| Literature DB >> 29112867 |
Vinay Swaminathan1, Gregory M Alushin2, Clare M Waterman3.
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Single-molecule force spectroscopy and modeling have revealed that the adhesion molecule vinculin and F-actin form a catch bond that is dependent on the direction of forces along the actin filament. This may underlie the mechanisms by which cells sense directional physical cues. Published by Elsevier Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29112867 PMCID: PMC6145086 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.09.023
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Biol ISSN: 0960-9822 Impact factor: 10.834