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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.
DOI 10.1101/095976