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. 2023 Nov 9;186(23):4994-4995.
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.09.018.

Mechanobiology: How pathogens use mechanics to modulate host interactions

Albertus Viljoen  1 , Yves F Dufrêne  2
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Mechanobiology: How pathogens use mechanics to modulate host interactions

Albertus Viljoen et al. Cell. .
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Abstract

Mechanobiology explores how cells sense and respond to mechanical cues and how mechanics guide cell function, physiology, and disease. In this issue of Cell, Thacker and colleagues reveal how the tuberculosis-causing pathogen exploits the mechanical behavior of cord-like structures to promote infection, impacting immune response, antibiotic susceptibility, and treatment strategies.

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  • Mechanopathology of biofilm-like Mycobacterium tuberculosis cords.
    Mishra R, Hannebelle M, Patil VP, Dubois A, Garcia-Mouton C, Kirsch GM, Jan M, Sharma K, Guex N, Sordet-Dessimoz J, Perez-Gil J, Prakash M, Knott GW, Dhar N, McKinney JD, Thacker VV. Mishra R, et al. Cell. 2023 Nov 9;186(23):5135-5150.e28. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.09.016. Epub 2023 Oct 20. Cell. 2023. PMID: 37865090 Free PMC article.

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