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Mechanical forces are crucial to the regulation of cell and tissue morphology and function. At the cellular level, forces influence cytoskeletal organization, gene expression, proliferation, and survival. Integrin-mediated adhesions are intrinsically mechanosensitive and a large body of data implicates integrins in sensing mechanical forces. We review the relationship between integrins and mechanical forces, the role of integrins in cellular responses to stretch and fluid flow, and propose that some of these events are mechanistically related.

Original publication

DOI

10.1074/jbc.R300038200

Type

Journal article

Journal

J Biol Chem

Publication Date

26/03/2004

Volume

279

Pages

12001 - 12004

Keywords

Animals, Cell Adhesion, Cell Division, Cell Survival, Cytoskeleton, Extracellular Matrix, Humans, Integrins, Signal Transduction, Stress, Mechanical