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ArticleCell adhesion & migration

Modeling and simulation of chemomechanics at the cell-matrix interface.

Ranjani Krishnan, Binu Oommen, Emily B Walton, John M Maloney, Krystyn J Van Vliet

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Article in Cell adhesion & migration. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ranjani KrishnanDepartment of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, USA.
Binu Oommen
Emily B Walton
John M Maloney
Krystyn J Van Vliet
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemomechanical characteristics of the extracellular materials with which cells interact can have a profound impact on cell adhesion and migration. To understand and modulate such complex multiscale processes, a detailed understanding of the feedback between a cell and the adjacent microenvironment is crucial. Here, we use computational modeling and simulation to examine the cell-matrix interaction at both the molecular and continuum lengthscales. Using steered molecular dynamics, we consider how extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffness and extracellular pH influence the interaction between cell surface adhesion receptors and extracellular matrix ligands, and we predict potential consequences for focal adhesion formation and dissolution. Using continuum level finite element simulations and analytical methods to model cell-induced ECM deformation as a function of ECM stiffness and thickness, we consider the implications toward design of synthetic substrata for cell biology experiments that intend to decouple chemical and mechanical cues.

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Models, BiologicalAnimalsBiotinCell AdhesionCell MovementComputer SimulationExtracellular MatrixHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIntegrinsModels, MolecularProtein Structure, QuaternaryStress, MechanicalBiotinIntegrins

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PMID19262102
PMCPMC2634991
OpenAlexW2026330577

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