Mechanical forces in the immune system
Nature Reviews Immunology 17, 679 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nri.2017.74
Author: Morgan Huse
Leukocytes can completely reorganize their cytoskeletal architecture within minutes. This structural plasticity, which facilitates their migration and communicative function, also enables them to exert a substantial amount of mechanical force against the extracellular matrix and the surfaces of interacting cells. In recent years, it has
Source: Nature Reviews Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Morgan Huse Tags: Review Source Type: research
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