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ArticleScientific reports2018

Auto-FPFA: An Automated Microscope for Characterizing Genetically Encoded Biosensors.

Tuan A Nguyen, Henry L Puhl, An K Pham, Steven S Vogel

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Tuan A NguyenLaboratory of Molecular Physiology, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, 5625 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
Henry L PuhlLaboratory of Molecular Physiology, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, 5625 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3095-7201
An K PhamLaboratory of Molecular Physiology, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, 5625 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
Steven S VogelLaboratory of Molecular Physiology, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, 5625 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland, USA. stevevog@mail.nih.gov.

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FRET imaging of protein-protein interactions inside living cellsZIAAA000452 · NIAAA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM · PI VOGEL, STEVEN S · 2009 to 2025
$27.0M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genetically encoded biosensors function by linking structural change in a protein construct, typically tagged with one or more fluorescent proteins, to changes in a biological parameter of interest (such as calcium concentration, pH, phosphorylation-state, etc.). Typically, the structural change triggered by alterations in the bio-parameter is monitored as a change in either fluorescent intensity, or lifetime. Potentially, other photo-physical properties of fluorophores, such as fluorescence anisotropy, molecular brightness, concentration, and lateral and/or rotational diffusion could also be used. Furthermore, while it is likely that multiple photo-physical attributes of a biosensor might be altered as a function of the bio-parameter, standard measurements monitor only a single photo-physical trait. This limits how biosensors are designed, as well as the accuracy and interpretation of biosensor measurements. Here we describe the design and construction of an automated multimodal-microscope. This system can autonomously analyze 96 samples in a micro-titer dish and for each sample simultaneously measure intensity (photon count), fluorescence lifetime, time-resolved anisotropy, molecular brightness, lateral diffusion time, and concentration. We characterize the accuracy and precision of this instrument, and then demonstrate its utility by characterizing three types of genetically encoded calcium sensors as well as a negative control.

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Automation, LaboratoryBiosensing TechniquesFluorescence PolarizationFluorescent DyesMicroscopy, FluorescenceFluorescent Dyes

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PMID29743504
PMCPMC5943267

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