Measuring rupture forces of P-selectin/PSGL-1 bonds using an optical trap assay.
- Author:
Yan ZHANG
1
;
Zhiyi YE
;
Bo HUO
;
Ganyun SUN
;
Mian LONG
Author Information
1. Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Humans;
Membrane Glycoproteins;
chemistry;
Optics and Photonics;
instrumentation;
Protein Binding;
Protein Structure, Tertiary
- From:
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
2005;22(5):961-965
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Selectin/ligand interaction plays an important role in such biological processes as inflammatory reaction, tumor metastasis, etc. External forces affect dissociation of receptor-ligand bonds. A novel approach, upon optical trap technique, was developed in this study to investigate the dissociation of P-selectin/PSGL-1 (P-Selectin Glycoprotein Ligand 1) bindings. Stiffness of optical trap was calibrated with laser power using a viscous drag method. While P-selectin and PSGL-1 molecules were functionally coated on surfaces of glass beads, respectively, the dissociation of interacting molecule bond was studied by measuring the rupture force distribution. It was found that most probable rupture force increased with loading rate at < 25 pN/s. These results complemented and validated the current theory at low loading rates.
