Focal adhesions as mechanosensors: the two-spring model

Adhesion-dependent cells actively sense the mechanical properties of their environment through mechanotransductory processes at focal adhesions, which are integrin-based contacts connecting the extracellular matrix to the cytoskeleton. Here we present first steps towards a quantitative understanding...

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Main Authors: Schwarz, Ulrich S. (Author) , Erdmann, Thorsten (Author) , Bischofs-Pfeifer, Ilka (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2006
In: Biosystems
Year: 2005, Volume: 83, Issue: 2, Pages: 225-232
DOI:10.1016/j.biosystems.2005.05.019
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystems.2005.05.019
Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0303264705001310
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Author Notes:Ulrich S. Schwarz, Thorsten Erdmann, Ilka B. Bischofs

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