Receptor clustering induced by laser spots (IMAGE)

Goethe University Frankfurt

Receptor clustering induced by laser spots

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Laser spots activate very small synthetic lock-and-key pairs in a matrix to create receptor clusters in the cell membrane. This ligand-independent activation triggers calcium signaling and increased cell motility. (Graphic copyright: M. Florencia Sánchez & Robert Tampé, Goethe University Frankfurt.)

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M. Florencia Sánchez & Robert Tampé, Goethe University Frankfurt

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