Fibroblast polarization is a matrix-rigidity-dependent process controlled by focal adhesion mechanosensing
10.1038/ncb2370
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Prager-Khoutorsky, M., Lichtenstein, A., Krishnan, R., Rajendran, K., Mayo, A., Kam, Z., Geiger, B., & Bershadsky, A. D. (2011). Fibroblast polarization is a matrix-rigidity-dependent process controlled by focal adhesion mechanosensing. Nature Cell Biology, 13(12), 1457–1465.

Authors 8
  1. Masha Prager-Khoutorsky (first)
  2. Alexandra Lichtenstein (additional)
  3. Ramaswamy Krishnan (additional)
  4. Kavitha Rajendran (additional)
  5. Avi Mayo (additional)
  6. Zvi Kam (additional)
  7. Benjamin Geiger (additional)
  8. Alexander D. Bershadsky (additional)
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@article{Prager_Khoutorsky_2011, title={Fibroblast polarization is a matrix-rigidity-dependent process controlled by focal adhesion mechanosensing}, volume={13}, ISSN={1476-4679}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncb2370}, DOI={10.1038/ncb2370}, number={12}, journal={Nature Cell Biology}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Prager-Khoutorsky, Masha and Lichtenstein, Alexandra and Krishnan, Ramaswamy and Rajendran, Kavitha and Mayo, Avi and Kam, Zvi and Geiger, Benjamin and Bershadsky, Alexander D.}, year={2011}, month=nov, pages={1457–1465} }