Advantages of integrating Brillouin microscopy in multimodal mechanical map** of cells and tissues

C Handler, C Testi, G Scarcelli - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent research has highlighted the growing significance of the mechanical properties of
cells and tissues in the proper execution of physiological functions within an organism; …

Molecular Force Sensors for Biological Application

H Chen, S Wang, Y Cao, H Lei - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The mechanical forces exerted by cells on their surrounding microenvironment are known
as cellular traction forces. These forces play crucial roles in various biological processes …

Micro-tensile rheology of fibrous gels quantifies strain-dependent anisotropy

S Goren, B Ergaz, D Barak, R Sorkin, A Lesman - Acta Biomaterialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Semiflexible fiber gels such as collagen and fibrin have unique nonlinear mechanical
properties that play an important role in tissue morphogenesis, wound healing, and cancer …

EMT-related cell-matrix interactions are linked to states of cell unjamming in cancer spheroid invasion

A van der Net, Z Rahman, AD Bordoloi, I Muntz… - iScience, 2024 - cell.com
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions (EMT) and unjamming transitions provide two distinct
pathways for cancer cells to become invasive, but it is still unclear to what extent these …

Enhancing PKA-dependent mesothelial barrier integrity reduces ovarian cancer transmesothelial migration via inhibition of contractility

DE Jazwinska, Y Cho, IK Zervantonakis - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Cancer-mesothelial cell interactions are critical for multiple solid tumors to colonize the
surface of peritoneal organs. Understanding mechanisms of mesothelial barrier dysfunction …

EMT-dependent cell-matrix interactions are linked to unjamming transitions in cancer spheroid invasion

A van der Net, Z Rahman, AD Bordoloi, I Muntz… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The plasticity of cancer cells allows them to switch between different migration modes,
promoting their invasion into the extracellular matrix (ECM) and hence increasing the risks of …

Linking Molecular Tension and Cellular Tractions: A Multiscale Approach to Focal Adhesion Mechanics

S Aytekin, L Kimps, Q Coucke, D Linhares, S Deodhar… - bioRxiv, 2025 - biorxiv.org
Focal adhesions (FAs) are mechanosensitive structures that mediate force transmission
between cells and the extracellular matrix. While Traction Force Microscopy (TFM) quantifies …

Mesothelial Barrier Dysfunction in Ovarian Cancer Metastasis

DE Jazwinska - 2024 - d-scholarship.pitt.edu
Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death among all gynecological cancers, with most
patients being diagnosed with metastatic disease. For metastatic implants to form …