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Sensing some tension

Nature Methods volume 13, page 17 (2016)Cite this article

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Cells are under mechanical tension in their native environment. New genetically encoded tension sensors can make a broader range of these forces visible.

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  1. Austen, K. et al. Extracellular rigidity sensing by talin isoform-specific mechanical linkages. Nat. Cell Biol. 17, 1597–1606 (2015).

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  1. Nina Vogt
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Vogt, N. Sensing some tension. Nat Methods 13, 17 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.3726

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