Physical forces regulate cell division
Researchers at IBEC have discovered that cell division in epithelial tissues is regulated by mechanical forces.
Researchers at IBEC have discovered that cell division in epithelial tissues is regulated by mechanical forces. This revelation could potentially open avenues to a greater understanding of the uncontrolled proliferation of cancer cells in tumors, and their possible regulation by means of physical forces.
Publishing in the June edition of Nature Cell Biology, the research group of ICREA professor Xavier Trepat, group leader at IBEC and associate professor at the University of Barcelona (UB), describe how the mechanical state of epithelial tissues – the continuous sheets of cells that cover all the exposed surfaces of the body – is related to the cell cycle and cell division.
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