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Regulation of pancreatic cancer aggressiveness by stromal stiffening [PDF]
, 2016 No abstract ...
A Neesse +13 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2016 BackgroundPigment epithelium‐derived factor (PEDF), which belongs to the noninhibitory serpin family, has shown the ability to stimulate several physiological processes, such as antiangiogenesis, anti‐inflammation, and antioxidation. In the present study,
Peng Lu +9 more
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Platelet Contractile Proteins [PDF]
Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 1977 Platelets contain a high concentration of the contractile proteins actin and myosin. The properties of these proteins are generally similar to their counterparts in muscle, suggesting that the platelet actin and myosin can generate contractile force.
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Long Prehensile Protrusions Can Facilitate Cancer Cell Invasion through the Basement Membrane
Cells, 2023 A basic process in cancer is the breaching of basement-membrane barriers to permit tissue invasion. Cancer cells can use proteases and physical mechanisms to produce initial holes in basement membranes, but how cells squeeze through this barrier into ...
Shayan S. Nazari +3 more
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Iheringia: Série Zoologia, 2009 It was made the characterization of marginal sphincter to the species Phymactis clematis (Drayton in Dana, 1849) and Aulactinia marplatensis (Zamponi, 1977), from intertidal ecosystem through their morphogical and functional study.
Elvira A. González Oliveira +2 more
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Polymorphism and bistability in adherent cells
, 2013 The optimal shapes attained by contractile cells on adhesive substrates are determined by the interplay between intracellular forces and adhesion with the extracellular matrix.
Banerjee, Shiladitya, Giomi, Luca
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A novel method to extend viability and functionality of living heart slices
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023 Living heart slices have recently emerged as a powerful experimental model for fundamental cardiac research. By retaining the structure and function of the native myocardium while maintaining the simplicity of cell culture models, heart slices can be ...
Abigail J. Ross +6 more
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The Contractile Mechanism in Cilia
Biophysical Journal, 1973 A detailed analysis is made of the motion and the forces in the cilium of Sabellaria over the complete cycle. The results indicate that the stiffness of the cilium is directly related to the moments produced by the internal contractile elements. A sliding filament model is developed to generate the complete cycle of motion.
Walter G. Rudd, Robert Rikmenspoel
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Contractile units in disordered actomyosin bundles arise from F-actin buckling
, 2012 Bundles of filaments and motors are central to contractility in cells. The classic example is striated muscle, where actomyosin contractility is mediated by highly organized sarcomeres which act as fundamental contractile units. However, many contractile
A. Yamada +5 more
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HGF modulates actin cytoskeleton remodeling and contraction in testicular myoid cells [PDF]
, 2015 The presence of the HGF/Met system in the testicular myoid cells was first discovered by our group. However, the physiological role of this pathway remains poorly understood. We previously reported that HGF increases uPA secretion and TGF-β activation in
Angela, Catizone +6 more
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