3D microniches reveal the importance of cell size and shape

Geometry and network connectivity govern the mechanics of stress fibers

(2017) Elena Kassianidou et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dimensionality and spreading influence MSC YAP/TAZ signaling in hydrogel environments

(2016) Steven R. Caliari et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Designer matrices for intestinal stem cell and organoid culture

(2016) Nikolce Gjorevski et al.   NATURE

N-cadherin adhesive interactions modulate matrix mechanosensing and fate commitment of mesenchymal stem cells

(2016) Brian D. Cosgrove et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Interfacial geometry dictates cancer cell tumorigenicity

(2016) Junmin Lee et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

A practical guide to hydrogels for cell culture

(2016) Steven R Caliari et al.   NATURE METHODS

Single Mammalian Cells Compensate for Differences in Cellular Volume and DNA Copy Number through Independent Global Transcriptional Mechanisms

(2015) Olivia Padovan-Merhar et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Cell-sized spherical confinement induces the spontaneous formation of contractile actomyosin rings in vitro

(2015) Makito Miyazaki et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

A photoreversible protein-patterning approach for guiding stem cell fate in three-dimensional gels

(2015) Cole A. DeForest et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Hydrogels with tunable stress relaxation regulate stem cell fate and activity

(2015) Ovijit Chaudhuri et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Tissue matrix arrays for high-throughput screening and systems analysis of cell function

(2015) Vince Z Beachley et al.   NATURE METHODS

On being the right (cell) size

(2015) M. B. Ginzberg et al.   SCIENCE

The Hippo pathway effectors TAZ and YAP in development, homeostasis and disease

(2014) X. Varelas   DEVELOPMENT

Actin Dynamics, Architecture, and Mechanics in Cell Motility

(2014) Laurent Blanchoin et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Augmentation of integrin-mediated mechanotransduction by hyaluronic acid

(2013) Anant Chopra et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Forces in Tissue Morphogenesis and Patterning

(2013) Carl-Philipp Heisenberg et al.   CELL

β1- and αv-class integrins cooperate to regulate myosin II during rigidity sensing of fibronectin-based microenvironments

(2013) Herbert B. Schiller et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Degradation-mediated cellular traction directs stem cell fate in covalently crosslinked three-dimensional hydrogels

(2013) Sudhir Khetan et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

In situ cell manipulation through enzymatic hydrogel photopatterning

(2013) Katarzyna A. Mosiewicz et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Cell geometric constraints induce modular gene-expression patterns via redistribution of HDAC3 regulated by actomyosin contractility

(2013) N. Jain et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Actin filament curvature biases branching direction

(2012) V. I. Risca et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Spatial coordination between cell and nuclear shape within micropatterned endothelial cells

(2012) Marie Versaevel et al.   Nature Communications

Influence of Cell Geometry on Division-Plane Positioning

(2011) Nicolas Minc et al.   CELL

Role of YAP/TAZ in mechanotransduction

(2011) Sirio Dupont et al.   NATURE

Artificial niche microarrays for probing single stem cell fate in high throughput

(2011) Samy Gobaa et al.   NATURE METHODS

Self-organized patterns of actin filaments in cell-sized confinement

(2011) Marina Soares e Silva et al.   Soft Matter

The regulation of traction force in relation to cell shape and focal adhesions

(2010) Andrew D. Rape et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Actin and serum response factor transduce physical cues from the microenvironment to regulate epidermal stem cell fate decisions

(2010) John T. Connelly et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Geometric cues for directing the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells

(2010) K. A. Kilian et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Photoinitiated polymerization of PEG-diacrylate with lithium phenyl-2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylphosphinate: polymerization rate and cytocompatibility

(2009) Benjamin D. Fairbanks et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Collective cell migration in morphogenesis, regeneration and cancer

(2009) Peter Friedl et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Deletion of Histone Deacetylase 3 Reveals Critical Roles in S Phase Progression and DNA Damage Control

(2008) Srividya Bhaskara et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Filament rigidity causes F-actin depletion from nonbinding surfaces

(2008) C. I. Fisher et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA