Molecular Determinants of Intrinsic Cellular Stiffness in Health and Disease

Overview

Journal Biophys Rev

Publisher Springer

Specialty Biophysics

Date 2022 Nov 8

PMID 36345276

Authors

Zezhuo Su

Zhenlin Chen

Kun Ma

Huaying Chen

Joshua W K Ho

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Abstract

In recent years, the role of intrinsic biophysical features, especially cellular stiffness, in diverse cellular and disease processes is being increasingly recognized. New high throughput techniques for the quantification of cellular stiffness facilitate the study of their roles in health and diseases. In this review, we summarized recent discovery about how cellular stiffness is involved in cell stemness, tumorigenesis, and blood diseases. In addition, we review the molecular mechanisms underlying the gene regulation of cellular stiffness in health and disease progression. Finally, we discussed the current understanding on how the cytoskeleton structure and the regulation of these genes contribute to cellular stiffness, highlighting where the field of cellular stiffness is headed.

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