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Remote Magnetomechanical Neuromodulation Uncovers Therapeutic Mechanisms for Alleviating Parkinsonian Symptoms in Freely Moving Mice

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Magnetomechanical neuromodulation using magnetic nanodiscs enables remote activation of neurons. In a hemiparkinsonian mouse model, alternating magnetic fields actuate the nanodiscs to generate torque that opens mechanosensitive ion channels within the subthalamic nucleus, thereby modulating basal ganglia motor circuitry.
Anouk Wolters, Lorenzo Signorelli, Christian Herff, Sophia Gimple, Renzo Riemens, Gunter Kenis, Kim Rijkers, Hamed Shabani, Jyh‐Jang Sun, Yasin Temel, Hans Clusmann, Danijela Gregurec, Sarah‐Anna Hescham   +12 more
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αE-catenin-dependent mechanotransduction is essential for proper convergent extension in zebrafish

Biology Open, 2016
Cadherin complexes mediate cell-cell adhesion and are crucial for embryonic development. Besides their structural function, cadherin complexes also transduce tension across the junction-actomyosin axis into proportional biochemical responses.
Mitchell K. L. Han, Esteban Hoijman, Emily Nöel, Laurence Garric, Jeroen Bakkers, Johan de Rooij   +5 more
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A Wireless 3D Magneto‐Mechanical Stimulation Platform Drives In Situ Chondrogenic Commitment of Endogenous MSCs

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An intracellular magneto‐mechanical platform utilizing MSC‐targeted nanomotors is developed. After intra‐articular delivery, these nanomotors target endogenous BMSCs and are actuated within lysosomes to execute trans‐planar rotational‐bouncing motions under a rotating‐fluctuating 3D magnetic field, generating amplified mechanical stimulation.
Zhenguang Li, Li Peng, Laiya Lu, Yingying Wang, Xiaolei Chen, Feng Yin, Cuijun Deng, Yu Cheng   +7 more
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Hic-5 drives epithelial mechanotransduction promoting a feed-forward cycle of bronchoconstriction

Nature Communications
Mechanical forces are essential for organ function, but excessive or dysregulated forces can promote pathologic conditions. In asthma, bronchoconstriction narrows the airway, compressing the airway epithelium and activating mechanotransduction, yet key ...
Chimwemwe Mwase, Wenjiang Deng, Hyo Jin Kim, Jennifer A. Mitchel, Thien-Khoi Phung, Michael J. O’Sullivan, Joel A. Mathews, Jeffrey Crosby, Christopher E. Turner, Adam L. Haber, Jin-Ah Park   +10 more
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Cholesterol‐Mediated Metabolic‐mechanotransductive Crosstalk Orchestrates Castration Resistance in Prostate Cancer

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Full androgen deprivation (FAD) induces paracrine cholesterol in prostate cancer that drives the polarization of cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and subsequent elevated matrix stiffness. Matrix stiffness in turn potentiates tumor cell survival under FAD pressure via dual mechanotransductive activation of the IRE1α‐XBP1s stress‐response axis ...
Shaojie Liu, Chao Xu, Jun Jiang, Limin He, Yike Zhou, Zhengxuan Li, Yu Li, Keying Zhang, Fa Yang, Tong Lu, Hongtao Song, Hai Zhu, Zhihao Hu, Xiaolong Zhao, Kai Gan, Hongji Li, Bo Yang, Rui Zhang, Weihong Wen, Donghui Han, Weijun Qin   +20 more
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Under Pressure: Mechanical Stress Management in the Nucleus

Cells, 2016
Cells are constantly adjusting to the mechanical properties of their surroundings, operating a complex mechanochemical feedback, which hinges on mechanotransduction mechanisms.
Néjma Belaadi, Julien Aureille, Christophe Guilluy   +2 more
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FOS3D: A Fluorescence‐Enabled Toolkit for Characterizing a Three‐dimensional Osteosarcoma Model

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
FOS3D describes fluorescent (F) osteosarcoma (OS) cells in a tri‐dimensional (3D) model. The study comprises three phases: development, where biofabrication parameters are tuned to achieve cytocompatibility and tumor‐specific mechanical properties in cell‐laden gelatin methacryloyl constructs; validation, where whole‐well fluorescence reading is ...
William Humble, Wiktor Zywicki, Enrico Lucarelli, Ania Naila Guerrieri, Francesca Taraballi, Gianluca Cidonio, Claudia Di Bella, Carmine Onofrillo, Andrea J. O'Connor, Serena Duchi   +9 more
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Genetic exploration of roles of acid‐sensing ion channel subtypes in neurosensory mechanotransduction including proprioception

Experimental Physiology
Although acid‐sensing ion channels (ASICs) are proton‐gated ion channels responsible for sensing tissue acidosis, accumulating evidence has shown that ASICs are also involved in neurosensory mechanotransduction. However, in contrast to Piezo ion channels,
Yi‐Chen Lin, Cheng‐Han Lee, Jia‐Ying Sung, Chih‐Cheng Chen   +3 more
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Mechanical Activation of Piezo1 Drives Osteoarthritis Through Kdm5c‐Mediated Epigenetic Silencing

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Excessive mechanical stress activates Piezo1, triggering Ca2+‐dependent cytoskeletal forces that deform the nucleus and reduce H3K4me3. Kdm5c demethylates H3K4me3 at Col2a1 and Runx3 promoters. Kdm5c knockout rescues degradation. Repurposed telmisartan directly inhibits Kdm5c, blocking this axis and showing disease‐modifying efficacy in mouse OA models
Tianyou Kan, Xuran Li, Han Wang, Lin Sun, Yao Wang, Jiangdong Wu, Junqi Cui, Yiqi Yang, Kai Yuan, Linyang Chu, Liao Wang, Hanjun Li, Mengning Yan, Zhifeng Yu   +13 more
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Real‐Time Stress Visualization of Hydrogels Enabled by Supramolecularly Switched Stretch‐Induced Phase Separation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Supramolecular hydrogels enable real‐time visualization of mechanical stress through supramolecular switching mechanotransduction. Adamantane‐modified cellulose functions as a responsive domain that undergoes an on–off transition between hydrated and dehydrated states via reversible β‐cyclodextrin–adamantane complexation and decomplexation.
Sooyeon Noh, Akihide Sugawara, Naoaki Ishihara, Takashi Konishi, Yuki Ueda, Ryuhei Motokawa, Yoshinori Takashima, Hiroshi Uyama   +7 more
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