Category: Elson Publications

Physically-induced cytoskeleton remodeling of cells in three-dimensional culture.

Lee S.L., Nekouzadeh A., Butler B., Pryse K.M., McConnaughey W.B., Nathan A.C., Legant W.R., Schaefer P.M., Pless R.B., Elson E.L., & Genin G.M. (2012). “Physically-induced cytoskeleton remodeling of cells in three-dimensional culture.” PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e45512. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045512. Epub 2012 Dec 27. (Abstract)

Diffusion of MMPs on the surface of collagen fibrils: the mobile cell surface-collagen substratum interface.

Collier I.E., Legant W., Marmer B., Lubman O., Saffarian S., Wakatsuki T., Elson E., & Goldberg G.I. (2011). “Diffusion of MMPs on the surface of collagen fibrils: the mobile cell surface-collagen substratum interface.” PLoS One. 2011;6(9):e24029. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024029. Epub 2011 Sep 1. (Abstract)

Fibrocartilage tissue engineering: the role of the stress environment on cell morphology and matrix expression.

Thomopoulos S., Das R., Birman V., Smith L., Ku K., Elson E., Pryse K.M., Marquez P., & Genin G.M. (2011). “Fibrocartilage tissue engineering: the role of the stress environment on cell morphology and matrix expression.” Tissue Eng Part A. 2011 Apr;17(7-8):1039-53. doi: 10.1089/ten.TEA.2009.0499. Epub 2011 Jan 9. (Abstract)

Short communication: vascular smooth muscle cell stiffness as a mechanism for increased aortic stiffness with aging.

Qui H., Zhu Y., Sun Z., Trzeciakowski J.P., Gansner M., Depre C., Resuello R.R., Natividad F.F., Hunter W.C., Genin G.M., Elson E.L., Vatner D.E., Meininger G.A., & Vatner S.F. (2010). “Short communication: vascular smooth muscle cell stiffness as a mechanism for increased aortic stiffness with aging.” Circ Res. 2010 Sep 3;107(5):615-9. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.110.221846. Epub 2010 Jul 15. (Abstract)

Whole cell mechanics of contractile fibroblasts: relations between effective cellular and extracellular matrix moduli.

Marquez J.P., Elson E.L., & Genin G.M. (2010). “Whole cell mechanics of contractile fibroblasts: relations between effective cellular and extracellular matrix moduli.” Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci. 2010 Feb 13;368(1912):635-54. doi: 10.1098/rsta.2009.0240. (Abstract)