Forces applied to the cell surface induce stretching of the chromatin in the nucleus and a rapid increase in gene expression.
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Kirby, T., Lammerding, J. Stretch to express. Nature Mater 15, 1227–1229 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4809
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