Yellow fluorescent protein-based label-free tension sensors for monitoring integrin tension
Yongliang Wang, Han Wang, Michael V. Tran, W. Russ Algar, Hongbin Li
Abstract
Using enhanced yellow fluorescent protein, we demonstrate the feasibility to use fluorescent proteins as a label-free tension sensor to monitor integrin tension.
Topics & Concepts
FluorescenceTension (geology)ChemistryBiophysicsNanotechnologyMaterials scienceBiologyComposite materialPhysicsOpticsUltimate tensile strengthCellular Mechanics and InteractionsCell Adhesion Molecules ResearchPolymer Surface Interaction Studies