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ArticleNature communications2025

Revealing the biophysics of lamina-associated domain formation by integrating theoretical modeling and high-resolution imaging.

Monika Dhankhar, Zixian Guo, Aayush Kant, Ramin Basir, Rohit Joshi, Vinayak Vinayak, Su Chin Heo, Robert L Mauck, Melike Lakadamyali, Vivek B Shenoy

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Monika Dhankhar *Center for Engineering Mechanobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5099-8863
Zixian Guo *Center for Engineering Mechanobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-0689-7096
Aayush Kant *Center for Engineering Mechanobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9898-1852
Ramin BasirCenter for Engineering Mechanobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2590-9934
Rohit JoshiCenter for Engineering Mechanobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Vinayak VinayakCenter for Engineering Mechanobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4597-6934
Su Chin HeoDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Robert L MauckCenter for Engineering Mechanobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9537-603X
Melike LakadamyaliCenter for Engineering Mechanobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7524-6414
Vivek B ShenoyCenter for Engineering Mechanobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. vshenoy@upenn.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2645-1016

Funding

Studying E-cadherin dynamics during extravasation and metastatic colonizationU54CA261694 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI ROGER D KAMM · 2021 to 2026
$9.1M
Pathological consequences of altered tissue mechanics in fibrosisR01EB017753 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI JANMEY, PAUL A, SHENOY, VIVEK · 2014 to 2025
$6.3M
An integrated approach to melanoma metastasis and therapy resistance: effects of age-related changes in the ECM and the biomechanics of the skinR01CA232256 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI CUKIERMAN, EDNA, RAJ, ARJUN · 2019 to 2023
$3.0M
Integration of elasticity, viscosity, and plasticity in cellular mechanosensingR01EB030876 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SHENOY, VIVEK · 2020 to 2023
$1.3M
Integration of elasticity, viscosity, and plasticity in cellular mechanosensingR01GM155943 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Vivek Shenoy · 2025 to 2026
$987k
National Science Foundation (NSF) DMS-2347834National Science Foundation (NSF) MRSEC/DMR-1720530NCI NIH HHS R01 CA232256NCI NIH HHS U54 CA261694NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB017753NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB030876NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM155943U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) R01CA232256U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) U54CA261694U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) R01EB017753U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) R01EB030876U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R01GM155943
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chromatin-lamina interactions regulate gene activity by forming lamina-associated domains (LADs), which contribute to cellular identity through gene repression. However, the strength of these interactions and their responsiveness to environmental cues remain unclear. Here, we develop a theoretical framework to predict LAD morphology in human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), whose differentiation potential depends on the stiffness of the microenvironment. Our model integrates chromatin-lamina interactions with histone modifications, revealing a bimodal distribution of chromatin-lamina affinity shaped by nuclear heterogeneities such as nuclear pores. We predict that contractility-driven translocation of histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) enhances chromatin-lamina affinity, leading to LAD thickening on soft substrates-a prediction validated through imaging and functional perturbations. Notably, in tendinosis, a condition marked by collagen degeneration and tissue softening, LAD thickening mirrors the behavior of MSCs on soft substrates, highlighting how microenvironmental mechanics influence genome organization and stem cell fate.

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ChromatinMesenchymal Stem CellsNuclear LaminaCell DifferentiationHistone DeacetylasesHumansModels, TheoreticalChromatinHistone Deacetylases

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PMCPMC12378204

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