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
2019
MKL1-actin pathway restricts chromatin accessibility and prevents mature pluripotency activation
Hu X, Liu ZZ, Chen X, Schulz VP, Kumar A, Hartman AA, Weinstein J, Johnston JF, Rodriguez EC, Eastman AE, Cheng J, Min L, Zhong M, Carroll C, Gallagher PG, Lu J, Schwartz M, King MC, Krause DS, Guo S. MKL1-actin pathway restricts chromatin accessibility and prevents mature pluripotency activation. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 1695. PMID: 30979898, PMCID: PMC6461646, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09636-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell fate reprogrammingChromatin accessibilityActin cytoskeletonSomatic cell reprogrammingPluripotency transcription factorsGlobal chromatin accessibilityGenomic accessibilityCytoskeleton (LINC) complexCell reprogrammingCytoskeletal genesTranscription factorsReprogrammingPluripotencyChromatinCytoskeletonMKL1Unappreciated aspectPathwayNuclear volumeNucleoskeletonSUN2CellsActivationGenesExpression