ArticleScience advances2020
Intercellular communication controls agonist-induced calcium oscillations independently of gap junctions in smooth muscle cells.
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- Cell-cell adhesion impacts epithelia response to substrate stiffness: Morphology and gene expression.Biophysical journal · 2022Article
- A trio of biological rhythms and their relevance in rhythmic mechanical stimulation of cell cultures.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
In this study, we report the existence of a communication system among human smooth muscle cells that uses mechanical forces to frequency modulate long-range calcium waves. An important consequence of this mechanical signaling is that changes in stiffness of the underlying extracellular matrix can interfere with the frequency modulation of Ca
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