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ReviewJournal of biomechanical engineering2022

The Elephant in the Cell: Nuclear Mechanics and Mechanobiology.

Michelle L Jones, Kris Noel Dahl, Tanmay P Lele, Daniel E Conway, Vivek Shenoy, Soham Ghosh, Spencer E Szczesny

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Review in Journal of biomechanical engineering, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Models of Cellular Mechanosensation.Results and problems in cell differentiation · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Michelle L JonesClinical Insights, Ltd, 60 Summer Duck Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15238.
Kris Noel DahlDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Doherty Hall, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213; Forensics Department, Thornton Tomasetti, 120 Broadway 15th Floor, New York City, NY 10271.
Tanmay P LeleDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 101 Bizzell Street, College Station, TX 77840; Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 101 Bizzell Street, College Station, TX 77840; Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Texas A&M University, 101 Bizzell Street, College Station, TX 77840.
Daniel E ConwayDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 601 West Main Street, P.O. Box 843068, Richmond, VA 23284.
Vivek ShenoyMaterials Science and Engineering Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 3231 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104; Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, 3231 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104; Center for Engineering Mechanobiology, University of Pennsylvania, 3231 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Soham GhoshDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering, Translational Medicine Institute, Colorado State University, 400 Isotope Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80521.
Spencer E SzczesnyDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802; Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802.

Funding

Cell junction and nuclear forces as mediators of epithelial cell homeostasisR35GM119617 · NIGMS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Daniel E Conway · 2016 to 2026
$4.5M
Nuclear Dysfunction in Cancer: The Role of Mechanical Stresses Transmittedby the LINC ComplexU01CA225566 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI LELE, TANMAY P. · 2020 to 2024
$3.1M
Integration of elasticity, viscosity, and plasticity in cellular mechanosensingR01EB030876 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SHENOY, VIVEK · 2020 to 2023
$1.3M
NCI NIH HHS U01 CA225566NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB030876NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM119617
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 2021 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C) featured a workshop titled "The Elephant in the Room: Nuclear Mechanics and Mechanobiology." The goal of this workshop was to provide a perspective from experts in the field on the current understanding of nuclear mechanics and its role in mechanobiology. This paper reviews the major themes and questions discussed during the workshop, including historical context on the initial methods of measuring the mechanical properties of the nucleus and classifying the primary structures dictating nuclear mechanics, physical plasticity of the nucleus, the emerging role of the linker of nucleoskeleton and cytoskeleton (LINC) complex in coupling the nucleus to the cytoplasm and driving the behavior of individual cells and multicellular assemblies, and the computational models currently in use to investigate the mechanisms of gene expression and cell signaling. Ongoing questions and controversies, along with promising future directions, are also discussed.

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Cell NucleusNuclear MatrixBiophysicsCytoskeletonMicrotubules

Identifiers

PMID35147160
PMCPMC8990742

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