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ReviewAmerican journal of physiology. Cell physiology2025

Mechanometabolism: recent findings on the intersection of cell adhesion, cell migration, and metabolism.

Emily D Fabiano, Jenna M Poole, Cynthia A Reinhart-King

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Review in American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Emily D FabianoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Jenna M PooleDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.
Cynthia A Reinhart-KingDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6959-3914

Funding

Molecular Determinants of Confined MigrationR01GM131178 · NIGMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI REINHART-KING, CYNTHIA A. · 2019 to 2022
$1.5M
Sorting and characterization of cancer cells based on metabolic phenotypeR21CA271715 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI REINHART-KING, CYNTHIA A. · 2022 to 2023
$402k
HHS | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) GM131178HHS | NIH | NCI | Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute (DCP, NCI) CA271715NCI NIH HHS R21 CA271715NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM131178NSF | EDU | Division of Graduate Education (DGE) 1937963W. M. Keck Foundation (WMKF)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemical and mechanical cues within the extracellular matrix (ECM) can initiate intracellular signaling that changes an array of fundamental cell functions. In recent work, studies of cell-ECM adhesion have deepened to include the influence of the physical ECM on cell metabolism. Since many biological processes involve metabolic programs, changes to cellular metabolism in response to cues in the ECM can have marked effects on cell health. In this review, we describe molecular mechanisms associated with cell-ECM adhesion that are key players in metabolism-induced changes to cell behaviors, including migration. We first review how changes to metabolite availability in the extracellular environment or manipulation of metabolic machinery in cells impact focal adhesions. We then connect this work to recent findings regarding the reverse relationship, namely, how the manipulation of focal adhesion proteins or integrins feeds back to alter cell metabolism. Finally, we consider the latest findings from studies that describe how the mechanical properties of the ECM, primarily stiffness and confinement, alter cellular metabolism. We identify key areas of future investigation that may elucidate the molecular drivers that permit cells to respond to mechanical and chemical ECM cues by reprogramming their metabolism to better inform future diagnostics and therapeutics for disease states.

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Cell AdhesionCell MovementEnergy MetabolismExtracellular MatrixMechanotransduction, CellularAnimalsFocal AdhesionsHumansIntegrinsSignal TransductionIntegrinscell metabolismcell migrationextracellular matrixfocal adhesionsintegrins

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PMID40271988
PMCPMC12643094

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