Next-Generation Genomic Imaging Technology

单细胞基因组学通过实现无偏见的分子生物学， 鉴定和表征构成细胞的全部细胞类型， 组织.这种分子信息之间的“婚姻”，其中包括 由每种细胞类别表达的所有配体和受体的清单，以及 伴随着关于它们的3D空间信息， 重建给定组织内的活性信号中心。这儿 继续生物学家和分子生物化学家之间富有成效的合作， 我们建议提供一种变革性的新技术， 完整人体组织的分子成像。我们方法的一个主要优点是 我们完全绕过了荧光成像的内在局限性， 内源性自发荧光，低信噪比，限制为5个或更少 数据通道，通过使用镧系共振能量转移。通过这样做，我们将 同时克服了检测单个信号的挑战， 大幅提高吞吐量。此外，我们提供的技术将 既生物学家'友好'和低成本，提供了一个广泛可用和实用的 该平台将被全球科学家迅速广泛采用。

Single cell genomics has transformed biology by enabling unbiased molecular identification and characterization of the full panoply of cell types that make up a tissue. A 'marriage' between this molecular information, which includes an inventory of all the ligands and receptors expressed by each cell class, and the accompanying 3D spatial information about them will enable the comprehensive reconstruction of the active signaling centers within a given tissue. Here, by continuing a fruitful collaboration between a biologist and molecular biochemist, we propose to deliver a transformative new technology for 3D multi-dimensional molecular imaging in intact human tissue. A major strength of our approach is that we entirely bypass the intrinsic limitations of fluorescent imaging, namely endogenous autofluorescence, low signal to noise, and restriction to five or fewer data channels, by using lanthanide resonant energy transfer. By so doing, we will simultaneously overcome challenges in detection of individual signals and massively increase throughput. Furthermore, the technology we deliver will be both biologist 'friendly' and low cost, providing a widely available and practical platform that will be rapidly and broadly adopted by scientists worldwide.