Abstract
The use of biosensors has become a standard method to characterize biomolecular interactions. Data obtained from biosensor studies are widely used to evaluate drug candidates, particularly in relation to their binding properties towards a selected target. The importance of measuring such interactions in a biologically relevant environment has become the new challenge for the biosensor technologies. In this chapter we describe a method for studying interactions between proteins and targets at the surface of intact cells using a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) biosensor.
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Saint-Guirons, J., Ingemarsson, B. (2012). Using a Quartz Crystal Microbalance Biosensor for the Study of Metastasis Markers on Intact Cells. In: Dwek, M., Brooks, S., Schumacher, U. (eds) Metastasis Research Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 878. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-854-2_11
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