title: Introduction to the ECR special issue, "Mechanosensing via Cell-Matrix Adhesions".
authors.affiliation: Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. Electronic address: benny.geiger@weizmann.ac.il.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Geiger
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany. Electronic address: faessler@biochem.mpg.de.
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fässler
mesh_terms: D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000502:physiology; D021982:Cell-Matrix Junctions / Q000502:physiology; D022001:Focal Adhesions / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D040542:Mechanotransduction, Cellular / Q000502:physiology*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface