title: Nanomechanical analysis of yeast cells in CdSe quantum dot biosynthesis.
abstract: QD biosynthesis affects the mechanical strength of yeast cells. The intracellular synthesis of CdSe QD in yeast cells incubated with Na2 SeO3 and subsequently with CdCl2 increases the glucan content of their cell walls, resulting in their enhanced mechanical strength.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences State Key Laboratory of Virology and Wuhan Institute of Biotechnology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Qing-Ying
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ling-Hong
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Zhi-Xiong
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Dai-Wen
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Pang
mesh_terms: D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D045663:Quantum Dots / Q000737:chemistry*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018036:Selenium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D018036:Selenium Compounds; C058667:cadmium selenide
keywords: AFM; CdSe quantum dots; biosynthesis; nanomechanical analysis; yeast cells