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RainBar: Optical Barcoding for Pooled Live-Cell Imaging with Single-Cell Resolution R. Mosadeghi#, D. Foyt, L. Sharp, C. Taylor, N.Q. Tay, S. Oberlin, J. Fan, S. Bourke, M. Kattah, B. Huang#, M.T McManus#. bioRxiv/2025.11.04.686676 (2025). |
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De novo designed bright, hyperstable rhodamine binders for fluorescence microscopy Y. Chen*, K. Yserentant*, K. Hong*, Y. Kuang, A. Bhowmick, A. Charles-Orszag, S.J. Lord, L. Lu, K. Hou, S.I. Mann, J.B. Grimm, L.D. Lavis, R.D. Mullins, W.F. DeGrado#, B. Huang#. bioRxiv/2025.06.25.661379 (2025). |
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Accessible and accurate cytometry analysis of adherent cells using fluorescence microscopes D. Foyt#, Y. Kuang, S. Rehem, K. Yserentant, B. Huang#. Scientific Reports 15, 18691 (2025). Preprint. |
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CELL-Diff: Unified diffusion modeling for protein sequences and microscopy images D. Zheng, B. Huang. In: 42th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML). (2025). Preprint. CZI Virtual Cell Model Collection |
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YAP charge patterning mediates signal integration through transcriptional co-condensates K. Meyer,* K. Yserentant,* R. Cheloor-Kovilakam,* K.M. Ruff, C.I. Chung, X. Shu, B. Huang,# O.D. Weiner#. Nat. Commun. 16, 7454 (2025). Preprint. |
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Mantis: high-throughput 4D imaging and analysis of the molecular and physical architecture of cells. I.E. Ivanov,*,# E. Hirata-Miyasaki,* T. Chandler,* R. Cheloor-Kovilakam,* Z. Liu, S. Pradeep, C. Liu, M. Bhave, S. Khadka, C. Arias, M.D. Leonetti, B. Huang,# S.B. Mehta#. PNAS Nexus, pgae323 (2024). Preprint. |
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CELL-E 2: Translating proteins to pictures and back with a bidirectional text-to-image transformer. E. Khwaja, Y.S. Song, A. Agarunov, B. Huang. In: 37th Neuro Information Procession Systems (NeurIPS). (2023). Preprint. CELL-E 2 Image Prediction on Hugging Face |
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HybriSeq: Probe-based device-free single-cell RNA profiling. D. Foyt, D. Brown, S. Zhou, B. Moser, Q. Zhu, Z.J. Gardner, B. Huang. Commun. Biol. 1250 (2025). Preprint. |
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Structural insights into human PA28-20S proteasome enabled by efficient tagging and purification of endogenous proteins. J. Zhao, S. Makhija, C. Zhou, H. Zhang, Y. Wang, M. Muralidharan, B. Huang, Y. Cheng. PNAS 119, e2207200119 (2022). Preprint. |
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CELL-E: a text-to-image transformer for protein image prediction. E. Khwaja, Y.S. Song, B. Huang. In: Research in Computational Molecular Biology (RECOMB) (2024) Preprint. |
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OpenCell: proteome-scale endogenous tagging enables the cartography of human cellular organization. N.H. Cho, K.C. Cheveralls, A. Brunner, K. Kim, A.C. Michaelis, P. Raghavan, H. Kobayashi, L. Savy, J.Y. Li, H. Canaj, J.Y.S. Kim, E.M. Stewart, C. Gnann, F. McCarthy, J.P. Cabrera, R.M. Brunetti, B.B. Chhun, G. Dingle, M.Y. Hein, B. Huang, S.B. Mehta, J.S. Weissman, R. Gómez-Sjöberg, D.N. Itzhak, L.A. Royer, M. Mann, M.D. Leonetti. Science 375, eabi6983 (2022). Preprint. |
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Image denoising for fluorescence microscopy by supervised to self-supervised transfer learning. Y. Wang, H. Pinkard, E. Khwaja, S. Zhou, L. Waller, B. Huang. Opt. Express 29, 41303-41312 (2021). Preprint. Code and Data: GitHub. |
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Label-retention expansion microscopy. X. Shi, Q. Li, Z. Dai, A.A. Tran, S. Feng, A.D. Ramirez, Z. Lin, X. Wang, T.T. Chow, J. Chen, D. Kumar, A.R. McColloch, J.F. Reiter, E.J. Huang, I.B. Seiple, B. Huang. J. Cell Biol. 220, e202105067 (2021). Preprint. Also see our collaborations to apply LR-ExM in resolving ciliary structures J. Cell Biol. (2021) and in zebrafish Sci. Adv. (2021). |
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Cytoplasmic protein granules organize kinase-mediated RAS signaling. A. Tulpule, J. Guan, D.S. Neel, H.R. Allegakoen, Y.P. Lin, A. Heslin, D. Brown, Y.-T. Chou, A. Heslin, N. Chatterjee, S. Perati, S. Menon, T.A. Nguyen, J. Debnath, A.D. Ramirez, X. Shi, B. Yang, S. Feng, S. Makhija, D. Brown, B. Huang, T.G. Bivona. Cell 184, 2649-2664.e18 (2021). Preprint. Spotlight in Molecular Cell. Highlight by Cancer Discovery. |
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Versatile labeling and detection of endogenous proteins using tag-assisted split enzyme complementation. S. Makhija, D. Brown, R.M. Rudlaff, J. Doh, S. Bourke, Y. Wang, S. Zhou, R. Cheloor-Kovilakam, B. Huang. ACS Chem. Biol. 16, 671-681 (2021). Preprint. |
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HP1 proteins compact DNA into mechanically and positionally stable phase separated domains. M.M. Keenen, D. Brown, L.D. Brennan, R. Renger, H. Khoo, C.R. Carlson, B. Huang, S.W. Grill, G.J. Narlikar, S. Redding. eLife 10, e64563 (2021). |
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Deep profiling reveals substantial heterogeneity of integration outcomes in CRISPR knock-in experiments. H. Canaj, J.A. Hussmann, H. Li, K.A. Beckman, L. Goodrich, N.H. Cho, Y.J. Li, D.A. Santos, A. McGeever, E.M. Stewart, V. Pessino, M.A. Mandeger, C. Huang, L. Gan, B. Panning, B. Huang, J.S. Weissman, M.D. Leonetti. Preprint. Preprint. |
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Improved yellow-green split fluorescent proteins for protein labeling and signal amplification. S. Zhou, S. Feng, D. Brown, B. Huang. PLoS ONE 15, e0241592 (2020). Preprint. |
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Bright split red fluorescent proteins for the visualization of endogenous proteins and synapses. S. Feng, A. Varshney, D. Coto Villa, C. Modavi, J. Kohler, F. Farah, S. Zhou, N. Ali, J.D. Müller, M. VanHoven, B. Huang. Commun. Biol. 2, 344 (2019). Preprint. |
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Epi-illumination SPIM for volumetric imaging with high spatial-temporal resolution. B. Yang, X. Chen, Y. Wang, S. Feng, V. Pessino, N. Stuurman, N.H. Cho, K.W. Cheng, S.J. Lord, L. Xu, D. Xie, R.D. Mullins, M.D. Leonetti, B. Huang. Nat. Methods 16, 501-504 (2019). Preprint. |
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Deformed alignment of super-Resolution images for semi-flexible structures in 3D. X. Shi, G. Garcia III, Y. Wang, J.F. Reiter, B. Huang. PLoS One 0212735 (2019). Preprint. |
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Multicolor fluorescent imaging by space-constrained computational spectral imaging. Y. Wang, B. Yang, S. Feng, V. Pessino, B. Huang. Opt. Express 27, 5393 (2019). Preprint. |
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Efficient labeling and imaging of protein-coding genes in living cells using CRISPR-Tag. B. Chen, W. Zou, H. Xu, Y. Liang, B. Huang. Nat. Commun. 9, 5065 (2018). Preprint. |
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Local enrichment of HP1alpha at telomeres alters their structure and regulation of telomere protection. T.T. Chow, X. Shi, J.H. Wei, J. Guan, G. Stadler, B. Huang, E. Blackburn. Nat. Commun. 9, 3583 (2018). |
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A LINE1-nucleolin partnership regulates early development and ESC identity. M. Percharde, C. Lin, Y. Yin, J. Guan, G.A. Peixoto, A. Bulut-Karslioglu, S. Biechele, B. Huang, X. Shen, M. Ramalho-Santos. Cell 174, 391-405 (2018). |
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Co-translational protein targeting facilitates centrosomal recruitment of PCNT during centrosome maturation. G. Sepulveda, M. Antkowiak, I. Brust-Mascher, K. Mahe, T. Ou, N. Castro, L.N. Christensen, L. Cheung, D. Yoon, B. Huang, L.E. Jao. eLife 7, e34959 (2018). Preprint. |
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Correlation analysis framework for localization-based superresolution microscopy. J. Schnitzbauer, Y. Wang, M. Bakalar, B. Chen, T. Nuwal, S. Zhao, B. Huang. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 115, 3219-3224 (2018). Preprint. Research Highlights in Nat. Methods. |
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The centrosomin CM2 domain is a multi-functional binding domain with distinct cell cycle roles. Y.R. Citron, C.J. Fagerstrom, B. Keszthelyi, B. Huang, N.M. Rusan, M.J.S. Kelly, D.A. Agard. PLoS One 13, e0190530 (2018). Preprint. |
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Super-resolution microscopy reveals that disruption of ciliary transition-zone architecture causes Joubert syndrome. X. Shi, G. Garcia, J.C. Van De Weghe, R. McGorty, G.J. Pazour, D. Doherty, B. Huang, J.F. Reiter. Nat. Cell Biol. 19, 1178-1188 (2017). Preprint. |
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High-NA open-top selective-plane illumination microscopy for biological imaging. R. McGorty, D. Xie, B. Huang. Opt. Express, 25, 17798-17810 (2017). Preprint. |
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Improved split fluorescent proteins for endogenous protein labeling. S. Feng, S. Sekine, V. Pessino, H. Li, M.D. Leonetti, B. Huang. Nat. Commun. 8, 370 (2017). Preprint. Tools in Brief by Nature Methods. |
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Woofer-tweeter adaptive optical structured illumination microscopy. Q. Li, M. Reinig, D. Kamiyama, X. Tao, B. Huang, J. Kubby. Photonics Res., 5, 329-334 (2017). |
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Covalent protein labeling by SpyTag-SpyCatcher in fixed cells for super-resolution microscopy. V. Pessino, Y.R. Citron, S. Feng, B. Huang. ChemBioChem, 18, 1942-1945 (2017). Preprint. |
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Functional selectivity of GPCR-directed drug action through location bias. R. Irannejad, V. Pessino, D. Mika, B. Huang, P.B. Wedegaertner, M. Conti, M. von Zastrow. Nat. Chem. Biol., 13, 799-806 (2017). |
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EGF and NRG induce phosphorylation of HER3/ERBB3 by EGFR using distinct oligomeric mechanisms. B. van Lengerich, E. M. Puchner, C. Angew, B. Huang, N. Jura. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA,114, E2836-E2845 (2017). |
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Tracking multiple genomic elements using correlative CRISPR imaging and sequential DNA FISH. J. Guan, H. Liu, X. Shi, S. Feng, B. Huang. Biophys. J., 112, 1077-1084 (2017). Preprint. New and Notable. |
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Live cell imaging of endogenous mRNA using RNA-based fluorescence "turn-on" probe". W.Q. Ong, Y.R. Citron, S. Sekine, B. Huang. ACS Chem. Biol., 12, 200-205 (2017). |
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A high-content larval zebrafish brain imaging method for small molecule drug discovery. H. Liu, S. Chen, K. Huang, J. Jim, H. Mo, R. Iovine, J. Gendre, P. Pascal, Q. Li, Z. Dong, M. Arkin, S. Guo, B. Huang. PLoS One, 11, e0164645 (2016). |
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Identification of environmental stressors and validation of light preference as a measure of anxiety in larval zebrafish. Y. Bai, H. Liu, B. Huang, M. Wagle, S. Guo. BMC Neurosci., 17, 63 (2016). |
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A scalable strategy for high-throughput GFP tagging of endogenous human proteins. M.D. Leonetti, S. Sekine, D. Kamiyama, J.S. Weissman, B. Huang. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA, 113, E3501-E3508 (2016). bioRxiv. Highlight in Nature Methods. |
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Selective-plane illumination microscopy for high-content volumetric biological imaging. R. McGorty, B. Huang. Proc. SPIE, 9720, 97200P, doi:10.1117/12.2212889 (2016). |
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Versatile protein tagging in cells with split fluorescent protein. D. Kamiyama, S. Sekine, B. Barsi-Rhyne, J. Hu, B. Chen, L.A. Gilbert, H. Ishikawa, M.D. Leonetti, W.F. Marshall, J.S. Weissman, B. Huang. Nat. Comm., 7, 11046 (2016). |
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Force feedback controls motor activity and mechanical properties of self-assembling branched actin networks. P. Bieling, T.D. Li, J. Weichsel, R. McGorty, P. Jreij, B. Huang, D.A. Fletcher, R.D. Mullins. Cell, 164, 115-127 (2016). |
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Expanding the CRISPR imaging toolset with Staphylococcus aureus Cas9 for simultaneous imaging of multiple genomic loci. B. Chen, J. Hu, R. Almeida, H. Liu, S. Balakrishnan, C. Covill-Cooke, W.A. Lim, B. Huang. Nucleic Acids Res., 44, e75 (2016). |
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Specification of dendritogenesis site in Drosophila aCC motoneuron by membrane-enrichment of Pak1 through Dscam1. D. Kamiyama, R. McGorty, R. Kamiyama, M.D. Kim, A. Chiba, B. Huang. Dev. Cell, 35, 93-106 (2015). |
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Heavy water: a simple solution to increasing brightness of fluorescence protein in super-resolution imaging. W.Q. Ong, Y.R. Citron, J. Schnitzbauer, D. Kamiyama, B. Huang. Chem. Comm., 51, 13451 - 13453 (2015). Cover image. |
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Open-top selective plane illumination microscope for conventionally mounted specimens. R. McGorty, H. Liu, D. Kamiyama. Z. Dong, S. Guo, B. Huang. Opt. Express, 23, 16142-16153 (2015). |
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Localization events-based sample drift correction for localization microscopy with redundant cross-correlation algorithm. Y. Wang, J. Schnitzbauer, Z. Hu, X. Li, Y. Cheng, Z.L. Huang, B. Huang. Opt. Express, 22, 15982-15991 (2014). software. |
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Correction of depth-dependent aberrations in 3D single molecule localization and super-resolution microscopy. R. McGorty, J. Schnitzbauer, W. Zhang, B. Huang. Opt. Lett., 39, 275-278 (2014). |
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Dynamic imaging of genomic loci in living human cells by an optimized CRISPR/Cas system. B. Chen, L.A. Gilbert, B.A. Cimini, J. Schnitzbauer, W. Zhang, G.W. Li, J. Park. E.H. Blackburn, J.S. Weissman, L.S. Qi, B. Huang. Cell, 155, 1479-1491(2013). Featured in BioTechnique. |
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Counting molecules in single organelles with super-resolution microscopy allows tracking of the endosome maturation trajectory. E.M. Puchner, J.M. Walter, R. Kasper, B. Huang, W.A. Lim. Proc. Nat. Acad. Soc. USA, 110, 16015-16020 (2013). |
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4Pi fluorescence detection and 3D particle localization with a single objective. J. Schnitzbauer, R. McGorty, B. Huang. Opt. Express 21, 19701-19708 (2013). Featured in Laser Focus World. |
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TMEM16C facilitates Na(+)-activated K(+) currents in rat sensory neurons and regulates pain processing. F. Huang, X. Wang, E.M. Ostertag, T. Nuwal, B. Huang, Y.N. Jan, A.I. Basbaum and L.Y. Jan. Nat. Neurosci., 16, 1284-1290 (2013). Supporting info. |
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Active microscope stabilization in three dimensions using image correlation. R. McGorty, D. Kamiyama, B. Huang. Optical Nanoscopy, 2, 3 (2013). |
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Conformational biosensors reveal adrenoceptor signaling from endosomes. R. Irannejad, J.C. Tomshine, J.R. Tomshine, M. Chevalier, J. Steyaert, S.G.F. Rasmussen, H. El-Samad, B. Huang, M. von Zastrow. Nature, 495, 534-538 (2013). Supporting info. News and Views in Nature. 2013 Methods to Watch by Nature Methods. |
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Sub-diffraction-resolution fluorescence microscopy reveals a novel domain of the centrosome critical for pericentriolar material organization. V. Mennella, B. Keszthelyi, K.L. McDonald, B. Chhun, F. Kan, G.C. Rogers, B. Huang, D.A. Agard. Nat. Cell Biol, 14, 1159-1168 (2012). Supporting info. News and Views in Nat. Cell Biol. |
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Faster STORM using compressed sensing. L. Zhu, W. Zhang, D. Elnatan, B. Huang. Nat Methods, 9, 721-723 (2012). Supporting info. News and Views in Nat. Methods. |
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Afadin, a Ras/Rap effector that controls cadherin function, promotes spine and excitatory synapse density in the hippocampus. G.M.J. Beaudoin, III, G.M. Schofield, T. Nuwal, K. Zang, E.M. Ullian, B. Huang, L.F. Reichard. J Neurosci., 32, 99-110 (2012). |