Role of nuclear mechanosensitivity in determining cellular responses to forces and biomaterials

Jung Hwan Lee, Dong Hwee Kim, Hae Hyoung Lee, Hae Won Kim

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    Abstract

    Tissue engineers use biomaterials or apply forces to alter cell behaviors and cure damaged/diseased tissues. The external physical cues perceived by cells are transduced intracellularly along the mechanosensitive machineries, including subcellular adhesion molecules and cytoskeletons. The signals are further channeled to a nucleus through the physical links of nucleoskeleton and cytoskeleton or the biochemical translocation of transcription factors. Thus, the external cues are thought to affect directly or indirectly the nucleus and the genetic transcriptional process, ultimately determining cell fate. Here we communicate the importance of such mechanotransductory processes in cell and tissue engineering where external forces- or biomaterials-related physical cues essentially regulate cellular behaviors, with an emphasis on the mechanosensing and signaling along the road to a nucleus.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)60-71
    Number of pages12
    JournalBiomaterials
    Volume197
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019 Mar

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    Keywords

    • Adhesion molecules
    • Cell engineering
    • External physical cues
    • Mechanotransduction
    • Nucleus

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biophysics
    • Bioengineering
    • Ceramics and Composites
    • Biomaterials
    • Mechanics of Materials

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