In this thesis, both binding ability of the cyclic RGD-containing hexapeptide [cyclo(-Arg-Gly-Asp-D-Phe-Lys-Gly-)] to integrin aIIbb3, and incorporation of the synthetic RGD lipid into DMPC monolayers and bilayers were studied with methods of ELISA, SPR, film balance and DSC. Vesicle-vesicle adhesion in solution and vesicle adhesion on the functionalized solid surfaces, mediated by the lock-and-key interaction between aIIbb3 and the RGD sequence, were studied with fluorescence microscopy, cryo EM and RICM. The work provides a simple and well-established model system for the biophysical research on the lock-and-key interaction mediated cell adhesion processes.
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In this thesis, both binding ability of the cyclic RGD-containing hexapeptide [cyclo(-Arg-Gly-Asp-D-Phe-Lys-Gly-)] to integrin aIIbb3, and incorporation of the synthetic RGD lipid into DMPC monolayers and bilayers were studied with methods of ELISA, SPR, film balance and DSC. Vesicle-vesicle adhesion in solution and vesicle adhesion on the functionalized solid surfaces, mediated by the lock-and-key interaction between aIIbb3 and the RGD sequence, were studied with fluorescence microscopy, cryo E...
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