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Cryo-EM reveals molecular mechanisms underlying the inhibitory effect of netrin-4 on laminin matrix formation

Nature Communications
Netrin-4 is a tumor suppressor that interferes with formation of the laminin lattice. We employed cryo-electron microscopy to determine a structure of the protein complex consisting of the N-terminal fragments from netrin-4 and laminin γ1.
Arkadiusz W. Kulczyk, Karen K. McKee, Peter D. Yurchenco   +2 more
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Engineered Microvascular Model of the Blood–Brain–Tumor Barrier Reveals Endothelial Remodeling in Diffuse Midline Glioma

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
We developed a patient‐derived, functional microfluidic model of the diffuse midline glioma (DMG) blood–brain–tumor barrier (BBTB) comprised of endothelial cells, astrocytes, pericytes, and tumor cells. The system forms perfusable microvasculature, reveals the BBTB retains vascular integrity, identifies DMG‐specific transcriptomic changes distinct from
Kimberly R. Bennett, Yann S. Vanrobaeys, Tessy Teboh, Zakiya Smith, Anderson Scott, Cynthia Hajal, Paula T. Hammond, Joelle P. Straehla   +7 more
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Advancing Human Skin Equivalents: The Crucial Role of Neurovascular Integration

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review discusses the importance of integrating vascular and peripheral nerve systems into human skin equivalents (HSEs) to better recapitulate native skin physiology. Recent advances in vascularized, innervated, and neurovascularized HSEs are highlighted, together with emerging bioengineering strategies, current challenges, and future ...
Hao Wu, Lorenzo Moroni, Nicolas Lebonvallet, Vincent Flacher, Paul Wieringa   +4 more
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Selection and Characterization of an α6β4 Integrin blocking DNA Aptamer

Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids, 2016
The heterodimeric laminin receptor α6β4 integrin plays a central role in the promotion of tumor cell growth, invasion, and organotropic metastasis. As an overproduction of the integrin is often linked to a poor prognosis, the inhibition of integrin α6β4 ...
Katharina Berg, Tobias Lange, Florian Mittelberger, Udo Schumacher, Ulrich Hahn   +4 more
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Hydrogel‐Based Airway‐on‐Tube With Perfusable Endothelial Lumen and Outward Epithelialization

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A hydrogel‐based airway‐on‐tube platform featuring a perfusable endothelial lumen and outward epithelialization is presented. The system supports primary human bronchial epithelial and lung microvascular endothelial coculture under air‐liquid interface conditions.
Ali Doryab, Jack F. Murphy, Michael Bartolf‐Kopp, Jenny C‐C Hsin, Alice Chernaik, Frank McCaughan, Yan Yan Shery Huang, Tomasz Jungst, Jürgen Groll   +8 more
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Engineering Pluripotent Stem Cells‐Derived Inner Ear Organoids With Enhanced Maturation and Reproducibility by Micro‐Topographical Cues

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Micro‐topographical cues applied through temporally controlled microscale confinement improve the reproducibility, spatial organization, and neurosensory‐associated features of pluripotent stem cell‐derived inner ear organoids. Integration with a vascularized organoid platform further enables controlled investigation of vascular‐epithelial interactions
Harshita Sharma, Jungeun Lim, Woochan Kim, Yeon Ju Kim, Dream Kim, Shinyull Lee, Chaeyeon Park, Stephen Rhee, Shruthy Kuttapan, Jungho Ha, Sang Wook Park, Kyunghoon Kim, Noo Li Jeon, Sunho Park, Yun‐Hoon Choung, Jangho Kim   +15 more
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Laminins in Lung Development

Experimental Lung Research, 1997
Laminins are essential components of basement membranes, playing important roles in cell adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation. These heterotrimeric glycoproteins are composed of an alpha, beta, and gamma chains held together by disulfide bonds. The first laminin identified, from the mouse Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm (EHS) tumor, is now referred to as
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Bioengineered Interfaces for Peripheral Nerve Sensory Restoration

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Half of amputees abandon their prosthetics for lack of feeling. This review charts the full path from peripheral nerve injury to restored sensation, through surgical, regenerative, noninvasive, and implanted approaches, and shows how injury type and interface material properties determine which strategy can deliver naturalistic feedback, and why ...
Sydney Swedick, Salim El Hadwe, Kesi Liang, George G. Malliaras, Damiano G. Barone   +4 more
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A Family of Laminin α2 Chain-Deficient Mouse Mutants: Advancing the Research on LAMA2-CMD

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2020
The research on laminin α2 chain-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy (LAMA2-CMD) advanced rapidly in the last few decades, largely due to availability of good mouse models for the disease and a strong interest in preclinical studies from scientists ...
Kinga I. Gawlik, Madeleine Durbeej
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Bottom‐Up Engineering of a Human Neuromuscular System for Modeling Activity‐Induced Remodeling, Metabolic Stress, and Endothelial‐Modulated Excitability

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Using a bottom‐up approach, we engineered a human neuromuscular microchip to investigate distinct adaptive responses to neural stimulation and metabolic stress. Further integration of endothelial cells revealed their critical role in modulating neuromuscular excitability, establishing a comprehensive neurovascular‐muscular model.
Jinchul Ahn, Min‐seop Kim, Ju‐Hee Kim, Seok‐Hyeon Kang, Dain Lee, Hui‐Wen Liu, Seung‐cheol Shin, Kyuhwan Na, Yesl Jun, Oak‐Kee Hong, Ji Hun Yang, Jin‐A Kim, Hwanseok Jang, Hong Nam Kim, Roger D. Kamm, Ji‐Hoon Kim, Jang‐Won Son, Seok Chung   +17 more
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