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AFM single-cell force spectroscopy links altered nuclear and cytoskeletal mechanics to defective cell adhesion in cardiac myocytes with a nuclear lamin mutation

Journal

NUCLEUS
Volume 6, Issue 5, Pages 394-407

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/19491034.2015.1084453

Keywords

AFM; cardiomyopathy; cardiomyocytes; cell physiology; lamin A/C; relaxation force test; Young Modulus

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Funding

  1. Foreman-Casali Foundation, Trieste (Italy)
  2. NIH (USA) [UL1 RR025780, TR001082, RO1 HL69071, RO1 HL116906, K23 JL067915, 1R01HL109209-01A1]
  3. MISE-ICE-CRUI [99]
  4. FVG Region (Italy) [LR 26/2005 Art. 23]
  5. Kevin Kauffman Endowed Chair of Cardiology
  6. Foundation Leducq
  7. Transatlantic Network of Excellence [14-CVD 03]

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Previous investigations suggested that lamin A/C gene (LMNA) mutations, which cause a variety of human diseases including muscular dystrophies and cardiomyopathies, alter the nuclear mechanical properties. We hypothesized that biomechanical changes may extend beyond the nucleus.

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