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The Effects of Load on E-Selectin Bond Rupture and Bond Formation

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Molecular dissociation rates have long been known to be sensitive to applied force. We use a laser trap to provide evidence that rates of association may also be force-dependent. We use the thermal fluctuation assay to study single bonds between E-selectin and sialyl Lewisa (sLea), the sugar on PSGL-1 to which the three selectins bind. Briefly, an E-selectin-coated bead is held in a laser trap and pressed with various compressive loads against the vertical surface of a bead coated with sLea. The time it takes for a bond to form is used to calculate a specific two-dimensional on-rate, \( k_{\text{on}}^{\text{o}} . \) We observe an increase in \( k_{\text{on}}^{\text{o}} \) with increasing compressive force, providing single molecule evidence that on-rate, in addition to off-rate, is influenced by load. By measuring bond lifetimes at known tensile loads, we show that E-selectin, like its family members L- and P-selectin, is capable of forming catch bonds. Our data support a reverse Bell model, in which compressive forces lower the activation energy for binding. Load-dependent on-rates may be a general feature of all intermolecular bonds.

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The authors thank Sasha Klibanov, Michael Lawrence, and Brian Schmidt of the University of Virginia for helpful discussions. The authors also acknowledge the support of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia, and the National Institutes of Health (EB002185).

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Snook, J.H., Guilford, W.H. The Effects of Load on E-Selectin Bond Rupture and Bond Formation. Cel. Mol. Bioeng. 3, 128–138 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12195-010-0110-6

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