Incicco JJ, Roy D, Stuchell-Brereton MD, Soranno A. Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy and Phase Separation.
Methods Mol Biol 2023;
2563:161-198. [PMID:
36227473 DOI:
10.1007/978-1-0716-2663-4_8]
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Abstract
A quantitative understanding of the forces controlling the assembly and functioning of biomolecular condensates requires the identification of phase boundaries at which condensates form as well as the determination of tie-lines. Here, we describe in detail how Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS) provides a versatile approach to estimate phase boundaries of single-component and multicomponent solutions as well as insights about the transport properties of the condensate.
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