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ReviewBiophysical journal2011

Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy: past, present, future.

Elliot L Elson

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Review in Biophysical journal, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 180 papers.

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180citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

180 citing papers in PubMed.

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  19. Visualizing Epigenetics: A Review of Microscopy Techniques for Investigating DNA Methylation Patterns, Chromatin Structure, and Gene Expression.Microscopy and microanalysis : the official journal of Microscopy Society of America, Microbeam Analysis Society, Microscopical Society of Canada · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Elliot L ElsonDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. elson@wustl.edu

Funding

DYNAMICS OF NANOSCALE LIPID DOMAINSR01GM084200 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI ELSON, ELLIOT L. · 2008 to 2011
$1.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM084200NIGMS NIH HHS R01-GM084200
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) has become a routine method for determining diffusion coefficients, chemical rate constants, molecular concentrations, fluorescence brightness, triplet state lifetimes, and other molecular parameters. FCS measures the spatial and temporal correlation of individual molecules with themselves and so provides a bridge between classical ensemble and contemporary single-molecule measurements. It also provides information on concentration and molecular number fluctuations for nonlinear reaction systems that complement single-molecule measurements. Typically implemented on a fluorescence microscope, FCS samples femtoliter volumes and so is especially useful for characterizing small dynamic systems such as biological cells. In addition to its practical utility, however, FCS provides a window on mesoscopic systems in which fluctuations from steady states not only provide the basis for the measurement but also can have important consequences for the behavior and evolution of the system. For example, a new and potentially interesting field for FCS studies could be the study of nonequilibrium steady states, especially in living cells.

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ForecastingMolecular Probe TechniquesSpectrometry, Fluorescence

Identifiers

PMID22208184
PMCPMC3244056

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