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ArticleAmerican journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism2020

A pipeline for multidimensional confocal analysis of mitochondrial morphology, function, and dynamics in pancreatic β-cells.

Ahsen Chaudhry, Rocky Shi, Dan S Luciani

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Article in American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 267 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Ahsen ChaudhryDepartment of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Rocky ShiDepartment of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Dan S LucianiDepartment of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4318-4159

Funding

CIHR MOP-119537
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Live-cell imaging of mitochondrial function and dynamics can provide vital insights into both physiology and pathophysiology, including of metabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes. However, without super-resolution microscopy and commercial analysis software, it is challenging to accurately extract features from dense multilayered mitochondrial networks, such as those in insulin-secreting pancreatic β-cells. Motivated by this, we developed a comprehensive pipeline and associated ImageJ plugin that enables 2D/3D quantification of mitochondrial network morphology and dynamics in mouse β-cells and by extension other similarly challenging cell types. The approach is based on standard confocal microscopy and shareware, making it widely accessible. The pipeline was validated using mitochondrial photolabeling and unsupervised cluster analysis and is capable of morphological and functional analyses on a per-organelle basis, including in 4D (

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AnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Image Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalInsulin-Secreting CellsInsulin SecretionMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroscopy, ConfocalMitochondriaReproducibility of ResultsSoftwareTime-Lapse ImagingWorkflowcell metabolismdiabetesfluorescence microscopyimage analysislive-cell imaging

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PMID31846372
PMCPMC7052579

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