Real time FRET based detection of mechanical stress in cytoskeletal and extracellular matrix proteins

Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 148-159

  Meng, Fanjie ^a   Suchyna, Thomas M ^a   Lazakovitch, Elena ^a   Gronostajski, Richard M ^a   Sachs, Frederick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Cytoskeleton; Endothelial; FRET; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACTININ; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; FILAMIN; SCLEROPROTEIN; SPECTRIN; TRYPSIN;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR SENSOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRESS;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 85027919980     PISSN: 18655025     EISSN: 18655033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12195-010-0140-0     Document Type: Article

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