La medición de la tensión mecánica a través de la vinculina revela la regulación de la dinámica de la adhesión focal

Carsten Grashoff1, Brenton D Hoffman, Michael D Brenner

  • 1Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA.

Nature
|July 9, 2010
PubMed
Resumen

Los investigadores desarrollaron un biosensor para medir las fuerzas piconewton (pN) en las proteínas. Esto reveló que el reclutamiento de la vinculina (una proteína clave en la adhesión celular) y la transmisión de la fuerza se regulan por separado, lo que afecta la estabilidad de la adhesión focal.

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