You should also read Juanma’s paper, which visualizes membrane tension gradients in migrating and non-migrating cells! rdcu.be/e2u20
It also shows that flipper truly reports tension, but that response varies with lipid composition.
Nature Communications - This study shows that adherent cells maintain membrane tension gradients even without moving. Using a fluorescent probe, the authors reveal that actin and adhesion forces...
Little reminder about this paper out there, it's a great reference for anyone working on Flipper-TR experiments! By @chloeroffay.bsky.social @rouxlab.bsky.social
Juanma García-Arcos
Roffay, C., García-Arcos, J. M., Chapuis, P., López-Andarias, J., Schneider, F., ...., Roux, A., & Mercier, V. (2024). Tutorial: fluorescence lifetime microscopy of membrane mechanosensitive Flipper probes. Nature protocols, 19(12), 3457–3469. #EpithelialMechanicsReview
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