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Cell Adhesion and Mechanics

BENOIT LADOUX & RENÉ MARC MÈGE

 

Mechanical constraints and force transmission play an essential role in multicellular living organisms They are regulating basic biological processes such as morphogenesis, tumor metastasis and tissue repair. Cell adhesions, coupled to the contractile cytoskeleton, are major sites of force transmission in cells. This mechanical coupling which enables cells to sense, signal, and respond to physical changes in the environment, has however been largely understudied. In this context, we are studying the cooperation between adhesion, mechanical and biochemical signaling for the adaptation of living cells to changes in their physical environment at various scales, from single molecules to tissues.

Keywords: mechanobiology, mechanosensing, epithelia homeostasis, collective cell migration, microfabrication, biophysics, cell extrusion, tissue mechanics

 +33 (0)1 57 27 80 71 /  +33 (0)1 57 27 80 67 Contact Benoît LADOUX / René-Marc MEGE    @BLadoux@ReneMege   https://ladoux-mege-lab.cnrs.fr/