Role of extracellular matrix in development and cancer progression

C Walker, E Mojares, A del Río Hernández - International journal of …, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
The immense diversity of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins confers distinct biochemical
and biophysical properties that influence cell phenotype. The ECM is highly dynamic as it is …

Discovering cell-adhesion peptides in tissue engineering: beyond RGD

N Huettner, TR Dargaville, A Forget - Trends in biotechnology, 2018‏ - cell.com
As an alternative to natural extracellular matrix (ECM) macromolecules, cell-adhesion
peptides (CAPs) have had tremendous impact on the design of cell culture platforms …

Fully synthetic matrices for in vitro culture of primary human intestinal enteroids and endometrial organoids

V Hernandez-Gordillo, T Kassis, A Lampejo, GH Choi… - Biomaterials, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Epithelial organoids derived from human donor tissues are important tools in fields ranging
from regenerative medicine to drug discovery. Organoid culture requires expansion of …

FAK controls the mechanical activation of YAP, a transcriptional regulator required for durotaxis

D Lachowski, E Cortes, B Robinson, A Rice… - The FASEB …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a key molecule in focal adhesions and regulates
fundamental processes in cells such as growth, survival, and migration. FAK is one of the …

Modulation of macrophages by in situ ligand bridging

SY Kim, R Thangam, N Kang, H Hong… - Advanced Functional …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins containing cell‐attachable Arg‐Gly‐Asp (RGD)
sequences exhibit variable bridging and non‐bridging in fibronectin‐collagen and laminin …

Manipulating nanoparticle aggregates regulates receptor–ligand binding in macrophages

Y Kim, HJ Jung, Y Lee, S Koo, R Thangam… - Journal of the …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
The receptor–ligand interactions in cells are dynamically regulated by modulation of the
ligand accessibility. In this study, we utilize size-tunable magnetic nanoparticle aggregates …

Submolecular ligand size and spacing for cell adhesion

Y Kim, TM Koo, R Thangam, MS Kim… - Advanced …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Cell adhesion occurs when integrin recognizes and binds to Arg–Gly–Asp (RGD) ligands
present in fibronectin. In this work, submolecular ligand size and spacing are tuned via …

Substrate rigidity controls activation and durotaxis in pancreatic stellate cells

D Lachowski, E Cortes, D Pink, A Chronopoulos… - Scientific reports, 2017‏ - nature.com
Abstract Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive malignancy
characterised by the presence of extensive desmoplasia, thought to be responsible for the …

Magnetically tuning tether mobility of integrin ligand regulates adhesion, spreading, and differentiation of stem cells

DSH Wong, J Li, X Yan, B Wang, R Li, L Zhang… - Nano …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Cells sense and respond to the surrounding microenvironment through binding of
membranous integrin to ligands such as the Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) peptide. Previous studies …

Ligand coupling and decoupling modulates stem cell fate

R Thangam, SY Kim, N Kang, H Hong… - Advanced Functional …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
In natural microenvironment, various proteins containing adhesive ligands in fibrous and
non‐fibrous structures dynamically couple and decouple to regulate stem cell fate. Herein …