Papkovsky Dmitri B. (ed.) Live Cell Imaging: Methods and Protocols

Humana Press, 2010. — 363 p. — (Methods in Molecular Biology 591) — ISBN: 978-1-60761-403-6Now a routine tool in biomedical and life science research, live cell imaging has made major progress enabling this core biochemical, cell, and molecular biology technique to become even more powerful, versatile, and affordable. In Live Cell Imaging: Methods and Protocols, a panel of expert contributors provide a comprehensive compendium of experimental approaches to live cell imaging in the form of several overview chapters followed by representative examples and case studies covering different aspects of the most current methodology. By examining a range of state-of-the-art protocols extensively validated in complex biological studies, this volume highlights new experimental and instrumental opportunities and helps researchers to select appropriate imaging methods for their specific biological questions and measurement tasks. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and notes on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.Authoritative and cutting-edge, Live Cell Imaging: Methods and Protocols promises to contribute greatly to the further development and dissemination of this fundamentally important technology which spans across many disciplines including molecular and cell biology, chemistry, physics, optics, engineering, cell physiology, and medicine.General Principles and Overview
Instrumentation for Live-Cell Imaging and Main Formats
Labels and Probes for Live Cell Imaging: Overview and Selection Guide
Live Cell Imaging: An Industrial Perspective
Imaging Techniques, Probes, and Applications
Design of Fluorescent Fusion Protein Probes
Synthetic Fluorescent Probes for Imaging of Peroxynitrite and Hypochlorous Acid in Living Cells
Photo-Activatable Probes for the Analysis of Receptor Function in Living Cells
The Application of Fluorescent Probes for the Analysis of Lipid Dynamics During Phagocytosis
Imaging of Mitotic Cell Division and Apoptotic Intra-Nuclear Processes in Multicolor
Manipulation of Neutrophil-Like HL-60 Cells for the Study of Directed Cell Migration
A Method for Analyzing Protein–Protein Interactions in the Plasma Membrane of Live B Cells by Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Imaging as Acquired by Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy
Sample Preparation for STED Microscopy
Two-Photon Permeabilization and Calcium Measurements in Cellular Organelles
Imaging and Analysis of Three-Dimensional Cell Culture Models
Long-Term Imaging in Microfluidic Devices
Monitoring of Cellular Responses to Hypoxia
Imaging of Cellular Oxygen and Analysis of Metabolic Responses of Mammalian Cells
Analysis of Mitochondrial pH and Ion Concentrations
Live Cell Imaging Analysis of Receptor Function
Subcellular Dynamic Imaging of Protein–Protein Interactions in Live Cells by Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer
Quantitative Analysis of Membrane Potentials
Image Correlation Spectroscopy to Define Membrane Dynamics