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Direct evidence that tumor cells soften when navigating confined spaces

The mechanical properties of cells strongly regulate many physiological and pathological processes. For example, in cancer, invasive and metastatic tumor cells have often been reported to be softer than nontumor cells, raising speculation that cancer cells might adaptively soften to facilitate migra...

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Autores principales: Rianna, Carmela, Radmacher, Manfred, Kumar, Sanjay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society for Cell Biology 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7521845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31995446
http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E19-10-0588