PUBLICATION
Mechanics of the cellular microenvironment as probed by cells in vivo during zebrafish presomitic mesoderm differentiation
- Authors
- Mongera, A., Pochitaloff, M., Gustafson, H.J., Stooke-Vaughan, G.A., Rowghanian, P., Kim, S., Campàs, O.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-221229-11
- Date
- 2022
- Source
- Nature Materials 22(1): 135-143 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Kim, Sangwoo, Mongera, Alessandro, Pochitaloff, Marie, Stooke-Vaughan, Georgina
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Cell Differentiation/physiology
- Cellular Microenvironment
- Mesoderm*/physiology
- Morphogenesis
- Zebrafish*
- PubMed
- 36577855 Full text @ Nat. Mater.
Citation
Mongera, A., Pochitaloff, M., Gustafson, H.J., Stooke-Vaughan, G.A., Rowghanian, P., Kim, S., Campàs, O. (2022) Mechanics of the cellular microenvironment as probed by cells in vivo during zebrafish presomitic mesoderm differentiation. Nature Materials. 22(1):135-143.
Abstract
Tissue morphogenesis, homoeostasis and repair require cells to constantly monitor their three-dimensional microenvironment and adapt their behaviours in response to local biochemical and mechanical cues. Yet the mechanical parameters of the cellular microenvironment probed by cells in vivo remain unclear. Here, we report the mechanics of the cellular microenvironment that cells probe in vivo and in situ during zebrafish presomitic mesoderm differentiation. By quantifying both endogenous cell-generated strains and tissue mechanics, we show that individual cells probe the stiffness associated with deformations of the supracellular, foam-like tissue architecture. Stress relaxation leads to a perceived microenvironment stiffness that decreases over time, with cells probing the softest regime. We find that most mechanical parameters, including those probed by cells, vary along the anteroposterior axis as mesodermal progenitors differentiate. These findings expand our understanding of in vivo mechanosensation and might aid the design of advanced scaffolds for tissue engineering applications.
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