title: Controlling the gap: myocytes, matrix, and mechanics.
authors.forename: David D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Spragg
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Kass
mesh_terms: D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D018031:Connexin 43 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000502:physiology*; D017629:Gap Junctions / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000502:physiology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
chemical_list: D018031:Connexin 43; D009842:Oligopeptides; C047981:arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid