Abstract:as epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), allows cells to facilitate cell migration, extracellular matrix assembly, and tissue patterning. The role of mechanical properties in EMT behavior is not well understood. Cellular mechanical properties affect cell migration, proliferation, signaling, and differentiation. Despite wide recognition of the importance of mechanobiology in cellular behavior, shortcomings in techniques to measure cellular forces generated by epithelial cells are difficult to accurately meas… Show more
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