--- res: bibo_abstract: - Although rigidity and jamming transitions have been widely studied in physics and material science, their importance in a number of biological processes, including embryo development, tissue homeostasis, wound healing, and disease progression, has only begun to be recognized in the past few years. The hypothesis that biological systems can undergo rigidity/jamming transitions is attractive, as it would allow these systems to change their material properties rapidly and strongly. However, whether such transitions indeed occur in biological systems, how they are being regulated, and what their physiological relevance might be, is still being debated. Here, we review theoretical and experimental advances from the past few years, focusing on the regulation and role of potential tissue rigidity transitions in different biological processes.@eng bibo_authorlist: - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Edouard B foaf_name: Hannezo, Edouard B foaf_surname: Hannezo foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=3A9DB764-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 orcid: 0000-0001-6005-1561 - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Carl-Philipp J foaf_name: Heisenberg, Carl-Philipp J foaf_surname: Heisenberg foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=39427864-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 orcid: 0000-0002-0912-4566 bibo_doi: 10.1016/j.tcb.2021.12.006 bibo_issue: '5' bibo_volume: 32 dct_date: 2022^xs_gYear dct_identifier: - UT:000795773900009 dct_isPartOf: - http://id.crossref.org/issn/0962-8924 - http://id.crossref.org/issn/1879-3088 dct_language: eng dct_publisher: Cell Press@ dct_title: Rigidity transitions in development and disease@ fabio_hasPubmedId: '35058104' ...