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Mechanoactive Biomaterials for Cell–Matrix Mechanotransduction

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The graphical abstract shows how individual triggers (force, light, or temperature) and combined optothermal or receptor‐targeted actuation induce material responses at the tissue, cellular, and receptor scales. Their spatial (global or focused) and temporal (continuous or cyclic) modulation determines the resulting mechanical output.
Yi‐Tung Lu, Alison E. John, Marc A. Fernández‐Yagüe   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Myosin light chain kinase is not a regulator of synaptic vesicle trafficking during repetitive exocytosis in cultured hippocampal neurons [PDF]

, 2006
The mechanism by which synaptic vesicles (SVs) are recruited to the release site is poorly understood. One candidate mechanism for trafficking of SVs is the myosin-actin motor system.
Tokuoka, H, Goda, Y
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Myosin VI Rewrites the Rules for Myosin Motors [PDF]

Cell, 2010
Myosin VI is the only type of myosin motor known to move toward the minus ends of actin filaments. This reversal in the direction of its movement is in part a consequence of the repositioning of its lever arm. In addition, myosin VI has a number of other specialized structural and functional adaptations that optimize performance of its unique cellular ...
Sweeney, H. Lee, Houdusse, Anne
openaire   +2 more sources

Programmable Microgel Degradation in Dynamic Granular Hydrogels Guides Extracellular Matrix Assembly During Tissue Repair

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This study reports on the chemical modification of hyaluronic acid to create hydrogels with hydrolytic degradability ranging from 2–28 days. Granular hydrogels that undergo timed degradation to increase porosity enhance cell invasion and provisional ECM remodeling in a muscle injury model, leading to reduced fibrosis and improved regeneration ...
Zhiyuan Chen, Tuba Marjan, Xinyue Lu, Nicole E. Mertens, Keira Vesy, Dean E. Stornello, James F. Markworth, Taimoor H. Qazi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mammalian Myosin-18A, a Highly Divergent Myosin [PDF]

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2013
The Mus musculus myosin-18A gene is expressed as two alternatively spliced isoforms, α and β, with reported roles in Golgi localization, in maintenance of cytoskeleton, and as receptors for immunological surfactant proteins. Both myosin-18A isoforms feature a myosin motor domain, a single predicted IQ motif, and a long coiled-coil reminiscent of myosin-
Stephanie, Guzik-Lendrum, Sarah M, Heissler, Neil, Billington, Yasuharu, Takagi, Yi, Yang, Peter J, Knight, Earl, Homsher, James R, Sellers   +7 more
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Culinary Chemistry as a Platform for Interfacial Materials Design

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Culinary processes control interfaces through heating, shear, gelation, and molecular transport. This Review connects selected gastronomic examples with food‐derived nanomaterials, plasmonic sensing, anthocyanin photovoltaics, and intelligent packaging. Original agar‐based plasmonic films illustrate the proposed translation.
Josep Moreno, I. Brian Becerril‐Castro, Irene Calderon‐Gonzalez, Jaslyn Ru Ting Chen, Zhiming Wang, Alexander O. Govorov, José Manuel Romo‐Herrera, Neus Feliu, Wolfgang J. Parak, Miguel A. Correa‐Duarte, In Yee Phang, Xing Yi Ling, Ramón A. Alvarez‐Puebla   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determination of the Maximum Velocity of Filaments in the in vitro Motility Assay

Frontiers in Physiology, 2019
The in vitro motility assay (IVMA) is a powerful tool commonly used in basic muscle research and for drug screenings with the aim to find treatment options for neuromuscular disorders.
Nasrin Bopp, Nasrin Bopp, Lisa-Mareike Scheid, Rainer H. A. Fink, Karl Rohr   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reduced Graphene Oxide Enhances the Vascular Organization and Contractile Performance of Fibrin‐Gelatin‐Based Engineered Cardiac Tissue

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Fibrin–gelatin hydrogels functionalized with reduced graphene oxide create a mechanically stable and bioactive 3D environment for engineered cardiac tissue. The composite matrix promotes endothelial lumen formation, enhances sarcomeric protein expression, and increases contractile performance of embedded cardiomyocytes.
Christoph Kuckelkorn, Marie Baiker, Yajuan Jiang, Ebru Aksoy, Kurt Pfannkuche, Horst Fischer   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differential expression of adhesion moleculesshaping the T-cell subset prevalence during the early phase of autoimmune and Trypanosoma cruzi-elicited myocarditis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2003
The participation of cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) in the establishment of autoimmune and infectious myocarditis is an important matter of investigation and may have therapeutic implication. Trypanosoma cruzi infection induces a CD8-mediated myocarditis
Ana Paula MP Marino, Maria Inês P Azevedo, Joseli Lannes-Vieira   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Light‐Driven Quadrupedal Walking Biohybrid Robot With Antagonistic Muscle‐Rings and Inclined Joints

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work presents a light‐driven quadrupedal walking biohybrid robot powered by antagonistic muscle‐rings that achieve alternating walking gait. Optical training improved reproducibility of cultured muscle tissues, while caffeine treatment enhanced contractile force.
Shotaro Saito, Byeongwook Jo, Tomohiro Morita, Shota Noda, Minghao Nie, Shoji Takeuchi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source