| Literature DB >> 293666 |
B A Smith, W R Clark, H M McConnell.
Abstract
Photobleaching in a two-dimensional periodic pattern has been used to characterize the motion of succinylconcanavalin A receptors on the surfaces of mouse fibroblasts. These receptors were found to exhibit anisotropic two-dimensional diffusion in adherent cells having parallel stress fibers. Diffusion coefficients of the order of 10(-11) cm2/sec and 10(-12) cm2/sec were measured for diffusive motions parallel and perpendicular to these fibers. The determination of the anisotropic motion used a two-dimensional Fourier analysis. A study was made of the effect of changes in cell shape on the photobleach pattern.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 293666 PMCID: PMC411705 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.76.11.5641
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205