Results 41 to 50 of about 199,132 (311)
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Plasma membranes contain dynamic nanoscale domains that organize lipids and receptors. Because viruses operate at similar scales, this architecture shapes early infection steps, including attachment, receptor engagement, and entry. Using influenza A virus and HIV‐1 as examples, we highlight how receptor nanoclusters, multivalent glycan interactions ...
Jan Schlegel, Christian Sieben
wiley +1 more source
Determination of cellular strains by combined atomic force microscopy and finite element modeling [PDF]
, 2002 Many organs adapt to their mechanical environment as a result of physiological change or disease. Cells are both the detectors and effectors of this process.
Charras, GT +3 more
core +1 more source
Pectin Nanostructure Visualization by Atomic Force Microscopy
Bio-Protocol, 2015 Pectins, complex polysaccharides rich in galacturonic acid, are a major component of primary plant cell walls. These macromolecules regulate cell wall porosity and intercellular adhesion, being important in the control of cell expansion and ...
Sara Posé +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Biophysical approaches for studying viral entry
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Viruses infect all living organisms and have been responsible for major epidemics and pandemics. Their ongoing evolutionary battle with host defenses creates a constant need for improved tools to study viral behavior. Advancing methods to probe viral attachment, fusion, and genome release deepen our understanding of how infections begin and support the
Inbar Yosibash, Raya Sorkin
wiley +1 more source
Analysis of Human Fibroblasts by Atomic Force Microscopy [PDF]
, 2004 The force-sensing members of the large family of scanning probe microscopies have become important tools during the past decade for visualizing, characterizing, and manipulating objects and processes on the meso- and nanoscale level.
Bushell, Gillian +7 more
core +1 more source
SNAREs: Could They be the Answer to an Energy Landscape Riddle in Exocytosis?
The Scientific World Journal, 2010 During exocytosis, chemical transmitters stored in secretory vesicles can be released upon fusion of these intracellular organelles to the plasma membrane. In this process, SNARE proteins that form a ternary core complex play a central role. This complex
Wei Liu, Vladimir Parpura
doaj +1 more source
High-precision atomic force microscopy with atomically-characterized tips
New Journal of Physics, 2020 Traditionally, atomic force microscopy (AFM) experiments are conducted at tip–sample distances where the tip strongly interacts with the surface. This increases the signal-to-noise ratio, but poses the problem of relaxations in both tip and sample that ...
A Liebig +4 more
doaj +1 more source
From mice to humans—divergent strategies for intestinal homeostasis and regeneration
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Recent advances such as organoid genome editing, xenotransplantation, imaging, and whole‐genome sequencing have enabled direct studies of human intestinal stem cells (ISCs). These studies reveal species‐specific features, including slower ISC proliferation, distinct injury responses, slower somatic mutation accumulation in humans, and an inverse ...
Keiko Ishikawa +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Functional analysis of biological matter across dimensions by atomic force microscopy (AFM): from tissues to molecules and, ultimately, atoms [PDF]
, 2004 For a detailed understanding of biological tissues and proteins and their dynamical processes the 3D structures of the components involved must be known.
Stolz, Martin
core +1 more source
Structural insights and therapeutic targets in Acinetobacter baumannii capsule biosynthesis
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Hypervirulent KL49 A. baumannii's capsular polysaccharide contains the nonulosonic acid 8‐epi‐Leg5,7Ac2, synthesized by epimerization via ElaA, ElaB, and ElaC. Crystal structures of ElaA, ElaB, and ElaC reveal their role in CMP‐Leg5,7Ac2 synthesis and regioselective C8 epimerization.
Woo Cheol Lee +7 more
wiley +1 more source