Cell adhesion nucleation regulated by substrate stiffness: A Monte Carlo study

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 116-122

  Peng, Xiaoling ^a   Huang, Jianyong ^a   Xiong, Chunyang ^a   Fang, Jing ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cell adhesion; Focal adhesion; Integrin clustering; Mechanosensitivity; Substrate rigidity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTER PROTEINS; CELL MATRIX; CELLULAR BEHAVIORS; CHEMICAL AFFINITIES; ELASTIC SUBSTRATE; FOCAL ADHESIONS; INTEGRINS; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; MECHANOSENSING; MECHANOSENSITIVITY; MICROSCOPIC MODELS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO STUDY; RECEPTOR LIGANDS; RECEPTOR-LIGAND BINDING; SUBSTRATE-BOUND; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ADHESION; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSSLINKING; DYNAMICS; ELASTICITY; GLYCOPROTEINS; LIGANDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEATION; RIGIDITY; STIFFNESS;

SUBSTRATES;

INTEGRIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DENSITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; ELASTICITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; LIGAND BINDING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY;

CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL-MATRIX JUNCTIONS; ELASTICITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FOCAL ADHESIONS; INTEGRINS; KINETICS; LIGANDS; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 83555177288     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.09.013     Document Type: Article

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