2024
Ezrin drives adaptation of monocytes to the inflamed lung microenvironment
Gudneppanavar R, Di Pietro C, H Öz H, Zhang P, Cheng E, Huang P, Tebaldi T, Biancon G, Halene S, Hoppe A, Kim C, Gonzalez A, Krause D, Egan M, Gupta N, Murray T, Bruscia E. Ezrin drives adaptation of monocytes to the inflamed lung microenvironment. Cell Death & Disease 2024, 15: 864. PMID: 39613751, PMCID: PMC11607083, DOI: 10.1038/s41419-024-07255-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivation of focal adhesion kinaseExtracellular matrixActin-binding proteinsFocal adhesion kinaseLung extracellular matrixKnock-out mouse modelProtein kinase signalingCortical cytoskeletonLoss of ezrinKinase signalingPlasma membraneCell migrationSignaling pathwayEzrinResponse to lipopolysaccharideTissue-resident macrophagesMouse modelLipopolysaccharideCytoskeletonEzrin expressionLung microenvironmentKinaseMonocyte recruitmentProteinAktEzrin drives adaptation of monocytes to the inflamed lung microenvironment.
Gudneppanavar R, Di Pietro C, Oez H, Zhang P, Huang P, Braga C, Tebaldi T, Biancon G, Kim C, Gonzalez A, Halene S, Krause D, Egan M, Gupta N, Murray T, Bruscia E. Ezrin drives adaptation of monocytes to the inflamed lung microenvironment. The Journal Of Immunology 2024, 212: 0078_5418-0078_5418. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.212.supp.0078.5418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRNA-seqActin-binding protein ezrinF-actin distributionImmune response to bacteriaCystic fibrosisIn vitro functional studiesResponse to bacteriaIncreased expression of pro-inflammatory markersCytoskeleton rearrangementF-actinResponse to lung infectionExpressed genesProtein ezrinTranscriptional profilesExpression of pro-inflammatory markersPlasma membranePro-inflammatory markersFunctional studiesEzrinLung extracellular matrixCF miceExtracellular matrixWT micePI3K/Akt signalingLung infectionMechanosensing regulates tissue repair program in macrophages
Meizlish M, Kimura Y, Pope S, Matta R, Kim C, Philip N, Meyaard L, Gonzalez A, Medzhitov R. Mechanosensing regulates tissue repair program in macrophages. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadk6906. PMID: 38478620, PMCID: PMC10936955, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk6906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracellular matrixRegulate chromatin accessibilityTissue repair programGene expression programsCytoskeletal dynamicsChromatin accessibilityAmoeboid migrationCytoskeletal remodelingBiochemical signalsTissue homeostasisExpression programsColony-stimulating factor-1Tissue-resident macrophagesFactor 1MechanosensingRegulating tissue repairTissue integrityMacrophagesTissueThree-dimensional environmentRepair programHomeostasis
2015
Proteomic Analysis of the Pericyte Derived Extracellular Matrix
Brown L, Sava P, Garcia C, Gonzalez A. Proteomic Analysis of the Pericyte Derived Extracellular Matrix. Cellular And Molecular Bioengineering 2015, 8: 349-363. DOI: 10.1007/s12195-015-0408-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMatrix proteinsStructural ECM proteinsBasic cellular responsesExtracellular matrix proteinsFunctional annotationProteomic analysisRegulatory signalsCell rufflingECM proteinsCellular responsesWestern blot analysisECM componentsExtracellular matrixEndothelial cell tubule formationFirst characterizationProteinMigratory velocityBlot analysisTubule formationECMNeutrophil polarizationStructural collagenVascular integrityLC/MS-MSBasement membrane
2014
Chemically- and mechanically-tunable porated polyethylene glycol gels for leukocyte integrin independent and dependent chemotaxis
Lauridsen H, Walker B, Gonzalez A. Chemically- and mechanically-tunable porated polyethylene glycol gels for leukocyte integrin independent and dependent chemotaxis. Technology 2014, 2: 133-143. DOI: 10.1142/s2339547814500113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman extracellular matrixExtracellular matrixInflammatory researchECM compositionBiochemical propertiesDependent chemotaxisProtein presentationProtein conjugationLeukocyte integrinsGrowth factorPolyethylene glycol hydrogelsGlass coverslipsGlycol hydrogelsPolyethylene glycol gelComplex mixturesProteinIntegrinsHydrogel pore sizeTranswellProteoglycansChemotaxisChronic inflammatory diseaseRecruitmentMembraneLeukocyte migration
2012
Approaches in extracellular matrix engineering for determination of adhesion molecule mediated single cell function
Ayres-Sander C, Gonzalez A. Approaches in extracellular matrix engineering for determination of adhesion molecule mediated single cell function. Frontiers In Biology 2012, 8: 32-49. DOI: 10.1007/s11515-012-1199-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell-ECM interactionsCell adhesion moleculeExtracellular matrixThree-dimensional matrixCellular processesNative extracellular matrixAdhesion moleculesTwo-dimensional substratesSingle cell functionCell functionCell movementECM proteinsNative proteinPeptide sequencesIntegrin expressionBioactive peptide sequencesCell functionalityMatrix engineeringProteinHuman tissuesCellsDiseased tissuesCadherinMoleculesTissue