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ArticleCellular and molecular bioengineering2018

Nuclear Lamin Protein C Is Linked to Lineage-Specific, Whole-Cell Mechanical Properties.

Rafael D González-Cruz, Jessica S Sadick, Vera C Fonseca, Eric M Darling

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Article in Cellular and molecular bioengineering, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Nuclear lamin isoforms differentially contribute to LINC complex-dependent nucleocytoskeletal coupling and whole-cell mechanics.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022
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  7. Quantification of theInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2019
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  8. Nuclear mechanosensing.Emerging topics in life sciences · 2018
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  10. The Emerging Role of Lamin C as an ImportantFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rafael D González-CruzCenter for Biomedical Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6025-1686
Jessica S SadickDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, RI USA.
Vera C FonsecaDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, RI USA.
Eric M DarlingCenter for Biomedical Engineering, Brown University, Providence, RI USA.
Brown University · US

Funding

COBRE for Skeletal Health and RepairP20GM104937 · NIGMS · RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL · PI CHEN, QIAN · 2012 to 2016
$10.8M
Advancing the Culture of PhD Learning & Scholarship in Biology & Health SciencesR25GM083270 · NIGMS · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI CAMPBELL, ANDREW G., HARRINGTON, ELIZABETH O · 2008 to 2021
$7.5M
Pilot Projects ProgramP30GM122732 · NIGMS · RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL · PI CHEN, QIAN · 2017 to 2021
$6.6M
High-yield, lineage-specific enrichment of living mesenchymal stem cellsR01AR063642 · NIAMS · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI DARLING, ERIC M · 2013 to 2018
$1.8M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR063642NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM104937NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM122732NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM083270
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionLamin proteins confer nuclear integrity and relay external mechanical cues that drive changes in gene expression. However, the influence these lamins have on whole-cell mechanical properties is unknown. We hypothesized that protein expression of lamins A, B1, and C would depend on the integrity of the actin cytoskeleton and correlate with cellular elasticity and viscoelasticity.

methodsTo test these hypotheses, we examined the protein expression of lamins A, B1, and C across five different cell lines with varied mechanical properties. Additionally, we treated representative "soft/stiff" cell types with cytochalasin D and

resultsA positive, linear correlation existed between lamin C protein expression and average cell moduli/apparent viscosity. Though moderate correlations existed between lamin A/B1 protein expression and whole-cell mechanical properties, they were statistically insignificant. Inhibition of actin polymerization, via cytochalasin D treatment, resulted in reduced cell elasticity, viscoelasticity, and lamin A and C protein expression in "stiff" MG-63 cells. In "soft" HEK-293T cells, this treatment reduced cell elasticity and viscoelasticity but did not affect lamin B1 or C protein expression. Additionally,

conclusionThese findings suggest that lamin C protein expression is strongly associated with whole-cell mechanical properties and could potentially serve as a biomarker for mechanophenotype.

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actin cytoskeletonatomic force microscopyelasticitylamin protein expressionmechanical biomarkersmechanophenotypesingle-cellviscoelasticity

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