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Mechanistic Insights into the Physiological Functions of Cell Adhesion Proteins Using Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy

Vedula S.R.K.^*, Lim T.S.^†, Hunziker W.^‡, Lim C.T.^§

* Nano-BiomechanicsLab, Division of Bioengineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering, 9 Engineering Drive 1, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576.
† Bioinformatics Institute, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 30 Biopolis Street, Matrix, Singapore 138671.
‡ Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 61 Biopolis Drive, Proteos, Singapore 138673.
§ Correspondingauthor. Nano-BiomechanicsLab, Division of Bioengineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering, 9 Engineering Drive 1, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576. email: ctlim@nus.edu.sg