Mechanotransduction in development

E Farge - Current topics in developmental biology, 2011 - Elsevier
Biochemical patterning and morphogenetic movements coordinate the design of embryonic
development. The molecular processes that pattern and closely control morphogenetic …

Cell confinement: putting the squeeze on the nucleus

M Versaevel, M Riaz, T Grevesse, S Gabriele - Soft Matter, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The nucleus has long been considered as a passive compartment containing the genetic
information. However, recent attention to its structure, mechanical properties and physical …

Loops, topologically associating domains, compartments, and territories are elastic and robust to dramatic nuclear volume swelling

JT Sanders, R Golloshi, P Das, Y Xu, PH Terry… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Layers of genome organization are becoming increasingly better characterized, but less is
known about how these structures respond to perturbation or shape changes. Low-salt …

Correlated spatio-temporal fluctuations in chromatin compaction states characterize stem cells

S Talwar, A Kumar, M Rao, GI Menon… - Biophysical journal, 2013 - cell.com
Stem cells integrate signals from the microenvironment to generate lineage-specific gene
expression programs upon differentiation. Undifferentiated cell nuclei are easily deformable …

Nuclear shape changes are induced by knockdown of the SWI/SNF ATPase BRG1 and are independent of cytoskeletal connections

KM Imbalzano, N Cohet, Q Wu, JM Underwood… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Changes in nuclear morphology occur during normal development and have been observed
during the progression of several diseases. The shape of a nucleus is governed by the …

Volume transitions of isolated cell nuclei induced by rapid temperature increase

CJ Chan, W Li, G Cojoc, J Guck - Biophysical journal, 2017 - cell.com
Understanding the physical mechanisms governing nuclear mechanics is important as it can
impact gene expression and development. However, how cell nuclei respond to external …

Shared mechanisms in physiological and pathological nucleoplasmic reticulum formation

MM Drozdz, DJ Vaux - Nucleus, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The mammalian nuclear envelope (NE) can develop complex dynamic membrane-bounded
invaginations in response to both physiological and pathological stimuli. Since the formation …

Condensins Exert Force on Chromatin-Nuclear Envelope Tethers to Mediate Nucleoplasmic Reticulum Formation in Drosophila melanogaster

J Bozler, HQ Nguyen, GC Rogers… - G3: Genes, Genomes …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Although the nuclear envelope is known primarily for its role as a boundary between the
nucleus and cytoplasm in eukaryotes, it plays a vital and dynamic role in many cellular …

Nuclear organization during hepatogenesis in zebrafish requires Uhrf1

BP Madakashira, C Zhang, F Macchi, E Magnani… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acquisition of cellular fate during development is initiated and maintained by well-
coordinated patterns of gene expression that are dictated by the epigenetic landscape and …

A 3D-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived human neural culture model to study certain molecular and biochemical aspects of Alzheimer's disease

P Prasannan, E Siney, S Chatterjee, D Johnston… - In vitro models, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Alzheimer's disease (AD) early pathology needs better understanding and models.
Here, we describe a human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)-derived 3D neural …