Calibration-free In Vitro Quantification of Protein Homo-oligomerization Using Commercial Instrumentation and Free, Open Source Brightness Analysis SoftwareRory Nolan 1, Luis A. Alvarez 1, Samuel C. Griffiths 2, Jonathan Elegheert 2, Christian Siebold 2, Sergi Padilla-Parra 1,2,3,4
1Cellular Imaging Group, Wellcome Centre Human Genetics, University of Oxford, 2Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Centre Human Genetics, University of Oxford, 3Dynamic Structural Virology Group, Biocruces Health Research Centre, 4IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science
This protocol describes a calibration-free approach for quantifying protein homo-oligomerization in vitro based on fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy using commercial light scanning microscopy. The correct acquisition settings and analysis methods are shown.