Integrin-mediated adhesive interactions of cells with the extracellular matrix (ECM) regulate important cellular functions and play a critical role in disease. Therefore, studying the mechanisms underlying integrin-binding and regulation is of great interest. In the presented work three respective biological questions have been addressed using Atomic Force Microscopy based Single Cell Force Spectroscopy (AFM-SCFS). The work is split into six chapters. The first chapter provides an introduction into cell-ECM interactions. Thereafter different adhesion assays are compared and contrasted, and the theoretical Bell-Evans model is discussed. In chapter four, alpha2beta1-integrin mediated cell adhesion to collagen I is quantified. Thereafter the effects of the exposure of cryptic integrin binding sites within collagen I on pre-osteoblasts are analysed. At last, the role of BCR/ABL in modulating myeloid progenitor cell adhesion to stromal cells and ECM-coated substrates is studied. Taken together, the work demonstrates that AFM-SCFS is a versatile tool that permits monitoring of cell adhesion from single-molecule recognition events to the formation of more complex adhesion sites.
| Autorius: | Anna Taubenberger |
| Leidėjas: | Südwestdeutscher Verlag für Hochschulschriften AG Co. KG |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2015 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 184 |
| ISBN-10: | 3838124278 |
| ISBN-13: | 9783838124278 |
| Formatas: | 220 x 150 x 12 mm. Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
Parašykite atsiliepimą apie „Quantifying cell-ECM adhesion by single cell force spectroscopy: Quantifying adhesive interactions between cells and extracellular matrix by atomic force microscopy based single cell force spectroscopy“
