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ReviewCurrent opinion in cell biology2025

Vimentin - Force regulator in confined environments.

Maxx Swoger, Minh Tri Ho Thanh, Alison E Patteson

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Review in Current opinion in cell biology, 2025. 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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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Peptide-based covalent inhibitor of tubulin detyrosination promotes mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition in lung cancer cells.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Maxx SwogerDepartment of Physics, Syracuse University, USA; BioInspired Institute, Syracuse University, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA. Electronic address: maxx.swoger@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
Minh Tri Ho ThanhDepartment of Physics, Syracuse University, USA; BioInspired Institute, Syracuse University, USA.
Alison E PattesonDepartment of Physics, Syracuse University, USA; BioInspired Institute, Syracuse University, USA. Electronic address: aepattes@syr.edu.

Funding

Role of vimentin in mammalian cell motilityR35GM142963 · NIGMS · SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY · PI PATTESON, ALISON ELISE · 2021 to 2025
$2.1M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM142963
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cells must navigate crowded and confining 3D environments during normal function in vivo. Essential to their ability to navigate these environments safely and efficiently is their ability to mediate and endure both self-generated and external forces. The cytoskeleton, composed of F-actin, microtubules, and intermediate filaments, provides the mechanical support necessary for force mediation. The role of F-actin and microtubules in this process has been well studied, whereas vimentin, a cytoplasmic intermediate filament associated with mesenchymal cells, is less studied. However, there is growing evidence that vimentin has functions in both force transmission and protection of the cell from mechanical stress that actin and microtubules cannot fulfill. This review focuses on recent reports highlighting vimentin's role in regulating forces in confining environments.

Indexed as

VimentinActinsAnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaCytoskeletonHumansIntermediate FilamentsMicrotubulesActinsVimentin

Identifiers

PMID40288055
PMCPMC12207734

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