Nanomechanical phenotyping uncovers a non-canonical smooth muscle-like hypercontractility program in lung squamous cell carcinoma myofibroblasts
Annalisa Calo, Alejandro Bernardo, Natalia Diaz Valdivia, Anna Labernadie, Victoria Batto, Jose Rodriguez-Rojas, Miguel Vizoso, Beatriz Cantero, Marselina Arshakyan, Marc Rico Pasto, Larissa Huetter, Amelia Parker, Mohit Kumar, Nuria Gavara, Gabriel Gomila, , Jordi Alcaraz
The paper identifies a non-canonical smooth muscle-like hypercontractility program in LUSC myCAFs using nanomechanical phenotyping, linking it to tumor mechanics and adverse outcomes.
bioRxiv · Nov 9, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics