PAM: A Framework for Integrated Analysis of Imaging, Single-Molecule, and Ensemble Fluorescence Data

Biophysical Journal, Volume 114, Issue 7, Pages 1518-1528, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2018.02.035
Biophysical Journal, online article

Fluorescence microscopy and spectroscopy data hold a wealth of information on the investigated molecules, structures, or organisms. Nowadays, the same fluorescence data set can be analyzed in many ways to extract different properties of the measured sample. Yet, doing so remains slow and cumbersome, often requiring incompatible software packages. Here, we present PAM (pulsed interleaved excitation analysis with MATLAB), an open-source software package written in MATLAB that offers a simple and efficient workflow through its graphical user interface. PAM is a framework for integrated and robust analysis of fluorescence ensemble, single-molecule, and imaging data. Although it was originally developed for the analysis of pulsed interleaved excitation experiments, PAM has since been extended to support most types of data collection modalities. It combines a multitude of powerful analysis algorithms, ranging from time- and space-correlation analysis, over single-molecule burst analysis, to lifetime imaging microscopy, while offering intrinsic support for multicolor experiments. We illustrate the key concepts and workflow of the software by discussing data handling and sorting and provide step-by-step descriptions for the individual usage cases.
 

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