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Extracellular rigidity sensing by talin isoform-specific mechanical linkages

Katharina Austen, Pia Ringer, Alexander Mehlich, Anna Chrostek‐Grashoff, Carleen Kluger, Christoph Klingner, Benedikt Sabass, Roy Zent, Matthias Rief, Carsten Grashoff

Nature Cell Biology · 2015 · 358 citations · 46 references

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Effects of substrate stiffness on cell morphology, cytoskeletal structure, and adhesion

Tony Yeung, Penelope C. Georges, Lisa A. Flanagan et al. · Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton · 2004 · 2.3K citations

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Single myosin molecule mechanics: piconewton forces and nanometre steps

Jeffrey T. Finer, Robert Simmons, James A. Spudich · Nature · 1994 · 1.9K citations

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Nanoscale architecture of integrin-based cell adhesions

Pakorn Kanchanawong, Gleb Shtengel, Ana M. Pasapera et al. · Nature · 2010 · 1.6K citations

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Measuring mechanical tension across vinculin reveals regulation of focal adhesion dynamics

Carsten Grashoff, Brenton D. Hoffman, Michael D. Brenner et al. · Nature · 2010 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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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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