Periodic Reporting for period 2 - MECHANO FIBROSIS (Regulation of mechanotransduction through motor-molecules activation of focal adhesion kinase in progressive fibrosis)

Mechanical forces arising from cell-ECM interactions are key regulators of tissue development, health, and fibrotic disease progression.Tissue fibrosis contributes to 45% of all deaths in the developed world and is characterized by progressive extracellular matrix (ECM)...