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Unchain My Heart: Integrins at the Basis of iPSC Cardiomyocyte Differentiation
Joint Authors
Gowran, Aoife
Pompilio, Giulio
Perrucci, Gianluca L.
Santoro, Rosaria
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-20, 20 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-02-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
20
Abstract EN
The cellular response to the extracellular matrix (ECM) microenvironment mediated by integrin adhesion is of fundamental importance, in both developmental and pathological processes.
In particular, mechanotransduction is of growing importance in groundbreaking cellular models such as induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC), since this process may strongly influence cell fate and, thus, augment the precision of differentiation into specific cell types, e.g., cardiomyocytes.
The decryption of the cellular machinery starting from ECM sensing to iPSC differentiation calls for new in vitro methods.
Conveniently, engineered biomaterials activating controlled integrin-mediated responses through chemical, physical, and geometrical designs are key to resolving this issue and could foster clinical translation of optimized iPSC-based technology.
This review introduces the main integrin-dependent mechanisms and signalling pathways involved in mechanotransduction.
Special consideration is given to the integrin-iPSC linkage signalling chain in the cardiovascular field, focusing on biomaterial-based in vitro models to evaluate the relevance of this process in iPSC differentiation into cardiomyocytes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Santoro, Rosaria& Perrucci, Gianluca L.& Gowran, Aoife& Pompilio, Giulio. 2019. Unchain My Heart: Integrins at the Basis of iPSC Cardiomyocyte Differentiation. Stem Cells International،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1209679
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Santoro, Rosaria…[et al.]. Unchain My Heart: Integrins at the Basis of iPSC Cardiomyocyte Differentiation. Stem Cells International No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1209679
American Medical Association (AMA)
Santoro, Rosaria& Perrucci, Gianluca L.& Gowran, Aoife& Pompilio, Giulio. Unchain My Heart: Integrins at the Basis of iPSC Cardiomyocyte Differentiation. Stem Cells International. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1209679
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1209679