Biological role of matrix stiffness in tumor growth and treatment

B Deng, Z Zhao, W Kong, C Han, X Shen… - Journal of translational …, 2022‏ - Springer
In recent years, the biological role of changes in physical factors in carcinogenesis and
progression has attracted increasing attention. Matrix stiffness, also known as ECM stress, is …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular matrix cues regulate mechanosensing and mechanotransduction of cancer cells

CT Mierke - Cells, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Extracellular biophysical properties have particular implications for a wide spectrum of
cellular behaviors and functions, including growth, motility, differentiation, apoptosis, gene …

Single‐cell transcriptome atlas of human mesenchymal stem cells exploring cellular heterogeneity

Z Wang, C Chai, R Wang, Y Feng… - Clinical and …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background The heterogeneity of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is poorly understood,
thus limiting clinical application and basic research reproducibility. Advanced single‐cell …

T cell migration, search strategies and mechanisms

MF Krummel, F Bartumeus, A Gérard - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2016‏ - nature.com
T cell migration is essential for T cell responses; it allows for the detection of cognate antigen
at the surface of antigen-presenting cells and for interactions with other cells involved in the …

Visualizing dynamic microvillar search and stabilization during ligand detection by T cells

E Cai, K Marchuk, P Beemiller, C Beppler… - Science, 2017‏ - science.org
INTRODUCTION For T cells to mount an adaptive immune response and enact cell-
mediated immunity, they must first successfully detect rare cognate antigen. This detection is …

Central memory and effector memory T cell subsets: function, generation, and maintenance

F Sallusto, J Geginat, A Lanzavecchia - Annu. Rev. Immunol., 2004‏ - annualreviews.org
The memory T cell pool functions as a dynamic repository of antigen-experienced T
lymphocytes that accumulate over the lifetime of the individual. Recent studies indicate that …

T-cell priming by dendritic cells in lymph nodes occurs in three distinct phases

TR Mempel, SE Henrickson, UH Von Andrian - Nature, 2004‏ - nature.com
Primary T-cell responses in lymph nodes (LNs) require contact-dependent information
exchange between T cells and dendritic cells (DCs). Because lymphocytes continually enter …

Compensation mechanism in tumor cell migration mesenchymal–amoeboid transition after blocking of pericellular proteolysis

K Wolf, I Mazo, H Leung, K Engelke… - Journal of Cell …, 2003‏ - rupress.org
The online version of this article includes supplemental material. Address correspondence
to P. Friedl, Department of Dermatology, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2 …

Immune modulatory properties of collagen in cancer

AMA Rømer, ML Thorseth, DH Madsen - Frontiers in immunology, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
During tumor growth the extracellular matrix (ECM) undergoes dramatic remodeling. The
normal ECM is degraded and substituted with a tumor-specific ECM, which is often of higher …

Chemokines in Innate and Adaptive Host Defense: Basic Chemokinese Grammar for Immune Cells

A Rot, UH Von Andrian - Annu. Rev. Immunol., 2004‏ - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Chemokines compose a sophisticated communication system used by all our cell
types, including immune cells. Chemokine messages are decoded by specific receptors that …