Mechanosensitivity of the 2nd Kind: TGF-β Mechanism of Cell Sensing the Substrate Stiffness

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Mechanosensitivity of the 2^nd Kind: TGF-β Mechanism of Cell Sensing the Substrate Stiffness

Max Cockerill,

Affiliation Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, J.J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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Michelle K. Rigozzi,

Affiliation Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, J.J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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Eugene M. Terentjev

* E-mail: emt1000@cam.ac.uk

Affiliation Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, J.J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
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Fibroblasts
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Stiffness
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Cell binding
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Focal adhesions
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Monomers
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Myosins
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Cytoskeleton
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Homeostasis
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