2018
Cortes E, Lachowski D, Rice A, Thorpe S, Robinson B, Yeldag G, Lee D, Ghemtio L, Rombouts K, del Río Hernández A. Tamoxifen mechanically deactivates hepatic stellate cells via the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor. Oncogene 2018. To see the summary video click here
Cortes E, Lachowski D, Rice A, Robinson B, Thorpe S, Lee DA, Possamai LA, Wang H, Pinato D, and del Río Hernández A. RAR‐β is downregulated in HCC & cirrhosis and its expression inhibits myosin‐driven activation and durotaxis in hepatic stellate cells. Hepatology 2018. To see the summary video click here
Blaner WS. Hepatic stellate cells and retinoids: Toward a much more defined relationship. Editorial about our Hepatology manuscript above. Read it here
Haining AWM, Rahikainen R, Cortes E, Lachowski D, Rice AJ, von Essen M, Hytönen VP, del Río Hernández A. Mechanotransduction in talin through the interaction of the R8 domain with DLC1. PLoS Biology 2018. To see the summary video click here.
Included in the Editor’s picks collection: Cell Biology
Elshawarky S, Al-Jawad M, Pantano MF, Tejeda-Montes E, Mehta K, Jamal H, Agarwal S, Shuturminska K, Rice A, Tarakina NV, Wilson RM, Bushby AJ, Alonso M, Rodriguez-Cabello JC, Barbieri E, del Río Hernández A, Stevens MM, Pugno NM, Anderson P, Mata A. Protein disorder–order interplay to guide the growth of hierarchical mineralized structures. Nature Communications 2018
Leads the Top 50 in Chemistry and Materials Science collection
Yeldag G, Rice A, del Rio Hernandez A. Chemoresistance and the self-maintaining microenvironment. Cancers 2018.
Included in the Editor's Choice Articles
Cover of December 2018 issue
Vella A, Enanga E, Rio Hernandez A. The emergence of solid stress as a potent biomechanical marker of tumour progression. Emerging Topics in Life Sciences 2018
Matellan C, del Rio Hernandez A. Cost-effective rapid prototyping and assembly of poly(methyl methacrylate) microfluidic devices. Scientific Reports 2018
Mykuliak VV, Haining AWM, von Essen M, del Río Hernández A, Hytönen VP. Mechanical unfolding reveals stable 3-helix intermediates in talin and α-catenin. PLoS Computational Biology 2018
Samandari M, Julia MG, Rice A, Chronopoulos A, del Río Hernández A. Liquid biopsies for management of pancreatic cancer. Translational Research 2018
Walker C, Mojares E, del Río Hernández A. Role of extracellular matrix in development and cancer progression. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2018
Von Erlach, TC, Bertanzzo S, Wozniak MA, Horejs CM, Maynard SA, Attwood S, Robinson B, Autefage H, Kallepitis C, del Río Hernández A, Chen CS, Goldoni S, Stevens MM. Cell-geometry-dependent changes in plasma membrane order direct stem cell signalling and fate. Nature Materials 2018