Supported Membrane Platform for Single Molecule Studies (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Supported Membrane Platform for Single Molecule Studies

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In this supported membrane array experimental setup, nanofabricated chromium metal lines (10 nm high and 100 nm wide) partition a supported bilayer into micrometer-scale corrals that trap Ras proteins activated by SOS molecules.

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Image courtesy of Groves lab, UC Berkeley

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