Direct Extracellular Matrix Modulation Attenuates Intestinal Fibrosis via a Fibronectin-Targeted Approach. [PDF]
Ma W +10 more
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ABSTRACT Cells sense the stiffness of their extracellular matrix (ECM) and adapt their behavior accordingly. We investigated how ECM stiffness affects the spatial organization of talin1, a key mechanosensitive focal adhesion protein. Using polyacrylamide (PA) hydrogels with tunable stiffnesses (0.2–188 kPa), we analyzed cell morphology, migration ...
Joanna Hajduk +5 more
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Anastellin: A Fibronectin-Derived Peptide Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment Through ECM Modulation. [PDF]
Akbarin MM, Farjami Z, Álvarez HR.
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Labeling Strategies for Monitoring Cytoskeleton Dynamics in Cultured Epithelial Cells
ABSTRACT Collective cell migration relies on coordinated cytoskeletal remodeling, yet the impact of live‐cell actin filament probes on these dynamics remains poorly characterized. Here, we systematically compared the performance and cellular effects of fluorogenic jasplakinolide‐based probes, SiR‐actin and SiR‐XActin, with the genetically encoded ...
Victoria Levario‐Diaz +6 more
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Extracellular matrix microarchitecture modulates cellular behavior and extracellular vesicle phenotypes in biomimetic tendon models. [PDF]
Shama KA +5 more
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Assembly and Maintenance of Myofibrils in the Heart
ABSTRACT The assembly of actin and myosin to the paracrystalline arrangement of myofibrils in striated muscle, that is, heart and skeletal, has puzzled many a cell biologist. Different models, based on cultured cardiomyocytes, were proposed for the last 30 years to explain the sequence of events.
Elisabeth Ehler
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Comparative Assessment of Cartilage Quality in Human Induced Chondrocytes (hiCHOs) and Primary Articular Chondrocytes (hACs) Following Fibronectin-Based Selection. [PDF]
Mazzini G +6 more
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Rifampicin is a prototypical clinical inducer used in drug–drug interaction (DDI) studies. However, the clinical relevance and predictability of rifampicin‐mediated hepatic transporter induction remain poorly defined. Conventional hepatocyte culture models fail to capture clinically relevant regulation of transporters and drug‐metabolizing enzymes ...
Mattie E. Hartauer +9 more
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Letter to editors regarding, "Phytogenic feed additive mitigates necrotic enteritis-associated gut damage and performance loss in broilers, article 106592″. [PDF]
Khosravinia H.
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The role of Rho GTPases in facial morphogenesis
The role of small GTPases, RHOA, RAC1, and CDC42 and pathway mediators is reviewed in the context of embryonic facial development. Lip fusion requires cytoskeletal remodeling during morphogenesis of the facial processes and during lip fusion. Fnm, frontonasal mass; lnp, lateral nasal process; mnp, medial nasal process; mxp, maxillary process; np, nasal
Isra Ibrahim, Joy M. Richman
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