Substrate stiffness modulates lung cancer cell migration but not epithelial to mesenchymal transition

Biomembrane-mimicking lipid bilayer system as a mechanically tunable cell substrate

(2014) Lena A. Lautscham et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The extracellular matrix modulates the hallmarks of cancer

(2014) M. W. Pickup et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Loss of Myoferlin Redirects Breast Cancer Cell Motility towards Collective Migration

(2014) Leonithas I. Volakis et al.   PLoS One

Determinants of Maximal Force Transmission in a Motor-Clutch Model of Cell Traction in a Compliant Microenvironment

(2013) Benjamin L. Bangasser et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

TGF-β1-induced epithelial–mesenchymal transition and acetylation of Smad2 and Smad3 are negatively regulated by EGCG in Human A549 lung cancer cells

(2013) Hyeonseok Ko et al.   CANCER LETTERS

Cell to extracellular matrix interactions and their reciprocal nature in cancer

(2013) Marianne van Dijk et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

The rejuvenated scenario of epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cancer metastasis

(2012) Fanyan Meng et al.   CANCER AND METASTASIS REVIEWS

A Synthetic Matrix with Independently Tunable Biochemistry and Mechanical Properties to Study Epithelial Morphogenesis and EMT in a Lung Adenocarcinoma Model

(2012) B. J. Gill et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

Tumor Microenvironment Complexity: Emerging Roles in Cancer Therapy

(2012) M. A. Swartz et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

Directing epithelial to mesenchymal transition through engineered microenvironments displaying orthogonal adhesive and mechanical cues

(2012) Marilyn C. Markowski et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Evaluation of the wound healing activity of methanol extract of Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) Poit leaf and its isolated active constituents in topical formulation

(2012) Soma Ghosh et al.   JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY

Physical and chemical microenvironmental cues orthogonally control the degree and duration of fibrosis-associated epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions

(2012) Ashley C Brown et al.   JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Matrix rigidity regulates a switch between TGF-β1–induced apoptosis and epithelial–mesenchymal transition

(2012) Jennifer L. Leight et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Independent regulation of tumor cell migration by matrix stiffness and confinement

(2012) A. Pathak et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition as a fundamental mechanism underlying the cancer phenotype

(2012) A. Cervantes-Arias et al.   Veterinary and Comparative Oncology

PTEN inhibition improves wound healing in lung epithelia through changes in cellular mechanics that enhance migration

(2011) Cosmin Mihai et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LUNG CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY

Cell Shape and Substrate Rigidity Both Regulate Cell Stiffness

(2011) Shang-You Tee et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

E/N-cadherin switch mediates cancer progression via TGF-β-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

(2011) K Araki et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER

Transforming growth factor-β1 promotes lung adenocarcinoma invasion and metastasis by epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition

(2011) Hui-Jun Zhang et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY

Measurements of Elastic Moduli of Silicone Gel Substrates with a Microfluidic Device

(2011) Edgar Gutierrez et al.   PLoS One

Feedback amplification of fibrosis through matrix stiffening and COX-2 suppression

(2010) Fei Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Matrix Crosslinking Forces Tumor Progression by Enhancing Integrin Signaling

(2009) Kandice R. Levental et al.   CELL

FAK alters invadopodia and focal adhesion composition and dynamics to regulate breast cancer invasion

(2009) Keefe T. Chan et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Biomarkers for epithelial-mesenchymal transitions

(2009) Michael Zeisberg et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

The basics of epithelial-mesenchymal transition

(2009) Raghu Kalluri et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Pten in stromal fibroblasts suppresses mammary epithelial tumours

(2009) Anthony J. Trimboli et al.   NATURE

Arachidonic acid promotes FAK activation and migration in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells

(2008) Napoleon Navarro-Tito et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Pattern Formation during Deformation of a Confined Viscoelastic Layer: From a Viscous Liquid to a Soft Elastic Solid

(2008) Julia Nase et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS