Electrospinning: An enabling nanotechnology platform for drug delivery and regenerative medicine
Electrospinning provides an enabling nanotechnology platform for generating a rich variety
of novel structured materials in many biomedical applications including drug delivery …
of novel structured materials in many biomedical applications including drug delivery …
The actin cytoskeleton as an active adaptive material
S Banerjee, ML Gardel… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Actin is the main protein used by biological cells to adapt their structure and mechanics to
their needs. Cellular adaptation is made possible by molecular processes that strongly …
their needs. Cellular adaptation is made possible by molecular processes that strongly …
Reversible photoregulation of cell-cell adhesions with opto-E-cadherin
B Nzigou Mombo, BM Bijonowski, CA Raab… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
E-cadherin-based cell-cell adhesions are dynamically and locally regulated in many
essential processes, including embryogenesis, wound healing and tissue organization, with …
essential processes, including embryogenesis, wound healing and tissue organization, with …
Coordination of morphogenesis and cell-fate specification in development
CJ Chan, CP Heisenberg, T Hiiragi - Current Biology, 2017 - cell.com
During animal development, cell-fate-specific changes in gene expression can modify the
material properties of a tissue and drive tissue morphogenesis. While mechanistic insights …
material properties of a tissue and drive tissue morphogenesis. While mechanistic insights …
Guided morphogenesis through optogenetic activation of Rho signalling during early Drosophila embryogenesis
E Izquierdo, T Quinkler, S De Renzis - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
During organismal development, cells undergo complex changes in shape whose causal
relationship to individual morphogenetic processes remains unclear. The modular nature of …
relationship to individual morphogenetic processes remains unclear. The modular nature of …
Self-organization in pattern formation
F Schweisguth, F Corson - Developmental cell, 2019 - cell.com
Self-organization is pervasive in development, from symmetry breaking in the early embryo
to tissue patterning and morphogenesis. For a few model systems, the underlying molecular …
to tissue patterning and morphogenesis. For a few model systems, the underlying molecular …
Engineering AraC to make it responsive to light instead of arabinose
E Romano, A Baumschlager, EB Akmeric… - Nature chemical …, 2021 - nature.com
The l-arabinose-responsive AraC and its cognate PBAD promoter underlie one of the most
often used chemically inducible prokaryotic gene expression systems in microbiology and …
often used chemically inducible prokaryotic gene expression systems in microbiology and …
Fast-acting chemical tools to delineate causality in transcriptional control
Multi-dimensional omics profiling continues to illuminate the complexity of cellular
processes. Because of difficult mechanistic interpretation of phenotypes induced by slow …
processes. Because of difficult mechanistic interpretation of phenotypes induced by slow …
Optogenetics in bacteria–applications and opportunities
Optogenetics holds the promise of controlling biological processes with superb temporal
and spatial resolution at minimal perturbation. Although many of the light-reactive proteins …
and spatial resolution at minimal perturbation. Although many of the light-reactive proteins …
From single cells to tissue self‐organization
AXS Dos Santos, P Liberali - The FEBS journal, 2018 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Self‐organization is a process by which interacting cells organize and arrange themselves
in higher order structures and patterns. To achieve this, cells must have molecular …
in higher order structures and patterns. To achieve this, cells must have molecular …