Fluids and their mechanics in tumour transit: shaping metastasis

G Follain, D Herrmann, S Harlepp, V Hyenne… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Metastasis is a dynamic succession of events involving the dissemination of tumour cells to
distant sites within the body, ultimately reducing the survival of patients with cancer. To …

Genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors illuminate the spatiotemporal regulation of signaling networks

EC Greenwald, S Mehta, J Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Cellular signaling networks are the foundation which determines the fate and function of
cells as they respond to various cues and stimuli. The discovery of fluorescent proteins over …

FAK signaling in human cancer as a target for therapeutics

BY Lee, P Timpson, LG Horvath, RJ Daly - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2015 - Elsevier
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a key regulator of growth factor receptor-and integrin-
mediated signals, governing fundamental processes in normal and cancer cells through its …

The Importance of Mechanical Forces for in vitro Endothelial Cell Biology

E Gordon, L Schimmel, M Frye - Frontiers in Physiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Blood and lymphatic vessels are lined by endothelial cells which constantly interact with
their luminal and abluminal extracellular environments. These interactions confer physical …

Engineering light-controllable CAR T cells for cancer immunotherapy

Z Huang, Y Wu, ME Allen, Y Pan, P Kyriakakis, S Lu… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
T cells engineered to express chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) can recognize and engage
with target cancer cells with redirected specificity for cancer immunotherapy. However, there …

Unraveling the mechanobiology of extracellular matrix

V Vogel - Annual review of physiology, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Cells need to be anchored to extracellular matrix (ECM) to survive, yet the role of ECM in
guiding developmental processes, tissue homeostasis, and aging has long been …

Cryo-EM architecture of a near-native stretch-sensitive membrane microdomain

JM Kefauver, M Hakala, L Zou, J Alba, J Espadas… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Biological membranes are partitioned into functional zones termed membrane
microdomains, which contain specific lipids and proteins,–. The composition and …

Growth cone travel in space and time: the cellular ensemble of cytoskeleton, adhesion, and membrane

EA Vitriol, JQ Zheng - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
Growth cones, found at the tip of axonal projections, are the sensory and motile organelles
of developing neurons that enable axon pathfinding and target recognition for precise wiring …

Noncanonical amino acids as doubly bio-orthogonal handles for one-pot preparation of protein multiconjugates

Y Wang, J Zhang, B Han, L Tan, W Cai, Y Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Genetic encoding of noncanonical amino acid (ncAA) for site-specific protein modification
has been widely applied for many biological and therapeutic applications. To efficiently …

Distinct biophysical mechanisms of focal adhesion kinase mechanoactivation by different extracellular matrix proteins

J Seong, A Tajik, J Sun, JL Guan… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Matrix mechanics controls cell fate by modulating the bonds between integrins and
extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. However, it remains unclear how fibronectin (FN), type 1 …