2 papers
physics.bio-ph2020
Optical tweezers approaches for probing multiscale protein mechanics and assembly
Kathrin Lehmann, Marjan Shayegan, Gerhard A. Blab +1
Multi-step assembly of individual protein building blocks is key to the formation of essential higher-order structures inside and outside of cells. Optical tweezers is a technique…
q-bio.BM2019
Mechanics and Structural Stability of the Collagen Triple Helix
Michael W. H. Kirkness, Kathrin Lehmann, Nancy R. Forde
The primary building block of the body is collagen, which is found in the extracellular matrix and in many stress-bearing tissues such as tendon and cartilage. It provides elastici…