Search Results - "McCulloch, A."
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Mechanical regulation of myofibroblast phenoconversion and collagen contraction
Published in Experimental cell research (01-06-2019)“…Activated fibroblasts promote physiological wound repair following tissue injury. However, dysregulation of fibroblast activation contributes to the…”
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Reinventing the wheel? Reassessing the roles of gene flow, sorting and convergence in repeated evolution
Published in Molecular ecology (01-09-2021)“…Biologists have long been intrigued by apparently predictable and repetitive evolutionary trajectories inferred across a variety of lineages and systems. In…”
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Dynamic fibroblast contractions attract remote macrophages in fibrillar collagen matrix
Published in Nature communications (23-04-2019)“…Macrophage (Mϕ)-fibroblast interactions coordinate tissue repair after injury whereas miscommunications can result in pathological healing and fibrosis. We…”
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Wild Mouse Gut Microbiota Promotes Host Fitness and Improves Disease Resistance
Published in Cell (16-11-2017)“…Laboratory mice, while paramount for understanding basic biological phenomena, are limited in modeling complex diseases of humans and other free-living…”
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Fecal microbiota transplant overcomes resistance to anti-PD-1 therapy in melanoma patients
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (05-02-2021)“…Anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) therapy provides long-term clinical benefits to patients with advanced melanoma. The composition of the gut…”
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Gut microbiome-mediated bile acid metabolism regulates liver cancer via NKT cells
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (25-05-2018)“…Primary liver tumors and liver metastasis currently represent the leading cause of cancer-related death. Commensal bacteria are important regulators of…”
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Contribution of collagen adhesion receptors to tissue fibrosis
Published in Cell and tissue research (01-09-2016)“…Fibrosis is the result of a wound-healing response that fails to restore normal tissue structure function. One of the critical hallmarks of fibrosis is…”
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Laboratory mice born to wild mice have natural microbiota and model human immune responses
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (02-08-2019)“…Laboratory mouse studies are paramount for understanding basic biological phenomena but also have limitations. These include conflicting results caused by…”
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Infection trains the host for microbiota-enhanced resistance to pathogens
Published in Cell (04-02-2021)“…The microbiota shields the host against infections in a process known as colonization resistance. How infections themselves shape this fundamental process…”
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Role of Fibroblast Populations in Periodontal Wound Healing and Tissue Remodeling
Published in Frontiers in physiology (24-04-2019)“…After injury to periodontal tissues, a sequentially phased healing response is initiated that enables wound closure and partial restoration of tissue structure…”
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Cell mechanics: integrating cell responses to mechanical stimuli
Published in Annual review of biomedical engineering (01-01-2007)“…Forces are increasingly recognized as major regulators of cell structure and function, and the mechanical properties of cells are essential to the mechanisms…”
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The Neutrophil: Constant Defender and First Responder
Published in Frontiers in immunology (24-09-2020)“…The role of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) in biology is often recognized during pathogenesis associated with PMN hyper- or hypo-functionality in various…”
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Phylogenetic divergence of island biotas: Molecular dates, extinction, and “relict” lineages
Published in Molecular ecology (01-10-2019)“…Island formation is a key driver of biological evolution, and several studies have used geological ages of islands to calibrate rates of DNA change. However,…”
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Herbivores drive scarcity of some nitrogen-fixing tropical trees
Published in Nature (London) (15-12-2022)“…In mature tropical forests, trees that can capture nitrogen experience high levels of herbivory. This could explain the low abundance of such trees, and…”
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Multifunctional roles of gelsolin in health and diseases
Published in Medicinal research reviews (01-09-2012)“…Gelsolin, a Ca2+‐regulated actin filament severing, capping, and nucleating protein, is an ubiquitous, multifunctional regulator of cell structure and…”
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A time-calibrated phylogeny of southern hemisphere stoneflies: Testing for Gondwanan origins
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-03-2016)“…[Display omitted] •Reconstructed a time-calibrated phylogeny of southern hemisphere stoneflies.•Antitropical sub-orders likely diverged due to the ancient…”
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Chloroform in the environment: occurrence, sources, sinks and effects
Published in Chemosphere (Oxford) (01-03-2003)“…The chloroform flux through the environment is apparently constant at some 660±220 Gg yr −1 (±1 σ) and about 90% of the emissions are natural in origin: the…”
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Cytokinesis requires localized β-actin filament production by an actin isoform specific nucleator
Published in Nature communications (16-11-2017)“…Cytokinesis is initiated by the localized assembly of the contractile ring, a dynamic actomyosin structure that generates a membrane furrow between the…”
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Impact of TRP Channels on Extracellular Matrix Remodeling: Focus on TRPV4 and Collagen
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (01-04-2024)“…Disturbed remodeling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) is frequently observed in several high-prevalence pathologies that include fibrotic diseases of organs…”
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A novel computational model of mouse myocyte electrophysiology to assess the synergy between Na+ loading and CaMKII
Published in The Journal of physiology (15-03-2014)“…Key points Intracellular [Na+] ([Na+]i) is elevated in heart failure (HF) and causes arrhythmogenic cellular [Ca2+]i loading. In HF, hyperactivity of…”
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