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A practical guide to evaluating colocalization in biological microscopy
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Fluorescence microscopy is one of the most powerful tools for elucidating the cellular functions of proteins and other molecules. In many cases, the function of a molecule can be inferred from its association with specific intracellular compartments or molecular complexes, which is typically determined by comparing the distribution of a fluorescently labeled version of the molecule with that of a second, complementarily labeled probe. Although arguably the most common application of fluorescence microscopy in biomedical research, studies evaluating the “colocalization” of two probes are seldom quantified, despite a diversity of image analysis tools that have been specifically developed for that purpose. Here we provide a guide to analyzing colocalization in cell biology studies, emphasizing practical application of quantitative tools that are now widely available in commercial and free image analysis software.
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- Authors
- Dunn, K. W., Kamocka, M. M., & McDonald, J. H.
- Venue
- American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology
- Publisher
- American Physiological Society
- Published
- 2011-04
- Volume
- 300
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- C723-C742
- ISSN
- 0363-6143 (ISSN-L)
- 1522-1563
- OpenAlex
- W2150737519
- Cited by
- 2,038
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 17.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
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