Mechanotransduction: use the force(s).
Publication Year
2015
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Mechanotransduction - how cells sense physical forces and translate them into biochemical and biological responses - is a vibrant and rapidly-progressing field, and is important for a broad range of biological phenomena. This forum explores the role of mechanotransduction in a variety of cellular activities and highlights intriguing questions that deserve further attention.
Keywords
Journal
BMC Biol
Volume
13
Pages
47
Date Published
2015 Jul 04
ISSN Number
1741-7007
Alternate Journal
BMC Biol
PMCID
PMC4491211
PMID
26141078