2024
Mechano-inhibition of endocytosis sensitizes cancer cells to Fas-induced Apoptosis
Kural M, Djakbarova U, Cakir B, Tanaka Y, Chan E, Arteaga Muniz V, Madraki Y, Qian H, Park J, Sewanan L, Park I, Niklason L, Kural C. Mechano-inhibition of endocytosis sensitizes cancer cells to Fas-induced Apoptosis. Cell Death & Disease 2024, 15: 440. PMID: 38909035, PMCID: PMC11193792, DOI: 10.1038/s41419-024-06822-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFas-induced apoptosisCell surface Fas expressionDeath receptor FasInhibition of endocytosisSurface Fas expressionPlasma membrane tensionCancer cell apoptosisEndocytosis dynamicsApoptotic signalingReceptor FasGlioblastoma cell growthFas expressionPlasma membraneCell growthEndocytosisXenograft mouse modelSoluble FasLCell apoptosisFasApoptosisRho-kinase inhibitorCancer cellsMembrane tensionNonmalignant cellsInduce tumor regression
2016
Impaired von Willebrand factor adhesion and platelet response in thrombospondin-2 knockout mice
Kristofik N, Calabro NE, Tian W, Meng A, MacLauchlan S, Wang Y, Breuer CK, Tellides G, Niklason LE, Kyriakides TR. Impaired von Willebrand factor adhesion and platelet response in thrombospondin-2 knockout mice. Blood 2016, 128: 1642-1650. PMID: 27471233, PMCID: PMC5034742, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-03-702845.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Human iPS cell–derived alveolar epithelium repopulates lung extracellular matrix
Ghaedi M, Calle EA, Mendez JJ, Gard AL, Balestrini J, Booth A, Bove PF, Gui L, White ES, Niklason LE. Human iPS cell–derived alveolar epithelium repopulates lung extracellular matrix. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2013, 123: 4950-4962. PMID: 24135142, PMCID: PMC3809786, DOI: 10.1172/jci68793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlveolar Epithelial CellsAnimalsBiomarkersCell AdhesionCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationExtracellular MatrixHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMiceMucin-1Pulmonary AlveoliPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein BPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein CRatsTissue EngineeringTissue ScaffoldsConceptsAlveolar epithelial type IILung tissueInduced pluripotent stem cellsHuman induced pluripotent stem cellsWnt/β-catenin inhibitorAcellular lung matrixHuman adult lungRespiratory epithelial cellsΒ-catenin inhibitorType I cellsLung tissue engineeringLung extracellular matrixLung matrixAlveolar epitheliumPulmonary epitheliumAlveolar cellsAdult lungCell therapySurfactant protein CMucin 1Protein CEpithelial cellsProgenitor cellsI cellsSurfactant protein B