James J. Tomasek

Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Expression Upregulates Fibroblast Contractile Activity

Boris Hinz, Giuseppe Celetta, James J. Tomasek et al. · Molecular Biology of the Cell · 2001 · 1.3K citations

Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Promotes the Morphological and Functional Differentiation of the Myofibroblast

Melville B. Vaughan, Eric W. Howard, James J. Tomasek · Experimental Cell Research · 2000 · 473 citations

Developmental Biology, Growth Factor-β1, Functional Differentiation +6

Fibroblast contraction occurs on release of tension in attached collagen lattices: Dependency on an organized actin cytoskeleton and serum

James J. Tomasek, Carol J. Haaksma, Robert J. Eddy et al. · The Anatomical Record · 1992 · 246 citations

Mechanical Properties of the Extracellular Matrix Influence Fibronectin Fibril Assembly in Vitro

Nancy Halliday, James J. Tomasek · Experimental Cell Research · 1995 · 214 citations

Tissue Engineering, Mechanobiology, Engineering +12

Collagen modulates cell shape and cytoskeleton of embryonic corneal and fibroma fibroblasts: Distribution of actin, α-actinin, and myosin

James J. Tomasek, Elizabeth D. Hay, Keigi Fujiwara · Developmental Biology · 1982 · 188 citations

Mechanobiology, Embryonic Corneal, Fibrosis +10