TY - GEN
T1 - Terahertz irradiation stimulates actin polymerization
AU - Yamazaki, Shota
AU - Harata, Masahiko
AU - Idehara, Toshitaka
AU - Konagaya, Keiji
AU - Yokoyama, Ginji
AU - Hoshina, Hiromichi
AU - Ogawa, Yuichi
PY - 2018/10/25
Y1 - 2018/10/25
N2 - Actin has two functional forms-monomeric actin and polymerized filaments. Actin filaments have been shown to contribute to the spatial arrangement of gene expression in the nucleus and to the establishment of pluripotent stem cells. However, the chemicals used to manipulate actin polymerization are cytotoxic and genotoxic, highlighting the importance of finding alternative methods. In this study, we showed that terahertz irradiation effectively stimulates polymerization of actin without denaturing its molecular structure.
AB - Actin has two functional forms-monomeric actin and polymerized filaments. Actin filaments have been shown to contribute to the spatial arrangement of gene expression in the nucleus and to the establishment of pluripotent stem cells. However, the chemicals used to manipulate actin polymerization are cytotoxic and genotoxic, highlighting the importance of finding alternative methods. In this study, we showed that terahertz irradiation effectively stimulates polymerization of actin without denaturing its molecular structure.
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U2 - 10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2018.8510110
DO - 10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2018.8510110
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85056842235
T3 - International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz
BT - 2018 43rd International Conference on Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz 2018
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 43rd International Conference on Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz 2018
Y2 - 9 September 2018 through 14 September 2018
ER -