Some cells also respond to mechanical stimuli. For example, sensory cells in the skin respond to the pressure of touch, whereas similar cells in the ear react to the movement of sound waves.

Programmed responses to external stimuli and stress allow cells to adapt to changing environmental conditions, and are critical for cellular survival. mRNA transcription by RNA polymerase II (Pol II) ...

Molecular interactions also take place at cellular surfaces to stimulate a number of events including cell ... that respond to light, pH, temperature, mechanical stress or molecular stimuli.

will determine how living systems integrate chemical and mechanical stimuli to develop responsive phenotypes that coordinate cell and tissue structures for survival and function. The Institute aims to ...

Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich have for the first time investigated how protein structures derived from fava beans affect a ...

ubc.ca Mechanotransduction is the physiological process where cells sense and respond to mechanical loads. This paper reclaims the term “mechanotherapy” and presents the current scientific knowledge ...

Cell membranes play a crucial role in maintaining ... lipid organization of these microdomains is altered in response to ...

In response to certain stimuli, the protein’s structure ... scientists have found more and more evidence that “the mechanical environment of cells and the forces that act on them” play ...

A biomaterial that can mimic certain behaviors within biological tissues could advance regenerative medicine, disease ...

A biomaterial that can mimic certain behaviors within biological tissues could advance regenerative medicine, disease modeling, soft robotics and more, according to researchers at Penn State.