This thesis is a study on the integrin-mediated mechanoresponse by binding partners and force loading rates. Regarding the binding partners, here we demonstrate an alternative and counter-intuitive mechanism, by which another adaptor protein (ZO-1) promotes activation but decreases mechanical resistance. Because such mechanical regulation is bound to impact in downstream mechanosensing processes, this provides an interesting and novel way to regulate cell adhesion, mechanoresponse, and function in general. Regarding the force loading rates, our results show that force loading rates drive mechanosensing by increasing reinforcement and adhesion growth at the local adhesion level, in a talin-dependent way. However, if mechanically induced defo...
Mechanical forces direct a host of cellular and tissue processes. Although much emphasis has been pl...
Mechanical forces direct a host of cellular and tissue processes. Although much emphasis has been pl...
In this talk I describe our work to understand how cells sense and exert mechanical force across mul...
This thesis is a study on the integrin-mediated mechanoresponse by binding partners and force loadin...
In this thesis, we focus on novel proteins/mechanisms that regulate integrin-adhesion mediated mecha...
Integrin-mediated adhesions between cells and the extracellular matrix are fundamental for cell func...
Cell response to force regulates essential processes in health and disease. However, the fundamental...
Cells can detect and react to the biophysical properties of the extracellular environment through in...
Integrins bind extracellular matrix fibrils and associate with intracellular actin filaments through...
International audienceCells sense and respond to the biochemical and physical properties of the extr...
Integrins bind extracellular matrix fibrils and associate with intracellular actin filaments through...
International audienceCells exert actomyosin contractility and cytoskeleton-dependent force in respo...
Conversion of integrins from low to high affinity states, termed activation, is important in biologi...
Forces acting on cells govern many important regulatory events during development, normal physiology...
Cell response to force regulates essential processes in health and disease. However, the fundamental...
Mechanical forces direct a host of cellular and tissue processes. Although much emphasis has been pl...
Mechanical forces direct a host of cellular and tissue processes. Although much emphasis has been pl...
In this talk I describe our work to understand how cells sense and exert mechanical force across mul...
This thesis is a study on the integrin-mediated mechanoresponse by binding partners and force loadin...
In this thesis, we focus on novel proteins/mechanisms that regulate integrin-adhesion mediated mecha...
Integrin-mediated adhesions between cells and the extracellular matrix are fundamental for cell func...
Cell response to force regulates essential processes in health and disease. However, the fundamental...
Cells can detect and react to the biophysical properties of the extracellular environment through in...
Integrins bind extracellular matrix fibrils and associate with intracellular actin filaments through...
International audienceCells sense and respond to the biochemical and physical properties of the extr...
Integrins bind extracellular matrix fibrils and associate with intracellular actin filaments through...
International audienceCells exert actomyosin contractility and cytoskeleton-dependent force in respo...
Conversion of integrins from low to high affinity states, termed activation, is important in biologi...
Forces acting on cells govern many important regulatory events during development, normal physiology...
Cell response to force regulates essential processes in health and disease. However, the fundamental...
Mechanical forces direct a host of cellular and tissue processes. Although much emphasis has been pl...
Mechanical forces direct a host of cellular and tissue processes. Although much emphasis has been pl...
In this talk I describe our work to understand how cells sense and exert mechanical force across mul...