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Recent advances in our understanding of the structure and function of more unusual cation channels. [PDF]

, 2019
As their name implies, cation channels allow the regulated flow of cations such as sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium across cellular and intracellular membranes.
Brown, Brandon M, Nguyen, Hai M, Wulff, Heike   +2 more
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Modulation of sensory neuron mechanotransduction by PKC- and nerve growth factor-dependent pathways [PDF]

, 2006
Many sensations of pain are evoked by mechanical stimuli, and in inflammatory conditions, sensitivity to such stimuli is commonly increased. Here we used cultured sensory neurons as a model of the peripheral terminal to investigate the effects of ...
DI CASTRO, MARIA AMALIA, LIAM J. DREW, JOHN N. WOOD, AND PAOLO CESARE   +3 more
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Gold Nanorods in Cardiac Millitissues: Assessing Mechanical and Contractile Dynamics in a Living Engineering Myocardium Model

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This study presents a novel platform for assessing the active mechanical behavior of living cardiac microbundles through localized nanoindentation, integrated with temperature regulation and dual‐camera imaging systems. The developed system enables quantitative evaluation of dynamic micromechanics in engineered cardiac tissues in vitro, offering ...
Lihua Lou, Lia Paolino, Alberto Sesena Rubfiaro, Jin He, Arvind Agarwal   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Topography‐Regulated Screening Platform for Myoblast Contact Guidance

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This study develops a topography‐regulated screening platform (12 gradients in 96‐topography‐well plate) enabling analysis of skeletal muscle morphogenesis. The topography‐induced cell morphology changed, cell polarization, and myotube differentiation, establishing an evaluative framework for generating pathologically relevant myotube phenotypes to ...
Tianqi Feng, Torben A.B. van der Boon, Savannah Amy Haupt, Adam Jones, Yanjing Ji, Theo G. Van Kooten, Patrick van Rijn   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Activation of Extracellular-signal Regulated Kinase (ERK1/2) by Fluid Shear is Ca\u3csup\u3e2+\u3c/sup\u3e- and ATP-dependent in MC3T3-E1 Osteoblasts [PDF]

, 2008
To determine the role of Ca2+ signaling in activation of the Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) pathway, we subjected MC3T3-E1 pre-osteoblastic cells to inhibitors of Ca2+ signaling during application of fluid shear stress (FSS).
Duncan, Randall L., Geist, Derik J., Genetos, Damian C., Ke, Hua Zhe, Li, Jiliang, Liu, Dawei, Shao, Ying, Turner, Charles H.   +7 more
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Piezo2 Mediates a Vicious Cycle of “Mechanical Homeostasis Imbalance—Inflammation” in Sensory Nerves and the Cartilage Endplate

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In a lumbar spine instability model, dorsal root ganglion cells mediate the perception of relevant mechanical stresses through Piezo2 and subsequently release CGRP. CGRP activates the NF‐κB signaling pathway in cartilage endplate cells through the receptor RAMP1.
Hanpeng Xu, Wen Geng, Zhi Du, Yifan Du, Di Wu, Bide Tong, Huaizhen Liang, Xingyu Zhou, Zixuan Ou, Junyu Wei, Kun Wang, Yu Song, Wenbin Hua, Yan Xu, Wencan Ke, Bingjin Wang, Cao Yang   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acoustic Tweezing Cytometry Induces Rapid Initiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation. [PDF]

, 2018
Mechanical forces play critical roles in influencing human embryonic stem cell (hESC) fate. However, it remains largely uncharacterized how local mechanical forces influence hESC behavior in vitro.
Deng, Cheri X, Fan, Zhenzhen, Fu, Jianping, Hong, Xiaowei, Kanetkar, Ninad, Krebsbach, Paul H, Nguyen, Joe T, Topal, Tuğba, Xue, Xufeng   +8 more
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Targeting Lactate and Lactylation in Cancer Metabolism and Immunotherapy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Lactate, once deemed a metabolic waste, emerges as a central regulator of cancer progression. This review elucidates how lactate and its epigenetic derivative, protein lactylation, orchestrate tumor metabolism, immune suppression, and therapeutic resistance.
Jiajing Gong, Yuhang Xie, Zhijie Weng, Yongzhi Wu, Longjiang Li, Bo Li   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Live cell imaging reveals focal adhesions mechanoresponses in mammary epithelial cells under sustained equibiaxial stress [PDF]

, 2018
Mechanical stimuli play a key role in many cell functions such as proliferation, differentiation and migration. In the mammary gland, mechanical signals such as the distension of mammary epithelial cells due to udder filling are proposed to be directly ...
Bianchi, Micaela, Burdisso, Juan Eduardo, Gastaldi, Laura Micaela, Pietrasanta, Lia, Sigaut, Lorena, Von Bilderling, Catalina   +5 more
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Hepatocyte PIEZO1 Negatively Regulates Lipogenesis and Ameliorates MASLD by Sensing Membrane Tension and Activating AMPK

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Hepatocytes are subjected to increased membrane tension along with lipid accumulation. Loss of PIEZO1 exacerbates high‐fat diet‐induced MASLD in mice. Activation of PIEZO1 alleviates high‐fat diet‐induced MASLD in mice. PIEZO1 negatively regulates de novo lipogenesis through activation of CaMKK2‐AMPK pathway. ABSTRACT Liver is a central organ for lipid
Hui Chen, Qimeng Wang, Ke Yang, Qinghai Lian, Xuyun Peng, Zhiyong Gong, Xinyi Zhao, Yong Wu, Tian Tao, Siqi Xu, Yifan Chen, Xiaoyan Tang, Jinghui Guo, Geyang Xu, Qi Zhang   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source