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Nonmuscle Myosin IIA-Dependent Force Inhibits Cell Spreading and Drives F-Actin Flow

Yunfei Cai, Nicolas Biais, Grégory Giannone, M. Tanase, Guoying Jiang, Jake M. Hofman, Chris H. Wiggins, Pascal Silberzan, Axel Buguin, Benoît Ladoux,

Biophysical Journal · 2006 · 299 citations · 60 references

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Cell locomotion and focal adhesions are regulated by substrate flexibility

Robert J. Pelham, Yu‐li Wang · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1997 · 3K citations

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Minimum error thresholding

Josef Kittler, J. Illingworth · Pattern Recognition · 1986 · 2.2K citations

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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Cells lying on a bed of microneedles: An approach to isolate mechanical force

John L. Tan, Joe Tien, Dana M. Pirone et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2003 · 2K citations · Full text

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Rho-stimulated contractility drives the formation of stress fibers and focal adhesions.

Magdalena Chrzanowska‐Wodnicka, Keith Burridge · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1996 · 1.7K citations

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