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Normalized Polarization Ratios for the Analysis of Cell Polarity

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  • Raz Shimoni
  • Kim Pham
  • Mohammed Yassin
  • Mandy J Ludford-Menting
  • Min Gu
  • Sarah M Russell

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The quantification and analysis of molecular localization in living cells is increasingly important for elucidating biological pathways, and new methods are rapidly emerging. The quantification of cell polarity has generated much interest recently, and ratiometric analysis of fluorescence microscopy images provides one means to quantify cell polarity. However, detection of fluorescence, and the ratiometric measurement, is likely to be sensitive to acquisition settings and image processing parameters. Using imaging of EGFP-expressing cells and computer simulations of variations in fluorescence ratios, we characterized the dependence of ratiometric measurements on processing parameters. This analysis showed that image settings alter polarization measurements; and that clustered localization is more susceptible to artifacts than homogeneous localization. To correct for such inconsistencies, we developed and validated a method for choosing the most appropriate analysis settings, and for incorporating internal controls to ensure fidelity of polarity measurements. This approach is applicable to testing polarity in all cells where the axis of polarity is known.

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  • Raz Shimoni & Kim Pham & Mohammed Yassin & Mandy J Ludford-Menting & Min Gu & Sarah M Russell, 2014. "Normalized Polarization Ratios for the Analysis of Cell Polarity," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(6), pages 1-11, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0099885
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099885
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