Force-mediated recruitment and reprogramming of healthy endothelial cells drive vascular lesion growth
A. Shapeti, J. Barrasa Fano, A. R. Abdel Fattah, J. de Jong, J. A. Sanz-Herrera, M. Pezet, S. ASSOU, E. de Vet, S. A. Elahi, A. Ranga, E. Faurobert, H. Van Oosterwyck
This study reveals how CCM2-silenced endothelial cells use mechanical forces to recruit and reprogram wild-type cells, driving vascular lesion growth through force-guided invasion and cellular reprogramming.
bioRxiv · Nov 27, 2023Bioengineering