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Cynthia A. Reinhart-King

Cynthia A. Reinhart-King

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
18587
World Ranking
9028
National Ranking
4014

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Cynthia A. Reinhart-King is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States. Their research spans several fields and subfields, including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Oncology, and Cancer Research.

Their work addresses a range of main topics, such as Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Cancer Cells and Metastasis, 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism, Microtubule and mitosis dynamics, Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer, and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology.

Recent papers authored by Cynthia A. Reinhart-King include:

  • "Mechanoresponsive metabolism in cancer cell migration and metastasis," 2021, Cell Metabolism
  • "Obesity induces PD-1 on macrophages to suppress anti-tumour immunity," 2024, Nature
  • "Cancer cell metabolic plasticity in migration and metastasis," 2021, Clinical & Experimental Metastasis
  • "Fluid shear stress enhances T cell activation through Piezo1," 2022, BMC Biology
  • "Cancer associated fibroblasts confer shear resistance to circulating tumor cells during prostate cancer metastatic progression," 2020, Oncotarget

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Cynthia A. Reinhart-King include:

  • Wenjun Wang
  • Paul Taufalele
  • Samantha C. Schwager
  • Jian Zhang
  • Jenna A. Mosier

Publications often appear in venues such as:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • Clinical & Experimental Metastasis
  • Biophysical Journal

Cynthia A. Reinhart-King was awarded the Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Tensional homeostasis and the malignant phenotype.

    Matthew J. Paszek;Nastaran Zahir;Kandice R. Johnson;Johnathon N. Lakins

  • Cell-Cell Mechanical Communication through Compliant Substrates

    Cynthia A. Reinhart-King;Micah Dembo;Daniel A. Hammer

  • The Dynamics and Mechanics of Endothelial Cell Spreading

    Cynthia A. Reinhart-King;Micah Dembo;Daniel A. Hammer

  • Targeting extracellular matrix stiffness to attenuate disease: From molecular mechanisms to clinical trials

    Marsha C. Lampi;Cynthia A. Reinhart-King

  • Cellular traction stresses increase with increasing metastatic potential.

    Casey M. Kraning-Rush;Joseph P. Califano;Cynthia A. Reinhart-King

  • Age-Related Intimal Stiffening Enhances Endothelial Permeability and Leukocyte Transmigration

    John Huynh;Nozomi Nishimura;Kuldeepsinh Rana;John M. Peloquin

  • Age-related vascular stiffening: causes and consequences.

    Julie C. Kohn;Marsha C. Lampi;Cynthia A. Reinhart-King

  • Tuning three-dimensional collagen matrix stiffness independently of collagen concentration modulates endothelial cell behavior

    Brooke N. Mason;Alina Starchenko;Rebecca M. Williams;Lawrence J. Bonassar

  • Substrate Stiffness and Cell Area Predict Cellular Traction Stresses in Single Cells and Cells in Contact

    Joseph P. Califano;Cynthia A. Reinhart-King

  • Matrix stiffening promotes a tumor vasculature phenotype

    Francois Bordeleau;Brooke N Mason;Emmanuel Macklin Lollis;Michael Mazzola

  • 3D Bioprinting of Spatially Heterogeneous Collagen Constructs for Cartilage Tissue Engineering.

    Stephanie Rhee;Jennifer L. Puetzer;Brooke N. Mason;Cynthia A. Reinhart-King

  • Stiffness Sensing by Cells.

    Paul A Janmey;Daniel A Fletcher;Cynthia A Reinhart-King

  • Microvesicles provide a mechanism for intercellular communication by embryonic stem cells during embryo implantation.

    Laura M. Desrochers;François Bordeleau;Cynthia A. Reinhart-King;Richard A. Cerione

  • Endothelial Cell Traction Forces on RGD-Derivatized Polyacrylamide Substrata †

    ‡ Cynthia A. Reinhart-King;and Micah Dembo;Daniel A. Hammer

  • Biophysical control of invasive tumor cell behavior by extracellular matrix microarchitecture.

    Shawn P. Carey;Casey M. Kraning-Rush;Rebecca M. Williams;Cynthia A. Reinhart-King

  • A Balance of Substrate Mechanics and Matrix Chemistry Regulates Endothelial Cell Network Assembly

    Joseph P. Califano;Cynthia A. Reinhart-King

  • Mechanoresponsive metabolism in cancer cell migration and metastasis.

    Matthew R. Zanotelli;Jian Zhang;Cynthia A. Reinhart-King

  • Mechanical cell-matrix feedback explains pairwise and collective endothelial cell behavior in vitro.

    René F. M. van Oers;Elisabeth G. Rens;Danielle J. LaValley;Cynthia A. Reinhart-King

  • The role of the cytoskeleton in cellular force generation in 2D and 3D environments

    Casey M Kraning-Rush;Shawn P Carey;Joseph P Califano;Brooke N Smith

  • Leading malignant cells initiate collective epithelial cell invasion in a three-dimensional heterotypic tumor spheroid model

    Shawn P. Carey;Alina Starchenko;Alexandra L. McGregor;Cynthia A. Reinhart-King

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. King
Michael R. King Vanderbilt University
Chih-Chang Chu
Chih-Chang Chu Cornell University
Daniel A. Hammer
Daniel A. Hammer University of Pennsylvania
Lawrence J. Bonassar
Lawrence J. Bonassar Cornell University
Richard A. Cerione
Richard A. Cerione Cornell University
Micah Dembo
Micah Dembo Boston University
Keigi Fujiwara
Keigi Fujiwara The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Owen J. T. McCarty
Owen J. T. McCarty Oregon Health & Science University
William M. Grady
William M. Grady Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Paul A. Janmey
Paul A. Janmey University of Pennsylvania

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