2022
Integrating mechanical signals into cellular identity
Carley E, King MC, Guo S. Integrating mechanical signals into cellular identity. Trends In Cell Biology 2022, 32: 669-680. PMID: 35337714, PMCID: PMC9288541, DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2022.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistinct gene expression programsComplex cellular programsGene expression programsLineage-committed cellsPluripotent stem cellsMulticellular organismsExpression programsCellular identityCellular programsMechanical signalsCell typesStem cellsMechanical inputCellsBiochemical inputsFunction correlationGenomeCytoskeletonOrganismsNumber of studiesImportant determinantComplex axisIdentityLarge arrayVivo
2021
The LINC complex transmits integrin-dependent tension to the nuclear lamina and represses epidermal differentiation
Carley E, Stewart R, Zieman AG, Jalilian I, King DE, Zubek AE, Lin S, Horsley V, King MC. The LINC complex transmits integrin-dependent tension to the nuclear lamina and represses epidermal differentiation. ELife 2021, 10: e58541. PMID: 33779546, PMCID: PMC8051949, DOI: 10.7554/elife.58541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell fateEpidermal cell fateLinker of nucleoskeletonCell fate decisionsEpidermal differentiation genesEpidermal differentiationDirect force transmissionEpidermal stem cellsCytoskeleton (LINC) complexLINC complexFate decisionsNuclear laminaType laminsDifferentiation genesIntegrin engagementForce transductionDifferentiation concomitantChemical signalsMechanotransduction pathwaysKeratinocyte progenitorsMolecular biosensorsStem cellsKeratinocyte differentiationDifferentiationMechanical input