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Microengineered Gradient Hydrogels for Mechanobiology

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Gradient hydrogels are used to mimic the mechanical heterogeneity in native tissues, offering powerful in vitro platforms to study cell‐material interactions in diverse pathophysiological contexts. Here, we present a comprehensive review of the design and experimental considerations for stiffness gradient hydrogels, discussing exemplary achievements ...
Shin Wei Chong, Deepu Ashok, Anna Waterhouse, Marcela M. M. Bilek, Daniele Vigolo   +4 more
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The internally truncated LRP5 receptor presents a therapeutic target in breast cancer. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2009
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is a common malignant disease, which may be caused by a number of genes deregulated by genomic or epigenomic events. Deregulated WNT/beta-catenin signaling with accumulation of beta-catenin is common in breast tumors, but ...
Peyman Björklund, Jessica Svedlund, Anna-Karin Olsson, Göran Akerström, Gunnar Westin   +4 more
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Recapitulating Endochondral Ossification for Bone Repair: From Development to Engineering Strategy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review summarizes the developmental basis of endochondral ossification (ECO) and its applications in bone tissue engineering (BTE). It first outlines the key biological processes and signaling pathways underlying ECO, then discusses biomaterial‐based engineering strategies derived from these principles, and finally highlights future directions for
Yiqi Su, Zihao He, Qianqian Chen, Long Chen, Caiyi Wei, Zijin Zhou, Jianhao Lin, Hui Li, Dan Xing   +8 more
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The RNA-binding protein KSRP promotes decay of beta-catenin mRNA and is inactivated by PI3K-AKT signaling.

PLoS Biology, 2006
Beta-catenin plays an essential role in several biological events including cell fate determination, cell proliferation, and transformation. Here we report that beta-catenin is encoded by a labile transcript whose half-life is prolonged by Wnt and ...
Roberto Gherzi, Michele Trabucchi, Marco Ponassi, Tina Ruggiero, Giorgio Corte, Christoph Moroni, Ching-Yi Chen, Khalid S Khabar, Jens S Andersen, Paola Briata   +9 more
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Bacteria‐Responsive Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for Targeted Antimicrobial Therapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Bacteria‐responsive nanocarriers are designed to release antimicrobials only in the presence of infection‐specific cues. This selective activation ensures drug release precisely at the site of infection, avoiding premature or indiscriminate release, and enhancing efficacy.
Guillermo Landa, Gracia Mendoza, Silvia Irusta, Manuel Arruebo   +3 more
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Positive reciprocal regulation of ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 and beta-catenin/TCF signaling. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2009
Deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs) are involved in the regulation of distinct critical cellular processes. Ubiquitin C-terminal Hydrolase L1 (UCH L1) has been linked to several neurological diseases as well as human cancer, but the physiological targets and
Anjali Bheda, Wei Yue, Anuradha Gullapalli, Chris Whitehurst, Renshui Liu, Joseph S Pagano, Julia Shackelford   +6 more
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Sea Urchin‐Inspired Immuno‐Instructive Ionic Flow Drives MSCs‐Macrophage Communication to Promote Bone Regeneration

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bone tissue regeneration is a complex physiological process dependent on the spatiotemporal coordination of immune cells and stem cells. Conventional research primarily elucidates the mechanism through which materials facilitate bone formation by initially modulating macrophages and subsequently encouraging the osteogenic differentiation of ...
Yang Lu, Kun Su, Daqian Liu, Chunyu Liu, Muyan Qin, Shuaijie Li, Pengfei Tian, Yansong Wang, Yingbo Wang, Lei Chu, Xu Cui, Haobo Pan   +11 more
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The presence of alpha-catenin in the VE-cadherin complex is required for efficient transendothelial migration of leukocytes

International Journal of Biological Sciences, 2009
The majority of the leukocytes cross the endothelial lining of the vessels through cell-cell junctions. The junctional protein Vascular Endothelial (VE)-cadherin is transiently re-distributed from sites of cell-cell contacts during passage of leukocytes.
Jaap D. van Buul, Floris P. van Alphen, Peter L. Hordijk
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Bioelectrical Interfaces Beyond Excitable Cells: Cancer, Aging, and Gene Expression Modulation

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The investigation of biological conductivity has evolved from its classical foundation based on ionic fluxes underpinning cardiac and neuronal excitability to a multifaceted regulator of cellular physiology. Traditional approaches for probing electrical events in living matter focused largely on action potentials recording.
Paolo Cadinu, Matthew K. Burgess, Catarina Franco Jones, Marzia Iarossi, Manuel Schröter, Nako Nakatsuka, Mustafa B. A. Djamgoz, Gil Gonçalves, Sidahmed Abayzeed, Paola Sanjuán‐Alberte, Paula M. Mendes, Frankie J. Rawson, Malavika Nair, Michael Levin, Rosalia Moreddu   +14 more
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ERK‐Mediated Phosphorylation of YAP Defines a Noncanonical FGF Signaling Mechanism in Stem Cells

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
With a powerful combination of in vivo, ex vivo, and in vitro models, the authors highlight a novel FGF‐ERK signaling regulation of YAP at the S128 site in neural crest‐derived stem cells. This study opens exciting new directions in stem cell biology and craniofacial biology, paving the way for potential innovations in the treatment of craniofacial ...
Xiaolei Zhao, Shannon Erhardt, Li Tang, Xiaotong Chen, Stephen M Farmer, Zixiu Cheng, Wen Chen, Ella Ziyuan Lu, Kihan Sung, Chang‐Ru Tsai, Mingjie Zheng, Sheng Zhang, Yang Liu, Jianxin Wang, Min Li, James F Martin, Jun Wang   +16 more
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