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Biophysical Journal 85:4110-4121 (2003)
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Detecting and Quantifying Colocalization of Cell Surface Molecules by Single Particle Fluorescence Imaging

Ian E. G. Morrison, Ioannis Karakikes, Rosamund E. Barber, Nelson Fernández and Richard J. Cherry

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom

Correspondence: Address reprint requests to Richard J. Cherry, E-mail: cherr{at}essex.ac.uk.

Single particle fluorescence imaging (SPFI) uses the high sensitivity of fluorescence to visualize individual molecules that have been selectively labeled with small fluorescent particles. The positions of particles are determined by fitting the intensity profile of their images to a 2-D Gaussian function. We have exploited the positional information obtained from SPFI to develop a method for detecting colocalization of cell surface molecules. This involves labeling two different molecules with different colored fluorophores and determining their positions separately by dual wavelength imaging. The images are analyzed to quantify the overlap of the particle images and hence determine the extent of colocalization of the labeled molecules. Simulated images and experiments with a model system are used to investigate the extent to which colocalization occurs from chance proximity of randomly distributed molecules. A method of correcting for positional shifts that result from chromatic aberration is presented. The technique provides quantification of the extent of colocalization and can detect whether colocalized molecules occur singly or in clusters. We have obtained preliminary data for colocalization of molecules on intact cells. Cells often exhibit particulate autofluorescence that can interfere with the measurements; a method for overcoming this problem by triple wavelength imaging is described.




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