Quantitative analysis of flow microfluorometric data from asynchronous and drug-treated cell populations

Jerrold Fried, Xenophon Yataganas, Takeshi Kitahara, Amaury Perez, Ronald Ferguson, Susan Sullivan, Bayard Clarkson

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Abstract

A new method for the mathematical analysis of data from flow microfluorometry is applied to data from cell populations growing exponentially or exposed to hydroxyurea or cyclic AMP. The analysis is not completely automatic, but requires interaction with the investigator. An algorithm for carrying out the analysis is described and illustrated with an example. Possible methods for simplifying the procedure are discussed. Studies with hydroxyurea-treated cells indicated that many cells were arrested in early S phase as well as in G1. Some of the drug treated cells, especially those exposed for 3 to 4 days, had abnormally low fluorescence intensities. Cells treated with cyclic AMP for 72 hr accumulated mainly in the G1 and G2 phases, but some remained in S. Relatively pure fractions of G1 cells (but not G2) were obtained by cyclic AMP treatment followed by sucrose gradient fractionation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)277-290
Number of pages14
JournalComputers and Biomedical Research
Volume9
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1976
Externally publishedYes

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