Spider Silk Peptide Is a Compact, Linear Nanospring Ideal for Intracellular Tension Sensing
Brenner MD, Zhou R, Conway DE, Lanzano L, Gratton E, Schwartz MA, Ha T. Spider Silk Peptide Is a Compact, Linear Nanospring Ideal for Intracellular Tension Sensing. Nano Letters 2016, 16: 2096-2102. PMID: 26824190, PMCID: PMC4851340, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b00305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-molecule fluorescence-force spectroscopyFluorescence-force spectroscopyFluorescence resonance energy transferResonance energy transferRodlike structureSensor constructsShort peptidesIndividual chainsAccessible forcesEnergy transferSilk peptideCell imagingSpider silk proteinsBiological systemsRemarkable elasticitySilk proteinsFRETPN.PeptidesSpider silkPolymersSpectroscopyRecent developmentsForce sensitivityWide range
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