Mechanical stress promotes the expression of the homeobox gene and meristem master regulator STM, synergistically and independently from auxin depletion.

In the Arabidopsis epidermis, the internal mechanical stress of a cell competes with the external stress to control microtubule behavior, providing a framework to understand the mechanical feedbacks that underlie plant morphogenesis.

Caveolae regulate integrin mechanosensing by establishing a force threshold for activation and recycling.

Theoretical predictions and experiments on multicellular aggregates indicate that the extracellular matrix acts as a mechanical sensor, which regulates cell proliferation and migration in a three-dimensional environment.

Puzzle-shape cells in the epidermis of many plants form due to a development constraint based on mechanical forces.

Tensile stress patterns in tissues are revealed by cell-cell adhesion defects; in turn, cell responses to supracellular tension require cell-cell adhesion.

Directed mechanical stresses can trigger active T1 events that lead to tissue elongation perpendicular to the main direction of tissue stress.

A biomechanical approach inducing confined cell migration reveals that mechanical stress has a profound effect on cancer cell survival.

Mechanical stress plays a cooperative role with Notch in biliary differentiation of liver progenitors, supporting a model of liver development in which biomechanical cues are key inducers of cell fate.

The growth of multicellular bacterial structures called biofilms generates forces that deform soft material substrates and disrupt epithelial cell layers, potentially mechanically damaging host tissue.