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BP: Fachverband Biologische Physik

BP 43: Cell Adhesion

BP 43.1: Invited Talk

Wednesday, March 9, 2016, 15:00–15:30, H43

Cellular Mechanosensing — •Rudolf Merkel — Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany

Throughout the organism almost all tissues experience mechanical strain of sizeable magnitude that often is important to their organization and development. To unravel the underlying signal sensing and processing an in vitro model consisting of cells cultivated on stretchable substrates was introduced. Here, I will show how this system can be used as quantitative tool to unravel the contributions of the different cytoskeletal systems and to quantify the "mechanosensing potential" of individual molecules.