Engineering tunable catch bonds with DNA

M Yang, DR Bakker, ITS Li - Nature communications, 2024 - nature.com
Unlike most adhesive bonds, biological catch bonds strengthen with increased tension. This
characteristic is essential to specific receptor-ligand interactions, underpinning biological …

Theory and Examples of Catch Bonds

W Quapp, JM Bofill - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2024 - ACS Publications
We discuss slip bonds, catch bonds, and the tug-of-war mechanism using mathematical
arguments. The aim is to explain the theoretical tool of molecular potential energy surfaces …

Force-dependent Reorganization and Mechanostability of the Izumo1: Juno Complex Involved in Human Fertilization

S Boult, P Pacak, B Yang, H Liu, V Vogel, M Nash - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Izumo1: Juno-mediated adhesion between sperm and egg cells is essential for mammalian
sexual reproduction. However, conventional biophysical and structural approaches have …

Engineering an Artificial Catch Bond with DNA

I Li, M Yang, D Bakker - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Biological catch bonds exhibit unique mechanical properties that strengthen with tension.
This characteristic in selected receptor-ligand interactions underpins vital biological …

Comment to:" Topology of molecular deformations induces triphasic catch bonding in selectin-ligand bonds"

W Quapp, JM Bofill - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
We contradict diverse mathematical claims of a paper by Casey O. Barkan and Robijn F.
Bruinsma in PNAS 2024, 121, No. 6, e2315866121, former BioRxiv preprint from Sept. 12 …