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ArticleMethods (San Diego, Calif.)2008

Imaging a target of Ca2+ signalling: dense core granule exocytosis viewed by total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy.

Magalie A Ravier, Takashi Tsuboi, Guy A Rutter

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Article in Methods (San Diego, Calif.), 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Magalie A RavierUnit of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Louvain Faculty of Medicine, UCL 55.30 Avenue Hippocrate 55, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium.
Takashi Tsuboi
Guy A Rutter
Imperial College London · GBThe University of Tokyo · JP

Funding

Medical Research CouncilWellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ca2+ ions are the most ubiquitous second messenger found in all cells, and play a significant role in controlling regulated secretion from neurons, endocrine, neuroendocrine and exocrine cells. Here, we describe microscopic techniques to image regulated secretion, a target of Ca2+ signalling. The first of these, total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF), is well suited for optical sectioning at cell-substrate regions with an unusually thin region of fluorescence excitation (<150 nm). It is thus particularly useful for studies of regulated hormone secretion. A brief summary of this approach is provided, as well as a description of the physical basis for the technique and the tools to implement TIRF using a standard fluorescence microscope. We also detail the different fluorescent probes which can be used to detect secretion and how to analyze the data obtained. A comparison between TIRF and other imaging modalities including confocal and multiphoton microscopy is also included.

Indexed as

Calcium SignalingAnimalsCalciumCell MembraneExocytosisFluorescent DyesMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescencePC12 CellsRatsCalciumFluorescent Dyes

Identifiers

PMID18854212
PMCPMC2597054
OpenAlexW2054975504

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