| Literature DB >> 12150922 |
Benjamin Geiger1, Alexander Bershadsky.
Abstract
Here we discuss recent studies addressing adhesion-coupled mechanosensory processes and consider their molecular nature. Are cells using stretch-activated ion channels to explore the extracellular environment surrounding them, or do they use for that purpose the submembrane protein network that interconnects integrin receptors with the actin cytoskeleton?Mesh:
Year: 2002 PMID: 12150922 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(02)00831-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN: 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582