Imaging fluorescence lifetime heterogeneity applied to GFP-tagged MHC protein at an immunological synapse

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-43

  Treanor, Bebhinn ^a   Lanigan, P M P ^a   Suhling, K ^b   Schreibert, T ^c   Munro, I ^a   Neil, M A A ^a   Phillips, D ^a   Davis, D M ^a   French, P M W ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fluorescence lifetime imaging; Green fluorescent protein; Immunological synapse; Natural killer cells; Refractive index; TCSPC

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

CELL SURFACES; FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE LIFETIMES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; IMAGING FLUORESCENCES; IMMUNOLOGICAL SYNAPSE; MHC PROTEINS; NATURAL KILLER CELLS; TAGGED PROTEINS; TCSPC;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGING; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYNAPSE;

EID: 13244256933     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2720.2005.01430.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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