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 | *The logo of this ARC shows YFP-ARK1 in an *A. thaliana* leaf epidermal cell upon biolistic transformation with an YFP-ARK1 construct.* |
 
+## Authors
+
+Work included in this ARC is described in the related article. The work in the related article was conducted by:
+
+- [Louai Rishmawi](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8819-3457), affiliation: [CEPLAS](https://ror.org/034waa237), [University of Cologne](https://ror.org/00rcxh774)  
+- [Hequan Sun](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2046-2109), affiliation: [Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research](https://ror.org/044g3zk14)
+- [Korbinian Schneeberger](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5512-0443), affiliation: [Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research](https://ror.org/044g3zk14)
+- [Martin Hülskamp*](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4165-6754), affiliation: [CEPLAS](https://ror.org/034waa237), [University of Cologne](https://ror.org/00rcxh774)  
+- [Andrea Schrader*](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3879-7057), affiliation: [University of Cologne](https://ror.org/00rcxh774),current affiliation: [CEPLAS](https://ror.org/034waa237), [University of Cologne](https://ror.org/00rcxh774)  
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+## Contact and Corresponding* Authors
+The contact person for this ARC is  
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+- Andrea Schrader  
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+The corresponding authors for the study described in the related manuscript are  
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+- Andrea Schrader
+- Martin Hülskamp
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+## License
+
+Content published in the related article underlies the respective license for this [article](https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.114.244046).  
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+This microscopy ARC has the CC-BY 4.0 license.  
 
 ## Funding
 
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 ## :construction: Under Construction :construction:
 
-## Roadmap
-If you have ideas for releases in the future, it is a good idea to list them in the README.
+## Acknowledgment
+tbc
 
-## Authors and acknowledgment
-Show your appreciation to those who have contributed to the project.
+## Project status & Roadmap
 
-## License
-For open source projects, say how it is licensed.
+This microscopy ARC is intended to serve as an example.  
 
-## Project status
-If you have run out of energy or time for your project, put a note at the top of the README saying that development has slowed down or stopped completely. Someone may choose to fork your project or volunteer to step in as a maintainer or owner, allowing your project to keep going. You can also make an explicit request for maintainers.
+It contains already the relevant isa metadata and needs to be extended using the Swate tool for adding annotations for the included data and the respective experiment.