Cell mechanics and the cytoskeleton
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...studies concerning the mechanical properties and force generation of branched networks, no clear consensus has emerged relating the detailed actin structure to how good the actin network is at moving an object (3, 4, 20, 87, 195, 257, 338)....
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...Crosslinked networks are involved in controlling cell shape and mechanical integrity (64, 87, 98, 156, 254, 331)....
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...There are still mysteries to be solved in the relationship between actin dynamics and force production (6, 87, 208)....
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...So a detailed understanding of the actin architecture is necessary to understand the relationship between actin organization and mechanical response (87, 178, 299)....
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...More recent studies have shown that the tension generated by a contracting cytoskeleton can be used to sense the mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix, which in turn have been shown to affect cytoskeletal organization and cell behaviou...
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...In epithelial cell layers, altered stiffness of the supporting tissue disrupts morphogenesis and drives the epithelial cells towards a malignant phenotyp...
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