Mechanobiology of myeloid cells

E Janssen, K van den Dries, M Ventre… - Current Opinion in Cell …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tissue-resident myeloid cells sense and transduce mechanical signals such as stiffness,
stretch and compression. In the past two years, our understanding of the mechanosensitive …

[HTML][HTML] Tug of war: Understanding the dynamic interplay of tumor biomechanical environment on dendritic cell function

BC Quartey, G Torres, M ElGindi, A Alatoom… - Mechanobiology in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Dendritic cells (DCs) play a pivotal role in bridging the innate and adaptive immune systems.
From their immature state, scavenging tissue for foreign antigens to uptake, then maturation …

[HTML][HTML] Get a grip: Podosomes as potential players in phagocytosis

S Linder, B Barcelona - European Journal of Cell Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Podosomes have been known for several decades as micron-sized, F-actin-rich structures
that play a pivotal role in cell migration and invasion, as they are able to mediate both cell …

[HTML][HTML] Mechano-immunological checkpoints: An emerging strategy for investigation and evaluation of disease and therapeutics

W Hu, C Wu, J Long, Z Zeng - Smart Materials in Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, increasing evidence has indicated that multiple mechanical signals
with different magnitude and pattern, including fluid flow-derived shear stress, topology of …

Quantifying superimposed protein flow dynamics in live cells using spatial filtering and spatiotemporal image correlation spectroscopy

RA Migueles‐Ramírez, A Cambi, A Hayer… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Flow or collective movement is a frequently observed phenomenon for many cellular
components including the cytoskeletal proteins actin and myosin. To study protein flow in …