ArticleiScience2023
Matrix stiffness induces epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition via Piezo1-regulated calcium flux in prostate cancer cells.
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- Piezo channels in tumors.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2026Review
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- 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
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- Cancer cells metastasize in several types of cancer via two distinct routes, probably based on mechanical signals.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- The Mechanosensitive Ion Channel Piezo1 Promotes Obliterative Bronchiolitis through YAP-dependent Epithelial-to-mesenchymal Transition.Current molecular medicine · 2026Article
- Advances in understanding the tumor microenvironment of neuroendocrine prostate cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- The Dual Role of Piezo1 in Cancer: Mechanotransduction, Microenvironment Remodelling, and Therapeutic Opportunities.Drug design, development and therapy · 2026Review
- Stochastic Nature of Fascia: From Layered Pedagogical Artifact to Morphogenetic Reality in Clinical Anatomy.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Osteocytes under Mechanical Loading Regulate PC-3 Cancer Cell-Mineral Interactions during Early-Stage Metastasis to Bone.Advanced biology · 2025Article
- Extracellular Matrix Stiffness Regulates Cancer Stemness in Uveal Melanoma via the PIEZO1-DOT1L Axis.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
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Abstract
Cells utilize calcium channels as one of the main signaling mechanisms to sense changes in the extracellular space and convert these changes to intracellular signals. Calcium regulates several key signaling networks, such as the induction of EMT. The current study expands on the understanding of how EMT is controlled via the mechanosensitive calcium channel Piezo1 in cancerous cells, which senses changes in the extracellular matrix stiffness. We model the biophysical environment of healthy and cancerous prostate tissue using polyacrylamide gels of different stiffnesses. Significant increases in calcium steady-state concentration, vimentin expression, and aspect ratio, and decreases in E-cadherin expression were observed by increasing matrix stiffness and also after treatment with Yoda1, a chemical agonist of Piezo1. Overall, this study concludes that Piezo1-regulated calcium flux plays a role in prostate cancer cell metastatic potential by sensing changes in ECM stiffness and modulating EMT markers.
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