Rigidity sensing explained by active matter theory

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2011-09-06

arxiv.org/abs/1109.1206v1

Biophys J 101, L33-L35 (2011)

Biology

Quantitative Biology

Quantitative Methods

4 pages, 2 figures

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.bpj.2011.08.023

The magnitude of traction forces exerted by living animal cells on their
environment is a monotonically increasing and approximately sigmoidal function
of the stiffness of the external medium. This observation is rationalized using
active matter theory: adaptation to substrate rigidity results from an
interplay between passive elasticity and active contractility.

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