# Cellular Mechanics and Interactions

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/cellular-mechanics-and-interactions/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the interaction between cells and the extracellular matrix, with an emphasis on cell mechanics, mechanotransduction, and the role of matrix stiffness in regulating stem cell behavior, tissue engineering, and cancer progression. |
| Domain | Life Sciences |
| Field | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| OpenAlex ID | t10379 |
| Works | 105 |

## Topic papers all

Showing 15 of 105.

- [Signaling from Rho to the Actin Cytoskeleton Through Protein Kinases ROCK and LIM-kinase](https://scholariq.org/papers/signaling-from-rho-to-the-actin-cytoskeleton-through-protein-kinases-rock-and/)
- [Cooperation between mDia1 and ROCK in Rho-induced actin reorganization](https://scholariq.org/papers/cooperation-between-mdia1-and-rock-in-rho-induced-actin-reorganization/)
- [The small GTP‐binding protein Rho binds to and activates a 160 kDa Ser/Thr protein kinase homologous to myotonic dystrophy kinase.](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-small-gtp-binding-protein-rho-binds-to-and-activates-a-160-kda-ser-thr/)
- [Mutations in SPINK5, encoding a serine protease inhibitor, cause Netherton syndrome](https://scholariq.org/papers/mutations-in-spink5-encoding-a-serine-protease-inhibitor-cause-netherton/)
- [Skin tissue generation by laser cell printing](https://scholariq.org/papers/skin-tissue-generation-by-laser-cell-printing/)
- [Bioprintable, cell-laden silk fibroin–gelatin hydrogel supporting multilineage differentiation of stem cells for fabrication of three-dimensional tissue constructs](https://scholariq.org/papers/bioprintable-cell-laden-silk-fibroin-gelatin-hydrogel-supporting-multilineage/)
- [p160<sup>ROCK</sup>, a Rho‐associated coiled‐coil forming protein kinase, works downstream of Rho and induces focal adhesions](https://scholariq.org/papers/p160-sup-rock-sup-a-rho-associated-coiled-coil-forming-protein-kinase-works/)
- [Single-Molecule Speckle Analysis of Actin Filament Turnover in Lamellipodia](https://scholariq.org/papers/single-molecule-speckle-analysis-of-actin-filament-turnover-in-lamellipodia/)
- [Episialin (MUC1) overexpression inhibits integrin-mediated cell adhesion to extracellular matrix components.](https://scholariq.org/papers/episialin-muc1-overexpression-inhibits-integrin-mediated-cell-adhesion-to/)
- [Halfway between 2D and Animal Models: Are 3D Cultures the Ideal Tool to Study Cancer-Microenvironment Interactions?](https://scholariq.org/papers/halfway-between-2d-and-animal-models-are-3d-cultures-the-ideal-tool-to-study/)
- [Molecular Dissection of the Rho-associated Protein Kinase (p160ROCK)-regulated Neurite Remodeling in Neuroblastoma N1E-115 Cells](https://scholariq.org/papers/molecular-dissection-of-the-rho-associated-protein-kinase-p160rock-regulated/)
- [Solid stress and elastic energy as measures of tumour mechanopathology](https://scholariq.org/papers/solid-stress-and-elastic-energy-as-measures-of-tumour-mechanopathology/)
- [Early role of Fsp1 in epithelial-mesenchymal transformation](https://scholariq.org/papers/early-role-of-fsp1-in-epithelial-mesenchymal-transformation/)
- [Multiple phases of chondrocyte enlargement underlie differences in skeletal proportions](https://scholariq.org/papers/multiple-phases-of-chondrocyte-enlargement-underlie-differences-in-skeletal/)
- [Cell geometric constraints induce modular gene-expression patterns via redistribution of HDAC3 regulated by actomyosin contractility](https://scholariq.org/papers/cell-geometric-constraints-induce-modular-gene-expression-patterns-via/)

## Topic primary papers

Showing 15 of 35.

- [Signaling from Rho to the Actin Cytoskeleton Through Protein Kinases ROCK and LIM-kinase](https://scholariq.org/papers/signaling-from-rho-to-the-actin-cytoskeleton-through-protein-kinases-rock-and/)
- [Cooperation between mDia1 and ROCK in Rho-induced actin reorganization](https://scholariq.org/papers/cooperation-between-mdia1-and-rock-in-rho-induced-actin-reorganization/)
- [Single-Molecule Speckle Analysis of Actin Filament Turnover in Lamellipodia](https://scholariq.org/papers/single-molecule-speckle-analysis-of-actin-filament-turnover-in-lamellipodia/)
- [Solid stress and elastic energy as measures of tumour mechanopathology](https://scholariq.org/papers/solid-stress-and-elastic-energy-as-measures-of-tumour-mechanopathology/)
- [Early role of Fsp1 in epithelial-mesenchymal transformation](https://scholariq.org/papers/early-role-of-fsp1-in-epithelial-mesenchymal-transformation/)
- [Cell geometric constraints induce modular gene-expression patterns via redistribution of HDAC3 regulated by actomyosin contractility](https://scholariq.org/papers/cell-geometric-constraints-induce-modular-gene-expression-patterns-via/)
- [Actin Polymerization-Driven Molecular Movement of mDia1 in Living Cells](https://scholariq.org/papers/actin-polymerization-driven-molecular-movement-of-mdia1-in-living-cells/)
- [A star-PEG–heparin hydrogel platform to aid cell replacement therapies for neurodegenerative diseases](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-star-peg-heparin-hydrogel-platform-to-aid-cell-replacement-therapies-for/)
- [Elastin: a representative ideal protein elastomer](https://scholariq.org/papers/elastin-a-representative-ideal-protein-elastomer/)
- [Fascin](https://scholariq.org/papers/fascin/)
- [Diversified actin protrusions promote environmental exploration but are dispensable for locomotion of leukocytes](https://scholariq.org/papers/diversified-actin-protrusions-promote-environmental-exploration-but-are/)
- [Dynamic Visualization of α-Catenin Reveals Rapid, Reversible Conformation Switching between Tension States](https://scholariq.org/papers/dynamic-visualization-of-catenin-reveals-rapid-reversible-conformation-switching/)
- [Plasma Gelsolin and Its Association with Mortality and Hospitalization in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients](https://scholariq.org/papers/plasma-gelsolin-and-its-association-with-mortality-and-hospitalization-in/)
- [Extracellular microvesicles and invadopodia mediate non-overlapping modes of tumor cell invasion](https://scholariq.org/papers/extracellular-microvesicles-and-invadopodia-mediate-non-overlapping-modes-of/)
- [ROCK isoforms differentially modulate cancer cell motility by mechanosensing the substrate stiffness](https://scholariq.org/papers/rock-isoforms-differentially-modulate-cancer-cell-motility-by-mechanosensing-the/)

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