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cell signaling

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Maarten de Smit
Claude Backendorf

Research topic

Mechanical and physical aspects of cell signaling

Of many cell signaling pathways, a lot is known with respect to the involved molecules and interactions. However, the mechanical and physical aspects are often poorly understood. We use and develop in vivo Single-Molecule Microscopy methods to follow the involved molecules one-by-one in real time and understand how and why they move. We combine these results with in vitro studies in order to test our mechanistic models.

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Atomic force microscopy
Electron microscopy
Light microscopy
Flow cytometry
X-ray diffraction
Electromagnetic spectrometry
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Molecular & cellular structures
DNA and RNA: recognition, organisation and maintenance
Cell differentiation, signaling and migration
Mechanisms of cell death
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Toxicology
Physics of Life Processes
Molecular Cell Biology
Biophysical Structural Chemistry
Medical Pharmacology
Molecular Genetics
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