2020
Astrocytes and microglia play orchestrated roles and respect phagocytic territories during neuronal corpse removal in vivo
Damisah EC, Hill RA, Rai A, Chen F, Rothlin CV, Ghosh S, Grutzendler J. Astrocytes and microglia play orchestrated roles and respect phagocytic territories during neuronal corpse removal in vivo. Science Advances 2020, 6: eaba3239. PMID: 32637606, PMCID: PMC7319765, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba3239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorpse removalPrecise spatiotemporal resolutionApoptotic cell removalReceptor tyrosine kinasesGlial cellsOrchestrated rolesTyrosine kinaseApoptotic bodiesCell deathSpecialized roleCoordinated interactionPhagocytic interactionSingle cellsBrain homeostasisCellsCell removalIntravital optical imagingSpatiotemporal resolutionRole of phagocytesSynchronized fashionKinaseMarked delayRoleHomeostasisAstrocytes
2017
Chronicles of Cell Death Foretold: Specificities in the Mechanism of Disposal
Hughes LD, Bosurgi L, Ghosh S, Rothlin CV. Chronicles of Cell Death Foretold: Specificities in the Mechanism of Disposal. Frontiers In Immunology 2017, 8: 1743. PMID: 29312294, PMCID: PMC5732325, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01743.BooksApoptotic cellsApoptotic cell clearanceBillions of cellsExposure of phosphatidylserinePtdSer exposurePlasma membraneConstant remodelingOuter leafletSilent removalApoptotic bodiesUbiquitous signalCell clearanceMassive turnoverShedding of cellsTissue repairGrowth factorMechanisms of disposalApoptosisCellsEmergent propertiesPhagocytesHomeostasisBarrier surfacesPhosphatidylserineImmunological settings