This paper describes mini-XPerT, a multiplexed screen to simultaneously measure cellular contraction, endothelial barrier function, and cytoskeletal and cell-cell junctional changes. It is the unique combination of these measurements that has enabled the authors to unveil the distinct biophysical mechanisms of barrier defense conferred by Y-27632 and Angpt-1. Mini-XPerT is likely to be applicable across the spectrum of basic and translational science - in mechanistic studies of the endothelium across numerous diseases, and for high-throughput drug discovery.
- Ramin Rokhzan
- Chandra C. Ghosh
- Ramaswamy Krishnan
