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Aug 2026
Mechanotransduction and cell fate: from molecular sensors to multicellular self-organization
This review discusses how substrate stiffness, applied tension, and cell–cell mechanical coupling regulates the differentiation of stem and progenitor cells across diverse lineages, with particular emphasis on the developing cardiovascular system as a paradigmatic mechanobiological organ.
María del Carmen Estrada Elorza, Mónica Cruz-Lemini, Karina Martínez-Mayorga et al.
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