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Cells sense their environment through the detection of forces and the measurement of mechanical stimuli, in a process termed mechanosensing. This process is intertwined with cell motility, which in itself facilitates the ability of a cell to sense its surroundings, but also acts as a response to the detection of a stimulus. In this topic we address the complexities of mechanosensing and cell motility by describing the key structures that facilitate these processes. We explore how these structures carry out their functions and the common machinery that makes this possible. |
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