Here, we present a protocol in which single cells are monitored for acute events and productive HIV-1 infection on a nanofluidic device. Imaging data define virus-host receptor interactions and signaling pathway dynamics. This is the first method for nanofluidic high-throughput longitudinal single-cell culture and imaging to study signaling kinetics and molecular interactions.
Freeman, T., Andreou, C., Sebra, R. P., Beaumont, K. G., Swartz, T. H. Single-Cell Characterization of Calcium Influx and HIV-1 Infection using a Multiparameter Optofluidic Platform. J. Vis. Exp. (171), e62632, doi:10.3791/62632 (2021).