Force measurement tools to explore cadherin mechanotransduction

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 193-205

  Stapleton, Sarah C ^a   Chopra, Anant ^b,c   Chen, Christopher S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherens junctions; Cadherins; Cell adhesions; Force transduction; Mechanotransduction; Traction force microscopy

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; INTEGRIN;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; METABOLISM;

CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; HUMANS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR;

EID: 84901432650     PISSN: 15419061     EISSN: 15435180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15419061.2014.905929     Document Type: Review

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