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Activation of ROCK by RhoA is regulated by cell adhesion, shape, and cytoskeletal tension by Bhadriraju, Kiran, Yang, Michael, Alom Ruiz, Sami, Pirone, Dana, Tan, John, Chen, Christopher S.

“…Adhesion to the extracellular matrix regulates numerous changes in the actin cytoskeleton by regulating the activity of the Rho family of small GTPases. Here,…”
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Emergence of Patterned Stem Cell Differentiation Within Multicellular Structures by Ruiz, Sami Alom, Chen, Christopher S.

“…The ability of stem cells to differentiate into specified lineages in the appropriate locations is vital to morphogenesis and adult tissue regeneration…”
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Mechanical tugging force regulates the size of cell-cell junctions by Liu, Zhijun, Tan, John L, Cohen, Daniel M, Yang, Michael T, Sniadecki, Nathan J, Ruiz, Sami Alom, Nelson, Celeste M, Chen, Christopher S

“…Actomyosin contractility affects cellular organization within tissues in part through the generation of mechanical forces at sites of cell-matrix and cell-cell…”
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Nanotechnology for cell-substrate interactions by Sniadecki, Nathan J, Desai, Ravi A, Ruiz, Sami Alom, Chen, Christopher S

“…In the pursuit to understand the interaction between cells and their underlying substrates, the life sciences are beginning to incorporate micro- and…”
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inhibitory role for FAK in regulating proliferation: a link between limited adhesion and RhoA-ROCK signaling by Pirone, Dana M, Liu, Wendy F, Ruiz, Sami Alom, Gao, Lin, Raghavan, Srivatsan, Lemmon, Christopher A, Romer, Lewis H, Chen, Christopher S

“…Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) transduces cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix into proliferative signals. We show that FAK overexpression induced…”
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Shape Anisotropy of a Single Random-Walk Polymer by Haber, Charbel, Ruiz, Sami Alom, Wirtz, Denis

“…Random walks have been used to describe a wide variety of systems ranging from cell colonies to polymers. Sixty-five years ago, Kuhn [Kuhn, W. (1934)…”
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Investigating the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in two-dimensional and three-dimensional multicellular environments by Alom Ruiz, Sami

“…Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) play an integral part in the regeneration of musculoskeletal tissues, and their multipotency has made them an attractive…”
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Investigating the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in two-dimensional and three-dimensional multicellular environments by Alom Ruiz, Sami

“…Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) play an integral part in the regeneration of musculoskeletal tissues, and their multipotency has made them an attractive…”
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Shear force at the cell-matrix interface: enhanced analysis for microfabricated post array detectors by Lemmon, Christopher A, Sniadecki, Nathan J, Ruiz, Sami Alom, Tan, John L, Romer, Lewis H, Chen, Christopher S

“…The interplay of mechanical forces between the extracellular environment and the cytoskeleton drives development, repair, and senescence in many tissues…”
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