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ArticleCommunications biology2023

Zyxin regulates embryonic stem cell fate by modulating mechanical and biochemical signaling interface.

Songjing Zhang, Lor Huai Chong, Jessie Yong Xing Woon, Theng Xuan Chua, Elsie Cheruba, Ai Kia Yip, Hoi-Yeung Li, Keng-Hwee Chiam, Cheng-Gee Koh

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Article in Communications biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Songjing ZhangSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-6406-4386
Lor Huai ChongBioinformatics Institute A*STAR, Singapore, Singapore.
Jessie Yong Xing WoonSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-2075-8735
Theng Xuan ChuaSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Elsie CherubaMechanobiology Institute, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-5289-0434
Ai Kia YipBioinformatics Institute A*STAR, Singapore, Singapore.
Hoi-Yeung LiSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-8603-1953
Keng-Hwee ChiamBioinformatics Institute A*STAR, Singapore, Singapore. chiamkh@bii.a-star.edu.sg.ORCID 0000-0002-8987-8463
Cheng-Gee KohSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore. cgkoh@ntu.edu.sg.ORCID 0000-0003-1905-8010
Nanyang Technological University · SGAgency for Science, Technology and Research · SG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biochemical signaling and mechano-transduction are both critical in regulating stem cell fate. How crosstalk between mechanical and biochemical cues influences embryonic development, however, is not extensively investigated. Using a comparative study of focal adhesion constituents between mouse embryonic stem cell (mESC) and their differentiated counterparts, we find while zyxin is lowly expressed in mESCs, its levels increase dramatically during early differentiation. Interestingly, overexpression of zyxin in mESCs suppresses Oct4 and Nanog. Using an integrative biochemical and biophysical approach, we demonstrate involvement of zyxin in regulating pluripotency through actin stress fibres and focal adhesions which are known to modulate cellular traction stress and facilitate substrate rigidity-sensing. YAP signaling is identified as an important biochemical effector of zyxin-induced mechanotransduction. These results provide insights into the role of zyxin in the integration of mechanical and biochemical cues for the regulation of embryonic stem cell fate.

Indexed as

Mechanotransduction, CellularSignal TransductionAnimalsEmbryonic Stem CellsFocal AdhesionsMiceZyxinZyxin

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PMID36653484
PMCPMC9849324
OpenAlexW4317107709

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