2022
Dysregulation of TSP2-Rac1-WAVE2 axis in diabetic cells leads to cytoskeletal disorganization, increased cell stiffness, and dysfunction
Xing H, Huang Y, Kunkemoeller B, Dahl P, Muraleetharan O, Malvankar N, Murrell M, Kyriakides T. Dysregulation of TSP2-Rac1-WAVE2 axis in diabetic cells leads to cytoskeletal disorganization, increased cell stiffness, and dysfunction. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 22474. PMID: 36577792, PMCID: PMC9797577, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26337-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-derived matricesCell stiffnessFamily verprolin-homologous protein 2Active Rac1Thrombospondin-2Homologous protein 2Less traction forceCytoskeleton organizationExtracellular matrix productionMajor cell populationF-actinCytoskeletal disorganizationRegulatory roleProtein 2Matrix productionCritical functionsECM productionArt microscopy techniquesNew functionsCell populationsSpindle-like shapeRac1Normal fibroblastsFibroblastsWound space
2020
The role of extracellular matrix in the pathophysiology of diabetic wounds
Huang Y, Kyriakides TR. The role of extracellular matrix in the pathophysiology of diabetic wounds. Matrix Biology Plus 2020, 6: 100037. PMID: 33543031, PMCID: PMC7852307, DOI: 10.1016/j.mbplus.2020.100037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchECM-modifying enzymesExtracellular matrix productionDevelopment of ECMDiabetic woundsStructural proteinsECM moleculesKey ECM moleculesExtracellular matrixMatricellular proteinDiabetes-induced changesMatrix productionImpaired wound healingUlcerated woundsNew insightsProteinImpaired healingTissue dysfunctionTherapeutic strategiesWound healingWoundsHealingEnzyme