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Journal of Cell Science, Vol 94, Issue 3 443-447, Copyright © 1989 by Company of Biologists
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GM Lee
Department of Zoology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27706.
Pressure microinjection is frequently used to introduce substances into mammalian cells, but precise quantitation of the volume injected into individual cells has been difficult. A simple and reliable procedure for determining the volume injected was developed in order to determine what intracellular concentration of AMP-PNP was necessary to inhibit specific cellular processes. The technique uses fluorescent Lucifer Yellow-labeled dextrans in the microinjection buffer and quantitative fluorescence microscopy to measure the fluorescence intensity of the injected cell. The volume injected is computed from a standard curve derived from the volume and fluorescence of spherical, microscopic droplets of Lucifer Yellow dextran solution. The droplets are ejected from a micropipet into immersion oil where they sink to rest on a siliconized coverslip. For the measurement of fluorescence, an inexpensive photomultiplier system that is attached to a fluorescence microscope is described. The potential uses of this method for other microassays are discussed.
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