Modulating the Actin Cytoskeleton Affects Mechanically Induced Signal Transduction and Differentiation in Mesenchymal Stem Cells

F- and G-actin homeostasis regulates mechanosensitive actin nucleation by formins

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Forcing Stem Cells to Behave: A Biophysical Perspective of the Cellular Microenvironment

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Cyclic mechanical strain maintains Nanog expression through PI3K/Akt signaling in mouse embryonic stem cells

(2012) Rie Horiuchi et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Mechanical Strain Regulates Osteoblast Proliferation through Integrin-Mediated ERK Activation

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Actin Stabilization by Jasplakinolide Affects the Function of Bone Marrow-Derived Late Endothelial Progenitor Cells

(2012) Xiaoyun Zhang et al.   PLoS One

Spontaneous osteogenesis of MSCs cultured on 3D microcarriers through alteration of cytoskeletal tension

(2011) Pei-Chi Tseng et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Conserved F-actin dynamics and force transmission at cell adhesions

(2010) Venkat Maruthamuthu et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

Spatial organization of adhesion: force-dependent regulation and function in tissue morphogenesis

(2010) Ekaterina Papusheva et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Harnessing traction-mediated manipulation of the cell/matrix interface to control stem-cell fate

(2010) Nathaniel Huebsch et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Soft Substrates Promote Homogeneous Self-Renewal of Embryonic Stem Cells via Downregulating Cell-Matrix Tractions

(2010) Farhan Chowdhury et al.   PLoS One

Cytoskeletal Disassembly and Cell Rounding Promotes Adipogenesis from ES Cells

(2010) Tianshu Feng et al.   Stem Cell Reviews and Reports

Integrins and Extracellular Matrix in Mechanotransduction

(2010) M. A. Schwartz   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Control of Stem Cell Fate by Physical Interactions with the Extracellular Matrix

(2009) Farshid Guilak et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Cell fate regulation by coupling mechanical cycles to biochemical signaling pathways

(2009) Viola Vogel et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

Growth Factors, Matrices, and Forces Combine and Control Stem Cells

(2009) D. E. Discher et al.   SCIENCE

Mesenchymal stem cell differentiation on microstructured poly (methyl methacrylate) substrates

(2008) Elisabeth Engel et al.   ANNALS OF ANATOMY-ANATOMISCHER ANZEIGER

Actin-targeting natural compounds as tools to study the role of actin cytoskeleton in signal transduction

(2008) Gaelle Kustermans et al.   BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Cell adhesion receptors in mechanotransduction

(2008) Martin A Schwartz et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

Mechanotransduction at a distance: mechanically coupling the extracellular matrix with the nucleus

(2008) Ning Wang et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY