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Mechanosensing through Cooperative Interactions between Myosin II and the Actin Crosslinker Cortexillin I

Yixin Ren, Janet C. Effler, Melanie Norstrom, Tianzhi Luo, Richard Firtel, Pablo A. Iglesias, Ronald S. Rock, Douglas N. Robinson

Current Biology · 2009 · 144 citations · 37 references

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Matrix Elasticity Directs Stem Cell Lineage Specification

Adam J. Engler, Shamik Sen, H. Lee Sweeney et al. · Cell · 2006 · 13.7K citations · Full text

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Force and focal adhesion assembly: a close relationship studied using elastic micropatterned substrates

Nathalie Q. Balaban, Ulrich S. Schwarz, Daniel Riveline et al. · Nature Cell Biology · 2001 · 2.1K citations

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Stretching Single Talin Rod Molecules Activates Vinculin Binding

Armando E. del Río Hernández, Raúl Pérez‐Jiménez, Ruchuan Liu et al. · Science · 2009 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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Mechanically Activated Integrin Switch Controls α <sub>5</sub> β <sub>1</sub> Function

Julie C. Friedland, Mark H. Lee, David Boettiger · Science · 2009 · 710 citations

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The neck region of the myosin motor domain acts as a lever arm to generate movement.

Taro Q.P. Uyeda, P D Abramson, James A. Spudich · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1996 · 448 citations

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