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Phagocytic response of astrocytes to damaged neighboring cells by Wakida, Nicole M, Cruz, Gladys Mae S, Ro, Clarissa C, Moncada, Emmanuel G, Khatibzadeh, Nima, Flanagan, Lisa A, Berns, Michael W

“…This study aims to understand the phagocytic response of astrocytes to the injury of neurons or other astrocytes at the single cell level. Laser nanosurgery…”
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Polarity reveals intrinsic cell chirality by Xu, Jingsong, Van Keymeulen, Alexandra, Wakida, Nicole M, Carlton, Pete, Berns, Michael W, Bourne, Henry R

“…Like blood neutrophils, dHL60 cells respond to a uniform concentration of attractant by polarizing in apparently random directions. How each cell chooses its…”
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Fluid Shear Stress Enhances the Phagocytic Response of Astrocytes by Wakida, Nicole M., Cruz, Gladys Mae Saquilabon, Pouladian, Pegah, Berns, Michael W., Preece, Daryl

“…Astrocytes respond to brain injury at a cellular level by the process of reactive astrogliosis, and are able to adjust their response according to the severity…”
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An intact centrosome is required for the maintenance of polarization during directional cell migration by Wakida, Nicole M, Botvinick, Elliot L, Lin, Justin, Berns, Michael W

“…Establishing and maintaining polarization is critical during cell migration. It is known that the centrosome contains numerous proteins whose roles of…”
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Calcium Dynamics in Astrocytes During Cell Injury by Wakida, Nicole M., Gomez-Godinez, Veronica, Li, Huayan, Nguyen, Jessica, Kim, Edward K., Dynes, Joseph L., Othy, Shivashankar, Lau, Alice L., Ding, Peng, Shi, Linda, Carmona, Christopher, Thompson, Leslie M., Cahalan, Michael D., Berns, Michael W.

“…The changes in intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca 2+ ]) following laser-induced cell injury in nearby cells were studied in primary mouse astrocytes…”
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Laser nanosurgery of single microtubules reveals location-dependent depolymerization rates by Wakida, Nicole M, Lee, Christopher S, Botvinick, Elliot T, Shi, Linda Z, Dvornikov, Alexander, Berns, Michael W

“…In this study, 532-nm picosecond and 800-nm femtosecond lasers are used in combination with fluorescently labeled tubulin to further elucidate microtubule…”
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Combining quantitative phase microscopy and laser-induced shockwave for the study of cell injury by Pouladian, Pegah, Yamauchi, Toyohiko, Wakida, Nicole M., Gomez-Godinez, Veronica, Berns, Michael W., Preece, Daryl

“…In this paper, we propose a new system for studying cellular injury. The system is a biophotonic work station that can generate Laser-Induced Shockwave (LIS)…”
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Application of Laser Microirradiation in the Investigations of Cellular Responses to DNA Damage by Kong, Xiangduo, Wakida, Nicole M., Yokomori, Kyoko

“…Since the laser has been invented it has been highly instrumental in ablating different parts of the cell to test their functionality. Through induction of…”
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Diminished LC3-Associated Phagocytosis by Huntington's Disease Striatal Astrocytes by Wakida, Nicole M, Lau, Alice L, Nguyen, Jessica, Cruz, Gladys Mae S, Fote, Gianna M, Steffan, Joan S, Thompson, Leslie M, Berns, Michael W

“…In recent years the functions of astrocytes have shifted from conventional supportive roles to also include active roles in altering synapses and engulfment of…”
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Laser Microirradiation to Study In Vivo Cellular Responses to Simple and Complex DNA Damage by Kong, Xiangduo, Cruz, Gladys M S, Silva, Bárbara A, Wakida, Nicole M, Khatibzadeh, Nima, Berns, Michael W, Yokomori, Kyoko

“…DNA damage induces specific signaling and repair responses in the cell, which is critical for protection of genome integrity. Laser microirradiation became a…”
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Laser-Induced Nuclear Damage Signaling and Communication in Astrocyte Networks Through Parp-Dependent Calcium Oscillations by Wakida, Nicole M., Ha, Ryan D., Kim, Edward K., Kong, Xiangduo, Yokomori, Kyoko, Berns, Michael W.

“…Astrocytes are known to respond to various perturbations with oscillations of calcium, including to cellular injury. Less is known about astrocytes’ ability to…”
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Recruitment of DNA damage recognition and repair pathway proteins following near-IR femtosecond laser irradiation of cells by Gomez-Godinez, Veronica, Wakida, Nicole M, Dvornikov, Alexander S, Yokomori, Kyoko, Berns, Michael W

“…An 800-nm 200-fs laser is used to produce DNA damage in rat kangaroo (PtK1) and human cystic fibrosis pancreatic adenoma carcinoma (CFPAC-1) cells…”
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