Actinomyosin Contraction, Phosphorylation of VE-Cadherin, and Actin Remodeling Enable Melanoma-Induced Endothelial Cell-Cell Junction Disassembly

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Eric Weidert,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Steven E. Pohler,

Affiliation Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Esther W. Gomez ,

* E-mail: ewgomez@engr.psu.edu (EWG); cxd23@psu.edu (CD)

Affiliations Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Cheng Dong

* E-mail: ewgomez@engr.psu.edu (EWG); cxd23@psu.edu (CD)

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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