F. B. Engel

Contractility of cardiac and skeletal muscle tissue increases with environmental stiffness

This study shows that contractile force in cardiac and skeletal muscle tissues increases with environmental stiffness following a power-law relationship.

Direct 3D-bioprinting of hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes to generate functional cardiac tissues

This paper describes a method to directly 3D-bioprint hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes into functional cardiac tissues that contract and respond to pharmacological stimulation.

Melanin enhances metastatic melanoma colonization by inhibiting ferroptosis

This study shows melanin protects melanoma cells from ferroptosis, enhancing metastasis, and suggests targeting melanin and ferroptosis could improve treatment of metastatic melanoma.

Alternative splicing of pericentrin contributes to cell cycle control in cardiomyocytes

This study shows that alternative splicing of pericentrin (Pcnt) contributes to cell cycle arrest in postnatal cardiomyocytes by affecting centriole cohesion and DNA synthesis.