Image-based quantitation of molecular translocation
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1. A method for measuring molecular movement in a cell, comprising:
- contacting the cell with at least one marker;
imaging the cell with a detector;
creating a mask; and
measuring the molecular movement in the cell based at least in part on a correlation between the mask and the at least one marker.
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Abstract
The use of an imaging system, cell compartment markers, and molecular markers in methods for correlating the movement of molecules within a cell to a particular compartment are provided, including measuring and correlating molecule movement in adherent and non-adherent cells.
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1. A method for measuring molecular movement in a cell, comprising:
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contacting the cell with at least one marker; imaging the cell with a detector; creating a mask; and measuring the molecular movement in the cell based at least in part on a correlation between the mask and the at least one marker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18)
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10. A method for measuring nuclear translocation in a cell, comprising:
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contacting the cell with at least one marker; imaging the cell with a detector; creating a nuclear mask; and measuring the nuclear translocation in the cell based at least in part on a correlation between the nuclear mask and the at least one marker. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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19. An imaging system adapted to measure molecular movement in a cell, comprising:
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a light source that produces light incident on the cell, the cell contacted with at least one marker; a collection lens disposed so that light emitted by the light source and traveling from the cell passes through the collection lens and travels along a collection path; a spectral decomposition optical system disposed so that light traveling along the collection path is separated into multiple spectral bands; a detector disposed to receive the multiple spectral bands, producing a first signal corresponding to a first one of the multiple spectral bands and producing a second signal corresponding to a second one of the multiple spectral bands; and a processor configured to measure the molecular movement in the cell based at least in part on a correlation between the first signal and the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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