Intercellular Forces, and Adherens Junctions Flow Mechanotransduction Regulates Traction Forces
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Flow mechanotransduction regulates traction forces, intercellular forces, and adherens junctions.
Endothelial cells respond to fluid shear stress through mechanotransduction responses that affect their cytoskeleton and cell-cell contacts. Here, endothelial cells were grown as monolayers on arrays of microposts and exposed to laminar or disturbed flow to examine the relationship among traction forces, intercellular forces, and cell-cell junctions. Cells under laminar flow had traction forces...
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