Adhesions provide cells with the ability to sense the mechanical properties of the substratum and subsequently modulate myosin II activity, integrin clustering, adhesion size and composition ...

Blood clots form in response to signals from the lungs of cancer patients—not from other organ sites, as previously ...

Megakaryocytes form a three-dimensional (3D) cage composed of laminin and collagen IV connected to the basement membrane surrounding them. This microarchitecture stabilizes megakaryocytes within their ...