Emergence of active contractile patterns alters monolayer force generation and transmission in response to focal adhesion distribution
John Robert Davis, Josephine Solowiej-Wedderburn, Sebastián L. Vega, Jason A. Burdick, Carina M. Dunlop, Nicolas Tapon
This study shows that focal adhesion distribution affects force balance in epithelial monolayers, revealing non-uniform contractile patterns that alter force transmission.
bioRxiv · Apr 10, 2024 · PreprintBiophysics