Mechanics of the cellular microenvironment as perceived by cells in vivo
A. Mongera, M. Pochitaloff, H. J. Gustafson, G. A. Stooke-Vaughan, P. Rowghanian, O. Campas
The paper quantifies in vivo mechanical parameters perceived by cells during vertebrate presomitic mesoderm specification, showing cells probe supracellular stiffness and experience time-dependent stress relaxation.
bioRxiv · Jan 4, 2021 · PreprintBiophysics