2024/05/04 by Srijit Seal, Seal, Srijit, Maria‐Anna Trapotsi +13 · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · #Art, Politics, and Modernism #Cell Behavior (q-bio.CB) #FOS: Biological sciences #Fashion and Cultural Textiles #Subcellular Processes (q-bio.SC) #Visual Culture and Art Theory
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2405.02767
openalex publication_date 2024/05/04 · openalex created_date 2024/05/08 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
High-content image-based assays have fueled significant discoveries in the life sciences in the past decade (2013-2023), including novel insights into disease etiology, mechanism of action, new therapeutics, and toxicology predictions. Here, we systematically review the substantial methodological advancements and applications of Cell Painting. Advancements include improvements in the Cell Painting protocol, assay adaptations for different types of perturbations and applications, and improved methodologies for feature extraction, quality control, and batch effect correction. Moreover, machine learning methods recently surpassed classical approaches in their ability to extract biologically useful information from Cell Painting images. Cell Painting data have been used alone or in combination with other -omics data to decipher the mechanism of action of a compound, its toxicity profile, and many other biological effects. Overall, key methodological advances have expanded the ability of Cell Painting to capture cellular responses to various perturbations. Future advances will likely lie in advancing computational and experimental techniques, developing new publicly available datasets, and integrating them with other high-content data types.