2011
3-D Reconstruction of Microtubules from Multi-Angle Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy Using Bayesian Framework
Yang Q, Karpikov A, Toomre D, Duncan JS. 3-D Reconstruction of Microtubules from Multi-Angle Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy Using Bayesian Framework. IEEE Transactions On Image Processing 2011, 20: 2248-2259. PMID: 21324778, DOI: 10.1109/tip.2011.2114359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvanescent fieldDifferent penetration depthsTIRF imagesPenetration depthSamples of microtubulesLaser beamTotal internal reflection fluorescence microscopyAxial resolutionReflection fluorescence microscopyLarge radiusIncident angleMulti-angle total internal reflection fluorescence microscopyElectron microscopy imagesTIRF dataSmall radiusTracking of microtubulesMicroscopy imagesFluorescence microscopyMicroscopyRadiusReconstruction resultsCurvilinear characteristicsZ-dimensionExperimental calibrationMicrotubule curvatureAn Expectation Maximization Based Method for Subcellular Particle Tracking Using Multi-angle TIRF Microscopy
Liang L, Shen H, De Camilli P, Toomre DK, Duncan JS. An Expectation Maximization Based Method for Subcellular Particle Tracking Using Multi-angle TIRF Microscopy. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2011, 14: 629-636. PMID: 22003671, PMCID: PMC3648983, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-23623-5_79.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Automatic Detection of Large Dense-Core Vesicles in Secretory Cells and Statistical Analysis of Their Intracellular Distribution
Díaz E, Ayala G, Díaz ME, Gong LW, Toomre D. Automatic Detection of Large Dense-Core Vesicles in Secretory Cells and Statistical Analysis of Their Intracellular Distribution. IEEE/ACM Transactions On Computational Biology And Bioinformatics 2008, 7: 2-11. PMID: 20150664, DOI: 10.1109/tcbb.2008.30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornArtificial IntelligenceCells, CulturedChromaffin CellsChromaffin GranulesComputer SimulationData Interpretation, StatisticalImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedInformation Storage and RetrievalMiceMicroscopy, ElectronModels, BiologicalModels, StatisticalPattern Recognition, AutomatedReproducibility of ResultsSecretory VesiclesSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsPlasma membraneLarge dense-core vesiclesDense-core vesiclesDifferent spatial point processesRegulated exocytosisLocation of granulesStudy of secretionIntracellular distributionCell cytoplasmSecretory cellsDysfunctional secretionDifferent cellsFunctional descriptorsDifferent cell groupsAnalysis of diseasesVesiclesCellsMembraneNovel toolCell groupsDensity of granulesGranulesExocytosisCytoplasmMorphological appearance
2006
Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Constitutive Exocytosis in Epithelial Cells
Sebastian R, Diaz ME, Ayala G, Letinic K, Moncho-Bogani J, Toomre D. Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Constitutive Exocytosis in Epithelial Cells. IEEE/ACM Transactions On Computational Biology And Bioinformatics 2006, 3: 17-32. PMID: 17048390, DOI: 10.1109/tcbb.2006.11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell LineCell MembraneComputer SimulationEpithelial CellsExocytosisMembrane FusionMembrane ProteinsModels, BiologicalSignal TransductionConceptsEvanescent wave microscopyPlethora of moleculesProtein targetingConstitutive exocytosisVesicular trafficFusion eventsPlasma membraneVesicle fusionBiological hypothesesExocytosisRipley's K-functionWave microscopyFusion siteEpithelial cellsStudy of membranesPathological conditionsK-functionFinal stepMembraneProper distributionTransportersFusionEnzymeSitesSpatial sites