Component
Retrograde actin flow
Retrograde actin flow. Species, exposure and limitations are retained in each linked claim.
1 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
How nutrients influence it
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Other things that act on it
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How nutrients reach it in more than one step
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What it does
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What acts on it
Soluble boron increased retrograde actin flow and traction forces in C2C12 myoblasts on fibronectin hydrogels, with responses also dependent on hydrogel stiffness.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_span
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- experimental_model
- Substrate-stiffness experiments, traction measurements and Slc4a11 silencing
- exposure
- Soluble boron supplied as borax; reported experimental concentrations 0.59 and 1.47 mM; variable substrate stiffness
- limitations
- Protein-dependence of a cell-mechanics phenotype does not demonstrate transmembrane borate transport. The authors use the historical transporter label; human transport remains disputed. Matrix coating and exposure are essential context.
- nutrient_topic
- Boron research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Boron
- organism
- Mouse C2C12 myoblasts
- plain_language
- The boron exposure changed how cultured muscle precursor cells pulled on their surroundings.
- primary_references
- [boron-p40270477] NaBC1 Boron Transporter Enables Myoblast Response to Substrate Rigidity via Fibronectin-Binding Integrins. (2025). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40270477/ DOI: 10.1002/advs.202407548
- tissue_or_cell_type
- Cells on fibronectin-functionalized polyacrylamide hydrogels
Boron: chemistry, nutrient interactions, low-intake studies and mechanistic uncertainties (2026-09-17) · lines 573–584
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Substrate-stiffness experiments, traction measurements and Slc4a11 silencing · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### boron-myoblast-mechanics Soluble boron increased retrograde actin flow and traction forces in C2C12 myoblasts on fibronectin hydrogels, with responses also dependent on hydrogel stiffness. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Boron research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: The boron exposure changed how cultured muscle precursor cells pulled on their surroundings. organism: Mouse C2C12 myoblasts tissue_or_cell_type: Cells on fibronectin-functionalized polyacrylamide hydrogels experimental_model: Substrate-stiffness experiments, traction measurements and Slc4a11 silencing limitations: Protein-dependence of a cell-mechanics phenotype does not demonstrate transmembrane borate transport. The authors use the historical transporter label; human transport remains disputed. Matrix coating and exposure are essential context. exposure: Soluble boron supplied as borax; reported experimental concentrations 0.59 and 1.47 mM; variable substrate stiffness evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/boron-research/40270477.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "e55fb244b3c6f4adc9c4b1ab4ed2e8bb2a866b01bc9b50b16ed85e1f4737aeab", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 997, "text_sha256": "e55fb244b3c6f4adc9c4b1ab4ed2e8bb2a866b01bc9b50b16ed85e1f4737aeab"} [boron-p40270477] NaBC1 Boron Transporter Enables Myoblast Response to Substrate Rigidity via Fibronectin-Binding Integrins. (2025). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40270477/ DOI: 10.1002/advs.202407548
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The events it takes part in
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Situations it appears in
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