Single-molecule magnetic tweezers to probe the equilibrium dynamics of individual proteins at physiologically relevant forces and timescales

Rafael Tapia-Rojo, Marc Mora, Sergi Garcia-Manyes

Published: 2024-03-11 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-024-00965-5

protein dynamics

magnetic tweezers

single-molecule

mechanosensing

nanomechanical techniques

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