Multistep mechanosensing of lymphocyte infiltration and proliferation by the remodeling stroma and matrix underlies the immensely rapid and massive tissue expansion by lymph nodes in response to immune challenge.
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Alapan, Y., Thomas, S.N. Mechanics drive lymph node expansion. Nat Immunol 23, 1139–1141 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-022-01277-0
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