Mechanosensing is critical for axon growth in the developing brain

Brain stiffness increases with myelin content

(2016) J. Weickenmeier et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

CNS Cell Distribution and Axon Orientation Determine Local Spinal Cord Mechanical Properties

(2015) David E. Koser et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Microglia mechanics: immune activation alters traction forces and durotaxis

(2015) Lars Bollmann et al.   Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Systematic profiling of spatiotemporal tissue and cellular stiffness in the developing brain

(2014) M. Iwashita et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Piezo1 integration of vascular architecture with physiological force

(2014) Jing Li et al.   NATURE

Compression stiffening of brain and its effect on mechanosensing by glioma cells

(2014) Katarzyna Pogoda et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS

Stretch-activated ion channel Piezo1 directs lineage choice in human neural stem cells

(2014) Medha M. Pathak et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Stiff substrates enhance cultured neuronal network activity

(2014) Quan-You Zhang et al.   Scientific Reports

Mechanics in Neuronal Development and Repair

(2013) Kristian Franze et al.   Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

Heart-Specific Stiffening in Early Embryos Parallels Matrix and Myosin Expression to Optimize Beating

(2013) Stephanie Majkut et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The mechanical control of nervous system development

(2013) K. Franze   DEVELOPMENT

RNA-binding protein Vg1RBP regulates terminal arbor formation but not long-range axon navigation in the developing visual system

(2013) Adrianna Kalous et al.   Developmental Neurobiology

Mechanosensitive TRPC1 Channels Promote Calpain Proteolysis of Talin to Regulate Spinal Axon Outgrowth

(2013) P. C. Kerstein et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Nuclear Lamin-A Scales with Tissue Stiffness and Enhances Matrix-Directed Differentiation

(2013) J. Swift et al.   SCIENCE

Strength in the Periphery: Growth Cone Biomechanics and Substrate Rigidity Response in Peripheral and Central Nervous System Neurons

(2012) Daniel Koch et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Piezo1

(2012) Philip A. Gottlieb et al.   Channels

Piezo proteins are pore-forming subunits of mechanically activated channels

(2012) Bertrand Coste et al.   NATURE

The role of Drosophila Piezo in mechanical nociception

(2012) Sung Eun Kim et al.   NATURE

Atomic force microscopy and its contribution to understanding the development of the nervous system

(2011) Kristian Franze   CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT

Growth cones as soft and weak force generators

(2011) T. Betz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Spatial mapping of the mechanical properties of the living retina using scanning force microscopy

(2011) Kristian Franze et al.   Soft Matter

Mechanical difference between white and gray matter in the rat cerebellum measured by scanning force microscopy

(2010) Andreas F. Christ et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Autonomous right-screw rotation of growth cone filopodia drives neurite turning

(2010) Atsushi Tamada et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Dynamic Expression of Axon Guidance Cues Required for Optic Tract Development Is Controlled by Fibroblast Growth Factor Signaling

(2010) K. Atkinson-Leadbeater et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

TRPV2 Enhances Axon Outgrowth through Its Activation by Membrane Stretch in Developing Sensory and Motor Neurons

(2010) K. Shibasaki et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Mechanosensitivity of astrocytes on optimized polyacrylamide gels analyzed by quantitative morphometry

(2010) Pouria Moshayedi et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER

Piezo1 and Piezo2 Are Essential Components of Distinct Mechanically Activated Cation Channels

(2010) B. Coste et al.   SCIENCE

Effect of Dynamic Stiffness of the Substrates on Neurite Outgrowth by Using a DNA-Crosslinked Hydrogel

(2010) Frank Xue Jiang et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

Neurite Branch Retraction Is Caused by a Threshold-Dependent Mechanical Impact

(2009) Kristian Franze et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Durotaxis Depends on Substrate Stiffness Gradient Strength

(2009) Brett C. Isenberg et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Age-Dependent Regional Mechanical Properties of the Rat Hippocampus and Cortex

(2009) Benjamin S. Elkin   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Opening Angles and Material Properties of the Early Embryonic Chick Brain

(2009) Gang Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Effect of Sodium Sulfate on the Gelling Behavior of Agarose and Water Structure Inside the Gel Networks

(2009) Tejwant Singh et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Extracellular Engrailed Participates in the Topographic Guidance of Retinal Axons In Vivo

(2009) Andrea Wizenmann et al.   NEURON

Traction on Immobilized Netrin-1 Is Sufficient to Reorient Axons

(2009) S. W. Moore et al.   SCIENCE

Traction Dynamics of Filopodia on Compliant Substrates

(2008) C. E. Chan et al.   SCIENCE