[HTML][HTML] Effects of nanotopography on stem cell phenotypes

R Ravichandran, S Liao, CCH Ng, CK Chan… - … journal of stem cells, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… two types - embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and adult stem cells (… Culturing hESCs in the
presence of actin disrupting agents … known as contact guidance, which is crucial in embryonic

Influence of surface topographical cues on the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in vitro

K Metavarayuth, P Sitasuwan, X Zhao… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2016 - ACS Publications
… changes (contact guidance) in cellular, cytoskeletal, and … and modulate stem cell differentiation
into a specific lineage. … II), and cytochalasin D (actin disrupting agent) could be employed. …

Heading in the right direction: understanding cellular orientation responses to complex biophysical environments

C Tamiello, ABC Buskermolen, FPT Baaijens… - Cellular and molecular …, 2016 - Springer
cellular functions.95,140 It is made of globular actin (G-actin), … either the LINC complex was
disrupted or a loss of lamins … contact guidance, have confirmed that a variety of tissue cells, …

Geometric cues for directing the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells

KA Kilian, B Bugarija, BT Lahn… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
… To further address this possibility, we evaluated the effect of … polymerization and therefore
reduces contractility of the actin … Treatment of the cells with cytoskeletal-disrupting agents gave …

Nanotopographical modulation of cell function through nuclear deformation

K Wang, A Bruce, R Mezan, A Kadiyala… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
… a reduced cell spreading morphology with diffuse actin and less … width, the cells preferred
to follow contact guidance and the … , discrete, isotropic nanopillars tend to disrupt the formation …

Long-term safety and function of RPE from human embryonic stem cells in preclinical models of macular degeneration

B Lu, C Malcuit, S Wang, S Girman, P Francis… - Stem …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Actin is used as protein loading control. RPE (bottom lane) … three cells deep, and the inner
retina lamination was not disrupted. … (arrows) formed a layer closely contact with the host RPE …

Biomechanical, biophysical and biochemical modulators of cytoskeletal remodelling and emergent stem cell lineage commitment

VDL Putra, KA Kilian, ML Knothe Tate - Communications Biology, 2023 - nature.com
… We explore how engineered materials target cytoskeletal remodeling and guidecontact
expansion that determines the anchoring strength of actin to E-cadherins in individual cells, …

[PDF][PDF] Control of stem cell fate by physical interactions with the extracellular matrix

F Guilak, DM Cohen, BT Estes, JM Gimble, W Liedtke… - Cell stem cell, 2009 - cell.com
… into specific lineages can address this issue. Furthermore, the … proliferation of human embryonic
stem cells through cytoskeletal-… by the effect of actin-disrupting agents. Alternatively, the …

Physical cues of biomaterials guide stem cell differentiation fate

A Higuchi, QD Ling, Y Chang, ST Hsu… - Chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Stem cells, such as embryonic stem cells (ESCs), induced … cytoskeleton by the addition
of the actin-disrupting agent … study the effect of cellcell contact between stem cells on cell

Functional Properties of Human Embryonic Stem Cell–Derived Cardiomyocytes: Intracellular Ca2+ Handling and the Role of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum in the …

K Dolnikov, M Shilkrut, N Zeevi-Levin, S Gerecht-Nir… - Stem …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
effect in a variety of cardiac preparations, did not affect the [Ca … and a negative inotropic
agent, did not affect the [Ca 2+ ] i … , it is important to address the apparent discrepancy between …