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ArticleJournal of microscopy2021

Automated tracking of S. pombe spindle elongation dynamics.

Ana Sofía M Uzsoy, Parsa Zareiesfandabadi, Jamie Jennings, Alexander F Kemper, Mary Williard Elting

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Article in Journal of microscopy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors.

Ana Sofía M UzsoyDepartment of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9308-0449
Parsa ZareiesfandabadiDepartment of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9206-716X
Jamie JenningsDepartment of Computer Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Alexander F KemperDepartment of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5426-5181
Mary Williard EltingDepartment of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1662-9802

Funding

Microtubule bundles in the mitotic spindle: probing how mechanical and functional robustness emerge from molecular architectureR35GM138083 · NIGMS · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI Mary Williard Elting · 2020 to 2026
$2.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM138083
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mitotic spindle is a microtubule-based machine that pulls the two identical sets of chromosomes to opposite ends of the cell during cell division. The fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe is an important model organism for studying mitosis due to its simple, stereotyped spindle structure and well-established genetic toolset. S. pombe spindle length is a useful metric for mitotic progression, but manually tracking spindle ends in each frame to measure spindle length over time is laborious and can limit experimental throughput. We have developed an ImageJ plugin that can automatically track S. pombe spindle length over time and replace manual or semi-automated tracking of spindle elongation dynamics. Using an algorithm that detects the principal axis of the spindle and then finds its ends, we reliably track the length of the spindle as the cell divides. The plugin integrates with existing ImageJ features, exports its data for further analysis outside of ImageJ and does not require any programming by the user. Thus, the plugin provides an accessible tool for quantification of S. pombe spindle length that will allow automatic analysis of large microscopy data sets and facilitate screening for effects of cell biological perturbations on mitotic progression.

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SchizosaccharomycesMicroscopyMicrotubulesMitosisSpindle Apparatusautomationcell divisionfission yeastfluorescence imagingimage analysislive-cell imagingmitotic spindle

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PMID34152622
PMCPMC8446324

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