Fine Tuning of Tissues' Viscosity and Surface Tension through Contractility Suggests a New Role for α-Catenin

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Tomita Vasilica Stirbat,

Affiliation Institut Lumière Matière, UMR5306 Université Lyon 1-CNRS, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
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Abbas Mgharbel,

Affiliation Institut Lumière Matière, UMR5306 Université Lyon 1-CNRS, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
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Selena Bodennec,

Affiliation Institut Lumière Matière, UMR5306 Université Lyon 1-CNRS, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
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Karine Ferri,

Affiliation Institut Lumière Matière, UMR5306 Université Lyon 1-CNRS, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
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Hichem C. Mertani,

Affiliation Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1052, CNRS UMR 5286, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
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Jean-Paul Rieu,

Affiliation Institut Lumière Matière, UMR5306 Université Lyon 1-CNRS, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
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Hélène Delanoë-Ayari

* E-mail: helene.ayari@univ-lyon1.fr

Affiliation Institut Lumière Matière, UMR5306 Université Lyon 1-CNRS, Université de Lyon, Villeurbanne, Lyon, France
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