Poji:a Fiji-based tool for analysis of podosomes and associated proteins
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Poji:a Fiji-based tool for analysis of podosomes and associated proteins. / Herzog, Robert; van den Dries, Koen; Cervero, Pasquale; Linder, Stefan.
In: J CELL SCI, Vol. 133, No. 8, 28.04.2020.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Poji:a Fiji-based tool for analysis of podosomes and associated proteins
AU - Herzog, Robert
AU - van den Dries, Koen
AU - Cervero, Pasquale
AU - Linder, Stefan
N1 - © 2020. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.
PY - 2020/4/28
Y1 - 2020/4/28
N2 - Podosomes are actin-based adhesion and invasion structures in a variety of cell types, with podosome-forming cells displaying up to several hundreds of these structures. Podosome number, distribution and composition can be affected by experimental treatments or during regular turnover, necessitating a tool that is able to detect even subtle differences in podosomal properties. Here, we present a Fiji-based macro code termed 'Poji' ('podosome analysis by Fiji'), which serves as an easy-to-use tool to characterize a variety of cellular and podosomal parameters, including area, fluorescence intensity, relative enrichment of associated proteins and radial podosome intensity profiles. This tool should be useful to gain more detailed insight into the regulation, architecture and functions of podosomes. Moreover, we show that Poji is easily adaptable for the analysis of invadopodia and associated extracellular matrix degradation, and likely also of other micron-size punctate structures. This article describes the workflow of the Poji macro, presents several examples of its applications, and also points out limitations, as well as respective solutions, and adaptable features to streamline the analysis.This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
AB - Podosomes are actin-based adhesion and invasion structures in a variety of cell types, with podosome-forming cells displaying up to several hundreds of these structures. Podosome number, distribution and composition can be affected by experimental treatments or during regular turnover, necessitating a tool that is able to detect even subtle differences in podosomal properties. Here, we present a Fiji-based macro code termed 'Poji' ('podosome analysis by Fiji'), which serves as an easy-to-use tool to characterize a variety of cellular and podosomal parameters, including area, fluorescence intensity, relative enrichment of associated proteins and radial podosome intensity profiles. This tool should be useful to gain more detailed insight into the regulation, architecture and functions of podosomes. Moreover, we show that Poji is easily adaptable for the analysis of invadopodia and associated extracellular matrix degradation, and likely also of other micron-size punctate structures. This article describes the workflow of the Poji macro, presents several examples of its applications, and also points out limitations, as well as respective solutions, and adaptable features to streamline the analysis.This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper.
U2 - 10.1242/jcs.238964
DO - 10.1242/jcs.238964
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 32152182
VL - 133
JO - J CELL SCI
JF - J CELL SCI
SN - 0021-9533
IS - 8
ER -