Matrix rigidity regulates a switch between TGF-β1–induced apoptosis and epithelial–mesenchymal transition

Snail1 controls epithelial–mesenchymal lineage commitment in focal adhesion kinase–null embryonic cells

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β-Catenin Mediates Mechanically Regulated, Transforming Growth Factor-β1–Induced Myofibroblast Differentiation of Aortic Valve Interstitial Cells

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Matrix Rigidity Regulates Cancer Cell Growth and Cellular Phenotype

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Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition: From Molecular Mechanisms, Redox Regulation to Implications in Human Health and Disease

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Absence of Filamin A Prevents Cells from Responding to Stiffness Gradients on Gels Coated with Collagen but not Fibronectin

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Matrix Crosslinking Forces Tumor Progression by Enhancing Integrin Signaling

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Cell-Cycle Control by Physiological Matrix Elasticity and In Vivo Tissue Stiffening

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TGF-β Superfamily Signaling in Embryonic Development and Homeostasis

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FAK engages multiple pathways to maintain survival of fibroblasts and epithelia - differential roles for paxillin and p130Cas

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The Extracellular Matrix: Not Just Pretty Fibrils

(2009) R. O. Hynes   SCIENCE

Mechanically Activated Integrin Switch Controls  5 1 Function

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TGFβ in Cancer

(2008) Joan Massagué   CELL

Laminin and biomimetic extracellular elasticity enhance functional differentiation in mammary epithelia

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Caveolin-1 Up-regulation during Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition Is Mediated by Focal Adhesion Kinase

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Change in cell shape is required for matrix metalloproteinase-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition of mammary epithelial cells

(2008) Celeste M. Nelson et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY

Bone Marrow-Derived Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Become Quiescent on Soft Substrates but Remain Responsive to Chemical or Mechanical Stimuli

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TGFβ-induced EMT requires focal adhesion kinase (FAK) signaling

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