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Dynamic traction force measurements of migrating immune cells in 3D biopolymer matrices

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Nature Physics, Published online: 24 September 2024; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02632-8

Immune cells are believed not to generate large traction forces during migration. Now, measurements of natural killer cells in dense tissue reveal bursts of large traction forces as they move through narrow pores.