Fluorescence-based force/tension sensors: A novel tool to visualize mechanical forces in structural proteins in live cells

Antioxidants and Redox Signaling

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 986-999

  Guo, Jun ^a   Sachs, Frederick ^b   Meng, Fanjie ^b  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VINCULIN;

EID: 84893871331     PISSN: 15230864     EISSN: 15577716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ars.2013.5708     Document Type: Review

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