An In Vitro Assay to Study Platelet Migration Using RGD-Functionalized Avidin-Biotin TethersShuxia Fan 1,2, Ben Raude 1,2,3, Florian Gaertner 1,2,4,5
1Department of Medicine I, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 2Institute of Surgical Research at the Walter Brendel Centre of Experimental Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 3Department of Vascular Surgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 4Interfaculty Center for Endocrine and Cardiovascular Disease Network Modelling and Clinical Transfer, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 5DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner site Munich Heart Alliance
A detailed protocol for imaging single migrating platelets using RGD-functionalized avidin-biotin tethers with tunable density is provided, revealing that platelets generate enough force to rupture the avidin-biotin bond.
