A biophysical view of the interplay between mechanical forces and signaling pathways during transendothelial cell migration

FEBS Journal

Volumn 277, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1145-1158

  Stroka, Kimberly M ^a   Aranda Espinoza, Helim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell mechanics; Diapedesis; Endothelial cell; Leukocyte; Mechanotransduction; Mechanotransmission; Substrate stiffness; Transmigration

Indexed keywords

ATHEROGENESIS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOPHYSICS; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; STROKE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICAL PROCESSES; CELL MOVEMENT; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 76349083578     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07545.x     Document Type: Review

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