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ArticleACS nano2019

Nanoneedle-Mediated Stimulation of Cell Mechanotransduction Machinery.

Catherine S Hansel, Spencer W Crowder, Samuel Cooper, Sahana Gopal, Maria João Pardelha da Cruz, Leonardo de Oliveira Martins, Debora Keller, Stephen Rothery, Michele Becce, Anthony E G Cass and 3 more

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Article in ACS nano, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Catherine S HanselORCID 0000-0002-2525-1856
Spencer W Crowder
Samuel CooperChester Beatty Laboratories , Institute for Cancer Research , London SW3 6JB , U.K.
Sahana Gopal
Maria João Pardelha da CruzDepartment of Bioengineering and Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences , Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa , 1649-004 Lisbon , Portugal.
Leonardo de Oliveira Martins
Debora Keller
Stephen Rothery
Michele Becce
Chris BakalChester Beatty Laboratories , Institute for Cancer Research , London SW3 6JB , U.K.

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/L015129/1Cancer Research UK 20146Cancer Research UK C37275/1A20146Medical Research Council MC_PC_16048National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research NC/R001006/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 098411/Z/12/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biomaterial substrates can be engineered to present topographical signals to cells which, through interactions between the material and active components of the cell membrane, regulate key cellular processes and guide cell fate decisions. However, targeting mechanoresponsive elements that reside within the intracellular domain is a concept that has only recently emerged. Here, we show that mesoporous silicon nanoneedle arrays interact simultaneously with the cell membrane, cytoskeleton, and nucleus of primary human cells, generating distinct responses at each of these cellular compartments. Specifically, nanoneedles inhibit focal adhesion maturation at the membrane, reduce tension in the cytoskeleton, and lead to remodeling of the nuclear envelope at sites of impingement. The combined changes in actin cytoskeleton assembly, expression and segregation of the nuclear lamina, and localization of Yes-associated protein (YAP) correlate differently from what is canonically observed upon stimulation at the cell membrane, revealing that biophysical cues directed to the intracellular space can generate heretofore unobserved mechanosensory responses. These findings highlight the ability of nanoneedles to study and direct the phenotype of large cell populations simultaneously, through biophysical interactions with multiple mechanoresponsive components.

Indexed as

Cell AdhesionCells, CulturedHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsMechanotransduction, CellularNanostructuresNeedlesParticle SizePorositySiliconSurface PropertiesSiliconcell−material interactionsmechanotransductionnanoneedlesnuclear mechanicsporous siliconsuper-resolution microscopy

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PMID30829469
PMCPMC6439438

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