The LINC Between Mechanical Forces and Chromatin
The heart continually senses and responds to mechanical stimuli that balance cardiac structure and activity. Tensile forces, compressive forces, and shear stress are sensed by the different cardiac cell types and converted into signals instructing proper heart morphogenesis, postnatal growth, and fu...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-08-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Physiology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.710809/full |