Fluidic Force Microscopy Captures Amyloid Bonds between Microbial Cells. Issue 9 (September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dehullu, Jérôme; Vorholt, Julia A.; Lipke, Peter N.; Dufrêne, Yves F.
• Is Part Of: Trends in microbiology. Volume 27:Issue 9(2019)
• Page Start: 728
• Page End: 730
• Publication Date: 2019-09
• Subjects: fluidic force microscopy -- biofilms -- nanoscale forces -- homophilic adhesion -- functional amyloids -- Candida albicans; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Virulence (Microbiology) -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Virulence -- Periodicals; Microbiologie -- Périodiques; Infection -- Périodiques; Virulence (Microbiologie) -- Périodiques; Infection; Microbiology; Virulence (Microbiology); 579
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2019.06.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0966-842X

Abstract

Abstract : Fluidic force microscopy (FluidFM) is a recent force-controlled pipette technology that enables manipulation of single cells. FluidFM can be used for quantification of forces between single cells, and a novel mode of cell–cell adhesion was uncovered: amyloid-like interactions that mediate homophilic adhesion in the fungal pathogen Candida albicans .