Optoregulated force application to cellular receptors using molecular motors
oleh: Yijun Zheng, Mitchell K. L. Han, Renping Zhao, Johanna Blass, Jingnan Zhang, Dennis W. Zhou, Jean-Rémy Colard-Itté, Damien Dattler, Arzu Çolak, Markus Hoth, Andrés J. García, Bin Qu, Roland Bennewitz, Nicolas Giuseppone, Aránzazu del Campo
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-06-01 |
Deskripsi
Molecular scale force application in physiological environments is important for studying mechanotransduction. Here, the authors use a molecular machine to apply forces at cell-matrix and cell-cell junctions using light to trigger twisting actuation which then pulls on cell membrane receptors.