Cell Mechanosensing and Avoidance of Strain Gradients
Sophie Chagnon-Lessard, Hubert Jean-Ruel, Michel Godin, Andrew E. Pelling
This study shows human fibroblasts align perpendicular to strain direction and avoid strain gradients, with focal adhesion reorganization and myosin-II activity playing roles in mechanosensing.
bioRxiv · May 12, 2017 · PreprintBiophysics