title: MIiSR: Molecular Interactions in Super-Resolution Imaging Enables the Analysis of Protein Interactions, Dynamics and Formation of Multi-protein Structures.
abstract: Our current understanding of the molecular mechanisms which regulate cellular processes such as vesicular trafficking has been enabled by conventional biochemical and microscopy techniques. However, these methods often obscure the heterogeneity of the cellular environment, thus precluding a quantitative assessment of the molecular interactions regulating these processes. Herein, we present Molecular Interactions in Super Resolution (MIiSR) software which provides quantitative analysis tools for use with super-resolution images. MIiSR combines multiple tools for analyzing intermolecular interactions, molecular clustering and image segmentation. These tools enable quantification, in the native environment of the cell, of molecular interactions and the formation of higher-order molecular complexes. The capabilities and limitations of these analytical tools are demonstrated using both modeled data and examples derived from the vesicular trafficking system, thereby providing an established and validated experimental workflow capable of quantitatively assessing molecular interactions and molecular complex formation within the heterogeneous environment of the cell.
authors.affiliation: The J. Allyn Taylor Centre for Cell Biology, Robarts Research Institute and the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Fabiana A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Caetano
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Brennan S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Dirk
authors.affiliation: The J. Allyn Taylor Centre for Cell Biology, Robarts Research Institute and the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Joshua H K
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Tam
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: P Craig
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Cavanagh
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.|Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goiko
authors.affiliation: Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Stephen S G
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.affiliation: The J. Allyn Taylor Centre for Cell Biology, Robarts Research Institute and the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.|Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Schulich School of Medicine, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Stephen H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Pasternak
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Jimmy D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Dikeakos
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: de Bruyn
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Heit
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003198:Computer Simulation; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008954:Models, Biological; D008956:Models, Chemical; D057054:Molecular Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D025941:Protein Interaction Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface
chemical_list: D046912:Multiprotein Complexes