A collaborative approach to mapping the distribution of cell surface proteins
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Single-molecule localisation microscopy (SMLM) allows the mapping of the positions of individual molecules in cells with nanometre precision. As such, the data format is a point cloud, rather than a conventional microscopy image. We have developed a range of tools for extracting biologically relevant descriptors of the distribution of biomolecules from SMLM data sets, principally, the degree of molecular clustering. Here, we demonstrate a community-led approach to the evaluation of the performance of these cluster analysis algorithms. Additionally, we have launched a publically accessible, curated database for SMLM data storage, sharing and dissemination. A new algorithm for comparing the similarity of point clouds allows searching this databases for experimental conditions that show similar statistical character.
Date: 4 September 2023, 12:00 (Monday, 20th week, Trinity 2023)
Venue: Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Headington OX3 7FY
Venue Details: Bernard Sunley Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Professor Dylan Owen (Universitiy of Birmingham)
Organising department: Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS)
Organisers: Doris Chan (Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology), Jo Silva (NDORMS)
Organiser contact email address: doris.chan@kennedy.ox.ac.uk
Host: Michael Dustin (Kennedy Institute, University of Oxford)
Part of: Kennedy Institute Seminars
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Doris Chan