WGA-QD probe-based AFM detects WGA-binding sites on cell surface and WGA-induced rigidity alternation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 379, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 335-340

  Wang, Xiaoping ^a,b   He, Dongmei ^a   Cai, Jiye ^a   Chen, Tongsheng ^b   Zou, Feiyan ^a   Li, Yalan ^a   Wu, Yangzhe ^a   Chen, Zheng W ^c   Chen, Yong ^c  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy (AFM); Fluorescent probe; Fluorescent quantum dot (QD); Human breast MCF 7 cancer cell; Rigidity; Topographic probe; Wheat germ agglutinin (WGA)

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; QUANTUM DOT; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BINDING SITE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RIGIDITY; STAINING;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; BINDING SITES; BIOTINYLATION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL MEMBRANE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; QUANTUM DOTS; STREPTAVIDIN; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININS;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 58149522089     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.12.058     Document Type: Article

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