MODELS FOR SPECIFIC ADHESION OF CELLS TO CELLS
MODELS FOR SPECIFIC ADHESION OF CELLS TO CELLS
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DOI:
10.1126/science.347575
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发表时间:
1978-01-01
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影响因子:
56.9
通讯作者:
BELL, GI
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作者:
BELL, GI
A theoretical framework is proposed for the analysis of adhesion between cells or of cells to surfaces when the adhesion is mediated by reversible bonds between specific molecules such as antigen and antibody, lectin and carbohydrate or enzyme and substrate. From a knowledge of the reaction rates for reactants in solution and of their diffusion constants both in solution and on membranes, it is possible to estimate reaction rates for membrane-bound reactants. Two models are developed for predicting the rate of bond formation between cells and are compared with experiments. The force required to separate 2 cells is greater than the expected electrical forces between cells, and of the same order of magnitude as the forces required to pull gangliosides and perhaps some integral membrane proteins out of the cell membrane.