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Instant integrin mechanosensing

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Single-cell force spectroscopy reveals rapid, biphasic integrin activation and reinforcement of cell–matrix bonds during the initial steps of fibroblast adhesion.

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Figure 1: Rapid integrin mechanosensing.

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  1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China

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  2. Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, 61801, Illinois, USA

    Ning Wang

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Wang, N. Instant integrin mechanosensing. Nature Mater 16, 1173–1174 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat5041

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