2023
Intracellular tension sensor reveals mechanical anisotropy of the actin cytoskeleton
Amiri S, Muresan C, Shang X, Huet-Calderwood C, Schwartz M, Calderwood D, Murrell M. Intracellular tension sensor reveals mechanical anisotropy of the actin cytoskeleton. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 8011. PMID: 38049429, PMCID: PMC10695988, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43612-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-actin architectureStress fibersCortical actinActin cytoskeletonMolecular tension sensorsF-actin stress fibersF-actin cytoskeletonFilamentous actin cytoskeletonMechanical forcesTension sensorCell divisionCytoskeletonCell migrationExtracellular matrixMyosin inhibitionActinDirection of stretchCellsCell axisUniaxial stretchStretchFRET
2016
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