Probing cytoskeletal modulation of passive and active intracellular dynamics using nanobody-functionalized quantum dots

oleh: Eugene A. Katrukha, Marina Mikhaylova, Hugo X. van Brakel, Paul M. van Bergen en Henegouwen, Anna Akhmanova, Casper C. Hoogenraad, Lukas C. Kapitein

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2017-03-01

Deskripsi

Methods to probe transport dynamics within cells can shed insight into the nature of the cytoplasm. Here the authors develop a method to functionalize and deliver quantum dots intracellularly to show how the cytoskeleton influences non-equilibrium intracellular transport dynamics.