| Literature DB >> 31272796 |
Jérôme Dehullu1, Julia A Vorholt2, Peter N Lipke3, Yves F Dufrêne4.
Abstract
Fluidic force microscopy (FluidFM) is a recent force-controlled pipette technology that enables manipulation of single cells. FluidFM can be used for quantification of forces between single cells, and a novel mode of cell-cell adhesion was uncovered: amyloid-like interactions that mediate homophilic adhesion in the fungal pathogen Candida albicans.Entities:
Keywords: Candida albicans; biofilms; fluidic force microscopy; functional amyloids; homophilic adhesion; nanoscale forces
Year: 2019 PMID: 31272796 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2019.06.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Microbiol ISSN: 0966-842X Impact factor: 17.079