Cell shape information is transduced through tension-independent mechanisms
oleh: Amit Ron, Evren U. Azeloglu, Rhodora C. Calizo, Mufeng Hu, Smiti Bhattacharya, Yibang Chen, Gomathi Jayaraman, Sunwoo Lee, Susana R. Neves-Zaph, Hong Li, Ronald E. Gordon, John C. He, James C. Hone, Ravi Iyengar
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-12-01 |
Deskripsi
It is not known whether the shape of a cell can regulate cellular phenotype independently. Here, the authors show that culturing kidney podocytes or smooth muscle cells on 3-D biomimetic surfaces results in phenotypic changes and that cell shape is sensed by integrin β3 in a tension-independent manner.