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Examples of the interactive forces between specific molecules

Petri P. Lehenkari, Guillaume T. Charras, Stephen A. Nesbitt and Mike A. Horton

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Table 2. Examples of the interactive forces between specific molecules (tab002mhu)

Ligand–receptor or cell-structure interactions Force (pN) Refs
Proteins

Meromyosin and actin

15–25 7
Avidin and biotin 160–200 32, 34, 38, 58
Streptavidin and biotin 200–257 32, 79
Cell-adhesion proteoglycans 40–125 36
Antibiotin antibody and biotin 60 35

Anti-HAS and HAS; other antibodies and antigen

49–244 30, 80
P-selectin and glycoprotein ligand-1 165 38
Cells
RGD and cell receptor 35–120 42
Trophoblast and uterine epithelium 1000–16 000 28
Cell and uncoated surface 19 000–100 000 51
Cell and coated surface 100 000–220 000 51

Abbreviations used: HAS = human serum albumin; RGD = arginine–glycine–asparagine peptide motif


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