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ArticleLife science alliance2021

A FIJI macro for quantifying pattern in extracellular matrix.

Esther Wershof, Danielle Park, David J Barry, Robert P Jenkins, Antonio Rullan, Anna Wilkins, Karin Schlegelmilch, Ioannis Roxanis, Kurt I Anderson, Paul A Bates and 1 more

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Article in Life science alliance, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 89 papers.

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11 authors.

Esther WershofBiomolecular Modelling Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.
Danielle ParkDevelopmental Signalling Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.
David J BarryAdvanced Light Microscopy Facility, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2763-5244
Robert P JenkinsTumour Cell Biology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.
Antonio RullanTumour Cell Biology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7365-9629
Anna WilkinsTumour Cell Biology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.
Karin SchlegelmilchTumour Cell Biology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.
Ioannis RoxanisBreast Cancer Research Division, Toby Robins Breast Cancer Now Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
Kurt I AndersonAdvanced Light Microscopy Facility, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.
Paul A BatesBiomolecular Modelling Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK paul.bates@crick.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-0621-0925
Erik SahaiTumour Cell Biology Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK erik.sahai@crick.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-3932-5086

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Hongbiao Carl Lekaye · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Breast Cancer Now 2013NOVPR182Cancer Research UK 10748Cancer Research UK FC001003Cancer Research UK FC010144Medical Research Council FC001003Medical Research Council FC010144Medical Research Council MC_PC_17179NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748Wellcome Trust FC001003Wellcome Trust FC010144
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diverse extracellular matrix patterns are observed in both normal and pathological tissue. However, most current tools for quantitative analysis focus on a single aspect of matrix patterning. Thus, an automated pipeline that simultaneously quantifies a broad range of metrics and enables a comprehensive description of varied matrix patterns is needed. To this end, we have developed an ImageJ plugin called TWOMBLI, which stands for The Workflow Of Matrix BioLogy Informatics. This pipeline includes metrics of matrix alignment, length, branching, end points, gaps, fractal dimension, curvature, and the distribution of fibre thickness. TWOMBLI is designed to be quick, versatile and easy-to-use particularly for non-computational scientists. TWOMBLI can be downloaded from https://github.com/wershofe/TWOMBLI together with detailed documentation and tutorial video. Although developed with the extracellular matrix in mind, TWOMBLI is versatile and can be applied to vascular and cytoskeletal networks. Here we present an overview of the pipeline together with examples from a wide range of contexts where matrix patterns are generated.

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AlgorithmsAnimalsExtracellular MatrixHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedSoftwareWorkflow

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PMID33504622
PMCPMC7898596

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