Optoregulated force application to cellular receptors using molecular motors

Optoregulated force application to cellular receptors using molecular motors

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23815-4

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23815-4

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