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Study shows detailed properties of Ca2+ sensors during membrane fusion

A recent study in the Biophysical Journal shows how a Dutch research group measured and visualized dynamic interactions between membranes in the presence of Ca2+ sensors and synaptic inducers Syt1 and Doc2b. With the combined optical tweezers and confocal fluorescence microscopy configuration of the C-Trap®, the team revealed Ca2+ sensor-dependent…
j.yeh
12 March 2020
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A new DNA–protein coupling procedure improves stability for DSM analyses

A recent study in Communications Chemistry shows how a research lab at AMOLF in the Netherlands optimized DNA–protein coupling to study dynamic processes requiring high forces and long-term assessments. Using their C-Trap® Optical Tweezers – Fluorescence Microscopy system, the team showed the superiority of a ligation-based strategy to create long…
j.yeh
5 March 2020
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Study shows how chaperone enzyme ClpB processively translocates polypeptide loops using C-Trap® correlated optical tweezers and confocal microscopy

A new study published in Nature reports how researchers verified the intricate process of disaggregating entangled proteins by analyzing chaperone enzyme ClpB at a single-molecule level. The C-Trap® correlated optical tweezers and confocal microscopy enabled them to analyze how the member of the Hsp100 chaperone family translocates looped polypeptide substrates…
j.yeh
13 February 2020
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Single-molecule study assesses how cohesin complexes bridge DNA molecules using C-Trap® correlated optical tweezers with fluorescence microscopy

In a new study published in the journal Science Advances, Gutierreu-Flux™Escribano et al. studied the role of cohesin complexes in DNA tethering to gain a better understanding of sister chromatid cohesion. Using the C-Trap correlated optical tweezers with fluorescence microscopy, they observed in real-time intermolecular (DNA–DNA) and intramolecular cohesin-derived DNA bridge…
j.yeh
5 December 2019
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Study establishes molecular forces responsible for condensation of ribonucleoprotein-RNA complexes

Researchers investigated the molecular driving forces underlying the condensation and decondensation of ribonucleoproteins using the C-Trap™. Specifically, they showed that sequence-dependent features of the RNA and ribonucleoprotein molecules partially dictate phase transitions. These findings can help scientists further understand the properties underlying eukaryotic liquid-liquid phase separation, or formation of membrane-less…
j.yeh
5 September 2019
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New study evaluates the dynamics behind viral assembly at the single-molecule level using both C-Trap™ and AFS®

Researchers used the C-Trap™ optical tweezers – fluorescence microscopy system and acoustic force spectroscopy (AFS) to study the processes underlying viral assembly. The study evaluated the capsid formation and DNA condensation of virus-like particles (VLPs) at the single-molecule level and in real time. The results serve to expand our understanding…
j.yeh
22 August 2019
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Researchers used u-Flux™ and optical tweezers to measure RecBCD activity

In a study performed at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, researchers used our  u-Flux™ laminar flow microfluidics system combined with optical tweezers to investigate the activity of the Escherichia coli enzyme RecBCD and its subunits. The paper titled “Synergy between RecBCD subunit is essential for efficient DNA unwinding” appeared…
j.yeh
11 July 2019
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