Mechanotransduction: use the force(s)

ISSN
1741-7007
Date Issued
2015
Author(s)
Paluch, Ewa K.
Nelson, Celeste M.
Biais, Nicolas
Fabry, Ben
Moeller, Jens
Pruitt, Beth L.
Wollnik, Carina
Kudryasheva, Galina
Federle, Walter
DOI
10.1186/s12915-015-0150-4
Abstract
Mechanotransduction - how cells sense physical forces and translate them into biochemical and biological responses - is a vibrant and rapidly-progressing field, and is important for a broad range of biological phenomena. This forum explores the role of mechanotransduction in a variety of cellular activities and highlights intriguing questions that deserve further attention.