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Rabbani B, Nakaoka H, Akhondzadeh S, Tekin M, Mahdieh N. Next generation sequencing: implications in personalized medicine and pharmacogenomics. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2017; 12:1818-30. [PMID: 27066891 DOI: 10.1039/c6mb00115g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A breakthrough in next generation sequencing (NGS) in the last decade provided an unprecedented opportunity to investigate genetic variations in humans and their roles in health and disease. NGS offers regional genomic sequencing such as whole exome sequencing of coding regions of all genes, as well as whole genome sequencing. RNA-seq offers sequencing of the entire transcriptome and ChIP-seq allows for sequencing the epigenetic architecture of the genome. Identifying genetic variations in individuals can be used to predict disease risk, with the potential to halt or retard disease progression. NGS can also be used to predict the response to or adverse effects of drugs or to calculate appropriate drug dosage. Such a personalized medicine also provides the possibility to treat diseases based on the genetic makeup of the patient. Here, we review the basics of NGS technologies and their application in human diseases to foster human healthcare and personalized medicine.
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- Bahareh Rabbani
- Cardiogenetic Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Niayesh-Vali asr Intersection, Tehran, Iran.
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Integrated Genetics, National Institute of Genetics, Yata 1111, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan
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- Psychiatric Research Center, Roozbeh Psychiatric Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- John P Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Cardiogenetic Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Niayesh-Vali asr Intersection, Tehran, Iran.
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Zheng X, Lu Y, Zhao J, Zhang Y, Ren W, Liu D, Lu J, Piper JA, Leif RC, Liu X, Jin D. High-Precision Pinpointing of Luminescent Targets in Encoder-Assisted Scanning Microscopy Allowing High-Speed Quantitative Analysis. Anal Chem 2015; 88:1312-9. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b03767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Xianlin Zheng
- Advanced
Cytometry Laboratories, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics
(CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Advanced
Cytometry Laboratories, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics
(CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Advanced
Cytometry Laboratories, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics
(CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Department
of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Institute
for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2007, Australia
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- Advanced
Cytometry Laboratories, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics
(CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Advanced
Cytometry Laboratories, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics
(CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Advanced
Cytometry Laboratories, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics
(CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Newport Instruments, 3345 Hopi
Place, San Diego, California 92117-3516, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore
- Institute
of Materials
Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and
Research), 3 Research Link, Singapore 117602, Singapore
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- Advanced
Cytometry Laboratories, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics
(CNBP), Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
- Institute
for Biomedical Materials and Devices, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2007, Australia
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Vieira P, De Clercq A, Stals H, Van Leene J, Van De Slijke E, Van Isterdael G, Eeckhout D, Persiau G, Van Damme D, Verkest A, Antonino de Souza JD, Júnior, Glab N, Abad P, Engler G, Inzé D, De Veylder L, De Jaeger G, Engler JDA. The Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor KRP6 Induces Mitosis and Impairs Cytokinesis in Giant Cells Induced by Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT CELL 2014; 26:2633-2647. [PMID: 24963053 PMCID: PMC4114956 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.114.126425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2014] [Revised: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 05/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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In Arabidopsis thaliana, seven cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors have been identified, designated interactors of CDKs or Kip-related proteins (KRPs). Here, the function of KRP6 was investigated during cell cycle progression in roots infected by plant-parasitic root-knot nematodes. Contrary to expectations, analysis of Meloidogyne incognita-induced galls of KRP6-overexpressing lines revealed a role for this particular KRP as an activator of the mitotic cell cycle. In accordance, KRP6-overexpressing suspension cultures displayed accelerated entry into mitosis, but delayed mitotic progression. Likewise, phenotypic analysis of cultured cells and nematode-induced giant cells revealed a failure in mitotic exit, with the appearance of multinucleated cells as a consequence. Strong KRP6 expression upon nematode infection and the phenotypic resemblance between KRP6 overexpression cell cultures and root-knot morphology point toward the involvement of KRP6 in the multinucleate and acytokinetic state of giant cells. Along these lines, the parasite might have evolved to manipulate plant KRP6 transcription to the benefit of gall establishment.
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- Paulo Vieira
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR 1355 ISA/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7254 ISA/Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, UMR ISA, 400 route des Chappes, 06903 Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology, 9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology, 9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology, 9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology, 9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology, 9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology, 9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology, 9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology, 9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology, 9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR 1355 ISA/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7254 ISA/Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, UMR ISA, 400 route des Chappes, 06903 Sophia-Antipolis, France Department of Plant Systems Biology, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology, 9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium Laboratório de Interação Molecular Planta-Praga, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, 70770-900 Distrito Federal, Brazil Institut de Biologie des Plantes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 8618, Université Paris-Sud, Saclay Plant Sciences, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Laboratório de Interação Molecular Planta-Praga, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, 70770-900 Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Institut de Biologie des Plantes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 8618, Université Paris-Sud, Saclay Plant Sciences, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR 1355 ISA/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7254 ISA/Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, UMR ISA, 400 route des Chappes, 06903 Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR 1355 ISA/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7254 ISA/Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, UMR ISA, 400 route des Chappes, 06903 Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology, 9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology, 9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology, 9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR 1355 ISA/Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7254 ISA/Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, UMR ISA, 400 route des Chappes, 06903 Sophia-Antipolis, France
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Della Rovere F, Airoldi CA, Falasca G, Ghiani A, Fattorini L, Citterio S, Kater M, Altamura MM. The Arabidopsis BET bromodomain factor GTE4 regulates the mitotic cell cycle. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2010; 5:677-80. [PMID: 20495359 PMCID: PMC3001557 DOI: 10.4161/psb.5.6.11571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2010] [Accepted: 02/15/2010] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Proteins containing bromodomains are capable of binding to acetylated histone tails and have a role in recognizing and deciphering acetylated chromatin. Plant BET proteins contain one bromodomain. Twelve BET-encoding genes have been identified in the Arabidopsis genome. Two of these genes have been functionally characterized, one shows a role in seed germination, the other is involved in the establishment of leaf shape. Recently, we characterized a third AtBET gene, named GTE4. We demonstrated that GTE4 is involved in the activation and maintenance of cell division in the meristems and by this controls cell numbers in differentiated organs. Moreover, the quiescent center (QC) identity is partially lost in the apex of the primary root of gte4 mutant, and there is a premature switch from mitosis to endocycling. Genes involved in the retinoblastoma (RB)-E2F pathway, which is important for coupling cell division and cell differentiation in plants and animals, were either up- or down-regulated in the gte4 mutant. In this report we also show that the defect in germination observed in gte4 mutant seeds is not rescued by the action of GA3. Further the root pole of the mutant embryo shows irregular cytokinesis in the procambial stem cells, and the QC of the lateral root shows a partial, but not transient, loss of QC identity. These additional results reinforce the importance of GTE4 in the control of cell proliferation.
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- Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale; Sapienza Università di Roma; Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ambiente e del Territorio; Università di Milano-Bicocca; Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale; Sapienza Università di Roma; Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ambiente e del Territorio; Università di Milano-Bicocca; Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomolecolari e Biotecnologie; Università degli Studi di Milano; Milan, Italy
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Airoldi CA, Rovere FD, Falasca G, Marino G, Kooiker M, Altamura MM, Citterio S, Kater MM. The Arabidopsis BET bromodomain factor GTE4 is involved in maintenance of the mitotic cell cycle during plant development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 152:1320-34. [PMID: 20032077 PMCID: PMC2832235 DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.150631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Bromodomain and Extra Terminal domain (BET) proteins are characterized by the presence of two types of domains, the bromodomain and the extra terminal domain. They bind to acetylated lysines present on histone tails and control gene transcription. They are also well known to play an important role in cell cycle regulation. In Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), there are 12 BET genes; however, only two of them, IMBIBITION INDUCIBLE1 and GENERAL TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GROUP E6 (GTE6), were functionally analyzed. We characterized GTE4 and show that gte4 mutant plants have some characteristic features of cell cycle mutants. Their size is reduced, and they have jagged leaves and a reduced number of cells in most organs. Moreover, cell size is considerably increased in the root, and, interestingly, the root quiescent center identity seems to be partially lost. Cell cycle analyses revealed that there is a delay in activation of the cell cycle during germination and a premature arrest of cell proliferation, with a switch from mitosis to endocycling, leading to a statistically significant increase in ploidy levels in the differentiated organs of gte4 plants. Our results point to a role of GTE4 in cell cycle regulation and specifically in the maintenance of the mitotic cell cycle.
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Varga VS, Ficsor L, Kamarás V, Jónás V, Virág T, Tulassay Z, Molnár BÃ. Automated multichannel fluorescent whole slide imaging and its application for cytometry. Cytometry A 2009; 75:1020-30. [PMID: 19746417 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Wenus J, Düssmann H, Paul P, Kalamatianos D, Rehm M, Wellstead PE, Prehn JH, Huber HJ. ALISSA: an automated live-cell imaging system for signal transduction analyses. Biotechniques 2009; 47:1033-40. [DOI: 10.2144/000113247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Probe photobleaching and a specimen's sensitivity to phototoxicity severely limit the number of possible excitation cycles in time-lapse fluorescent microscopy experiments. Consequently, when a study of cellular processes requires measurements over hours or days, temporal resolution is limited, and spontaneous or rapid events may be missed, thus limiting conclusions about transduction events. We have developed ALISSA, a design framework and reference implementation for an automated live-cell imaging system for signal transduction analysis. It allows an adaptation of image modalities and laser resources tailored to the biological process, and thereby extends temporal resolution from minutes to seconds. The system employs online image analysis to detect cellular events that are then used to exercise microscope control. It consists of a reusable image analysis software for cell segmentation, tracking, and time series extraction, and a measurement-specific process control software that can be easily adapted to various biological settings. We have applied the ALISSA framework to the analysis of apoptosis as a demonstration case for slow onset and rapid execution signaling. The demonstration provides a clear proof-of-concept for ALISSA, and offers guidelines for its application in a broad spectrum of signal transduction studies.
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- Jakub Wenus
- Department of Physiology & Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Physiology & Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Hamilton Institute, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Ireland
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- Department of Physiology & Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Hamilton Institute, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Ireland
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- Department of Physiology & Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Physiology & Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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Cualing HD, Zhong E, Moscinski L. “Virtual flow cytometry” of immunostained lymphocytes on microscopic tissue slides:iHCFlow™ tissue cytometry. CYTOMETRY PART B-CLINICAL CYTOMETRY 2006; 72:63-76. [PMID: 17133379 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.20148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND A method and approach is developed for fully automated measurements of immunostained lymphocytes in tissue sections by means of digital color microscopy and patent pending advanced cell analysis. The validation data for population statistic measurements of immunostained lymphocytes in tissue sections using tissue cytometry (TC) is presented. The report is the first to describe the conversion of immunohistochemistry (IHC) data to a flow cytometry-like two parameter dot-plot display, hence the technique is also a virtual flow cytometry. We believe this approach is a paradigm shift, as well as novel, and called the system iHCFlow TC. Seven issues related to technical obstacles to virtual flow cytometry (FC) are identified. DESIGN Segmentation of a 512 x 474 RGB image and tabular display of statistical results table took 12-15 s using proprietary developed algorithms. We used a panel of seven antibodies for validation on 14 cases of mantle cell lymphoma giving percentage positive, total lymphocytes, and staining density. A total of 2,027 image frames with 810,800 cell objects (COBs) were evaluated. Antibodies to CD3, CD4, CD8, Bcl-1, Ki-67, CD20, CD5 were subjected to virtual FC on tissue. The results of TC were compared with manual counts of expert observers and with the results of flow cytometric immunophenotyping of the same specimen. RESULTS The correlation coefficient and 95% confidence interval by linear regression analysis yielded a high concordance between manual human results (M), FC results, and TC results per antibody, (r = 0.9365 M vs. TC, r= 0.9537 FC vs. TC). The technical issues were resolved and the solutions and results were evaluated and presented. CONCLUSION These results suggest the new technology of TC by iHCFlow could be a clinically valid surrogate for both M and FC analysis when only tissue IHC is available for diagnosis and prognosis. The application for cancer diagnosis, monitoring, and prognosis is for objective, rapid, automated counting of immunostained cells in tissues with percentage results. We report a new paradigm in TC that converts IHC staining of lymphocytes to automated results and a flow cytometry-like report. The dot plot histogram display is familiar, intuitive, informative, and provides the pathologists with an automated tool to rapidly characterize the staining and size distribution of the immunoreactive as well as the negative cell population in the tissue. This systems tool is a major improvement over existing ones and satisfies fully the criteria to perform Cytomics (Ecker and Tarnok, Cytometry A 2005;65:1; Ecker and Steiner, Cytometry A 2004;59:182-190; Ecker et al., Cytometry A 2004;59:172-181).
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- Hernani D Cualing
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.
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Masuda HP, Ramos GBA, de Almeida-Engler J, Cabral LM, Coqueiro VM, Macrini CMT, Ferreira PCG, Hemerly AS. Genome based identification and analysis of the pre-replicative complex of Arabidopsis thaliana. FEBS Lett 2004; 574:192-202. [PMID: 15358564 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.07.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2004] [Revised: 07/09/2004] [Accepted: 07/20/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Eukaryotic DNA replication requires an ordered and regulated machinery to control G1/S transition. The formation of the pre-replicative complex (pre-RC) is a key step involved in licensing DNA for replication. Here, we identify all putative components of the full pre-RC in the genome of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Different from the other eukaryotes, Arabidopsis houses in its genome two putative homologs of ORC1, CDC6 and CDT1. Two mRNA variants of AtORC4 subunit, with different temporal expression patterns, were also identified. Two-hybrid binary interaction assays suggest a primary architectural organization of the Arabidopsis ORC, in which AtORC3 plays a central role in maintaining the complex associations. Expression profiles differ among pre-RC components suggesting the existence of various forms of the complex, possibly playing different roles during development. In addition, the expression of the putative pre-RC genes in non-proliferating plant tissues suggests that they might have roles in processes other than DNA replication licensing.
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- H P Masuda
- Departamento de Bioquímica Médica, ICB, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21941-590 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Bocsi J, Varga VS, Molnár B, Sipos F, Tulassay Z, Tárnok A. Scanning fluorescent microscopy analysis is applicable for absolute and relative cell frequency determinations. Cytometry A 2004; 61:1-8. [PMID: 15351983 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Flow cytometry (FCM) and laser scanning cytometry (LSC) are the routine techniques for fluorescent cell analysis. Recently, we developed a scanning fluorescent microscopy (SFM) technique. This study compares SFM to LSC (two slide-based cytometry, SBC, techniques) and FCM, in experimental and clinical settings. METHODS For the relative cell-frequency determinations, HT29 colorectal cancer cells and Ficoll separated blood mononuclear cells (FSBMCs) were serially diluted (from 1:1 to 1:1,000) and measured by each of the three techniques. For the absolute cell number determinations (only for SBC) FSBMCs were smeared on slides, then HT29 cells were placed on the slide with a micromanipulator (5-50 cells). Tumor cells circulating in the peripheral blood were isolated by magnetic separation from clinical blood samples of colorectal cancer patients. All samples were double-stained by CD45 ECD and CAM5.2 FITC antibodies. For slides, TOTO-3 and Hoechst 33258 DNA dyes were applied as nuclear counter staining. RESULTS In the relative cell frequency determinations, the correlations between the calculated value and measured values by SFM, LSC, and FCM were r(2) = 0.79, 0.62, and 0.84, respectively (for all P < 0.01). In the absolute cell frequency determinations, SFM and LSC correlated to a high degree (r(2) = 0.97; P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS SFM proved to be a reliable alternative method, providing results comparable to LSC and FCM. SBC proved to be more suitable for rare-cell detection than FCM. SFM with digital slides may prove an acceptable adaptation of conventional fluorescent microscopes in order to perform rare-cell detection.
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- József Bocsi
- 1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Varga VS, Bocsi J, Sipos F, Csendes G, Tulassay Z, Molnár B. Scanning fluorescent microscopy is an alternative for quantitative fluorescent cell analysis. Cytometry A 2004; 60:53-62. [PMID: 15229857 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Fluorescent measurements on cells are performed today with FCM and laser scanning cytometry. The scientific community dealing with quantitative cell analysis would benefit from the development of a new digital multichannel and virtual microscopy based scanning fluorescent microscopy technology and from its evaluation on routine standardized fluorescent beads and clinical specimens. METHODS We applied a commercial motorized fluorescent microscope system. The scanning was done at 20 x (0.5 NA) magnification, on three channels (Rhodamine, FITC, Hoechst). The SFM (scanning fluorescent microscopy) software included the following features: scanning area, exposure time, and channel definition, autofocused scanning, densitometric and morphometric cellular feature determination, gating on scatterplots and frequency histograms, and preparation of galleries of the gated cells. For the calibration and standardization Immuno-Brite beads were used. RESULTS With application of shading compensation, the CV of fluorescence of the beads decreased from 24.3% to 3.9%. Standard JPEG image compression until 1:150 resulted in no significant change. The change of focus influenced the CV significantly only after +/-5 microm error. CONCLUSIONS SFM is a valuable method for the evaluation of fluorescently labeled cells.
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- Viktor Sebestyén Varga
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Clinical Gastroenterology Research Unit, Budapest, Hungary.
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Shedden K, Brumer J, Chang YT, Rosania GR. Chemoinformatic Analysis of a Supertargeted Combinatorial Library of Styryl Molecules. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003; 43:2068-80. [PMID: 14632459 DOI: 10.1021/ci0341215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Styryl dyes are fluorescent, lipophilic cations that have been used as specific labeling probes of mitochondria in living cells. For specific applications such as epifluorescence microscopy or flow cytometry, it is often desirable to synthesize fluorescent derivatives with optimized excitation, emission, and localization properties. Here, we present a chemoinformatic strategy suitable for multiparameter analysis of a combinatorial library of styryl molecules supertargeted to mitochondria. The strategy is based on a simple additive model relating the spectral and subcellular localization characteristics of styryl compounds to the two chemical building blocks that are used to synthesize the molecules. Using a cross-validation approach, the additive model predicts with a high degree of confidence the subcellular localization and spectral properties of the styryl product, from numerical scores that are independently associated with the individual building blocks of the molecule. The fit of the data indicates that more complex, nonadditive interactions between the two building blocks play a minor role in determining the molecule's optical or biological properties. Moreover, the observed additive relationship allows mechanistic inferences to be made regarding the structure-property relationship observed for this particular class of molecules. It points to testable, mechanistic hypotheses about how chemical structure, fluorescence, and localization properties are related.
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- Kerby Shedden
- Department of Statistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Schubert W. Topological proteomics, toponomics, MELK-technology. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2003; 83:189-209. [PMID: 12934931 DOI: 10.1007/3-540-36459-5_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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MELK is an ultrasensitive topological proteomics technology analysing proteins on the single cell level (Multi-Epitope-Ligand-'Kartographie'). It can trace out large scale protein patterns with subcellular resolution, mapping the topological position of many proteins simultaneously in a cell. Thereby, it addresses higher level order in a proteome, referred to as the toponome, coding cell functions by topologically and timely determined webs of interacting proteins. The resulting cellular protein maps provide new structures in the proteome: single combinatorial protein patterns (s-CPP), and combinatorial protein pattern motifs (CPP-motifs), bound to superior units. They are images of functional protein networks, which are specific signatures of tissues, cell types, cell states and diseases. The technology unravels hierarchies of proteins related to particular cell functions or dysfunctions, thus identifying and prioritising key proteins within cell and tissue protein networks. Interlocking MELK with the drug screening machinery provides new clues related to the selection of target proteins, and functionally relevant hits and drug leads. The present chapter summarizes the steps that have contributed to the establishment of the technology.
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- Walter Schubert
- MelTec Ltd., ZENIT-Building, Leipziger Strasse 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany.
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Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), the assay of choice for localization of specific nucleic acids sequences in native context, is a 20-year-old technology that has developed continuously. Over its maturation, various methodologies and modifications have been introduced to optimize the detection of DNA and RNA. The pervasiveness of this technique is largely because of its wide variety of applications and the relative ease of implementation and performance of in situ studies. Although the basic principles of FISH have remained unchanged, high-sensitivity detection, simultaneous assay of multiple species, and automated data collection and analysis have advanced the field significantly. The introduction of FISH surpassed previously available technology to become a foremost biological assay. Key methodological advances have allowed facile preparation of low-noise hybridization probes, and technological breakthroughs now permit multi-target visualization and quantitative analysis - both factors that have made FISH accessible to all and applicable to any investigation of nucleic acids. In the future, this technique is likely to have significant further impact on live-cell imaging and on medical diagnostics.
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- Jeffrey M Levsky
- Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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Brelje TC, Wessendorf MW, Sorenson RL. Multicolor laser scanning confocal immunofluorescence microscopy: practical application and limitations. Methods Cell Biol 2003; 70:165-244. [PMID: 12512325 DOI: 10.1016/s0091-679x(02)70006-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- T Clark Brelje
- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroanatomy, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Lamas E, Chassoux D, Decaux JF, Brechot C, Debey P. Quantitative fluorescence imaging approach for the study of polyploidization in hepatocytes. J Histochem Cytochem 2003; 51:319-30. [PMID: 12588960 DOI: 10.1177/002215540305100307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We applied automatic quantitative fluorescence imaging of nuclear DNA to rat liver cells obtained from animals at various times after birth up to 3 months of age. We show that, in conditions best preserving the native cellular structures, DNA content measurements, performed on whole single cells in situ after Hoechst staining, were precise and accurate. Cells in the various ploidy and nuclearity classes could thus be identified correctly and their percentages were estimated on a total of 300 cells or more. DNA synthesis was shown to occur asynchronously in all ploidy and nuclearity classes around weaning time. Observation of the labeling patterns, after in vivo BrdU pulse and short-term culture (chase), showed that the cell cycle was shorter in diploid cells compared with cells undergoing polyploidization. These results show that the approach of fluorescence imaging is well suited to investigations on polyploidization mechanisms.
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- Eugenia Lamas
- Liver Cancer and Molecular Virology, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 370, Paris, France
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BACKGROUND Numerous applications of fluorescence microscopy require quantitation of signal intensity in reproducible units. Two problems must be overcome to achieve this goal. First, due to various instrumental factors, the same sample imaged on two microscopes or even on the same microscope at different times may produce highly divergent readings. Second, because of shading, some areas within the same field may appear brighter than others despite the same amount of fluorophore. The first type of variability requires calibration using a sample of reproducible fluorescence yield; to correct for shading, a uniform fluorescent field is needed. METHODS Standard slides were prepared by placing several microliters of 10%-50% w/v fluorescein or rhodamine between a coverglass and a slide. They were used to perform shading correction and normalization under a variety of imaging conditions. RESULTS Concentrated fluorophores produced a uniform fluorescent field of moderate and reproducible brightness. By expressing the staining of a biological object in the units of standard slides, identical results were obtained irrespective of the imaging conditions or the microscope used. We compared shading correction based on concentrated fluorescein with two other standards. Concentrated fluorescein resulted in the best equalization of the field. CONCLUSIONS Standardization of fluorescent images can be achieved by normalizing them to the image of a concentrated solution of a fluorophore. Due to its simplicity and efficiency, this method can be used in clinical analysis as well as in routine laboratory practice.
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- M A Model
- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Nattkemper TW, Ritter HJ, Schubert W. A neural classifier enabling high-throughput topological analysis of lymphocytes in tissue sections. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BIOMEDICINE : A PUBLICATION OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY 2001; 5:138-49. [PMID: 11420992 DOI: 10.1109/4233.924804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A neural cell detection system (NCDS) for the automatic quantitation of fluorescent lymphocytes in tissue sections is presented in this paper. The system acquires visual knowledge from a set of training cell-image patches selected by a user. The trained system evaluates an image in 2 min calculating: the number, the positions, and the phenotypes of the fluorescent cells. For validation, the NCDS learning performance was tested by cross validation on digitized images of tissue sections obtained from inherently different types of tissue: diagnostic tissue sections across the human tonsil and across an inflammatory lymphocyte infiltrate of the human skeletal muscle. The NCDS detection results were compared with detection results from biomedical experts and were visually evaluated by our most experienced biomedical expert. Although the micrographs were noisy and the fluorescent cells varied in shape and size, the NCDS detected a minimum of 95% of the cells. In contrast, the cellular counts based on visual cell recognition of the experts were inconsistent and largely unreproducible for approximately 80% of the lymphocytes present in a visual field. The data indicate that the NCDS is rapid and delivers highly reproducible results and, therefore, enables high-throughput topological screening of lymphocytes in many types of tissue, e.g., as obtained by routine diagnostic biopsy procedures. High-throughput screening with the NCDS provides the platform for the quantitative analysis of the interrelationship between tissue environment, cellular phenotype, and cellular topology.
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- T W Nattkemper
- Neuroinformatics Group, University of Bielefeld, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany
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Widengren J, Schwille P. Characterization of Photoinduced Isomerization and Back-Isomerization of the Cyanine Dye Cy5 by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem A 2000. [DOI: 10.1021/jp000059s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 301] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jerker Widengren
- Department of Spectroscopy and Photochemical Kinetics, and Department of Experimental Biophysics, Max-Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 370 77 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Spectroscopy and Photochemical Kinetics, and Department of Experimental Biophysics, Max-Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 370 77 Göttingen, Germany
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Farkas DL, Du C, Fisher GW, Lau C, Niu W, Wachman ES, Levenson RM. Non-invasive image acquisition and advanced processing in optical bioimaging. Comput Med Imaging Graph 1998; 22:89-102. [PMID: 9719850 DOI: 10.1016/s0895-6111(98)00011-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Light is a most versatile tool for investigating biological systems and phenomena; the range, non-destructiveness, spatial discrimination and speed of optical imaging are all important for investigating structure and function at the cellular, tissue or even whole organism level. In live biological imaging, where the technological requirements are heightened, other features of light, such as coherence and wavelength, are used to generate the additional contrast and resolution needed. We report here recent improvements in our ability to image biological specimens optically, focusing on (a) spectral resolution and the related image processing issues, and (b) tomographic three-dimensional fluorescence imaging in vivo.
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- D L Farkas
- Center for Light Microscope Imaging and Biotechnology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. farkas+@cmu.edu
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Taylor DL, Burton K, DeBiasio RL, Giuliano KA, Gough AH, Leonardo T, Pollock JA, Farkas DL. Automated light microscopy for the study of the brain: cellular and molecular dynamics, development, and tumorigenesis. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1997; 820:208-28. [PMID: 9237457 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb46197.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- D L Taylor
- Center for Light Microscope Imaging and Biotechnology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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Dow AI, Shafer SA, Kirkwood JM, Mascari RA, Waggoner AS. Automatic multiparameter fluorescence imaging for determining lymphocyte phenotype and activation status in melanoma tissue sections. CYTOMETRY 1996; 25:71-81. [PMID: 8875056 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0320(19960901)25:1<71::aid-cyto8>3.0.co;2-h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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A system has been developed that combines multiparameter fluorescence imaging and computer vision techniques to provide automatic phenotyping of multiple cell types in a single tissue section. This system identifies both the nuclear and cytoplasmic boundary of each cell. A routine based on the watershed algorithm has been developed to segment an image of Hoechst-stained nuclei with an accuracy of greater than 85%. Deformable splines initially positioned at the nuclear boundaries are applied to images of fluorescently labelled cell-surface antigens. The splines lock onto the peak fluorescence signal surrounding the cell, providing an estimate of the cell boundary. From measurements acquired at this boundary, each cell is classified according to antigen expression. The system has been piloted in biopsies from melanoma patients participating in a clinical trial of the antibody R24. Thin tissue sections have been stained with Hoechst and three different fluorescent antibodies to antigens that permit the typing and evaluation of activity of T-cells. Changes in the infiltrates evaluated by multiparameter imaging were consistent with results obtained by immunoperoxidase analysis. The multiparameter fluorescent technique enables simultaneous determination of multiple cell subsets and can provide the spatial relationships of each cell type within the tissue.
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- A I Dow
- Center for Light Microscope Imaging and Biotechnology, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, PA 15213, USA.
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Rostagno P, Moll JL, Birtwisle-Peyrottes I, Ettore F, Caldani C. Cell cycle expression of estrogen receptors determined by image analysis on human breast cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Breast Cancer Res Treat 1996; 39:147-54. [PMID: 8872323 DOI: 10.1007/bf01806181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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We have investigated, by image analysis, the cell cycle expression of estrogen receptors (ER) on MCF-7 cell line and on MCF-7 xenografts. The results demonstrate, in vitro as well as in vivo, an increase of ER concentration during the G0/G1-phase, followed by a decrease during the S-phase until the late S-phase where a rapid increase was noted. These results confirm that estrogens are involved in the DNA synthesis since ER is expressed in vivo at a maximal level in the late G1. In presence of saturating concentrations of 17 beta-estradiol, the mean ER concentration in G0/G1 phase is significantly decreased compared with the control cells cultured in estrogen-deprived medium. This indicates that 17 beta-estradiol down-regulates ER preferentially in the G0/G1 phase. These data suggest that ER in S and G2/M phases is unable to interact with its ligand. Consequently, estrogens may have no effects on the entry of cells in mitosis. Finally, after long-term tamoxifen treatment of MCF-7 xenografts, a tamoxifen-resistant tumor was developed which was characterized by a change in the profile of ER concentration during the G0/G1 phase. In conclusion, it is possible that the differences in cell cycle distribution of ER could be correlated with different phenotypes of breast cancer and also with different clinical phases of tumoral evolution. However, it remains to be known what is the clinical significance of the ER cell cycle expression in relation to tumor aggressiveness and survival.
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- P Rostagno
- Laboratory of Cytometry, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Nice, France
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Fluorescence imaging microscopes and fluorescent reagents have both evolved greatly in the past 10 years. Sensitive imaging cameras developed over the last decade allow detection of fluorescence signals from even a single fluorescent tag on a protein. At the same time, numerous antibody markers for growth control proteins and DNA probes for chromosomal alterations have been discovered and these can be labeled with the new multicolor fluorescent dyes for detection by microscopy. Image analysis software automatically localizes and quantifies of as many as 5-6 of these different color fluorescent markers in the individual cells of a preparation. The results is that powerful methods for multiparameter analysis of molecular structures and dynamic processes are now accessible to the pathologist.
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- A Waggoner
- Amersham Life Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA 15238, USA
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Rostagno P, Caldani C, Lahlou B. Cell cycle expression of steroid receptors determined by image analysis on human breast cancer cell line: a hypothesis on the effects of antiestrogens. Breast Cancer Res Treat 1996; 37:77-87. [PMID: 8750530 DOI: 10.1007/bf01806634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Tamoxifen is the widespread anti-hormonal compound used for the treatment of human breast cancer. It is admitted that its effects are mediated via estrogen receptors (ER) but the molecular basis of its activity has yet to be clearly defined. In this work, we have developed a new image cytometry procedure in order to clarify the interactions between steroid receptors and tamoxifen at the cell cycle kinetic level. On untreated cells, an increase of ER level and a decrease of progesterone receptor (PR) level during the G0/G1 phase were demonstrated. Then, the ER and PR levels fell during the S-phase until the beginning of G2/M phase, where an increase was observed, especially for PR. These results suggest that ER is synthesized preferentially during the G0/G1 transition and PR during the S/G2 transition. After short-term tamoxifen treatment an augmentation of ER level was observed which was not dose-dependent, suggesting an increase in receptor translation rather than an augmentation of ER synthesis. PR level declined in the majority of the population leading to a selection of a subset of proliferating PR negative cells after treatment. These data demonstrate that the synthesis of steroid receptors is linked with the progression of cells through the cell cycle and indicate that tamoxifen blocks MCF-7 cells in G1 via its interactions with ER. Our multifluorescence imaging procedure appears to provide a rapid and quantitative approach which is useful for investigating alterations in steroid receptors after endocrine treatment.
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- P Rostagno
- Laboratoire de Cytométrie, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Nice, France
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Wang N, Pan Y, Heiden T, Tribukait B. Fluorescence image cytometry for measurement of nuclear DNA content in surgical pathology. CYTOMETRY 1995; 22:323-9. [PMID: 8749783 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.990220409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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A study was made on various methodological aspects of fluorescence image cytometry (FICM) for measurement of nuclear DNA content by using CCD cameras attached to an epifluorescence microscope. Cell nuclei of paraffin-embedded specimens from mouse tissues and human prostate carcinomas were isolated and stained with 4'-6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI). We found that fluorescence fading, lamp stability, and the homogeneity of the illumination can easily be controlled. A camera with a signal-to-noise ratio of 53 dB gave a slightly more precise measurement than did a 46-dB camera. The linearity of the analysis results was very good. The coefficient of variation of mouse kidney standard cells in the DNA histograms was about 5% and 7.4% in histograms of prostate carcinoma biopsies. Stained cell nuclei can be stored for long periods at -20 degrees C without impairment of quality. Comparative measurements of ploidy by FICM and flow cytometry confirmed the accuracy of the FICM analyses. Thus, FICM appears to be an easy method for quantifying the DNA content of visually inspected cell nuclei in surgical pathology.
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- N Wang
- Department of Medical Radiobiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Souchier C, Ffrench M, Benchaib M, Catallo R, Bryon PA. Methods for cell proliferation analysis by fluorescent image cytometry. CYTOMETRY 1995; 20:203-9. [PMID: 7587705 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.990200303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Methods were developed for multimodal microscopic image analysis in order to identify and analyze one cell type under various microscopic conditions. Our purpose was to quantify both total DNA content using propidium iodide (PI) stain and S-phase fraction using the bromodeoxyuridine (BrdUrd) incorporation technique in cell population subsets. The model chosen was plasma cells in bone marrow triply labelled with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) for intracytoplasmic immunoglobulins, with amino-methylcoumarin-acetate (AMCA) for BrdUrd, and with PI for DNA. Image analysis included three phases. First, plasma cells were recognized on FITC images, and the centroid positions were stored. Second, plasma cell nuclei were geodesically reconstructed from these stored positions using PI images in which DNA content was measured, and the nuclear mask outlines were stored. Third, BrdUrd incorporation level of plasma cells was measured on AMCA images inside PI nuclei masks and stored. Image DNA vs. BrdUrd scatterplots were obtained for cells selected according to the expression of intracytoplasmic immunoglobulin. Thus, both ploidy and proliferation could be independently evaluated on a subset of the cellular population.
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- C Souchier
- Laboratoire de Cytologie Analytique, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France
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Heiden T, Tribukait B. New epi-fluorescence optical system for independent analysis of two different fluorochromes in microscopy. CYTOMETRY 1995; 20:95-101. [PMID: 7664630 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.990200202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A new epi-fluorescence optical system is described that uses splitting of the primary excitation and emission light beams, independent modification of the separated beams, and their reunification. The optical system was constructed for analysis of two different fluorochromes, e.g., DAPI and TRITC. Modifications in the separated beams comprise: (1) isolation of specific wavelengths (365 nm, 546 nm, 435-500 nm, and 590-750 nm), (2) wavelength switching without image displacement and blur by means of a light chopper alternating between ultraviolet-excitation/blue-detection and green-excitation/red-detection at frequencies of up to 140 Hz for observation by eye without image flicker, and (3) separate positioning of lenses for compensation of chromatic aberrations. This system demonstrates a good transmission of the chosen wavelengths. A high specificity of double fluorescence analysis with minimal effects of spectral overlap was obtained with good temporal resolution. It has been shown that it is feasable to obtain separate chromatic compensations for the use of a microscope objective in spectral regions outside the range for which the objective is corrected.
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- T Heiden
- Department of Medical Radiobiology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Wittrup KD, Westerman RJ, Desai R. Fluorescence array detector for large-field quantitative fluorescence cytometry. CYTOMETRY 1994; 16:206-13. [PMID: 7924689 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.990160304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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A prototypic fluorescence array detector (FAD) has been designed and constructed which is capable of quantifying single-cell fluorescence emissions from a statistically significant population of cell-sized objects (over 10(3)) on a solid substrate. The system is comprised of a cryogenically cooled CCD, 50 mW air-cooled argon ion laser, and optics that image a large (1 x 1 cm) field at 1:1 (no magnification). The CCD is effectively treated as a two-dimensional array of 2.7 x 10(5) independent 20 x 20 microns photodetectors, with each cell-sized object imaged across only a few CCD pixels. Algorithms have been developed for focusing, image segmentation, shading correction, and noise rejection; performance data for the FAD with fluorescent calibration beads are presented. The FAD is a simple alternative to microscope-based imaging cytometry, allowing large-field imaging without a scanning stage.
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- K D Wittrup
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801
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Poulin N, Harrison A, Palcic B. Quantitative precision of an automated image cytometric system for the measurement of DNA content and distribution in cells labeled with fluorescent nucleic acid stains. CYTOMETRY 1994; 16:227-35. [PMID: 7924691 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.990160306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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An automated image cytometric system is described for the measurement of DNA content and distribution in cells stained with fluorescent DNA binding or intercalating compounds. The quantitative precision of integrated optical intensity (IOI) measurements using this system was estimated to be 2.0%, based on the coefficient of variation (cv) of the IOI of DNA check beads. Using peripheral blood lymphocytes stained with 4'-6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI), the cv of IOI was found to be 3.5%. Slide to slide variability of the IOI for peripheral blood lymphocytes (cv over 10 slides of the mean IOI) was found to be 2%. The most important sources of error in these measurements were glare, illumination instability, image calibration instability, and staining non-uniformity. These errors were investigated and minimized.
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- N Poulin
- B.C. Cancer Research Centre Cancer Imaging, Vancouver, Canada
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Piper J, Poggensee M, Hill W, Jensen R, Ji L, Poole I, Stark M, Sudar D. Automatic fluorescence metaphase finder speeds translocation scoring in FISH painted chromosomes. CYTOMETRY 1994; 16:7-16. [PMID: 8033737 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.990160103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A fluorescence metaphase finder was constructed with commercially available hardware and a standard Unix workstation. Its accuracy was measured in terms of the number of false positive and false negative detected metaphases on a variety of different slide preparations. The metaphase finder was used in a translocation scoring experiment in which metaphase preparations of human peripheral blood lymphocytes were hybridized with whole chromosome probes to chromosomes #1, #2, and #4. The automatic finder presented metaphases to the cytogeneticist, centered in the eyepieces at x63. The cytogeneticist's scores of analyzable metaphases and of painted chromosomes involved in rearrangements were recorded. The time for the analysis was recorded and compared to the time to analyze a similar number of cells in a purely visual experiment in which the cytogeneticist scanned for cells and analyzed them, both at x63. The results showed that, neglecting the machine time spent scanning unattended, the amount of time required for the analysis was reduced by a factor of three. Furthermore, in this experiment the metaphase finder found more scorable metaphases than the cytogeneticist found by visual scanning. Machine-assisted scoring had additional, less quantifiable, benefits; notably that digital images of metaphases sometimes assisted the analysis of chromosome rearrangements, that cells could be revisited easily, and that the analysis was much less fatiguing.
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- J Piper
- MRC Human Genetics Unit, Edinburgh, Scotland
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With the development of complex multimode computerized microscope systems, it is possible and necessary to obtain images of the same area of the microscopical preparation by several methods of microscopy, such as differential interference contrast, reflection interference microscopy, several wavelengths of fluorescence microscopy, laser scanning and confocal modes. Thus, varied information may be obtained about a single field, in the form of a set of images, taken at different ports of the microscope, using different digitizing cameras, each appropriate to certain tasks. For comparative purposes, the images should be superimposable, pixel by pixel, but in general they are not--they differ in image shape and size, magnification, distortion, centration and orientation. This paper shows how the problem may be approached, using an extension of the remapping procedures described in a previous paper, in which images of a separate grid reference slide are used to detect, quantify and correct the image errors. Affine remapping, without the use of grid images, is also described.
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- W Galbraith
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Allegheny Singer Research Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
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Brelje TC, Wessendorf MW, Sorenson RL. Multicolor laser scanning confocal immunofluorescence microscopy: practical application and limitations. Methods Cell Biol 1993; 38:97-181. [PMID: 8246789 DOI: 10.1016/s0091-679x(08)61001-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- T C Brelje
- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroanatomy, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis 55455
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