| Multiplexed Single-molecule Force Proteolysis Measurements Using Magnetic Tweezers. | |
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PMID: 22871786 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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The generation and detection of mechanical forces is a ubiquitous aspect of cell physiology, with direct relevance to cancer metastasis(1), atherogenesis(2) and wound healing(3). In each of these examples, cells both exert force on their surroundings and simultaneously enzymatically remodel the extracellular matrix (ECM). The effect of forces on ECM has thus become an area of considerable interest due to its likely biological and medical importance(4-7). Single molecule techniques such as optical trapping(8), atomic force microscopy(9), and magnetic tweezers(10,11) allow researchers to probe the function of enzymes at a molecular level by exerting forces on individual proteins. Of these techniques, magnetic tweezers (MT) are notable for their low cost and high throughput. MT exert forces in the range of ~1-100 pN and can provide millisecond temporal resolution, qualities that are well matched to the study of enzyme mechanism at the single-molecule level(12). Here we report a highly parallelizable MT assay to study the effect of force on the proteolysis of single protein molecules. We present the specific example of the proteolysis of a trimeric collagen peptide by matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MMP-1); however, this assay can be easily adapted to study other substrates and proteases. |
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Arjun S Adhikari; Jack Chai; Alexander R Dunn |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2012-07-25 |
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Title: Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE Volume: - ISSN: 1940-087X ISO Abbreviation: J Vis Exp Publication Date: 2012 |
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Created Date: 2012-08-08 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101313252 Medline TA: J Vis Exp Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: - Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University. |
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