ReviewCurrent opinion in cell biology2020
Pay attention to membrane tension: Mechanobiology of the cell surface.
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107 citing papers in PubMed, 197 citations in OpenAlex.
- Intra-cluster receptor density (IRD): A molecular switch for TNFR1 clusters' signaling.Science advances · 2026Article
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- Chromatin decompaction within the nucleus increases plasma membrane tension promoting NETosis execution, independently of transcription.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Lipid Bilayer-Confined J-Aggregation Transduces Cell Membrane Mechanics into Photoacoustic Signals.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026Article
- Using DNA Origami to Study Nanoscale Organization of Plasma Membranes.Nano letters · 2026Article
- A single-molecule reporter of membrane-proximal actin detects rapid remodeling upon B cell receptor clustering.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Enhancement of Cytoskeletal Tension Promotes Amyloid-β Aggregation on the Neuronal Cell Surface.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Viscoelastic hydrogel primed CAR-macrophage for pulmonary fibrosis treatment.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Ether lipids influence cancer cell fate by modulating iron uptake.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Direct Observation and Measurement of Membrane Tension in Xenopus laevis Animal Cap Explants Using the Mechanosensitive Dye, Flipper-TR.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Spatiotemporal coupling of caveolae mechanosensing and RhoA-GEFs regulates cell polarity and directional migration.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Ether lipids influence cancer cell fate by modulating iron uptake.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Target cell cortical tension regulates macrophage trogocytosis.Nature cell biology · 2025Article
- Hypoxia Modulates Membrane Mechanics in Pancreatic Cancer.The Journal of membrane biology · 2025Article
- Adherent cells sustain membrane tension gradients independently of migration.Nature communications · 2025Article
- The chloride intracellular channel 1 (CLIC1) is essential for microglial morphodynamics and neuroinflammation.Science advances · 2025Article
- Long-range viscosity of the plasma membrane of a living cell measured by a shear-driven flow method.Biophysical journal · 2025Article
- Piezo1 balances membrane and cortex tension to stabilize intercellular junctions and maintain the epithelial barrier.Journal of cell science · 2025Article
- Force-insensitive myosin-I enhances endocytosis robustness through actin network-scale collective ratcheting.Molecular biology of the cell · 2025Article
- Mechanical control of osteoclast fusion by membrane-cortex attachment and BAR proteins.The Journal of cell biology · 2025Article
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Abstract
The cell surface is a mechanobiological unit that encompasses the plasma membrane, its interacting proteins, and the complex underlying cytoskeleton. Recently, attention has been directed to the mechanics of the plasma membrane, and in particular membrane tension, which has been linked to diverse cellular processes such as cell migration and membrane trafficking. However, how tension across the plasma membrane is regulated and propagated is still not completely understood. Here, we review recent efforts to study the interplay between membrane tension and the cytoskeletal machinery and how they control cell form and function. We focus on factors that have been proposed to affect the propagation of membrane tension and as such could determine whether it can act as a global or local regulator of cell behavior. Finally, we discuss the limitations of the available tool kit as new approaches that reveal its dynamics in cells are needed to decipher how membrane tension regulates diverse cellular processes.
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