The mechanical microenvironment regulates ovarian cancer cell morphology, migration, and spheroid disaggregation

Abstract There is growing appreciation of the importance of the mechanical properties of the tumor microenvironment on disease progression. However, the role of extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffness and cellular mechanotransduction in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is largely unknown. Here, we inves...

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Main Authors: Andrew J. McKenzie, Stephanie R. Hicks, Kathryn V. Svec, Hannah Naughton, Zöe L. Edmunds, Alan K. Howe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25589-0