Abstract
In this article, Ieda and colleagues showed that a soft matrix, which is comparable with native myocardium, efficiently promoted cardiac reprogramming. This soft matrix enhanced cardiac reprogramming via inhibition of integrin, Rho/ROCK, actomyosin, and YAP/TAZ signaling and subsequent suppression of fibroblast programs, which were activated on conventional rigid substrates, thus demonstrating that mechanotransduction plays a critical role in cardiac reprogramming.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 612-628 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Stem Cell Reports |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 08-09-2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Genetics
- Developmental Biology
- Cell Biology