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Ultrasensitivity of Cell Adhesion to the Presence of Mechanically Strong Ligands

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: The properties of human cells are determined by their mechanical environment, which they sense when they make contact with it. A new study shows how cells adhere to surfaces presenting heterogeneous nanomechanical environments.

Source: Physical Review X

DOI: 10.1103/physrevx.6.011001

Authors: Mehdi Roein-Peikar, Qian Xu, Xuefeng Wang, Taekjip Ha

Institutions: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, Johns Hopkins University

Language: English

Topic: Cellular Mechanics and Interactions

Subfield: Cell Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,200

Funders: National Science Foundation, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Division of Physics

Awards: PFC: Center for the Physics of Living Cells, G97630299

OpenAlex ID: W2546082012

FWCI: 1.959

Cites: 60

Cited by: 19

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