ReviewCells2021
Channeling the Force: Piezo1 Mechanotransduction in Cancer Metastasis.
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58 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.
- The rise and evolution of cancer mechanobiology: a bibliometric trajectory of three decades of research.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Pooled it
- Piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1: a mechano-bioenergetic transducer in the tumour microenvironment.Annals of medicine · 2026Review
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- Matrix Stiffness Modulates 3D Spheroid-Derived Extracellular Vesicle Profiles and Discovery of Piezo1 Cargo.Cellular and molecular bioengineering · 2026Article
- The Role of Piezo Ion Channels in Pulmonary Hypertension.Pulmonary circulation · 2026Review
- Sono-Mechanogenetics: Linking Ultrasound Physics With Cellular Mechanobiology.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Tumor microenvironment and mechanotransduction pathways: Novel targets and new directions for cancer therapy.Mechanobiology in medicine · 2026Review
- Stiff matrix promotes lung cancer cell migration through down-regulating the Piezo1 channel expression to facilitate CaMaterials today. Bio · 2026Article
- The Extracellular Matrix Regulates Invasion in Fusion-Negative Rhabdomyosarcoma via YAP-PIEZO1 Signaling Axis.Cancers · 2026Article
- Mechano-regulation of cancer cell memory in tumor progression and therapy.Mechanobiology in medicine · 2026Review
- Functionalized Biomaterials in the Investigation of the Effects of Fluid Shear Forces in the Immune Regulation of Cancer Progression and Metastasis.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026Review
- The Mechanosensitive Ion Channel Piezo1 Promotes Obliterative Bronchiolitis through YAP-dependent Epithelial-to-mesenchymal Transition.Current molecular medicine · 2026Article
- Mechanical observables of cancer invasion: actin, adhesion, and metastatic plasticity.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Piezo1 promotes EMT and tumor progression in HNSCC through a YAP1-Associated Galectin-1 axis.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Article
- Etiology, diagnosis and treatment of lumbar disc degeneration: a focus on the mechanism of action of Piezo1 and research perspectives.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Enhancing cancer therapyLab on a chip · 2025Article
- Exploration of biomaterial and stem cell-based strategies for promoting neuronal regeneration and creating engineered 3D in-vitro disease models.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Review
- Piezo-Type Mechanosensitive Ion Channel Component 1 (PIEZO1) as a Potential Prognostic Marker in Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Reversal of Stress-Induced PIEZO1 Elevation with Mechanically Adapted Epicardial Patch for Myocardial Infarction Treatment.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Cancer metastasis is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, motivating research into identifying new methods of preventing cancer metastasis. Recently there has been increasing interest in understanding how cancer cells transduce mechanical forces into biochemical signals, as metastasis is a process that consists of a wide range of physical forces. For instance, the circulatory system through which disseminating cancer cells must transit is an environment characterized by variable fluid shear stress due to blood flow. Cancer cells and other cells can transduce physical stimuli into biochemical responses using the mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1, which is activated by membrane deformations that occur when cells are exposed to physical forces. When active, Piezo1 opens, allowing for calcium flux into the cell. Calcium, as a ubiquitous second-messenger cation, is associated with many signaling pathways involved in cancer metastasis, such as angiogenesis, cell migration, intravasation, and proliferation. In this review, we discuss the roles of Piezo1 in each stage of cancer metastasis in addition to its roles in immune cell activation and cancer cell death.
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