Zhiqiang Wei, Yanling Xu, Jingzhen Wang, Beini Sun, Qialing Huang, Zhengfei Zhuang, Tongsheng Chen, Min Hu
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Abstract
The fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) two-hybrid assay enables live-cell detection of biomolecular complexes but faces high-throughput screening (HTS) limitations due to laborious image analysis. We developed an automated platform using the Luminance-Uniformity-based Region of Interest Selection (LURS) algorithm, accelerating processing 12-fold (6 h 30 min) for three-channel FRET imaging. Validation with FRET standards (C32V: , ; CVC: , ) matched reference values. Applied to Bcl-xL/Bak interactions under A1331852 treatment, LURS revealed dose-dependent stoichiometry reduction ( ). The method achieved precise signal extraction while preserving native cellular conditions, overcoming throughput constraints in dynamic protein interaction studies.