2011
The Fiber Diameter of Synthetic Bioresorbable Extracellular Matrix Influences Human Fibroblast Morphology and Fibronectin Matrix Assembly
Hsia HC, Nair MR, Mintz RC, Corbett SA. The Fiber Diameter of Synthetic Bioresorbable Extracellular Matrix Influences Human Fibroblast Morphology and Fibronectin Matrix Assembly. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2011, 127: 2312-2320. PMID: 21617465, PMCID: PMC3103705, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0b013e3182139fa4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibronectin matrix assemblyMatrix assemblyActin cytoskeletal morphologyFocal adhesion complexesFocal adhesion sizeActin stress fibersCell proliferationAdhesion complexesAdhesion sizeEnvironmental cuesStress fibersCellular responsesAbility of scaffoldsCytoskeletal morphologyScaffold fiber diameterHuman dermal fibroblastsFibril formationCell functionImmunofluorescent microscopyBiological responsesMicrofiber scaffoldsFibroblast morphologyDermal fibroblastsHigher cell proliferationCells
2004
Coregulation of Fibronectin Signaling and Matrix Contraction by Tenascin-C and Syndecan-4
Midwood KS, Valenick LV, Hsia HC, Schwarzbauer JE. Coregulation of Fibronectin Signaling and Matrix Contraction by Tenascin-C and Syndecan-4. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2004, 15: 5670-5677. PMID: 15483051, PMCID: PMC532045, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e04-08-0759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSyndecan-4 functionsSyndecan-4Actin stress fiber formationFocal adhesion kinaseMatrix contractionStress fiber formationExtracellular matrix proteinsEfficient tissue repairEffects of tenascinProvisional matrixTissue repairHeparan sulfate proteoglycanAdhesion kinaseCell spreadingSignaling pathwaysMatrix proteinsFibronectin signalingThree-dimensional fibrinExtracellular matrixFiber formationSulfate proteoglycanCell interactionsFibroblast morphologyTenascinFibroblast response