Uncovering mechanosensing mechanisms at the single protein level using magnetic tweezers

Methods

Volumn 94, Issue , 2016, Pages 13-18

  Le, Shimin ^a,b,c   Liu, Ruchuan ^b,d   Lim, Chwee Teck ^a,b   Yan, Jie ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mechanosensing proteins; Single molecule magnetic tweezers; Talin; Titin immunoglobulin domain; Vinculin; Catenin

Indexed keywords

MECHANOSENSING PROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALPHA CATENIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; TALIN; VINCULIN;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; CALIBRATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; FOCAL ADHESION; MAGNETIC TWEEZER; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THERMODYNAMICS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MAGNETISM; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALPHA CATENIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FOCAL ADHESIONS; MAGNETIC PHENOMENA; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; PROTEIN STABILITY; TALIN; VINCULIN;

EID: 84958116266     PISSN: 10462023     EISSN: 10959130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2015.08.020     Document Type: Review

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