Joining forces: crosstalk between mechanosensitive PIEZO1 ion channels and integrin-mediated focal adhesions

D Cheng, J Wang, M Yao, CD Cox - Biochemical Society …, 2023 - portlandpress.com
Both integrin-mediated focal adhesions (FAs) and mechanosensitive ion channels such as
PIEZO1 are critical in mechanotransduction processes that influence cell differentiation …

Piezo1, the new actor in cell volume regulation

A Michelucci, L Catacuzzeno - Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
All animal cells control their volume through a complex set of mechanisms, both to
counteract osmotic perturbations of the environment and to enable numerous vital biological …

Interplay between the plasma membrane and cell–cell adhesion maintains epithelial identity for correct polarised cell divisions

MM Hosawi, J Cheng, M Fankhaenel… - Journal of Cell …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
Polarised epithelial cell divisions represent a fundamental mechanism for tissue
maintenance and morphogenesis. Morphological and mechanical changes in the plasma …

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MM Hosawi, J Cheng, M Fankhaenel… - Journal of Cell …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Polarised epithelial cell divisions represent a fundamental mechanism for tissue
maintenance and morphogenesis. Morphological and mechanical changes in the plasma …

Actomyosin forces in cell migration: Moving beyond cell body retraction

K Weißenbruch, R Mayor - BioEssays, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In textbook illustrations of migrating cells, actomyosin contractility is typically depicted as the
contraction force necessary for cell body retraction. This dogma has been transformed by the …