Visualizing the interior architecture of focal adhesions with high-resolution traction maps.

Morimatsu, Masatoshi; Mekhdjian, Armen H; Chang, Alice C; Tan, Steven J; Dunn, Alexander R

Morimatsu, Masatoshi; Mekhdjian, Armen H; Chang, Alice C; Tan, Steven J; Dunn, Alexander R.

Affiliation

Morimatsu M; Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States.
Mekhdjian AH; Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States.
Chang AC; Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States.
Tan SJ; Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States.
Dunn AR; Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States.

Nano Lett ; 15(4): 2220-8, 2015 Apr 08.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25730141

Subject(s)

Cytoskeletal Proteins/metabolism; Focal Adhesions/physiology; Mechanotransduction, Cellular/physiology; Membrane Proteins/metabolism; Microscopy, Fluorescence/methods; Molecular Imaging/methods; Adhesiveness; Animals; Cells, Cultured; Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer/methods; Humans; Image Enhancement/methods; Mice; Stress, Mechanical; Tensile Strength/physiology

Key words

Mechanobiology; focal adhesion; integrin; molecular tension sensor; super-resolution; traction force microscopy

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Focal Adhesions / Cytoskeletal Proteins / Mechanotransduction, Cellular / Molecular Imaging / Membrane Proteins / Microscopy, Fluorescence Limits: Animals / Humans Language: En Journal: Nano Lett Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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