Search Results - "Walhorn, Volker"
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Cardiac desmosomal adhesion relies on ideal-, slip- and catch bonds
Published in Scientific reports (31-01-2024)“…The cardiac muscle consists of individual cardiomyocytes that are mechanically linked by desmosomes. Desmosomal adhesion is mediated by densely packed and…”
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Dinuclear complex-induced DNA melting
Published in Journal of nanobiotechnology (23-01-2023)“…Dinuclear copper complexes have been designed for molecular recognition in order to selectively bind to two neighboring phosphate moieties in the backbone of…”
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Comparative analysis of different xanthan samples by atomic force microscopy
Published in Journal of biotechnology (10-09-2017)“…•The secondary structure of different xanthan polymers secreted by different X. campestris strains were analyzed by atomic force microscopy.•Distinct…”
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Exploring the Sulfatase 1 Catch Bond Free Energy Landscape using Jarzynski’s Equality
Published in Scientific reports (15-11-2018)“…In non-covalent biological adhesion, molecular bonds commonly exhibit a monotonously decreasing life time when subjected to tensile forces (slip bonds). In…”
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Catch Bond Interaction between Cell-Surface Sulfatase Sulf1 and Glycosaminoglycans
Published in Biophysical journal (07-04-2015)“…In biological adhesion, the biophysical mechanism of specific biomolecular interaction can be divided in slip and catch bonds, respectively. Conceptually, slip…”
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Functional impact of the head domain variants of DES (Desmin) on filament assembly
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Cardiomyopathy related desmocollin-2 prodomain variants affect the intracellular cadherin transport and processing
Published in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine (19-05-2023)“…Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy can be caused by genetic variants in desmosomal cadherins. Since cardiac desmosomal cadherins are crucial for cell-cell-adhesion,…”
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Magnetic Tracking of Protein Synthesis in Microfluidic Environments-Challenges and Perspectives
Published in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) (09-04-2019)“…A novel technique to study protein synthesis is proposed that uses magnetic nanoparticles in combination with microfluidic devices to achieve new insights into…”
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Apertureless scanning near-field optical microscopy of sparsely labeled tobacco mosaic viruses and the intermediate filament desmin
Published in Beilstein journal of nanotechnology (11-09-2013)“…Both fluorescence imaging and atomic force microscopy (AFM) are highly versatile and extensively used in applications ranging from nanotechnology to life…”
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Distance dependence of near-field fluorescence enhancement and quenching of single quantum dots
Published in Beilstein journal of nanotechnology (29-09-2011)“…In fluorescence microscopy and spectroscopy, energy transfer processes between single fluorophores and fluorophore quencher pairs play an important role in the…”
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Correlation between secondary structures and rheological properties of xanthan polymers
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Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy-related cadherin variants affect desmosomal binding kinetics
Published in Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology (01-10-2024)“…Cadherins are calcium dependent adhesion proteins that establish and maintain the intercellular mechanical contact by bridging the gap between adjacent cells…”
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Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy related DSG2 mutations affect desmosomal cadherin binding kinetics
Published in Scientific reports (23-10-2017)“…Cadherins are calcium dependent adhesion proteins that establish the intercellular mechanical contact by bridging the gap to adjacent cells. Desmoglein-2…”
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Resolving the 3D Orientation of Terphenylthiol Molecules on Noble Metals with Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy
Published in Journal of physical chemistry. C (15-08-2019)“…The local work function is an invaluable feature for the specific analysis of the influences of atomic and molecular nanostructures on each other as well as…”
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Tuning Xanthan Viscosity by Directed Random Coil-to-Helix Transition
Published in Biomacromolecules (14-11-2022)“…Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide that is widely used as a thickening agent in numerous food, cosmetic, and technical applications. Therefore, the knowledge of…”
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Two Flagellar mutants of Xanthomonas campestris are characterized by enhanced xanthan production and higher xanthan viscosity
Published in Journal of biotechnology (10-03-2022)“…Xanthomonas campestris strains are used world-wide for the production of the industrially important exopolysaccharide xanthan. The high industrial relevance of…”
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Nanomechanics of Fluorescent DNA Dyes on DNA Investigated by Magnetic Tweezers
Published in Biophysical journal (18-10-2016)“…Fluorescent DNA dyes are broadly used in many biotechnological applications for detecting and imaging DNA in cells and gels. Their binding alters the…”
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Binding mechanism of PicoGreen to DNA characterized by magnetic tweezers and fluorescence spectroscopy
Published in European biophysics journal (01-09-2017)“…Fluorescent dyes are broadly used in many biotechnological applications to detect and visualize DNA molecules. However, their binding to DNA alters the…”
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Exploring the Sulfatase 1 Catch Bond Free Energy Landscape using Jarzynski's Equality
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De novo desmin-mutation N116S is associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Published in Human molecular genetics (01-12-2010)“…Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited heart muscle disease, frequently accompanied by sudden cardiac death and terminal heart…”
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