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2004 IEEE Computational Systems Bioinformatics Conference (CSB'04)
Stanford, California
August 16-August 19
ISBN: 0-7695-2194-0
Peter M. Kasson, Stanford University
Johannes B. Huppa, Stanford University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Mark M. Davis, Stanford University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Axel T. Brunger, Stanford University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Fluorescence microscopy of labeled proteins yields a wealth of data on cell signaling processes. However, systems for quantitative analysis of such data have lagged behind the recent progress in data acquisition technology. As cellular protein redistribution plays a key role in proximal signaling and the establishment of cell polarity, quantitative information is critical for understanding many signaling networks. We have developed a robust automated system to analyze membrane protein redistribution based on datasets obtained via fluorescence video microscopy. Our system provides methods for cell surface segmentation and reconstruction, cell shape tracking, cell-surface parameterization, and cluster formation analysis. Our system is novel in both its integration and its surface-based approach, enabling model-free analysis of protein redistribution across the entire cell. We validate our system by measuring receptor clustering in T lymphocytes undergoing activation, obtaining clustering velocities consistent with the previously reported single-particle tracking data that serve as our reference standard. Our methods generalize to many cell-signaling phenomena, allowing quantitative measurement of these cell membrane processes and offering the ability to derive empiric parameters for spatial signaling network models.
Citation:
Peter M. Kasson, Johannes B. Huppa, Mark M. Davis, Axel T. Brunger, "Quantitative Analysis of Membrane Protein Localization and Signaling," csb, pp.540-541, 2004 IEEE Computational Systems Bioinformatics Conference (CSB'04), 2004
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