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ArticleMutation research

Characterization and implementation of a miniature X-ray system for live cell microscopy.

Surendra Prajapati, Maëlle Locatelli, Caleb Sawyer, Julia Holmes, Keith Bonin, Paul Black, Pierre-Alexandre Vidi

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Article in Mutation research. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. DNA damage reduces heterogeneity and coherence of chromatin motions.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Surendra PrajapatiDepartment of Radiation Physics, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Maëlle LocatelliDepartment of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA.
Caleb SawyerDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA.
Julia HolmesDepartment of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA.
Keith BoninDepartment of Physics, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 27109, USA; Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, USA.
Paul BlackDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA; Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, USA. Electronic address: pblack@wakehealth.edu.
Pierre-Alexandre VidiDepartment of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA; Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, 49055, Angers, France; Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, USA. Electronic address: pierre.vidi@ico.unicancer.fr.

Funding

Tumor Tissue CoreP30CA012197 · NCI · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Ruben A. Mesa · 1985 to 2026
$55.4M
Chromatin mobility in response to DNA damageU01CA214282 · NCI · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI BONIN, KEITH D, PARDEE, TIMOTHY SEBASTIAN · 2018 to 2022
$3.0M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA012197NCI NIH HHS U01 CA214282
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The study of radiation effects on biological tissues is a diverse field of research with direct applications to improve human health, in particular in the contexts of radiation therapy and space exploration. Understanding the DNA damage response following radiation exposure, which is a key determinant for mutagenesis, requires reproducible methods for delivering known doses of ionizing radiation (IR) in a controlled environment. Multiple IR sources, including research X-ray and gamma-ray irradiators are routinely used in basic and translational research with cell and animal models. These systems are however not ideal when a high temporal resolution is needed, for example to study early DNA damage responses with live cell microscopy. Here, we characterize the dose rate and beam properties of a commercial, miniature, affordable, and versatile X-ray source (Mini-X). We describe how to use Mini-X on the stage of a fluorescence microscope to deliver high IR dose rates (up to 29 Gy/min) or lower dose rates (≤ 0.1 Gy/min) in live cell imaging experiments. This article provides a blueprint for radiation biology applications with high temporal resolution, with a step-by-step guide to implement a miniature X-ray system on an imaging platform, and the information needed to characterize the system.

Indexed as

MicroscopyRadiobiologyAnimalsRadiation, IonizingX-RaysDNA damage responseLive imagingPortable X-ray tubeRadiation effects

Identifiers

PMID34923215
PMCPMC9357266

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