Mechanical stress driven by rigidity sensing governs epithelial stability
S. Sonam, L. Balasubramaniam, S.-Z. Lin, I. Yow, I. P. Jauma, C. Jebane, M. Karnat, Y. Toyama, P. Marcq, J. Prost, R.-M. Mege, J.-F. Rupprecht, B. Ladoux
The paper shows that substrate stiffness drives mechanical switches in epithelial monolayers, leading to stochastic failure through topological defects.
bioRxiv · Mar 10, 2022Biophysics