Extracellular Matrix acts as pressure detector in biological tissues
M. E. Dolega, B. Brunel, M. Le Goff, M. Greda, C. Verdier, J.-F. Joanny, P. Recho, G. Cappello
The paper shows that extracellular matrix detects mechanical compression in multicellular aggregates by regulating cell behavior through deformation and dehydration.
bioRxiv · Dec 6, 2018 · PreprintBiophysics