Mechanism of Focal Adhesion Kinase Mechanosensing.

Mechanosensing at focal adhesions regulates vital cellular processes. Here, we present results from molecular dynamics (MD) and mechano-biochemical network simulations that suggest a direct role of Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) as a mechano-sensor. Tensile forces, propagating from the membrane through...

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Main Authors: Jing Zhou, Camilo Aponte-Santamaría, Sebastian Sturm, Jakob Tómas Bullerjahn, Agnieszka Bronowska, Frauke Gräter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-11-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004593