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Holloway, A., Chiang, J., Khan, A., Senning, E. N., & Jara-Oseguera, A. (2026). HaloTag-based approach to quantify subcellular localization of TRPV3 channels. Biophysical Journal, 125(7), 1667-1685.
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Sasidharan, S., Knepper, L., Socrier, L., Smits, L., Pash, S., Lowe-Krentz, L., … & Honerkamp-Smith, A. (2026). Flow transports extracellular lipid-anchored proteins across the surface of living COS-7 cells. Biophysical journal, 125(3), 937-949.
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Wang, W. H., Meng, L., Hackett, R. J., Oldenbourg, R., & Keefe, D. L. (2002). Rigorous thermal control during intracytoplasmic sperm injection stabilizes the meiotic spindle and improves fertilization and pregnancy rates. Fertility and Sterility, 77(6), 1274-1277.
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Amable, G., Martínez-León, E., Picco, M. E., Di Siervi, N., Davio, C., Rozengurt, E., & Rey, O. (2019). Metformin inhibits β-catenin phosphorylation on Ser-552 through an AMPK/PI3K/Akt pathway in colorectal cancer cells. The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology, 112, 88-94.
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Moreau-Marquis, S., Bomberger, J. M., Anderson, G. G., Swiatecka-Urban, A., Ye, S., O’Toole, G. A., & Stanton, B. A. (2008). The ΔF508-CFTR mutation results in increased biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa by increasing iron availability. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, 295(1), L25-L37.
Helmke, B. P., & Davies, P. F. (2007). Chambers for Examination of Live Cells under Mechanical Stress. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols, 2007(2), pdb-ip32.
Gilberti, R. M., Joshi, G. N., & Knecht, D. A. (2008). The phagocytosis of crystalline silica particles by macrophages. American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology, 39(5), 619-627.
Tsuruta, D., & Jones, J. C. (2003). The vimentin cytoskeleton regulates focal contact size and adhesion of endothelial cells subjected to shear stress. Journal of cell science, 116(24), 4977-4984.
Petroll, W. M., Cavanagh, H. D., & Jester, J. V. (2004). Dynamic three‐dimensional visualization of collagen matrix remodeling and cytoskeletal organization in living corneal fibroblasts. Scanning: The Journal Of Scanning Microscopies, 26(1), 1-10.
Tsuruta, D., & Jones, J. C. (2003). The vimentin cytoskeleton regulates focal contact size and adhesion of endothelial cells subjected to shear stress. Journal of cell science, 116(24), 4977-4984.
Petroll, W. M., Cavanagh, H. D., & Jester, J. V. (2004). Dynamic three‐dimensional visualization of collagen matrix remodeling and cytoskeletal organization in living corneal fibroblasts. Scanning: The Journal Of Scanning Microscopies, 26(1), 1-10.
Trivedi, N., Jung, P., & Brown, A. (2007). Neurofilaments switch between distinct mobile and stationary states during their transport along axons. Journal of Neuroscience, 27(3), 507-516.
Wiseman, P. W., Brown, C. M., Webb, D. J., Hebert, B., Johnson, N. L., Squier, J. A., … & Horwitz, A. F. (2004). Spatial mapping of integrin interactions and dynamics during cell migration by image correlation microscopy. Journal of cell science, 117(23), 5521-5534.
Hebert, B., Costantino, S., & Wiseman, P. W. (2005). Spatiotemporal image correlation spectroscopy (STICS) theory, verification, and application to protein velocity mapping in living CHO cells. Biophysical journal, 88(5), 3601-3614.
Tang, H. L., Yuen, K. L., Tang, H. M., & Fung, M. C. (2009). Reversibility of apoptosis in cancer cells. British journal of cancer, 100(1), 118-122.
Zelenina, M., Tritto, S., Bondar, A. A., Zelenin, S., & Aperia, A. (2004). Copper inhibits the water and glycerol permeability of aquaporin-3. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 279(50), 51939-51943.
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Javed, A., Zaidi, S. K., Gutierrez, S. E., Lengner, C. J., Harrington, K. S., Hovhannisyan, H., … & Stein, G. S. (2008). Immunofluorescence Analysis Using Epitope-Tagged Proteins. Cell Cycle Control and Dysregulation Protocols, 285, 33.
Sun, X., & Zemel, M. B. (2009). Leucine modulation of mitochondrial mass and oxygen consumption in skeletal muscle cells and adipocytes. Nutrition & metabolism, 6(1), 26.
Farooqui, R., & Fenteany, G. (2005). Multiple rows of cells behind an epithelial wound edge extend cryptic lamellipodia to collectively drive cell-sheet movement. Journal of cell science, 118(1), 51-63.
Kessie, D. K., Lodes, N., Oberwinkler, H., Goldman, W. E., Walles, T., Steinke, M., & Gross, R. (2021). Activity of tracheal cytotoxin of Bordetella pertussis in a human tracheobronchial 3D tissue model. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 10, 614994.
Sivaramakrishnan, S., Schneider, J. L., Sitikov, A., Goldman, R. D., & Ridge, K. M. (2009). Shear stress induced reorganization of the keratin intermediate filament network requires phosphorylation by protein kinase C ζ. Molecular biology of the cell, 20(11), 2755-2765.
Sivaramakrishnan, S., Schneider, J. L., Sitikov, A., Goldman, R. D., & Ridge, K. M. (2009). Shear stress induced reorganization of the keratin intermediate filament network requires phosphorylation by protein kinase C ζ. Molecular biology of the cell, 20(11), 2755-2765.
Champion, J. A., & Mitragotri, S. (2009). Shape induced inhibition of phagocytosis of polymer particles. Pharmaceutical research, 26(1), 244-249.
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Wang, W. H., Meng, L., Hackett, R. J., Odenbourg, R., & Keefe, D. L. (2001). The spindle observation and its relationship with fertilization after intracytoplasmic sperm injection in living human oocytes. Fertility and sterility, 75(2), 348-353.
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Saeidi, N., & Ruberti, J. W. (2006). Kinetics of Tethered Collagen Assembly in Shearing Flow Assessed by Dynamic Optical Imaging. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 47(13), 3949-3949.
Wang, W. H., & Keefe, D. L. (2002). Prediction of chromosome misalignment among in vitro matured human oocytes by spindle imaging with the PolScope. Fertility and sterility, 78(5), 1077-1081.
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Montagnani, M., Chen, H., Barr, V. A., & Quon, M. J. (2001). Insulin-stimulated activation of eNOS is independent of Ca2+ but requires phosphorylation by Akt at Ser1179. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276(32), 30392-30398.
Petroll, W. M., Vishwanath, M., & Ma, L. (2004). Corneal fibroblasts respond rapidly to changes in local mechanical stress. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 45(10), 3466-3474.
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Kozel, B. A., Rongish, B. J., Czirok, A., Zach, J., Little, C. D., Davis, E. C., … & Mecham, R. P. (2006). Elastic fiber formation: a dynamic view of extracellular matrix assembly using timer reporters. Journal of cellular physiology, 207(1), 87-96.
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Brandt, S. M., Mariani, R., Holland, A. U., Hope, T. J., & Landau, N. R. (2002). Association of chemokine-mediated block to HIV entry with coreceptor internalization. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277(19), 17291-17299.
Brandt, S. M., Mariani, R., Holland, A. U., Hope, T. J., & Landau, N. R. (2002). Association of chemokine-mediated block to HIV entry with coreceptor internalization. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277(19), 17291-17299.
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