| Range |
~10 nN
|
| Organism |
Budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
| Reference |
Reguera G. When microbial conversations get physical. Trends Microbiol. 2011 Mar19(3):105-13. p.106 left column top paragraphPubMed ID21239171
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| Primary Source |
Pelling AE, Sehati S, Gralla EB, Valentine JS, Gimzewski JK. Local nanomechanical motion of the cell wall of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Science. 2004 Aug 20 305(5687):1147-50.PubMed ID15326353
|
| Method |
Atomic force microscopy |
| Comments |
The magnitude of the forces (~10 nN) was
such that it would have required the concerted action of
several molecular motors, as expected of a dedicated system
that transmitted the metabolic status of the cell as mechanical
vibration and sound. |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
107411 |