
Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy (FFS), Part A
- 1st Edition, Volume 518 - December 28, 2012
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Sergey Tetin
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 8 8 4 2 2 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 8 8 4 2 3 - 7
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Request a sales quoteContains chapters on such topics as Time-integrated fluorescence cumulant analysis, Pulsed Interleaved Excitation, and raster image correlation spectroscopy and number and brightness analysis.
- Continues the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field
- Covers fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy
- Contains chapters on such topics as time-integrated fluorescence cumulant analysis, pulsed interleaved excitation, and raster image correlation spectroscopy and number and brightness analysis.
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Contributors
Preface
Methods in Enzymology
Chapter One. 40 Years of FCS: How It All Began
References
Chapter Two. Brief Introduction to Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
1 Introduction
2 Conceptual Basis and Theory of FCS
3 Measurements Based on Fluctuation Amplitudes
4 Experimental Measurements
5 Close Relationship Between FCS and Fluorescence Photobleaching
6 Scanning and Imaging Approaches to FCS
7 A Brief and Partial Survey of Applications
8 Summary
References
Chapter Three. Dual-Color Fluorescence Cross-Correlation Spectroscopy with Continuous Laser Excitation in a Confocal Setup
1 Introduction
2 FCS in a Nutshell
3 The Dual-Color FCCS Extension
4 Data Analysis
5 Ligand Binding at the Cell Surface
6 Conclusion
References
Chapter Four. Brightness Analysis
1 Introduction
2 Background
3 Overview of Analysis Techniques
4 Brightness Analysis
5 Experimental Considerations
6 Brightness and Geometry
7 Summary
References
Chapter Five. Time-Integrated Fluorescence Cumulant Analysis and Its Application in Living Cells
1 Introduction
2 Theory and Implementation of TIFCA
3 Application of TIFCA
4 Conclusion
References
Chapter Six. Raster Image Correlation Spectroscopy and Number and Brightness Analysis
1 Introduction
2 A Conceptual Overview of Fluctuation Methods
3 What Is Different in the RICS Method?
4 RICS and Cross-RICS
5 PCH and Amplitude Fluctuation Analysis
6 N&B and Cross-NB
7 Simulations for Cross-RICS and Cross-N&B
8 Applications of RICS and N&B to Detect Molecular Complexes in Cells
9 Calibration Measurements using EGFP and mCherry and Effective Bleedthrough
10 Difference of Distribution in the Nucleus Versus Cytoplasm of Dynamin-2a
11 Conclusions and Future Prospects
12 Materials and Methods
References
Chapter Seven. Global Analysis in Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Lifetime Microscopy
1 Introduction
2 Background
3 Theory
4 Methods
5 Results
6 Conclusions
References
Chapter Eight. Dual-Focus Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
1 Introduction
2 Dual-Focus Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy and Translational Diffusion
3 Flow Measurements with 2fFCS
4 2fFCS Measurements in Lipid Membranes
5 Summary
References
Chapter Nine. Pulsed Interleaved Excitation
1 Introduction: The Need for PIE
2 How Does PIE Work?
3 Juggling Photons with PIE
4 Simple and Quantitative Correlation Analysis with PIE
5 Quantifying FRET with PIE–FRET–FCCS
6 Accurate Single-Pair FRET with MFD–PIE
7 Scanning FCCS with PIE
8 Glancing at the Future for Multicolor Spectroscopy
References
Chapter Ten. Image Correlation Spectroscopy: Mapping Correlations in Space, Time, and Reciprocal Space
1 Introduction
2 Theory of ICS
3 Procedures for STICS and kICS
4 Conclusions
References
Author Index
Subject Index
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 518
- Published: December 28, 2012
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 336
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780123884220
- eBook ISBN: 9780123884237