Chapter title |
qFlow Cytometry-Based Receptoromic Screening: A High-Throughput Quantification Approach Informing Biomarker Selection and Nanosensor Development
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Chapter number | 8 |
Book title |
Biomedical Nanotechnology
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, February 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-6840-4_8 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-6838-1, 978-1-4939-6840-4
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Authors |
Si Chen, Jared Weddell, Pavan Gupta, Grace Conard, James Parkin, Princess I. Imoukhuede, Chen, Si, Weddell, Jared, Gupta, Pavan, Conard, Grace, Parkin, James, Imoukhuede, Princess I. |
Editors |
Sarah Hurst Petrosko, Emily S. Day |
Abstract |
Nanosensor-based detection of biomarkers can improve medical diagnosis; however, a critical factor in nanosensor development is deciding which biomarker to target, as most diseases present several biomarkers. Biomarker-targeting decisions can be informed via an understanding of biomarker expression. Currently, immunohistochemistry (IHC) is the accepted standard for profiling biomarker expression. While IHC provides a relative mapping of biomarker expression, it does not provide cell-by-cell readouts of biomarker expression or absolute biomarker quantification. Flow cytometry overcomes both these IHC challenges by offering biomarker expression on a cell-by-cell basis, and when combined with calibration standards, providing quantitation of biomarker concentrations: this is known as qFlow cytometry. Here, we outline the key components for applying qFlow cytometry to detect biomarkers within the angiogenic vascular endothelial growth factor receptor family. The key aspects of the qFlow cytometry methodology include: antibody specificity testing, immunofluorescent cell labeling, saturation analysis, fluorescent microsphere calibration, and quantitative analysis of both ensemble and cell-by-cell data. Together, these methods enable high-throughput quantification of biomarker expression. |
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