title: Nuclear forces and cell mechanosensing.
abstract: Cells respond to mechanical signals, but the subcellular mechanisms are not well understood. The nucleus has recently emerged as an important mechanosensory organelle in the cell, as it is intimately connected to the cytoskeleton. Mechanical forces applied to cells that act on membrane-embedded receptors are transmitted through the cytoskeleton to the nuclear surface. Interfering with linkers of the nucleus to the cytoskeleton causes defects in cell mechanosensing and cell function. In this chapter, we discuss recent work in this area, highlighting the role that the nuclear linkages with the cytoskeleton play in cellular mechanotransduction.
authors: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
authors: Samer
authors: S
authors: Alam
authors: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
authors: David B
authors: DB
authors: Lovett
authors: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
authors: Richard B
authors: RB
authors: Dickinson
authors: Sanford Children's Health Research Center, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.
authors: Kyle J
authors: KJ
authors: Roux
authors: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
authors: Tanmay P
authors: TP
authors: Lele
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D040542:Mechanotransduction, Cellular; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D046912:Multiprotein Complexes
keywords: Cytoskeleton; KASH domain proteins; LINC complex; Lamin A/C; Mechanotransduction; Nesprin proteins; Nuclear envelope; Nucleus; SUN domain proteins