Fibroblast transcriptomic states reflect physiological and pathological tissue contexts, yet the upstream determinants that stabilize these states remain poorly defined. Integrins mediate extracellular matrix (ECM) adhesion and biochemical signaling, but whether they encode mechanical constraints into stable transcriptomic programs is unclear. Using engineered mouse fibroblasts, bulk and single-cell transcriptomics, and controlled micromechanical confinement, we show that integrins can shape the
Integrin-identity shapes and mechanotemporally encodes the fibroblast transcriptome
Upnishad Sharma·Daniel J. Müller·Luca F. Witte·Nicholas Luginbuehl·Huanding Ji·Michal Okoniewski·Rebecca Kottke·Barbara Treutlein·Reinhard Faessler·Michele M. Nava
