Fibronectin forms the most extensible biological fibers displaying switchable force-exposed cryptic...
Fibronectin forms the most extensible biological fibers displaying switchable force-exposed cryptic binding sites
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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English
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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Rather than maximizing toughness, as needed for silk and muscle titin fibers to withstand external impact, the much softer extracellular matrix fibers made from fibronectin (Fn) can be stretched by cell generated forces and display extraordinary extensibility. We show that Fn fibers can be extended more than 8-fold (>700% strain) before 50% of the...
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Fibronectin forms the most extensible biological fibers displaying switchable force-exposed cryptic binding sites
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_201407677
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_201407677
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.0907518106
