Design of an automated capillary electrophoresis platform for single-cell analysis.

Abstract:

:Single-cell analysis of cellular contents by highly sensitive analytical instruments is known as chemical cytometry. A chemical cytometer typically samples one cell at a time, quantifies the cellular contents of interest, and then processes and reports that data. Automation adds the potential to perform this entire sequence of events with minimal intervention, increasing throughput and repeatability. In this chapter, we discuss the design considerations for an automated capillary electrophoresis-based instrument for assay of enzymatic activity within single cells. We describe the key requirements of the microscope base and capillary electrophoresis platforms. We also provide detailed protocols and schematic designs of our cell isolation, lysis, sampling, and detection strategies. Additionally, we describe our signal processing and instrument automation workflows. The described automated system has demonstrated single-cell throughput at rates above 100cells/h and analyte limits of detection as low as 10-20mol.

journal_name

Methods Enzymol

journal_title

Methods in enzymology

authors

Abraham DH,Anttila MM,Gallion LA,Petersen BV,Proctor A,Allbritton NL

doi

10.1016/bs.mie.2019.06.016

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-01-01 00:00:00

pages

191-221

eissn

0076-6879

issn

1557-7988

pii

S0076-6879(19)30255-1

journal_volume

628

pub_type

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