Biohybrid actuators for robotics: A review of devices actuated by living cells

L Ricotti, B Trimmer, AW Feinberg, R Raman… - Science robotics, 2017 - science.org
Actuation is essential for artificial machines to interact with their surrounding environment
and to accomplish the functions for which they are designed. Over the past few decades …

Connecting muscles to tendons: tendons and musculoskeletal development in flies and vertebrates

R Schweitzer, E Zelzer, T Volk - Development, 2010 - journals.biologists.com
The formation of the musculoskeletal system represents an intricate process of tissue
assembly involving heterotypic inductive interactions between tendons, muscles and …

A genome-wide resource for the analysis of protein localisation in Drosophila

M Sarov, C Barz, H Jambor, MY Hein, C Schmied… - elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
The Drosophila genome contains> 13000 protein-coding genes, the majority of which
remain poorly investigated. Important reasons include the lack of antibodies or reporter …

NG2 cells: Properties, progeny and origin

J Trotter, K Karram, A Nishiyama - Brain research reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
The NG2 proteoglycan is a type 1-transmembrane protein expressed by a range of cell types
within and outside the mammalian nervous system. NG2-expressing (NG2) cells are found …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical forces during muscle development

SB Lemke, F Schnorrer - Mechanisms of development, 2017 - Elsevier
Muscles are the major force producing tissue in the human body. While certain muscle types
specialize in producing maximum forces, others are very enduring. An extreme example is …

[HTML][HTML] The development of the myotendinous junction. A review

B Charvet, F Ruggiero, D Le Guellec - Muscles, ligaments and …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The myotendinous junction (MTJ) is a complex specialized region located at the muscle-
tendon interface that represents the primary site of force transmission. Despite their different …

Regeneration of Drosophila sensory neuron axons and dendrites is regulated by the Akt pathway involving Pten and microRNA bantam

Y Song, KM Ori-McKenney, Y Zheng… - Genes & …, 2012 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Both cell-intrinsic and extrinsic pathways govern axon regeneration, but only a limited
number of factors have been identified and it is not clear to what extent axon regeneration is …

Tendon development and diseases

L Gaut, D Duprez - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Tendon is a uniaxial connective tissue component of the musculoskeletal system. Tendon is
involved in force transmission between muscle and bone. Tendon injury is very common …

A small proportion of Talin molecules transmit forces at developing muscle attachments in vivo

SB Lemke, T Weidemann, AL Cost, C Grashoff… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Cells in developing organisms are subjected to particular mechanical forces that shape
tissues and instruct cell fate decisions. How these forces are sensed and transmitted at the …

Non-myogenic contribution to muscle development and homeostasis: the role of connective tissues

S Nassari, D Duprez… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Skeletal muscles belong to the musculoskeletal system, which is composed of bone, tendon,
ligament and irregular connective tissue, and closely associated with motor nerves and …