The LINC complex, mechanotransduction, and mesenchymal stem cell function and fate

Autor: Tasneem Bouzid, Eunju Kim, Brandon D. Riehl, Amir Monemian Esfahani, Jordan Rosenbohm, Ruiguo Yang, Bin Duan, Jung Yul Lim
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Biological Engineering, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1754-1611
DOI: 10.1186/s13036-019-0197-9
Popis: Abstract Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) show tremendous promise as a cell source for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, and are understood to be mechanosensitive to external mechanical environments. In recent years, increasing evidence points to nuclear envelope proteins as a key player in sensing and relaying mechanical signals in MSCs to modulate cellular form, function, and differentiation. Of particular interest is the Linker of Nucleoskeleton and Cytoskeleton (LINC) complex that includes nesprin and SUN. In this review, the way in which cells can sense external mechanical environments through an intact nuclear envelope and LINC complex proteins will be briefly described. Then, we will highlight the current body of literature on the role of the LINC complex in regulating MSC function and fate decision, without and with external mechanical loading conditions. Our review and suggested future perspective may provide a new insight into the understanding of MSC mechanobiology and related functional tissue engineering applications.
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