Mechano-modulation of T cells for cancer immunotherapy

J Hyun, SJ Kim, SD Cho, HW Kim - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
Immunotherapy, despite its promise for future anti-cancer approach, faces significant
challenges, such as off-tumor side effects, innate or acquired resistance, and limited …

Mechano‐Nanoarchitectonics: Design and Function

K Ariga - Small Methods, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanical stimuli have rather ambiguous and less‐specific features among various
physical stimuli, but most materials exhibit a certain level of responses upon mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptive immunity of materials: Implications for tissue healing and regeneration

JH Lee, SJ Shin, JH Lee, JC Knowles, HH Lee… - Bioactive Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent cumulative findings signify the adaptive immunity of materials as a key agenda in
tissue healing that can improve regenerative events and outcomes. Modulating immune …

Ligand-independent receptor clustering modulates transmembrane signaling: a new paradigm

MF Sánchez, R Tampé - Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Cell-surface receptors mediate communication between cells and their environment. Lateral
membrane organization and dynamic receptor cluster formation are fundamental in signal …

Hyperstabilization of T cell microvilli contacts by chimeric antigen receptors

C Beppler, J Eichorst, K Marchuk, E Cai… - Journal of Cell …, 2022 - rupress.org
T cells typically recognize their ligands using a defined cell biology—the scanning of their
membrane microvilli (MV) to palpate their environment—while that same membrane …

The physical landscape of CAR-T synapse

Y Xiong, KA Libby, X Su - Biophysical Journal, 2024 - cell.com
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells form dynamic immunological synapses with their
cancer cell targets. After a CAR-antigen engagement, the CAR-T synapse forms, matures …

The solid tumor microenvironment—Breaking the barrier for T cells: How the solid tumor microenvironment influences T cells

H Simsek, E Klotzsch - BioEssays, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a pivotal role in the behavior and development of
solid tumors as well as shaping the immune response against them. As the tumor cells …

Nanoparticle oral absorption and its clinical translational potential

KS Kim, K Na, YH Bae - Journal of Controlled Release, 2023 - Elsevier
Oral administration of pharmaceuticals is the most preferred route of administration for
patients, but it is challenging to effectively deliver active ingredients (APIs) that i) have …

Trogocytic molting of T cell microvilli upregulates T cell receptor surface expression and promotes clonal expansion

JS Park, JH Kim, WC Soh, NY Kim, KS Lee… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Although T cell activation is known to involve the internalization of the T cell antigen receptor
(TCR), much less is known regarding the release of TCRs following T cell interaction with …

Mechanosurveillance: tiptoeing T cells

J Göhring, L Schrangl, GJ Schütz… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Efficient scanning of tissue that T cells encounter during their migratory life is pivotal to
protective adaptive immunity. In fact, T cells can detect even a single antigenic peptide/MHC …