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Altar Sorkaç

Brown UniversityORCID 0000-0002-0739-6314Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 5 Organism:Drosophila· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 2 Research Focus:trajectory inference· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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Gilad BarneaiD· 5 shared Mustafa TalayiD· 5 shared Doruk SavaşiD· 3 shared Angel M Okoro· 2 shared Anthony M. CrowniD· 2 shared Nathaniel J. SnelliD· 2 shared Rareș A Moșneanu· 2 shared Aastha KumariiD· 1 shared

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Transsynaptic labeling and transcriptional control of zebrafish neural circuits

Cagney E. Coomer, Daria Naumova, Mustafa Talay, Bence Zolyomi, Nathaniel J. Snell, Altar Sorkaç, Jean Michel Chanchu, Ji Cheng, Ivana Roman, Jennifer Li, Drew N. Robson, David L. McLean, Gilad Barnea, Marnie E. Halpern

This study maps transsynaptic connections in zebrafish neural circuits using a modified trans-Tango method and validates findings with optogenetic experiments.

Nature Neuroscience · Dec 19, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Convergent olfactory circuits for courtship in Drosophila revealed by ds-Tango

John D. Fisher, Anthony M. Crown, Altar Sorkaç, Sasha Martinez-Machado, Nathaniel J. Snell, Neel Vishwanath, Silas J. Monje, An Vo, Annie H. Wu, Rareș A Moșneanu, Angel M Okoro, Doruk Savaş, Bahati Nkera, Pablo A. Iturralde, Aastha Kumari, , Gilad Barnea

The paper identifies a convergent node in male Drosophila olfactory circuits that regulates courtship behavior using the ds-Tango tool.

bioRxiv · Oct 23, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience

retro-Tango enables versatile retrograde circuit tracing in Drosophila

Altar Sorkaç, Rareș A Moșneanu, Anthony M. Crown, Doruk Savaş, Angel M Okoro, Ezgi Memiş, Mustafa Talay, Gilad Barnea

retro-Tango is a retrograde circuit tracing method in Drosophila that uses a ligand-receptor interaction to enable transsynaptic reporter gene expression in presynaptic neurons.

eLife · May 11, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

A linear neural circuit for light avoidance in Drosophila larvae

Altar Sorkaç, Yiannis A. Savva, Doruk Savaş, Mustafa Talay, Gilad Barnea

The paper identifies a linear neural circuit for light avoidance in Drosophila larvae using trans-Tango MkII and circuit epistasis analysis.

bioRxiv · Sep 9, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience

Transsynaptic mapping of Drosophila mushroom body output neurons

Kristin M. Scaplen, Mustafa Talay, John D Fisher, Raphael Cohn, Altar Sorkaç, Yoshinori Aso, Gilad Barnea, Karla R. Kaun

The paper maps the postsynaptic connections of Drosophila mushroom body output neurons using trans-Tango, revealing convergent targets and a multilayer circuit for information integration.

eLife · Feb 10, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience