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ArticleNature physics2025

Interplay of actin nematodynamics and anisotropic tension controls endothelial mechanics.

Claire A Dessalles, Nicolas Cuny, Arthur Boutillon, Paul F Salipante, Avin Babataheri, Abdul I Barakat, Guillaume Salbreux

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Article in Nature physics, 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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7 authors.

Claire A Dessalles *Laboratoire d'Hydrodynamique (LadHyX), CNRS-École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France.ORCID 0000-0002-4554-754X
Nicolas Cuny *Department of Genetics and Evolution, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-6859-9177
Arthur BoutillonLaboratory for Optics and Biosciences, CNRS UMR7645, INSERM U1182, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France.ORCID 0000-0002-0968-6059
Paul F SalipantePolymers and Complex Fluids Group, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8692-4268
Avin BabataheriLaboratoire d'Hydrodynamique (LadHyX), CNRS-École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France.ORCID 0000-0002-0029-880X
Abdul I BarakatLaboratoire d'Hydrodynamique (LadHyX), CNRS-École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France.
Guillaume SalbreuxDepartment of Genetics and Evolution, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7041-1292

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blood vessels expand and contract actively as they continuously experience dynamic external stresses from blood flow. The mechanical response of the vessel wall is that of a composite material: its mechanical properties depend on its cellular components, which change dynamically as the cells respond to external stress. Mapping the relationship between these underlying cellular processes and emergent tissue mechanics is an ongoing challenge, particularly in endothelial cells. Here we assess the mechanics and cellular dynamics of an endothelial tube using a microstretcher that mimics the native environment of blood vessels. The characterization of the instantaneous monolayer elasticity reveals a strain-stiffening, actin-dependent and substrate-responsive behaviour. After a physiological pressure increase, the tissue displays a fluid-like expansion, with the reorientation of cell shape and actin fibres. We introduce a mechanical model that considers the actin fibres as a network in the nematic phase and couples their dynamics with active and elastic fibre tension. The model accurately describes the response to the pressure of endothelial tubes.

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