IAV-TNT CATMAID Data Viewer

Access

The IAV-TNT CATMAID instance is hosted and maintained by Virtual Fly Brain (VFB) as part of their mission to integrate and preserve key Drosophila neuroscience datasets. The instance is accessible at: https://iav-tnt.catmaid.virtualflybrain.org/

This resource provides a direct view into the dataset used to study the organization of proprioceptive circuits in Drosophila larvae. Virtual Fly Brain ensures its long-term availability to the research community.

Source Publication

This data is from the research published in:

Valdes-Aleman J, et al. (2021). Comparative Connectomics Reveals How Partner Identity, Location, and Activity Specify Synaptic Connectivity in the Drosophila Motor System. Neuron, 109(1), 105-120.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2020.10.004

Dataset Contents

The viewer provides access to:

• Serial section electron microscopy data of Drosophila larval segments
• Reconstructions of IAV sensory neurons
• Synaptic connectivity information
• Associated metadata and annotations

Features

This CATMAID instance enables:

• Browser-based visualization of the serial section electron microscopy data
• Navigation through image stacks
• Viewing of neuron reconstructions
• Analysis of synaptic connectivity
• Data export functionality

Available Tools

• Tracing tool for examining reconstructions
• Neuron search interface
• Connectivity analysis tools
• Skeleton visualization options
• API access for programmatic data retrieval (documentation: https://catmaid.readthedocs.io/en/stable/api.html): https://iav-tnt.catmaid.virtualflybrain.org/apis/

Citation Guidelines

When using this data, please cite both:

1. The original research: Valdes-Aleman J, et al. (2021). Comparative Connectomics Reveals How Partner Identity, Location, and Activity Specify Synaptic Connectivity in the Drosophila Motor System. Neuron, 109(1), 105-120.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2020.10.004

2. The CATMAID platform: Saalfeld S, Cardona A, Hartenstein V, Tomančák P (2009) CATMAID: collaborative annotation toolkit for massive amounts of image data. Bioinformatics 25(15): 1984-1986. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btp266

Maintenance & Support

This resource is archived, hosted, and maintained by Virtual Fly Brain (VFB - https://virtualflybrain.org) as part of their commitment to preserving and making accessible critical Drosophila neuroscience data resources.