Fig. 5. The vWF-A1 domain is insufficient for a highly stable vWF-vWbp-ClfA interaction.

vWbp-treated ClfA⁺ S. aureus cells probed with vWF-A1-modified tips. Left panel: Histogram plot of rupture forces with insets showing the respective adhesion map (500 × 500 nm, 16 × 16 pixels, gray scale = 0–1.5 nN, each dot represents a binding event) and a cartoon of the experimental approach. Right panel: Histogram plot of the rupture lengths with insets showing three representative curves. Data shown come from one representative cell.