Mechanoregulation of YAP and TAZ in cellular homeostasis and disease progression

X Cai, KC Wang, Z Meng - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Biophysical cues, such as mechanical properties, play a critical role in tissue growth and
homeostasis. During organ development and tissue injury repair, compressive and tensional …

Cellular mechanotransduction: from tension to function

F Martino, AR Perestrelo, V Vinarský, S Pagliari… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Living cells are constantly exposed to mechanical stimuli arising from the surrounding
extracellular matrix (ECM) or from neighboring cells. The intracellular molecular processes …

[HTML][HTML] Substrate curvature as a cue to guide spatiotemporal cell and tissue organization

SJP Callens, RJC Uyttendaele, LE Fratila-Apachitei… - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent evidence clearly shows that cells respond to various physical cues in their
environments, guiding many cellular processes and tissue morphogenesis, pathology, and …

Static and dynamic: evolving biomaterial mechanical properties to control cellular mechanotransduction

W Xie, X Wei, H Kang, H Jiang, Z Chu, Y Lin… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a highly dynamic system that constantly offers physical,
biological, and chemical signals to embraced cells. Increasing evidence suggests that …

Actin dynamics, architecture, and mechanics in cell motility

L Blanchoin, R Boujemaa-Paterski… - Physiological …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Tight coupling between biochemical and mechanical properties of the actin cytoskeleton
drives a large range of cellular processes including polarity establishment, morphogenesis …

Mechanosensing by the lamina protects against nuclear rupture, DNA damage, and cell-cycle arrest

S Cho, M Vashisth, A Abbas, S Majkut, K Vogel, Y Xia… - Developmental cell, 2019 - cell.com
Whether cell forces or extracellular matrix (ECM) can impact genome integrity is largely
unclear. Here, acute perturbations (∼ 1 h) to actomyosin stress or ECM elasticity cause …

[HTML][HTML] Micro and Nanofabrication methods to control cell-substrate interactions and cell behavior: A review from the tissue engineering perspective

M Ermis, E Antmen, V Hasirci - Bioactive materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Cell-substrate interactions play a crucial role in the design of better biomaterials and
integration of implants with the tissues. Adhesion is the binding process of the cells to the …

[HTML][HTML] Anisotropic scaffolds for peripheral nerve and spinal cord regeneration

W Xue, W Shi, Y Kong, M Kuss, B Duan - Bioactive materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The treatment of long-gap (> 10 mm) peripheral nerve injury (PNI) and spinal cord injury
(SCI) remains a continuous challenge due to limited native tissue regeneration capabilities …

Mechanosensing by the nucleus: From pathways to scaling relationships

S Cho, J Irianto, DE Discher - Journal of Cell Biology, 2017 - rupress.org
The nucleus is linked mechanically to the extracellular matrix via multiple polymers that
transmit forces to the nuclear envelope and into the nuclear interior. Here, we review some …

The physical and biochemical properties of the extracellular matrix regulate cell fate

JM Muncie, VM Weaver - Current topics in developmental biology, 2018 - Elsevier
The extracellular matrix is a complex network of hydrated macromolecular proteins and
sugars that, in concert with bound soluble factors, comprise the acellular stromal …