Algorithms for cell cycle analysis

From: Ulrika K Eriksson (ulrikae@biotech.kth.se)
Date: Tue Nov 12 2002 - 11:00:00 EST


Hi!

I'm trying to perform a cell cycle analysis of an asssay I made and I
don't know which algorithm to use. I have two choices with my Partec
PAS:

1) "Fit One Cycle". An algorithm that performs a complete numerical
fit (see attached file for results) and
2) "Fit G1/G2M". Only performs a Gaussian fit to G1 and G2/M and
analyzes S phase data "as-is" i.e. without fit (see attached file).

The two methods both generate results with the same "trend" BUT
method 1 shows a constant higher percentage of cells in S phase than
cells in G2M whereas method 2 shows the exact opposite. Which one to
trust?

Method 2 always generates smaller ChiSqu than method 1, even when the
peak CVs are quite high (8-10). How high are the CVs "allowed to
get"? What can you do to improve them? What's a good ChiSqu? How
important it is that the ChiSqu is low?

Many thousand thanks in advance to whomever takes of there precious
time to help a flow rookie!

Best regards,
Ulrika K Eriksson
Division of Biotechnology
Royal Institute of Technology
Stockholm
Sweden
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