Mechanical regulation of lymphocyte activation and function.
J Cell Sci
; 137(13)2024 07 01.
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ABSTRACT
Mechanosensing, or how cells sense and respond to the physical environment, is crucial for many aspects of biological function, ranging from cell movement during development to cancer metastasis, the immune response and gene expression driving cell fate determination. Relevant physical stimuli include the stiffness of the extracellular matrix, contractile forces, shear flows in blood vessels, complex topography of the cellular microenvironment and membrane protein mobility. Although mechanosensing has been more widely studied in non-immune cells, it has become increasingly clear that physical cues profoundly affect the signaling function of cells of the immune system. In this Review, we summarize recent studies on mechanical regulation of immune cells, specifically lymphocytes, and explore how the force-generating cytoskeletal machinery might mediate mechanosensing. We discuss general principles governing mechanical regulation of lymphocyte function, spanning from the molecular scale of receptor activation to cellular responses to mechanical stimuli.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Activación de Linfocitos
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Mecanotransducción Celular
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Cell Sci
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido