Simultaneously monitoring gene expression kinetics and genetic noise in single cells by optical well arrays.
An optical fiber based well array platform was used for simultaneous, dynamic gene expression monitoring from hundreds of individual live Escherichia coli cells carrying promoter-fluorescent reporter gene fusions. High information content about gene expression kinetics and cell-to-cell gene expression variability can be collected from a single experiment. These data are invaluable for investigating gene regulation and gene networks as well as for systems biology applications.
Kuang
Yina
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Department of Chemistry, Tufts University, 62 Talbot Avenue, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA.
Biran
Israel
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Walt
David R
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D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression; D007700:Kinetics; D055095:Optics and Photonics