Tools for Single-Cell Kinetic Analysis of Virus-Host Interactions.

ABSTRACT: Measures of cellular gene expression or behavior, when performed on individual cells, inevitably reveal a diversity of behaviors and outcomes that can correlate with normal or diseased states. For virus infections, the potential diversity of outcomes are pushed to an extreme, where measures of infection reflect features of the specific infecting virus particle, the individual host cell, as well as interactions between viral and cellular components. Single-cell measures, while revealing, still often rely on specialized fluid handling capabilities, employ end-point measures, and remain labor-intensive to perform. To address these limitations, we consider a new microwell-based device that uses simple pipette-based fluid handling to isolate individual cells. Our design allows different experim

SUBMITTER: Warrick JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4713429 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature