All articles tagged with #mechanosensing
Researchers demonstrate that Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria actively regulate their collective order by sensing physical collisions with neighboring cells. This mechanosensory feedback allows bacteria to switch between disordered exploration in crowded areas and coordinated movement at the colony front, enhancing navigation through complex environments.
McGill researchers report that T cells can sense the stiffness of their surrounding tissue and use this mechanical information to bias their development into long-lasting tissue-resident memory cells, challenging the view that only biochemical cues guide immune memory and hinting at new approaches for autoimmune disease, cancer immunotherapy, and transplantation.
Researchers at Washington University have discovered that groups of cells can collectively sense their environment much farther than individual cells, which may help explain how cancer cells migrate and evade detection, potentially leading to new therapeutic targets.