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Gene & Protein in Disease                                             β-cell regeneration and stem cell niche















































            Figure 6. Stem cells and their niches in various organs of humans and other mammals. The arrangement of adult stem cell niches in the muscle, blood, and
            brain is depicted. Reprinted from Farahzadi et al. 23

            future research in rational drug strategies. This interplay   turn, how cell surface mechanics regulate intracellular
            of mechanosensing, intracellular signaling, and cell   signaling, providing input into the programming of
            surface mechanics has exerted a significant influence on   mechanosensing. Further  research is  necessary to  fully
            biological processes.  Wojciech Zakrzewski et al. present a   comprehend the significant impact of mechanosensing,
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            comprehensive analysis of how these components interact   cell surface dynamics, and intracellular signaling on
            to regulate stem cell fate and formation.  Consequently,   biological processes. 41
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            mechanical signaling impacts various biological functions   Christopher S. Chen  et al. discuss the three factors
            during development and in adult organisms, such as cell   governing interactions with one another to control stem
            fate transitions, immunological responses, cell migration,   cell destiny and development, based on current research
            and morphogenesis. Investigations are underway to   findings.  Through the integration and improvement of
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            understand the mechanisms and roles of two primary   massive amounts of data by artificial intelligence, effective
            mechanical signaling pathways: outside-in mechanical   pharmaceutical compounds with new scaffolds and distinct
            signaling, which involves mechanosensing substrate   chemotypes for all classes of GPCRs will be virtually
            properties or shear stresses, and inside-out mechanical   and experimentally screened. However, as stated in this
            signaling, which is regulated by the physical characteristics   section, numerous variables,  such as  chemical  diversity,
            of the cell surface.  Ning Ren et al. answered how these   polypharmacology, clinical indication, therapeutic target,
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            two forms of mechanical signaling control  in  vivo   ligand-binding site, and signaling mechanisms that affect
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            developmental processes and stem cell activity.  Moreover,   the development of GPCR-based drugs are also discussed.
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            the review appropriately addresses how intracellular   Future prospects include de-organizing orphan GPCRs
            signaling influences cell surface mechanics and, in   to identify novel targets, discovering new therapeutic

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