2024
In the Eyes of the Beholder—New Mertk Knockout Mouse and Re-Evaluation of Phagocytosis versus Anti-Inflammatory Functions of MERTK
Ghosh S, Finnemann S, Vollrath D, Rothlin C. In the Eyes of the Beholder—New Mertk Knockout Mouse and Re-Evaluation of Phagocytosis versus Anti-Inflammatory Functions of MERTK. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2024, 25: 5299. PMID: 38791338, PMCID: PMC11121519, DOI: 10.3390/ijms25105299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReceptor tyrosine kinasesFamily of receptor tyrosine kinasesTAM family of receptor tyrosine kinasesEarly-onset photoreceptor degenerationKnockout mouse modelMolecular functionsNegative regulator of inflammationKnockout phenotypesNegative regulatorMouse geneticsRegulation of inflammationMolecular approachesEmbryonic stem cellsAnti-inflammatory functionsRetinal degenerationTyrosine kinasePhotoreceptor degenerationKnockout miceKnockout modelsMouse modelRodent modelsTAM familyMerTK functionStem cellsAlleles
2021
Prothrombotic Phenotype of a Protein S Mutant Lacking Anticoagulant Activity
Springborn S, Ghosh S, Schulte M, Rothlin C, Branchford B. Prothrombotic Phenotype of a Protein S Mutant Lacking Anticoagulant Activity. Blood 2021, 138: 2098. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-153904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProtein STAM familyPlatelet activationReceptor tyrosine kinasesCremaster muscle microvasculatureProtein CPulmonary embolism modelWild-type littermatesWild-type animalsTyrosine kinaseVascular injuryMuscle microvasculaturePlatelet responsivenessProthrombotic phenotypeInjury siteCoagulation factor VTail veinEmbolism modelHeterozygous littermatesLaser injuryVitamin KHomozygous miceMiceAnticoagulant activityNovo Nordisk
2019
Funerals and Feasts: The Immunological Rites of Cell Death.
Galimberti VE, Rothlin CV, Ghosh S. Funerals and Feasts: The Immunological Rites of Cell Death. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2019, 92: 663-674. PMID: 31866781, PMCID: PMC6913811.BooksConceptsReceptor tyrosine kinasesCell deathMolecular mechanismsCell death modalitiesUnscheduled cell deathNon-self recognitionImportant negative regulatorDead cellsMulticellular organismsAdult organismDeath modalitiesProper immune responseNegative regulatorTyrosine kinaseMolecular processesInjury/infectionImmune responseMolecular modalitiesOmnipresent processOrganismsDefective developmentMost tissuesImmune system functionTAM familyFibrosis/scarring