Programmed subcellular release for studying the dynamics of cell detachment.

Wildt, Bridget; Wirtz, Denis; Searson, Peter C · Nat Methods · 2009

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Cell detachment is central to a broad range of physiopathological changes, but there are no quantitative methods to study this process. Here we report programmed subcellular release, a method for spatially and temporally controlled cellular detachment, and present quantitative results of the detachment dynamics of 3T3 fibroblasts at the subcellular level.

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