Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8401144 | Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 2014 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The stretch signal sensing is mediated via FAK and leads to intracellular re-organization and orientation. The oblique orientation of the cell with regard to the direction of stretch may define a directed force vector which could allow the cell to orientate.
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Authors
Stefan Dhein, Anna Schreiber, Sabine Steinbach, Daniel Apel, Aida Salameh, Franziska Schlegel, Martin Kostelka, Pascal M. Dohmen, Friedrich Wilhelm Mohr,