-09T22:01:12Z
date_published: 2023-06-12T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-12-13T23:30:04Z
day: '12'
ddc:
- '570'
department:
- _id: JiFr
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2221313120
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title: The nitrate transporter NRT2.1 directly antagonizes PIN7-mediated auxin transport
  for root growth adaptation
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...
---
_id: '12159'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: The term “haplotype block” is commonly used in the developing field of haplotype-based
    inference methods. We argue that the term should be defined based on the structure
    of the Ancestral Recombination Graph (ARG), which contains complete information
    on the ancestry of a sample. We use simulated examples to demonstrate key features
    of the relationship between haplotype blocks and ancestral structure, emphasizing
    the stochasticity of the processes that generate them. Even the simplest cases
    of neutrality or of a “hard” selective sweep produce a rich structure, often missed
    by commonly used statistics. We highlight a number of novel methods for inferring
    haplotype structure, based on the full ARG, or on a sequence of trees, and illustrate
    how they can be used to define haplotype blocks using an empirical data set. While
    the advent of new, computationally efficient methods makes it possible to apply
    these concepts broadly, they (and additional new methods) could benefit from adding
    features to explore haplotype blocks, as we define them. Understanding and applying
    the concept of the haplotype block will be essential to fully exploit long and
    linked-read sequencing technologies.
acknowledgement: 'We thank the Barton group for useful discussion and feedback during
  the writing of this article. Comments from Roger Butlin, Molly Schumer''s Group,
  the tskit development team, editors and three reviewers greatly improved the manuscript.
  Funding was provided by SCAS (Natural Sciences Programme, Knut and Alice Wallenberg
  Foundation), an FWF Wittgenstein grant (PT1001Z211), an FWF standalone grant (grant
  P 32166), and an ERC Advanced Grant. YFC was supported by the Max Planck Society
  and an ERC Proof of Concept Grant #101069216 (HAPLOTAGGING).'
article_processing_charge: Yes (via OA deal)
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Daria
  full_name: Shipilina, Daria
  id: 428A94B0-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Shipilina
  orcid: 0000-0002-1145-9226
- first_name: Arka
  full_name: Pal, Arka
  id: 6AAB2240-CA9A-11E9-9C1A-D9D1E5697425
  last_name: Pal
  orcid: 0000-0002-4530-8469
- first_name: Sean
  full_name: Stankowski, Sean
  id: 43161670-5719-11EA-8025-FABC3DDC885E
  last_name: Stankowski
- first_name: Yingguang Frank
  full_name: Chan, Yingguang Frank
  last_name: Chan
- first_name: Nicholas H
  full_name: Barton, Nicholas H
  id: 4880FE40-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Barton
  orcid: 0000-0002-8548-5240
citation:
  ama: Shipilina D, Pal A, Stankowski S, Chan YF, Barton NH. On the origin and structure
    of haplotype blocks. <i>Molecular Ecology</i>. 2023;32(6):1441-1457. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16793">10.1111/mec.16793</a>
  apa: Shipilina, D., Pal, A., Stankowski, S., Chan, Y. F., &#38; Barton, N. H. (2023).
    On the origin and structure of haplotype blocks. <i>Molecular Ecology</i>. Wiley.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16793">https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16793</a>
  chicago: Shipilina, Daria, Arka Pal, Sean Stankowski, Yingguang Frank Chan, and
    Nicholas H Barton. “On the Origin and Structure of Haplotype Blocks.” <i>Molecular
    Ecology</i>. Wiley, 2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16793">https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16793</a>.
  ieee: D. Shipilina, A. Pal, S. Stankowski, Y. F. Chan, and N. H. Barton, “On the
    origin and structure of haplotype blocks,” <i>Molecular Ecology</i>, vol. 32,
    no. 6. Wiley, pp. 1441–1457, 2023.
  ista: Shipilina D, Pal A, Stankowski S, Chan YF, Barton NH. 2023. On the origin
    and structure of haplotype blocks. Molecular Ecology. 32(6), 1441–1457.
  mla: Shipilina, Daria, et al. “On the Origin and Structure of Haplotype Blocks.”
    <i>Molecular Ecology</i>, vol. 32, no. 6, Wiley, 2023, pp. 1441–57, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16793">10.1111/mec.16793</a>.
  short: D. Shipilina, A. Pal, S. Stankowski, Y.F. Chan, N.H. Barton, Molecular Ecology
    32 (2023) 1441–1457.
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2023-01-12T12:09:17Z
date_published: 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-04-25T22:30:32Z
day: '01'
ddc:
- '570'
department:
- _id: NiBa
doi: 10.1111/mec.16793
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  - '000900762000001'
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  - '36433653'
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- Genetics
- Ecology
- Evolution
- Behavior and Systematics
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- iso: eng
month: '03'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
page: 1441-1457
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  grant_number: P32166
  name: Snapdragon Speciation
- _id: 25F42A32-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
  call_identifier: FWF
  grant_number: Z211
  name: Formal methods for the design and analysis of complex systems
- _id: bd6958e0-d553-11ed-ba76-86eba6a76c00
  grant_number: '101055327'
  name: Understanding the evolution of continuous genomes
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  - 1365-294X
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  - 0962-1083
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title: On the origin and structure of haplotype blocks
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OA_place: publisher
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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: "The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a hydrated and complex three-dimensional
    network consisting of proteins, polysaccharides, and water. It provides structural
    scaffolding for the cells embedded within it and is essential in regulating numerous
    physiological processes, including cell migration and proliferation, wound healing,
    and stem cell fate. \r\nDespite extensive study, detailed structural knowledge
    of ECM components in physiologically relevant conditions is still rudimentary.
    This is due to methodological limitations in specimen preparation protocols which
    are incompatible with keeping large samples, such as the ECM, in their native
    state for subsequent imaging. Conventional electron microscopy (EM) techniques
    rely on fixation, dehydration, contrasting, and sectioning. This results in the
    alteration of a highly hydrated environment and the potential introduction of
    artifacts. Other structural biology techniques, such as nuclear magnetic resonance
    (NMR) spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography, allow high-resolution analysis of
    protein structures but only work on homogenous and purified samples, hence lacking
    contextual information. Currently, no approach exists for the ultrastructural
    and structural study of extracellular components under native conditions in a
    physiological, 3D environment. \r\nIn this thesis, I have developed a workflow
    that allows for the ultrastructural analysis of the ECM in near-native conditions
    at molecular resolution. The developments I introduced include implementing a
    novel specimen preparation workflow for cell-derived matrices (CDMs) to render
    them compatible with ion-beam milling and subsequent high-resolution cryo-electron
    tomography (ET). \r\nTo this end, I have established protocols to generate CDMs
    grown over several weeks on EM grids that are compatible with downstream cryo-EM
    sample preparation and imaging techniques. Characterization of these ECMs confirmed
    that they contain essential ECM components such as collagen I, collagen VI, and
    fibronectin I in high abundance and hence represent a bona fide biologically-relevant
    sample. I successfully optimized vitrification of these specimens by testing various
    vitrification techniques and cryoprotectants. \r\nIn order to obtain high-resolution
    molecular insights into the ultrastructure and organization of CDMs, I established
    cryo-focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIBSEM) on these challenging
    and complex specimens. I explored different approaches for the creation of thin
    cryo-lamellae by FIB milling and succeeded in optimizing the cryo-lift-out technique,
    resulting in high-quality lamellae of approximately 200 nm thickness. \r\nHigh-resolution
    Cryo-ET of these lamellae revealed for the first time the architecture of native
    CDM in the context of matrix-secreting cells. This allowed for the in situ visualization
    of fibrillar matrix proteins such as collagen, laying the foundation for future
    structural and ultrastructural characterization of these proteins in their near-native
    environment. \r\nIn summary, in this thesis, I present a novel workflow that combines
    state-of-the-art cryo-EM specimen preparation and imaging technologies to permit
    characterization of the ECM, an important tissue component in higher organisms.
    This innovative and highly versatile workflow will enable addressing far-reaching
    questions on ECM architecture, composition, and reciprocal ECM-cell interactions."
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- _id: Bio
alternative_title:
- ISTA Thesis
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Bettina
  full_name: Zens, Bettina
  id: 45FD126C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Zens
  orcid: 0000-0002-9561-1239
citation:
  ama: Zens B. Ultrastructural characterization of natively preserved extracellular
    matrix by cryo-electron tomography. 2023. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12491">10.15479/at:ista:12491</a>
  apa: Zens, B. (2023). <i>Ultrastructural characterization of natively preserved
    extracellular matrix by cryo-electron tomography</i>. Institute of Science and
    Technology Austria. <a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12491">https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12491</a>
  chicago: Zens, Bettina. “Ultrastructural Characterization of Natively Preserved
    Extracellular Matrix by Cryo-Electron Tomography.” Institute of Science and Technology
    Austria, 2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12491">https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12491</a>.
  ieee: B. Zens, “Ultrastructural characterization of natively preserved extracellular
    matrix by cryo-electron tomography,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria,
    2023.
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    on a mechanistic level. I successfully established an experimental ant host –
    viral\r\npathogen system as a model for the defense strategies used by social
    insects against internal\r\npathogen infections, as outlined in the third chapter.
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    and their colonies against the generalist insect virus\r\nCrPV (cricket paralysis
    virus). We chose microinjections of virus directly into the ants’\r\nhemolymph
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    the viral genome with a peak of 21\r\nand 22 bp long fragments. The onset of this
    immune response is consistent with the timeline\r\nof viral replication that starts
    already within two days post injection. The disease manifests in\r\ndecreased
    survival over a course of two to three weeks.\r\nRegarding group living, we find
    that infected ants show a strong individual immune response,\r\nbut that their
    course of disease is little affected by nestmate presence, as described in chapter\r\nfour.
    Hence, we do not find social immunity in the context of viral infections in ants.\r\nNestmates,
    however, can contract the virus. Using Drosophila S2R+ cells in culture, we\r\nshowed
    that 94 % of the nestmates contract active virus within four days of social contact
    to\r\nan infected individual. Virus is transmitted in low doses, thus not causing
    disease\r\ntransmission within the colony. While virus can be transmitted during
    short direct contacts,\r\nwe also assume transmission from deceased ants and show
    that the nestmates’ immune\r\nsystem gets activated after contracting a low viral
    dose. We find considerable potential for\r\nindirect transmission via the nest
    space. Virus is shed to the nest, where it stays viable for one\r\nweek and is
    also picked up by other ants. Apart from that, we want to underline the potential\r\nof
    ant poison as antiviral agent. We determined that ant poison successfully inactivates
    CrPV\r\nin vitro. However, we found no evidence for effective poison use to sanitize
    the nest space.\r\nOn the other hand, local application of ant poison by oral
    poison uptake, which is part of the\r\nants prophylactic behavioral repertoire,
    probably contributes to keeping the gut of each\r\nindividual sanitized. We hypothesize
    that oral poison uptake might be the reason why we did\r\nnot find viable virus
    in the trophallactic fluid.\r\nThe fifth chapter encompasses preliminary data
    on potential social immunization. However,\r\nour experiments do not confirm an
    actual survival benefit for the nestmates upon pathogen\r\nchallenge under the
    given experimental settings. Nevertheless, we do not want to rule out the\r\npossibility
    for nestmate immunization, but rather emphasize that considering different\r\nexperimental
    timelines and viral doses would provide a multitude of options for follow-up\r\nexperiments.\r\nIn
    conclusion, we find that prophylactic individual behaviors, such as oral poison
    uptake,\r\nmight play a role in preventing viral disease transmission. Compared
    to colony defense\r\nagainst external pathogens, internal pathogen infections
    require a stronger component of\r\nindividual physiological immunity than behavioral
    social immunity, yet could still lead to\r\ncollective protection."
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  ista: Franschitz A. 2023. Individual and social immunity against viral infections
    in ants. Institute of Science and Technology Austria.
  mla: Franschitz, Anna. <i>Individual and Social Immunity against Viral Infections
    in Ants</i>. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:13984">10.15479/at:ista:13984</a>.
  short: A. Franschitz, Individual and Social Immunity against Viral Infections in
    Ants, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.
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