Quantifying myosin light chain phosphorylation in single adherent cells with automated fluorescence microscopy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In anchorage dependent cells, myosin generated contractile forces affect events closely associated with adhesion such as the formation of stress fibers and focal adhesions, and temporally distal events such as entry of the cell into...

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Main Authors: Nguyen My, Elliott John T, Bhadriraju Kiran, Plant Anne L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-10-01
Series:BMC Cell Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2121/8/43