2024
Confinement induces internal flows in adherent cell aggregates
Yousafzai M, Amiri S, Sun Z, Pahlavan , Murrell M. Confinement induces internal flows in adherent cell aggregates. Journal Of The Royal Society Interface 2024, 21: 20240105. PMID: 38774959, PMCID: PMC11285874, DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2024.0105.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Dysregulation of TSP2-Rac1-WAVE2 axis in diabetic cells leads to cytoskeletal disorganization, increased cell stiffness, and dysfunction
Xing H, Huang Y, Kunkemoeller B, Dahl P, Muraleetharan O, Malvankar N, Murrell M, Kyriakides T. Dysregulation of TSP2-Rac1-WAVE2 axis in diabetic cells leads to cytoskeletal disorganization, increased cell stiffness, and dysfunction. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 22474. PMID: 36577792, PMCID: PMC9797577, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26337-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell-derived matricesCell stiffnessFamily verprolin-homologous protein 2Active Rac1Thrombospondin-2Homologous protein 2Less traction forceCytoskeleton organizationExtracellular matrix productionMajor cell populationF-actinCytoskeletal disorganizationRegulatory roleProtein 2Matrix productionCritical functionsECM productionArt microscopy techniquesNew functionsCell populationsSpindle-like shapeRac1Normal fibroblastsFibroblastsWound space
2015
High‐content imaging with micropatterned multiwell plates reveals influence of cell geometry and cytoskeleton on chromatin dynamics
Harkness T, McNulty J, Prestil R, Seymour S, Klann T, Murrell M, Ashton R, Saha K. High‐content imaging with micropatterned multiwell plates reveals influence of cell geometry and cytoskeleton on chromatin dynamics. Biotechnology Journal 2015, 10: 1555-1567. PMID: 26097126, PMCID: PMC6948850, DOI: 10.1002/biot.201400756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromatin dynamicsHigh-content imagingMicroenvironmental cuesHuman cellsCellular microenvironment influencesHuman cell biologySingle cell geometryCell-cell contactExtracellular matrix connectionsActin cytoskeletonHuman cell behaviorCytoskeletal organizationHigh-content screening technologyCell biologyBiophysical cuesCellular responsesCellular microenvironmentNuclear elongationCell behaviorCellular biophysicsSubcellular imagingComplex milieuCellular geometryHuman fibroblastsCytoskeleton
2004
The Systems Biology of Glycosylation
Murrell M, Yarema K, Levchenko A. The Systems Biology of Glycosylation. ChemBioChem 2004, 5: 1334-1347. PMID: 15457533, DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200400143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystems biologyRegulation of differentiationRegulation of glycosylationEukaryotic cellsBiochemical systems analysisCell regulation processesCell decisionsSignal transductionGlycosylationBiologyRegulation processesRegulationTransductionApoptosisDifferentiationProfound influenceCellsNovel research methodology