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Focal Adhesion Kinase Signaling Controls Cyclic Tensile Strain Enhanced Collagen I-Induced Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Donald F. Ward Jr.^*, William A. Williams^*, Nicole E. Schapiro^*, Samuel R. Christy^*, Genevieve L. Weber^*, Megan Salt, Robert F. Klees^*, Adele Boskey^†, George E. Plopper ^∗,‡

* Department of Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180-3596,USA
† Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY 10021, USA
‡ Corresponding author. Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, BCHM-2, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8 th St, Troy, NY 12180, Phone: (518) 276-6332, Fax: (518) 276-2851, Email: ploppg@rpi.edu