Control of Cellular Morphology by Mechanical Factors
- 1 November 1996
- journal article
- Published by EDP Sciences in Journal de Physique III
- Vol. 6 (11) , 1555-1566
- https://doi.org/10.1051/jp3:1996202
Abstract
This short review deals with the influence of mechanical factors on eucaryotic cell morphology and structure. We classify these factors into two types: i) external forces (e.g. gravitational forces or hemodynamic stresses), which when applied experimentally allow characterization of passive mechanical properties; and ii) internal forces, e.g. generated by molecular motors or polymerization processes. Perturbation of one or more of these forces induces significant changes in cell shape, cytoskeleton and pericellular matrix organization. We describe these phenomena in view of current modelsKeywords
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