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ArticleBiochemistry and biophysics reports2021

A simple method for quantitating confocal fluorescent images.

Mahbubul H Shihan, Samuel G Novo, Sylvain J Le Marchand, Yan Wang, Melinda K Duncan

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Article in Biochemistry and biophysics reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 266 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mahbubul H ShihanDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA.
Samuel G NovoDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA.
Sylvain J Le MarchandDelaware Biotechnology Institute, Bioimaging Center, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19713, USA.
Yan WangDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA.
Melinda K DuncanDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA.

Funding

Predictive Modeling & Optimal Control Framework for Model-Based Epidemic Response in DelawareP20GM103446 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI Anjana Narayan Bhat · 2012 to 2026
$67.2M
The Influence of Capsule Composition on Lens BiologyR01EY015279 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI DUNCAN, MELINDA K · 2004 to 2025
$7.8M
The mechanisms underlying posterior capsular opacificationR01EY028597 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI DUNCAN, MELINDA K · 2018 to 2021
$1.5M
Acquisition of a Zeiss LSM710 Confocal MicroscopeS10RR027273 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI DUNCAN, MELINDA K · 2010 to 2010
$494k
NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR027273NEI NIH HHS R01 EY015279NEI NIH HHS R01 EY028597NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103446
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Western blotting (WB), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and flow cytometry (FC) have long been used to assess and quantitate relative protein expression in cultured cells and tissue samples. However, WB and ELISA have limited ability to meaningfully quantitate relative protein levels in tissues with complex cell composition, while tissue dissociation followed by FC is not feasible when tissue is limiting and/or cells difficult to isolate. While protein detection in tissue using immunofluorescent (IF) probes has traditionally been considered a qualitative technique, advances in probe stability and confocal imaging allow IF data to be easily quantitated, although reproducible quantitation of relative protein expression requires careful attention to appropriate controls, experiment design, and data collection. Here we describe the methods used to quantify the data presented in

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Cell countingConfocal microscopyImageJImmunofluorescenceMean fluorescence intensity (MFI)Protein quantitation

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PMID33553685
PMCPMC7856428

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