[HTML][HTML] Epithelial–mesenchymal plasticity and epigenetic heterogeneity in cancer

JL Sacco, EW Gomez - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Phenotypic diversity in tumors makes treatment difficult and leads to poor
prognosis. A better understanding of what causes intratumoral heterogeneity and …

Bio-orthogonal tuning of matrix properties during 3D cell culture to induce morphological and phenotypic changes

H Gao, M Pol, CA Makara, J Song, H Zhang, X Zou… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Described herein is a protocol for producing a synthetic extracellular matrix that can be
modified in situ during three-dimensional cell culture. The hydrogel platform is established …

Modeling the maturation of the vocal fold lamina propria using a bioorthogonally tunable hydrogel platform

X Zou, H Zhang, JM Benson, H Gao… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Toward the goal of establishing an engineered model of the vocal fold lamina propria (LP),
mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are encapsulated in hyaluronic acid (HA)‐based hydrogels …

Tetrazine-based inverse-electron-demand Diels–Alder reaction: a powerful tool for fabrication and functionalization of polymeric materials

M Arslan, A Degirmenci, R Sanyal, A Sanyal - Polymer Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The advent of the click chemistry paradigm has profoundly transformed the design of
functional polymeric materials. Among the various reactions in the click chemistry toolkit, the …

Chemical modifications in hyaluronic acid‐based electrospun scaffolds

A Pepe, A Laezza, F Armiento, B Bochicchio - Chempluschem, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a natural, non‐sulfated glycosaminoglycan (GAG) present in ECM. It
is involved in different biological functions with appealing properties in cosmetics and …

Covalent Attachment of Functional Proteins to Microfiber Surfaces via a General Strategy for Site-Selective Tetrazine Ligation

PK Ramaraj, M Pol, SL Scinto, X Jia… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Surface modification of materials with proteins has various biological applications, and
hence the methodology for surface modification needs to accommodate a wide range of …

Spheroid-Hydrogel Integrated Biomimetic System (SHIBS): A New Frontier in Advanced 3D Cell Culture Technology

S Yoo, HJ Lee - Cells Tissues Organs, 2024 - karger.com
Background: Despite significant advances in three-dimensional (3D) cell culture
technologies, creating accurate in vitro models that faithfully recapitulate complex in vivo …

A bioorthogonal cell sorting strategy for isolation of desired cell phenotypes

L Dai, S Zhou, C Yang, J Li, Y Wang, M Qin… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Here we describe a cost-effective and simplified cell sorting method using tetrazine
bioorthogonal chemistry. We successfully isolated SKOV3 cells from complex mixtures …

TGFβ1 and RGD Cooperatively Regulate SMAD 2/3 Mediated Oncogenic Effects in Prostate Cancer Cells in Bioorthogonally Constructed Hydrogels

M Pol, H Gao, joseph Fox, X Jia - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
To recapitulate prostate cancer metastasis, DU145 cells were cultured in a hyaluronic acid-
based, bioorthogonally constructed, protease-degradable hydrogel. In the presence of …

Directing Cell Differentiation and Tissue Morphogenesis Using a Bioorthogonal Hydrogel Platform

MR Pol - 2024 - search.proquest.com
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is an important determinant of tissue specificity. The ECM
provides cell instructive signals to induce phenotypic changes and promote cell growth …