Mechanical cues in cellular signalling and communication

G protein-mediated stretch reception

(2012) Ursula Storch et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY

Flow mechanotransduction regulates traction forces, intercellular forces, and adherens junctions

(2012) Lucas H. Ting et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY

Regional variations in canine descending aortic tissue mechanical properties change with formalin fixation

(2012) Leonie Rouleau et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY

A new mechanobiological era: microfluidic pathways to apply and sense forces at the cellular level

(2012) Felix Kurth et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

The Combined Use of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells and Scaffolds for Bone Repair

(2012) Gabriela Ciapetti et al.   CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL DESIGN

Nonpolarized signaling reveals two distinct modes of 3D cell migration

(2012) Ryan J. Petrie et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Molecular force transduction by ion channels – diversity and unifying principles

(2012) Sergei Sukharev et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

United we stand – integrating the actin cytoskeleton and cell–matrix adhesions in cellular mechanotransduction

(2012) Ulrich S. Schwarz et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Force transduction and strain dynamics in actin stress fibres in response to nanonewton forces

(2012) L. Guolla et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Actin stress fibers - assembly, dynamics and biological roles

(2012) S. Tojkander et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Mechanosensitive mechanisms in transcriptional regulation

(2012) Akiko Mammoto et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Deconstructing the third dimension – how 3D culture microenvironments alter cellular cues

(2012) Brendon M. Baker et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Coupled left-shift of Nav channels: modeling the Na+-loading and dysfunctional excitability of damaged axons

(2012) Pierre-Alexandre Boucher et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE

Mechanical waves during tissue expansion

(2012) Xavier Serra-Picamal et al.   Nature Physics

Interstitial Fluid and Lymph Formation and Transport: Physiological Regulation and Roles in Inflammation and Cancer

(2012) Helge Wiig et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Collective and single cell behavior in epithelial contact inhibition

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

Evidence of a large-scale mechanosensing mechanism for cellular adaptation to substrate stiffness

(2012) L. Trichet et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Stiffening hydrogels to probe short- and long-term cellular responses to dynamic mechanics

(2012) Murat Guvendiren et al.   Nature Communications

Fluid Flow Mechanotransduction in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and Fibroblasts

(2011) Zhong-Dong Shi et al.   ANNALS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Nuclear Mechanics in Disease

(2011) Monika Zwerger et al.   Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

Mechanosignaling to the Cell Nucleus and Gene Regulation

(2011) G.V. Shivashankar   Annual Review of Biophysics

A role for the primary cilium in paracrine signaling between mechanically stimulated osteocytes and mesenchymal stem cells

(2011) David A. Hoey et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Force nanoscopy of living cells

(2011) Daniel J. Müller et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

A Hitchhiker's Guide to Mechanobiology

(2011) Jeroen Eyckmans et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

A Mechanoresponsive Cadherin-Keratin Complex Directs Polarized Protrusive Behavior and Collective Cell Migration

(2011) Gregory F. Weber et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Remodeling and homeostasis of the extracellular matrix: implications for fibrotic diseases and cancer

(2011) T. R. Cox et al.   Disease Models & Mechanisms

The mechanics of the primary cilium: An intricate structure with complex function

(2011) David A. Hoey et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Distinct ECM mechanosensing pathways regulate microtubule dynamics to control endothelial cell branching morphogenesis

(2011) Kenneth A. Myers et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Interdependency of cell adhesion, force generation and extracellular proteolysis in matrix remodeling

(2011) R. Kirmse et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Cell-matrix interactions in muscle disease

(2011) Virginie Carmignac et al.   JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Role of YAP/TAZ in mechanotransduction

(2011) Sirio Dupont et al.   NATURE

Dynamic molecular processes mediate cellular mechanotransduction

(2011) Brenton D. Hoffman et al.   NATURE

Analysis of the myosin-II-responsive focal adhesion proteome reveals a role for β-Pix in negative regulation of focal adhesion maturation

(2011) Jean-Cheng Kuo et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Mechanosensitive Channels: What Can They Do and How Do They Do It?

(2011) Elizabeth S. Haswell et al.   STRUCTURE

Biomechanical regulation of contractility: spatial control and dynamics

(2011) Romain Levayer et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

Hydrogels with time-dependent material properties enhance cardiomyocyte differentiation in vitro

(2010) Jennifer L. Young et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Identification of Signaling Pathways Regulating Primary Cilium Length and Flow-Mediated Adaptation

(2010) Tatiana Y. Besschetnova et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The ciliary membrane

(2010) Rajat Rohatgi et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

Pulsatile shear and Gja5 modulate arterial identity and remodeling events during flow-driven arteriogenesis

(2010) I. Buschmann et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Dendritic alterations after dynamic axonal stretch injury in vitro

(2010) Hubert Monnerie et al.   EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY

Ultra-rapid activation of TRPV4 ion channels by mechanical forces applied to cell surface β1 integrins

(2010) Benjamin D. Matthews et al.   Integrative Biology

Regional dependency of the vascular smooth muscle cell contribution to the mechanical properties of the pig ascending aortic tissue

(2010) Dominique Tremblay et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Matrix elasticity, cytoskeletal forces and physics of the nucleus: how deeply do cells 'feel' outside and in?

(2010) A. Buxboim et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Mechanisms of mechanical signaling in development and disease

(2010) P. A. Janmey et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Emergence of a prestressed eukaryotic nucleus during cellular differentiation and development

(2010) A. Mazumder et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Cell mechanics and the cytoskeleton

(2010) Daniel A. Fletcher et al.   NATURE

Hydrostatic pressure and the actomyosin cortex drive mitotic cell rounding

(2010) Martin P. Stewart et al.   NATURE

Optimal matrix rigidity for stress-fibre polarization in stem cells

(2010) A. Zemel et al.   Nature Physics

Real-time single-cell response to stiffness

(2010) D. Mitrossilis et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Animal cells connected by nanotubes can be electrically coupled through interposed gap-junction channels

(2010) X. Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Microbial nanoscopy: a closer look at microbial cell surfaces

(2010) Vincent Dupres et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Microengineered Platforms for Cell Mechanobiology

(2009) Deok-Ho Kim et al.   Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

Pulsed Forces Timed by a Ratchet-like Mechanism Drive Directed Tissue Movement during Dorsal Closure

(2009) Jerome Solon et al.   CELL

Integrins

(2009) Malgorzata Barczyk et al.   CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH

Conformational Changes and Signaling in Cell and Matrix Physics

(2009) André E.X. Brown et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Musculoskeletal mechanobiology: Interpretation by external force and engineered substratum

(2009) Seth D. McCullen et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

The myofibroblast: Paradigm for a mechanically active cell

(2009) Boris Hinz   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Recruitment of vimentin to the cell surface by  3 integrin and plectin mediates adhesion strength

(2009) R. Bhattacharya et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

Structure and hydration of membranes embedded with voltage-sensing domains

(2009) Dmitriy Krepkiy et al.   NATURE

Physical forces during collective cell migration

(2009) Xavier Trepat et al.   Nature Physics

The Extracellular Matrix: Not Just Pretty Fibrils

(2009) R. O. Hynes   SCIENCE

Interactions between extracellular matrix and growth factors in wound healing

(2009) Gregory S. Schultz et al.   WOUND REPAIR AND REGENERATION

Intercellular Junction Assembly, Dynamics, and Homeostasis

(2009) K. J. Green et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Discovering the Molecular Components of Intercellular Junctions--A Historical View

(2009) W. W. Franke   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Mechanical dynamics of single cells during early apoptosis

(2009) Andrew E. Pelling et al.   CELL MOTILITY AND THE CYTOSKELETON

Tensile Properties of Single Desmin Intermediate Filaments

(2008) Laurent Kreplak et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Local mechanical and structural properties of healthy and diseased human ascending aorta tissue

(2008) Nusrat Choudhury et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY

Nuclear Shape, Mechanics, and Mechanotransduction

(2008) Kris Noel Dahl et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

Moesin Controls Cortical Rigidity, Cell Rounding, and Spindle Morphogenesis during Mitosis

(2008) Patricia Kunda et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Primary cilia sensitize endothelial cells for fluid shear stress

(2008) Beerend P. Hierck et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS

Nuclear lamins: major factors in the structural organization and function of the nucleus and chromatin

(2008) T. Dechat et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Extracellular matrix control of mammary gland morphogenesis and tumorigenesis: insights from imaging

(2008) Cyrus M. Ghajar et al.   HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Towards nanomicrobiology using atomic force microscopy

(2008) Yves F. Dufrêne   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Environmental sensing through focal adhesions

(2008) Benjamin Geiger et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Mechanotransduction gone awry

(2008) Diana E. Jaalouk et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Rapid signal transduction in living cells is a unique feature of mechanotransduction

(2008) S. Na et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Extracellular matrix mechanics in lung parenchymal diseases

(2008) Béla Suki et al.   RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROBIOLOGY

Apoptotic Force and Tissue Dynamics During Drosophila Embryogenesis

(2008) Y. Toyama et al.   SCIENCE

Heterotrimeric G protein activation by G-protein-coupled receptors

(2007) William M. Oldham et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY