Environmental stiffness restores mechanical homeostasis in vimentin-depleted cells

Abstract Recent experimental evidence indicates a role for the intermediate filament vimentin in regulating cellular mechanical homeostasis, but its precise contribution remains to be discovered. Mechanical homeostasis requires a balanced bi-directional interplay between the cell’s microenvironment...

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Main Authors: Janine Grolleman, Nicole C. A. van Engeland, Minahil Raza, Sepinoud Azimi, Vito Conte, Cecilia M. Sahlgren, Carlijn V. C. Bouten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44835-8