Brahm Shapiro MBChB, PhD,Vittoria Rufini MD,Ayman Jarwan MD,Onelio Geatti MD,Kimberlee J. Kearfott ScD,Lorraine M. Fig MBChB, MPH,Ian David Kirkwood MBBS,John E. Freitas MD,Anca M. Avram MD,Ka Kit Wong MBBS, FRACP,Milton D. Gross MD in the case of the last phenomena is focused on actomyosin stress-fibers. The contractility of the cell is driven by the stress-fibers, which also determine much of the active and passive mechanics that characterize the cell’s mechanical behavior. The stress-fibers attach to adhesion proteins that |