ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023
Integrative Analysis Reveals the Diverse Effects of 3D Stiffness upon Stem Cell Fate.
Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- GelMA Hydrogel Stiffness Modulates IL-6- and BMP-2-Induced Immune Dysregulation in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- Development-based In Vivo Bioreactor Strategy for Challenging Senescent Bone Reconstruction.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Hyperviscous Diabetic Bone Marrow Niche Impairs BMSCs Osteogenesis via TRPV2-Mediated Cytoskeletal-Nuclear Mechanotransduction.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- The role of extracellular matrix stiffness in regulating fibroblast behaviors and disease progression.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- How the Fibrotic Lung Microenvironment Regulates Stem Cell Behavior: Immune Cues, Extracellular Matrix Remodeling, and Therapeutic Implications.Analytical cellular pathology (Amsterdam) · 2026Review
- Studying biological events using biopolymeric matrices.Biophysical reviews · 2025Review
- Black phosphorus for bone regeneration: Mechanisms involved and influencing factors.Materials today. Bio · 2024Review
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Abstract
The origin of life and native tissue development are dependent on the heterogeneity of pluripotent stem cells. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) are located in a complicated niche with variable matrix stiffnesses, resulting in divergent stem cell fates. However, how stiffness drives stem cell fate remains unknown. For this study, we performed whole-gene transcriptomics and precise untargeted metabolomics sequencing to elucidate the complex interaction network of stem cell transcriptional and metabolic signals in extracellular matrices (ECMs) with different stiffnesses, and we propose a potential mechanism involved in stem cell fate decision. In a stiff (39~45 kPa) ECM, biosynthesis of aminoacyl-tRNA was up-regulated, and increased osteogenesis was also observed. In a soft (7~10 kPa) ECM, biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids and deposition of glycosaminoglycans were increased, accompanied by enhanced adipogenic/chondrogenic differentiation of BMMSCs. In addition, a panel of genes responding to the stiffness of the ECM were validated in vitro, mapping out the key signaling network that regulates stem cells' fate decisions. This finding of "stiffness-dependent manipulation of stem cell fate" provides a novel molecular biological basis for development of potential therapeutic targets within tissue engineering, from both a cellular metabolic and a biomechanical perspective.
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