ReviewEuropean biophysics journal : EBJ2022
Micropipette-based biomechanical nanotools on living cells.
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- Biomembrane force probe (BFP): Design, advancements, and recent applications to live-cell mechanobiology.Exploration (Beijing, China) · 2023Review
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- Receptor-Ligand Binding: Effect of Mechanical Factors.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
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- The N-terminal autoinhibitory module of the A1 domain in von Willebrand factor stabilizes the mechanosensor catch bond.RSC chemical biology · 2022Article
- Fluorescence-coupled micropipette aspiration assay to examine calcium mobilization caused by red blood cell mechanosensing.European biophysics journal : EBJ · 2022Article
- Nanoengineering for Mechanobiology "N4M-20".European biophysics journal : EBJ · 2022Article
- Insights into intercellular receptor-ligand binding kinetics in cell communication.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Review
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Abstract
Mechanobiology is an emerging field at the interface of biology and mechanics, investigating the roles of mechanical forces within biomolecules, organelles, cells, and tissues. As a highlight, the recent advances of micropipette-based aspiration assays and dynamic force spectroscopies such as biomembrane force probe (BFP) provide unprecedented mechanobiological insights with excellent live-cell compatibility. In their classic applications, these assays measure force-dependent ligand-receptor-binding kinetics, protein conformational changes, and cellular mechanical properties such as cortical tension and stiffness. In recent years, when combined with advanced microscopies in high spatial and temporal resolutions, these biomechanical nanotools enable characterization of receptor-mediated cell mechanosensing and subsequent organelle behaviors at single-cellular and molecular level. In this review, we summarize the latest developments of these assays for live-cell mechanobiology studies. We also provide perspectives on their future upgrades with multimodal integration and high-throughput capability.
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