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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2004
Applicants:
Michel Bornens, Sceaux, FR;
Manuel Thery, Paris, FR;
Matthieu Piel, Bourron Marlotte, FR;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Institut Curie, Paris, FR;
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifque, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/34 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and devices for adhering cells in a specific and predetermined position with an adhesive control of internal cell organization, methods for preparing such devices, methods for studying modifications of cell shape and global internal cell organization such as the distribution of cellular compartments, centrosome centering, spindle orientation, internal compartmentalization and internal transports, methods for screening compounds of interest which enhance or inhibit specific cell functions.