2024
The human claustrum tracks slow waves during sleep
Lamsam L, Gu B, Liang M, Sun G, Khan K, Sheth K, Hirsch L, Pittenger C, Kaye A, Krystal J, Damisah E. The human claustrum tracks slow waves during sleep. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 8964. PMID: 39419999, PMCID: PMC11487173, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53477-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 delayRoleHomeostasisAstrocytesTREM2: Modulator of Lipid Metabolism in Microglia
Damisah EC, Rai A, Grutzendler J. TREM2: Modulator of Lipid Metabolism in Microglia. Neuron 2020, 105: 759-761. PMID: 32135085, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Targeted two-photon chemical apoptotic ablation of defined cell types in vivo
Hill RA, Damisah EC, Chen F, Kwan AC, Grutzendler J. Targeted two-photon chemical apoptotic ablation of defined cell types in vivo. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 15837. PMID: 28621306, PMCID: PMC5501159, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell deathNucleic acid-binding dyeVivo functional consequencesCell type differencesPattern of apoptosisDose-dependent apoptosisComplex organismsMitochondrial fissionFluorescent proteinUnderstanding of mechanismsCell typesCell clearanceFunctional consequencesIndividual cellsDiverse organsDistinct populationsApoptosisMouse brainZebrafishMajor bottleneckNeural plasticityOrganismsSpeciesProteinApoptotic