Mapping the mechanome of live stem cells using a novel method to measure local strain fields in situ at the fluid-cell interface.

During mesenchymal condensation, the initial step of skeletogenesis, transduction of minute mechanical forces to the nucleus is associated with up or down-regulation of genes, ultimately resulting in formation of the skeletal template and appropriate cell lineage commitment. The summation of these b...

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Main Authors: Min Jae Song, Susann M Brady-Kalnay, Sara H McBride, Polly Phillips-Mason, David Dean, Melissa L Knothe Tate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3438189?pdf=render