This review paper seeks to address current questions in the new field of image-based spatial proteomics as well as outline future challenges of the field.
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image-based spatial proteomics
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Image-based spatial proteomics offers strong potential to expand understanding of different cell types across disease and cell states.
Future progress in image-based spatial proteomics requires more fluorophores, especially photoswitchable and photoactivable ones, and improved temporal resolution to the sub-millisecond range.
Current implementation of image-based spatial proteomics is useful but cannot fulfill the mission of large-scale atlas projects such as the Human Protein Atlas or Human Cell Atlas.
Practical implementation of image-based spatial proteomics is hampered by limited fluorophore types and spectral overlap.
Current image-based spatial proteomics can image upwards of 10 well-chosen proteins in multi-colour experiments but cannot yet tackle larger-scale questions.