Perspective abstract
Nature Chemical Biology 3, 461 - 465 (2007)
Published online: 18 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchembio.2007.15
Image-based chemical screening
Anne E Carpenter1
Abstract
Technological advances have made it feasible to conduct high-throughput small-molecule screens based on visual phenotypes of individual cells, using automated imaging and analysis. These screens are rapidly moving from being small, proof-of-principle tests to robust and widespread screens of hundreds of thousands of compounds. Automated imaging screens maximize the information obtained in an initial screen and improve the ability to select high-quality leads. In this Perspective, I highlight the key steps necessary for conducting a high-throughput image-based chemical compound screen.
- Anne E. Carpenter is at the Broad Institute Imaging Platform, 7 Cambridge Center, Room 6011, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA. e-mail: anne@broad.mit.edu
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