Mechano-osmotic signals control chromatin state and fate transitions in pluripotent stem cells
Kaitlin P. McCreery, Aki Stubb, Rebecca K. Stephens, Nadezda A. Fursova, Andrew Cook, Kai Kruse, Anja Michelbach, Leah C. Biggs, Adib Keikhosravi, Sonja Nykänen, Roosa Pulkkanen, Christel Hydén‐Granskog, Jizhong Zou, Jan‐Wilm Lackmann, Carien M. Niessen, , Sara A. Wickström
The paper shows that mechano-osmotic changes in pluripotent stem cells influence chromatin state and fate transitions by integrating mechanical and biochemical signals.
Nature Cell Biology · Sep 29, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology