[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in sensing the inter-biomolecular interactions at the nanoscale–A comprehensive review of AFM-based force spectroscopy

A Lostao, KS Lim, MC Pallarés, A Ptak… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomolecular interactions underpin most processes inside the cell. Hence, a precise and
quantitative understanding of molecular association and dissociation events is crucial, not …

DNA minor-groove binder Hoechst 33258 destabilizes base-pairing adjacent to its binding site

XX Zhang, SL Brantley, SA Corcelli… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Understanding the dynamic interactions of ligands to DNA is important in DNA-based
nanotechnologies. By structurally tracking the dissociation of Hoechst 33258-bound DNA (d …

Special contribution of atomic force microscopy in cell death research

N Li, L Zhang, O Qiao, X Wang, L Xu… - Nanotechnology …, 2024 - degruyter.com
Cell death is an important life activity in individual development. Changes in morphological
and mechanical properties during cell death are crucial to identify the modes of cell death …

Spontaneous and specific binding of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli to overoxidized polypyrrole-coated microspheres

X Shan, T Yamauchi, Y Yamamoto… - Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Specific identification of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli was achieved using
microspheres coated with overoxidized polypyrrole. The microspheres are well dispersed in …

Dynamic topology of double-stranded telomeric DNA studied by single-molecule manipulation in vitro

X Zhang, Y Zhang, W Zhang - Nucleic Acids Research, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The dynamic topological structure of telomeric DNA is closely related to its biological
function; however, no such structural information on full-length telomeric DNA has been …

Investigating the effect of tyrosine kinase inhibitors on the interaction between human serum albumin by atomic force microscopy

Y Fu, J Wang, Y Wang, H Sun - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
It is important for elucidating the regulation mechanism of life activities, as well as for the
prevention, diagnosis, and drug design of diseases, to study protein–protein interactions …

Understanding enhanced mechanical stability of DNA in the presence of intercalated anticancer drug: Implications for DNA associated processes

AK Sahoo, B Bagchi, PK Maiti - The Journal of chemical physics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Most of the anticancer drugs bind to double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) by intercalative-binding
mode. Although experimental studies have become available recently, a molecular-level …

Fine-tuning the DNA conductance by intercalation of drug molecules

A Aggarwal, AK Sahoo, S Bag, V Kaliginedi, M Jain… - Physical Review E, 2021 - APS
In this work we study the structure-transport property relationships of small ligand
intercalated DNA molecules using a multiscale modeling approach where extensive ab initio …

Binding Constant of the Cell-shaped Cavity Formed on a Polymer for Escherichia coli O157

X Shan, T Yamauchi, H Shiigi, T Nagaoka - Analytical Sciences, 2018 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The binding constant of receptors for small molecules, proteins, or antibodies is usually
determined based on the concentrations of the ligand, receptor, and their complexes. The …

DNA aggregation induced by Mg2+ ions under different conditions

VC Bui, TH Nguyen - Journal of Molecular Recognition, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cations‐induced DNA aggregation can modify the local structure of oligonucleotides and
has potential applications in medicine and biotechnology. Here, we used atomic force …