Cells under pressure

Elife. 2021 Apr 23:10:e68643. doi: 10.7554/eLife.68643.

Abstract

A new method for applying solid stress to aggregates of cells is shedding light on the impact of mechanical forces on cancer cells.

Keywords: cancer; compression; extracellular matrix; mechanical stress; mouse; multicellular aggregates; physics of living systems; tumor.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Movement
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Extracellular Matrix*
  • Mechanical Phenomena*