EVOS M5000 in Cell Biology and Intracellular Signaling

Curated literature review of peer-reviewed studies that used the EVOS M5000 Imaging System. Each paper is summarised by cell type, imaging technique, and disease area, with links to Google Scholar and PubMed. Plankton & Zoom does not host paywalled content.

Beyond disease-specific models, the EVOS M5000 is used to interrogate fundamental cell biology: engineered protein sensors, WNT/β-catenin reporters, and nuclear speckle organisation.

Engineering Intracellular Protein Sensors in Mammalian Cells.

Cell type: Mammalian cells (engineered protein sensors)

Imaging technique: Fluorescence microscopy

Disease area: Neurodegenerative / metabolic disease models

Proteins can function as biomarkers of pathological conditions, such as neurodegenerative diseases, infections or metabolic syndromes. Engineering cells to sense and respond to these biomarkers may help the understanding of molecular mechanisms underlying pathologies, as well as ...

J Vis Exp — PMID 32420982

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R-spondins engage heparan sulfate proteoglycans to potentiate WNT signaling.

Cell type: Cultured cells (WNT signaling reporter)

Imaging technique: Fluorescence/bioluminescence reporter imaging

Disease area: Developmental / regenerative biology

R-spondins (RSPOs) amplify WNT signaling during development and regenerative responses. We previously demonstrated that RSPOs 2 and 3 potentiate WNT/β-catenin signaling in cells lacking leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein coupled receptors (LGRs) 4, 5 and 6 (Lebensohn and Ro...

Elife — PMID 32432544

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SON and SRRM2 are essential for nuclear speckle formation.

Cell type: Cultured human cells

Imaging technique: Fluorescence microscopy

Disease area: Cancer / basic cell biology

Nuclear speckles (NS) are among the most prominent biomolecular condensates. Despite their prevalence, research on the function of NS is virtually restricted to colocalization analyses, since an organizing core, without which NS cannot form, remains unidentified. The monoclonal a...

Elife — PMID 33095160

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Recent Publications

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Molecular Biology of the Cell, 7th ed. W.W. Norton. doi:10.1201/9781003217356

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