Force-FAK signaling coupling at individual focal adhesions coordinates mechanosensing and microtissue repair

oleh: Dennis W. Zhou, Marc A. Fernández-Yagüe, Elijah N. Holland, Andrés F. García, Nicolas S. Castro, Eric B. O’Neill, Jeroen Eyckmans, Christopher S. Chen, Jianping Fu, David D. Schlaepfer, Andrés J. García

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-04-01

Deskripsi

How adhesive forces are transduced and integrated into biochemical signals at focal adhesions (FAs) is poorly understood. Here authors show that force- FAK signaling coupling coordinates cell migration and tissue-scale forces to promote microtissue repair.