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Mechanical and Electrical Phenotype of hiPSC‐Cardiomyocytes on Fibronectin‐Based Hydrogels

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
We introduce fibronectin‐based PEG hydrogels with controlled rigidity to enable the culture of iPSC‐derived cardiomyocytes. These substrates offer an alternative to the current culture of these cells on fibronectin‐coated glass, providing enhanced structural and functional behavior. The system provides a more physiologically relevant platform to assess
Ana Da Silva Costa, Lineta Stonkute, Sara Trujillo, Mariana Azevedo Gonzalez Oliva, Francis Burton, Matthew J. Dalby, Oana Dobre, Godfrey Smith, Manuel Salmeron‐Sanchez   +8 more
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Myosins in Osteoclast Formation and Function

Biomolecules, 2018
Skeletal quantity and quality are determined by processes of bone modeling and remodeling, which are undertaken by cells that build and resorb bone as they respond to mechanical, hormonal, and other external and internal signals.
Beth S. Lee
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Extent of myosin penetration within the actin cortex regulates cell surface mechanics

Nature Communications, 2021
Cellular deformations are largely driven by contractile forces generated by myosin motors in the submembraneous actin cortex. Here we show that these forces are controlled not simply by cortical myosin levels, but rather by myosins spatial arrangement ...
Binh An Truong Quang, Ruby Peters, Davide A. D. Cassani, Priyamvada Chugh, Andrew G. Clark, Meghan Agnew, Guillaume Charras, Ewa K. Paluch   +7 more
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Expression of Smooth Muscle Myosin Heavy Chains and Unloaded Shortening in Single Smooth Muscle Cells [PDF]

, 1997
The functional significance of the variable expression of the smooth muscle myosin heavy chain (SM-MHC) tail isoforms, SM1 and SM2, was examined at the mRNA level (which correlates with the protein level) in individual permeabilized rabbit arterial ...
Eddinger, Thomas, Meer, Daniel P.
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A Modular Bioinstructive Platform Reveals Mechanistic Insights into Additive‐Free, Topography‐Driven Osteogenesis

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Engineered microparticle topographies direct human mesenchymal stem cell osteogenesis without biochemical additives. This osteogenic commitment is driven by canonical Hedgehog signaling and followed by temporal IGF‐II engagement. Two‐photon polymerization demonstrates spatial control, enabling the engineering of topographical gradients that pattern ...
Fatmah I. Ghuloum, Leo A. H. Zeef, Lee A. Stevens, Marco A. N. Domingos, Susan J. Kimber, Mahetab H. Amer   +5 more
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Unconventional Myosins from Caenorhabditis elegans as a Probe to Study Human Orthologues

Biomolecules, 2022
Unconventional myosins are a superfamily of actin-based motor proteins that perform a number of roles in fundamental cellular processes, including (but not limited to) intracellular trafficking, cell motility, endocytosis, exocytosis and cytokinesis.
Chloe A Johnson, Ranya Behbehani, Folma Buss   +2 more
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Piezoelectric Surface Charge and Dynamic Stimulation Synergize to Promote Cardiac Myoblast Alignment and Maturation

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Surface polarization of PVDF films combined with mechanical stimulation generates piezoelectric electrical cues that modulate cardiomyoblast behaviour. Non‐poled and poled PVDF substrates provide distinct electroactive microenvironments influencing cell adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation.
Rafaela M Meira, Sylvie Ribeiro, Senentxu Lanceros‐Mendez, Clarisse Ribeiro   +3 more
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Single cardiac ventricular myosins are autonomous motors [PDF]

Open Biology, 2018
Myosin transduces ATP free energy into mechanical work in muscle. Cardiac muscle has dynamically wide-ranging power demands on the motor as the muscle changes modes in a heartbeat from relaxation, via auxotonic shortening, to isometric contraction.
Yihua Wang, Chen-Ching Yuan, Katarzyna Kazmierczak, Danuta Szczesna-Cordary, Thomas P. Burghardt   +4 more
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Prime movers : mechanochemistry of mitotic kinesins [PDF]

, 2014
Mitotic spindles are self-organizing protein machines that harness teams of multiple force generators to drive chromosome segregation. Kinesins are key members of these force-generating teams.
A Blangy, A Groen, A Hutterer, A Jannasch, A Karabay, A Toso, A Yildiz, AA Levesque, AB Asenjo, AC Groen, AE Butterfield, AF Huxley, AF Straight, AJ Roberts, AM Mulder, AM Saunders, Andrew McAinsh, AS Kashina, AS Khalil, B Gigant, B Owens, B Wickstead, BH Kwok, BH Kwok, BJ Grant, BT Schaar, C Antonio, C Hentrich, C Peters, C Thiede, C Wandke, CA Watts, CC Leduc, CE Walczak, CJ Lawrence, CK Hu, CL Parke, CL Rieder, CL Rieder, CM Whitehead, CTC Friel, CV Sindelar, CV Sindelar, D Vanneste, D Vanneste, DA Compton, E Doménech, E Karsenti, E Vladimirou, EG Sturgill, ER Hildebrandt, FJ Kull, FJ Kull, G Fink, GC Rogers, GJ Brouhard, GJ Gorbsky, GJPL Kops, H Aizawa, H Boleti, H Drechsler, H Funabiki, H Yardimci, HS Sardar, HS Sardar, HYK Kaan, I Brust-Mascher, I Brust-Mascher, I Minoura, IM Crevel, IM-TC Crevel, J Espeut, J Helenius, J Roostalu, J Roostalu, J Rosenblatt, J Stumpff, J Stumpff, J Stumpff, J Yajima, JC Cochran, JC Gatlin, JC Waters, JM Scholey, JPI Welburn, JR Aist, JR Cooper, JR McIntosh, JRJ Stout, JS Allingham, JS Weinger, K Hahlen, K Jaqaman, K Kaseda, K Kaseda, K Samejima, KE Gascoigne, KJ Verhey, KS Burbank, KW Wood, KW Wood, KY Lee, L Wordeman, LC Kapitein, LC Kapitein, LN Weaver, LR Sproul, M Braun, M Braun, M Glotzer, M Joshi, M Kikkawa, M Klejnot, M Mishima, M Nishiyama, M Wagenbach, MA Hoyt, MA Seeger, MC Alonso, ME Douglas, ME Tanenbaum, ME Tanenbaum, ME Tanenbaum, MI Mayr, MJ Korneev, ML Gupta, MT Valentine, MT Valentine, N Gudimchuk, N Hirokawa, N Hirokawa, N Joseph, NF Endres, NJ Carter, NJ Ganem, OO Rath, P Bieling, Q Chang, R Nitta, R Nunes Bastos, R Uehara, RB Case, RD Vale, Robert A. Cross, S Acar, S Cai, S Cane, S Debonis, S Diez, S Dumont, S Highsmith, S Inoué, S Oh, S Rice, S Rice, S Shastry, SF Bakhoum, SS Rosenfeld, SS Rosenfeld, SW Grill, T Krzysiak, T Maney, T Surrey, TJ Mitchison, TJ Mitchison, TM Kapoor, TT Ogawa, V Fridman, V Magidson, V Mountain, V Varga, VV Bormuth, W Saunders, WW Wang, X Su, X Su, Y Du, Y Kim, Y Kurasawa, Y Oguchi, Y Zhai, YF Dufrene, YM Lee, YY Okada, Z Yang   +184 more
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Common Signatures of Altered Gene Regulation and Invasiveness of Different Breast Cancer Cell Lines after Matrix Interface Crossing

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Interface transmigration reprograms triple‐negative breast cancer cells, triggering a shared switch toward more aggressive and invasive phenotypes. Using a collagen I interface model, this study identifies shared transcriptional changes involving proliferation, chromatin remodeling, and DNA repair pathways.
Cornelia Clemens, Hannah Trampert, Nataliia Kotsiuba, Tilo Pompe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source