CD146 was originally identified as a melanoma cell adhesion molecule (MCAM) and highly
expressed in many tumors and endothelial cells. However, the evidence that CD146 acts as …

We are continually exposed to organisms that are inhaled, swallowed, or inhabit our skin
and mucous membranes. Whether these organisms penetrate and cause disease is a result …

As cancer cells undergo metastasis—invasion and migration of a new tissue—they
penetrate and attach to the target tissue's basal matrix. This allows the cancer cell to pull …

Anoikis is defined as apoptosis that is induced by inadequate or inappropriate cell–matrix
interactions. It is involved in a wide diversity of tissue-homeostatic, developmental and …

Integrins are heterodimeric cell adhesion molecules that link the extracellular matrix to the
cytoskeleton. The integrin family in man comprises 24 members, which are the result of …

Carbon-based materials, including graphene and carbon nanotubes, have been considered
attractive candidates for biomedical applications such as scaffolds in tissue engineering …

Mechanical loads induce changes in the structure, composition, and function of living
tissues. Cells in tissues are responsible for these changes, which cause physiological or …

Development of characteristic tissue patterns requires that individual cells be switched
locally between different phenotypes or “fates;” while one cell may proliferate, its neighbors …

Cellular interactions with the extracellular matrix and with neighboring cells profoundly
influence a variety of signaling events including those involved in mitogenesis, survival, and …

This study sought to identify critical determinants of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) potency
using in vitro and in vivo attributes of cells isolated from the bone marrow of age‐and sex …