Mechanotransduction In Vivo by Repeated Talin Stretch-Relaxation Events Depends upon Vinculin

The focal adhesion protein talin undergoes cycles of stretching and relaxation in living cells, suggesting a role in the transduction of mechanical into biochemical signals.

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