Live imaging of cell membrane-localized MT1-MMP activity on a microfluidic chip†
Abstract
We designed an enzyme-activatable probe for real time in situ tracking of MT1-MMP activity. The MT1-MMP responses of endothelial cells were investigated under the regulation of shear stress and biochemical factor on a microfluidic chip. This strategy can be beneficial to evaluate membrane protein responses to external stimuli and to engineer cells for basic and clinical research.