Measuring protein dynamics in live cells: Protocols and practical considerations for fluorescence fluctuation microscopy

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Youker, Robert T ^a,b   Teng, Haibing ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biophysical techniques; fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy; molecular brightness; Paxillin; protein dynamics; tutorial

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DIFFUSION; DYNAMICS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTON CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; PROTEINS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BIOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES; FLUORESCENCE FLUCTUATION SPECTROSCOPY; PAXILLIN; PROTEIN DYNAMICS; TUTORIAL;

LUMINANCE;

PROTEIN;

CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; METABOLISM; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PROCEDURES;

CALIBRATION; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PROTEINS;

EID: 84911468787     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.19.9.090801     Document Type: Article

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