Fig. 6: Physical stress strongly enhances agglutination forces between MATa and MATα cells.
From: Single-cell fluidic force microscopy reveals stress-dependent molecular interactions in yeast mating
a Dynamic force spectroscopic plot obtained by recording force–distance curves in PBS between MATa and MATα cells, with an applied force of 1 nN and a probing time of 1 s (n = 2761 data points from N = 6 independent cell pairs). b Corresponding unbinding force histograms as a function of discrete ranges of LRs, emphasizing the shift toward higher forces with increasing stress. c Scatter plot of the rupture lengths observed according to different ranges of unbinding forces. The dashed red line is a guide for the eye.
