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Cell Cycle Analysis
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2023
Cell cycle refers to the set of events through which a cell grows, replicates its genome, and ultimately divides into two daughter cells through the process of mitosis. Because the amount of DNA in a cell shows characteristic changes throughout the cycle, techniques known as cell cycle analysis can be used to separate a population of cells according to the different phases of cell cycle they are in, based on their varying DNA content.This video will cover the principles behind cell cycle...
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Phospho Flow Cytometry with Fluorescent Cell Barcoding for Single Cell Signaling Analysis and Biomarker Discovery
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2018
Here, a protocol for medium- to high-throughput analysis of protein phosphorylation events at the cellular level is presented. Phospho flow cytometry is a powerful approach to characterize signaling aberrations, identify and validate biomarkers, and assess pharmacodynamics.
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Video Bioinformatics Analysis of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Colony Growth
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2010
Video bioinformatics is the automated processing, analysis, understanding, and data mining of biological spatio-temporal data extracted from microscopic videos. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate a method for measuring human embryonic stem cell colony growth using a video bioinformatics method.
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Analysis of Cell Cycle Position in Mammalian Cells
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2012
Determining the cell cycle position of a population of cells, or understanding how signals affect proliferation, can be readily measured by flow cytometry using this protocol. We report a simple experimental approach to staining cells and quantifying their position in the cell cycle.
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Transcriptome Analysis of Single Cells
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2011
In this article we describe a simple method for the harvesting of single cells from rat primary neuronal cultures and subsequent transcriptome analysis using aRNA amplification. This approach is generalizable to any cell type.
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Fluorescent antibodies bind selected surface markers, while related reagents can detect intracellular immunoglobulins. Flow cytometry measures these fluorescence signals on individual cells, allowing researchers to compare marker patterns and identify naïve, activated, memory, and antibody-secreting populations. This phenotypic resolution connects cellular identity with activation state and antibody-producing capacity in infection or vaccination studies.
The two methods measure complementary features of humoral immunity. Flow cytometry characterizes the abundance and phenotype of B cell populations and can assess intracellular immunoglobulins, whereas ELISA quantifies antibodies secreted into a sample. Using both approaches links the presence and state of particular cell populations with the antibody output associated with an immune response.
Changes in B cell activation state can indicate how strongly the humoral immune system responds to a pathogen or vaccination. When these measurements are considered alongside population abundance and antibody production, researchers can determine whether the response includes shifts among naïve, activated, memory, or antibody-secreting cells. These patterns help clarify mechanisms of immune protection.
A comprehensive assessment brings together cell abundance, phenotype, activation state, and antibody-producing capacity. Flow cytometry supplies information about marker expression and intracellular immunoglobulins, while ELISA measures secreted antibodies. Examining these outputs together provides a broader view than either measurement alone, because cellular characteristics can be evaluated alongside the functional antibody response.
Researchers apply the approach to compare B cell responses associated with pathogens or vaccination. The resulting measurements can show which populations are present, how their activation state changes, and whether antibody secretion accompanies those changes. Such comparisons help investigate humoral immune mechanisms and evaluate patterns relevant to immune protection.
Findings from these analyses can identify dysregulated B cell responses and support the evaluation of immune protection. They also provide research information relevant to vaccine development, diagnostic development, and therapeutic development. By connecting cellular phenotypes with antibody production, the approach helps define which aspects of a humoral response may be useful for these goals.