The Piconewton Force Awakens: Quantifying Mechanics in Cells

Trends in Cell Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 838-847

  Freikamp, Andrea ^a   Cost, Anna Lena ^a   Grashoff, Carsten ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

FRET; mechanobiology; mechanotransduction; tension sensor

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; SPECTRIN;

BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING THE ENTIRE ORGANISM; CELL ADHESION; CELL JUNCTION; CELLS; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FORCE; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSOR; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; METABOLISM;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CALIBRATION; CELL ADHESION; CELLS; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84994882430     PISSN: 09628924     EISSN: 18793088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2016.07.005     Document Type: Review

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