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Sharing the force

Sharing the force Cells can sense their environment by applying and responding to mechanical forces, yet how these forces are transmitted through the cell's cytoskeleton is largely unknown. Now, a combination of experiments and computer simulations shows how forces applied to the cell cortex are synergistically shared by motor proteins and crosslinkers. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nature Materials Springer Journals

Sharing the force

Bausch, Andreas R.; Schwarz, Ulrich S.
Nature Materials , Volume 12 (11) – Oct 23, 2013
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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2013 by Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Subject
Materials Science; Materials Science, general; Optical and Electronic Materials; Biomaterials; Nanotechnology; Condensed Matter Physics
ISSN
1476-1122
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1476-4660
DOI
10.1038/nmat3791
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Abstract

Cells can sense their environment by applying and responding to mechanical forces, yet how these forces are transmitted through the cell's cytoskeleton is largely unknown. Now, a combination of experiments and computer simulations shows how forces applied to the cell cortex are synergistically shared by motor proteins and crosslinkers.

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Nature Materials – Springer Journals

Published: Oct 23, 2013

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