Cancer Mechanosensing
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Pathophysiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 107
Special Issue Editors
Interests: tumor microenvironment; biological, chemical, electrical, and mechanical abnormalities in tumors; mechano-immunology; immuno-mechanics; multi-scale disease modeling; intravital imaging; science in space (microgravity bioscience)
2. UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
Interests: biophysics and mechanobiology in cancer development and metastasis, cardiovascular system, and brain; all-optical mechano-electrophysiology; functional imaging in vivo; optogenetics; bio-nanotechnology; genome editing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue on Cancer Mechanosensing will focus on the role of and response to mechanical cues in cancer biology for both solid and liquid tumors. We invite research and review articles exploring mechanosensing mechanisms such as mechanosensitive ion channels, focal adhesions, and cytoskeletal elements. Topics of interest include mechanotransduction pathways and the effects of mechanical forces and properties (e.g., fluid shear stress, stiffness, compression) on cancer cells and non-malignant cells (e.g., endothelial cells, fibroblasts, immune cells) in tumor microenvironments. We also encourage submissions on the role of mechanosensing in tumor progression, metastasis, drug resistance, and immune response. Studies utilizing novel models, biomechanics approaches, or biophysical tools are also welcome.
Dr. Meenal Datta
Dr. Xin Tang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cancer mechanosensing
- mechanotransduction
- mechanical cues
- mechanosensitive ion channels
- focal adhesions
- cytoskeletal elements
- tumor microenvironments
- fluid shear stress
- stiffness
- cell compression
- tumor progression
- metastasis
- drug resistance
- immune response
- biophysical tools
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