2025
Generation of Orthogonal Gradients of the Matrix Stiffness and Chemotactic Cues in a Suspended Array of Hydrogel to Study hMSCs Migration
Xu Z, Ponek A, Thomas J, Qyang Y. Generation of Orthogonal Gradients of the Matrix Stiffness and Chemotactic Cues in a Suspended Array of Hydrogel to Study hMSCs Migration. ACS Sensors 2025, 10: 1722-1728. PMID: 40021359, DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.4c02793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMatrix stiffnessChemotactic cuesHuman mesenchymal stem cellsHydrogel cylindersCell migrationDevice working principleMigration of human mesenchymal stem cellsFactor 1 alphaCellular contextOrthogonal gradientsReplica moldingGlass substratesCell migration studiesDevice fabricationWorking principleMicrofluidic devicesIn vitro assaysHydrogelsStiffnessCell typesSuspended arrayMesenchymal stem cellsConcentration gradientPoly(dimethylsiloxaneCylinder
2018
Vinculin and the mechanical response of adherent fibroblasts to matrix deformation
Rosowski KA, Boltyanskiy R, Xiang Y, Van den Dries K, Schwartz MA, Dufresne ER. Vinculin and the mechanical response of adherent fibroblasts to matrix deformation. Scientific Reports 2018, 8: 17967. PMID: 30568231, PMCID: PMC6299284, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36272-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal adhesion protein vinculinAdhesion protein vinculinExtracellular matrix stiffnessIntegrin-mediated adhesionTraction forceProtein vinculinMechanical cuesCellular forcesMatrix stiffnessAdherent fibroblastsECM deformationMouse fibroblastsTraction stressMatrix deformationMechanical responseVinculinMechanical energyApparent stiffnessDeformationFibroblastsStiffnessCellsStretchForceExpression
2012
Neuropilin-1 Stimulates Tumor Growth by Increasing Fibronectin Fibril Assembly in the Tumor Microenvironment
Yaqoob U, Cao S, Shergill U, Jagavelu K, Geng Z, Yin M, de Assuncao TM, Cao Y, Szabolcs A, Thorgeirsson S, Schwartz M, Yang JD, Ehman R, Roberts L, Mukhopadhyay D, Shah VH. Neuropilin-1 Stimulates Tumor Growth by Increasing Fibronectin Fibril Assembly in the Tumor Microenvironment. Cancer Research 2012, 72: 4047-4059. PMID: 22738912, PMCID: PMC3421041, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-11-3907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibronectin fibril assemblyTumor growthTumor microenvironmentNeuropilin-1Fibril assemblyStromal myofibroblastsNonreceptor tyrosine kinase c-AblTyrosine kinase c-AblHuman cancer specimensNew molecular mechanismCancer cell invasionNRP-1 levelsSerine 612Intracellular associationExtracellular domainMatrix stiffnessMolecular mechanismsC-AblGenetic depletionMatrix proteinsCell invasionClinical outcomesCancer specimensTherapeutic targetingAntibody neutralization
2009
Filamin A–β1 Integrin Complex Tunes Epithelial Cell Response to Matrix Tension
Gehler S, Baldassarre M, Lad Y, Leight JL, Wozniak MA, Riching KM, Eliceiri KW, Weaver VM, Calderwood DA, Keely PJ. Filamin A–β1 Integrin Complex Tunes Epithelial Cell Response to Matrix Tension. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2009, 20: 3224-3238. PMID: 19458194, PMCID: PMC2710838, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e08-12-1186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFilamin AExtracellular matrixProtein filamin AHigh-density gelsMatrix tensionCollagen gelsMechanosensitive complexBreast epithelial cellsCellular contractilityMatrix stiffnessMorphogenesisEpithelial cell responsesCell typesDuctal morphogenesisEpithelial cellsCellsCollagen matrixGel contractionActinCollagen remodelingIntegrinsCell responsesCollagen fibrilsRemodelingGel
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