[HTML][HTML] Mechanoresponsive metabolism in cancer cell migration and metastasis

MR Zanotelli, J Zhang, CA Reinhart-King - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
Altered tissue mechanics and metabolism are defining characteristics of cancer that impact
not only proliferation but also migration. While migrating through a mechanically and …

Mechanical forces in tumor angiogenesis

MR Zanotelli, CA Reinhart-King - Biomechanics in Oncology, 2018 - Springer
A defining hallmark of cancer and cancer development is upregulated angiogenesis. The
vasculature formed in tumors is structurally abnormal, not organized in the conventional …

Energetic costs regulated by cell mechanics and confinement are predictive of migration path during decision-making

MR Zanotelli, A Rahman-Zaman… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Cell migration during the invasion-metastasis cascade requires cancer cells to navigate a
spatially complex microenvironment that presents directional choices to migrating cells …

Cell cytoskeleton and stiffness are mechanical indicators of organotropism in breast cancer

K Tang, Y Xin, K Li, X Chen, Y Tan - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer cell dissemination exhibits organ preference or organotropism.
Although the influence of intrinsic biochemical factors on organotropism has been intensely …

[HTML][HTML] Tension directs cancer cell migration over fiber alignment through energy minimization

MR Zanotelli, JP Miller, W Wang, I Ortiz, E Tahon… - Biomaterials, 2024 - Elsevier
Cell migration during many fundamental biological processes including metastasis requires
cells to traverse tissue with heterogeneous mechanical cues that direct migration as well as …

Acousto-holographic reconstruction of whole-cell stiffness maps

R Varol, Z Karavelioglu, S Omeroglu, G Aydemir… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Accurate assessment of cell stiffness distribution is essential due to the critical role of cell
mechanobiology in regulation of vital cellular processes like proliferation, adhesion …

Gold nano-bio-interaction to modulate mechanobiological responses for cancer therapy applications

A Sohrabi Kashani, K Larocque, A Piekny… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In the present study, we investigate the mechanobiological responses of human lung cancer
that may occur through their interactions with two different types of gold nanoparticles …

Quantitative assessment of cell contractility using polarized light microscopy

W Wang, JP Miller, SC Pannullo… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cell contractility regulates multiple cell behaviors which contribute to both normal and
pathological processes. However, measuring cell contractility remains a technical challenge …

[HTML][HTML] Adenoviral protein E4orf4 interacts with the polarity protein Par3 to induce nuclear rupture and tumor cell death

C Dziengelewski, MA Rodrigue, A Caillier… - Journal of Cell …, 2020 - rupress.org
The tumor cell–selective killing activity of the adenovirus type 2 early region 4 ORF4 (E4orf4)
protein is poorly defined at the molecular level. Here, we show that the tumoricidal effect of …

Nanoscale characterization of dynamic cellular viscoelasticity by atomic force microscopy with varying measurement parameters

M Li, L Liu, X Xu, X Xing, D Dang, N Xi… - Journal of the mechanical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cell mechanics plays an important role in regulating the physiological activities of cells. The
advent of atomic force microscopy (AFM) provides a novel powerful instrument for …