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Microtubule-Mediated Wall Anisotropy Contributes to Leaf Blade Flattening by Zhao, Feng, Du, Fei, Oliveri, Hadrien, Zhou, Lüwen, Ali, Olivier, Chen, Wenqian, Feng, Shiliang, Wang, Qingqing, Lü, Shouqin, Long, Mian, Schneider, René, Sampathkumar, Arun, Godin, Christophe, Traas, Jan, Jiao, Yuling

“…Plant organs can adopt a wide range of shapes, resulting from highly directional cell growth and divisions. We focus here on leaves and leaf-like organs in…”
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Dissipative particle dynamics simulation of cell entry into a micro-channel by Zhou, Lüwen, Feng, Shiliang, Liu, Hantao, Chang, Jianzhong

“…Cell deformability is an important biomarker which can be used to distinguish and sort between healthy and cancer cells. In this paper, we presented a…”
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Mechanical remodeling of normally sized mammalian cells under a gravity vector by Zhang, Chen, Zhou, Lüwen, Zhang, Fan, Lü, Dongyuan, Li, Ning, Zheng, Lu, Xu, Yanhong, Li, Zhan, Sun, Shujin, Long, Mian

“…ABSTRACT Translocation of the dense nucleus along a gravity vector initiates mechanical remodeling of a cell, but the underlying mechanisms of cytoskeletal…”
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Numerical simulation of flow characteristics in a permeable liver sinusoid with leukocytes by Chen, Shenbao, Zhu, Jingchen, Xue, Jian, Wang, Xiaolong, Jing, Peng, Zhou, Lüwen, Cui, Yuhong, Wang, Tianhao, Gong, Xiaobo, Lü, Shouqin, Long, Mian

“…Double-layered channels of sinusoid lumen and Disse space separated by fenestrated liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) endow the unique mechanical…”
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Flow field analyses of a porous membrane-separated, double-layered microfluidic chip for cell co-culture by Chen, Shenbao, Xue, Jian, Hu, Jinrong, Ding, Qihan, Zhou, Lüwen, Feng, Shiliang, Cui, Yuhong, Lü, Shouqin, Long, Mian

“…Organs-on-chips composed of a porous membrane-separated, double-layered channels are used widely in elucidating the effects of cell co-culture and flow shear…”
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Super‐Amphiphilic Na2Ti3O7 Nanofibrous Film Enabling Water–Oil Miscibility by Hu, Conghu, Hua, Licheng, Huang, Bin, Zhou, Lüwen, Li, Jinbang, Du, Jianke

“…Due to their extraordinary affinity for both water and oil, super‐amphiphilic materials have garnered considerable interest. A Na2Ti3O7 (NTO) film with…”
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Transmission-blocking activity is determined by transmission-reducing activity and number of control oocysts in Plasmodium falciparum standard membrane-feeding assay by Miura, Kazutoyo, Swihart, Bruce J, Deng, Bingbing, Zhou, Luwen, Pham, Thao P, Diouf, Ababacar, Burton, Timothy, Fay, Michael P, Long, Carole A

“…Abstract Malaria transmission-blocking vaccines (TBVs) are potentially helpful tools for malaria eradication. The standard membrane-feeding assay (SMFA) is…”
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A human-serum-free medium can induce more infectious P. falciparum gametocytes than a conventional human-serum-containing medium by Miura, Kazutoyo, Deng, Bingbing, Varadharajan Suresh, Ragavan, Gebremicale, Yonas T., Zhou, Luwen, Pham, Thao P., Roche, Kyle, Diouf, Ababacar, Lovell, Jonathan F., Julien, Jean-Philippe, Long, Carole A.

“…Malaria remains a global health problem, and the standard membrane feeding assay (SMFA) is a key functional assay for development of new interventions to stop…”
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Salt bridge interactions within the β2 integrin α7 helix mediate force‐induced binding and shear resistance ability by Zhang, Xiao, Li, Linda, Li, Ning, Shu, Xinyu, Zhou, Lüwen, Lü, Shouqin, Chen, Shenbao, Mao, Debin, Long, Mian

“…The functional performance of the αI domain α7 helix in β2 integrin activation depends on the allostery of the α7 helix, which axially slides down; therefore,…”
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Theoretical modeling of mechanical homeostasis of a mammalian cell under gravity-directed vector by Zhou, Lüwen, Zhang, Chen, Zhang, Fan, Lü, Shouqin, Sun, Shujin, Lü, Dongyuan, Long, Mian

“…Translocation of dense nucleus along gravity vector initiates mechanical remodeling of a eukaryotic cell. In our previous experiments, we quantified the impact…”
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Elucidating functional epitopes within the N-terminal region of malaria transmission blocking vaccine antigen Pfs230 by Miura, Kazutoyo, Takashima, Eizo, Pham, Thao P., Deng, Bingbing, Zhou, Luwen, Huang, Wei-Chiao, Diouf, Ababacar, Gebremicale, Yonas T., Tachibana, Mayumi, Ishino, Tomoko, Richter King, C., Lovell, Jonathan F., Long, Carole A., Tsuboi, Takafumi

“…Pfs230 is a leading malaria transmission blocking vaccine (TBV) candidate. Comprising 3135 amino acids (aa), the large size of Pfs230 necessitates the use of…”
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Reply to ‘Early shaping of a leaf’ by Feng, Shiliang, Zhou, Lüwen, Lü, Shouqin, Long, Mian, Jiao, Yuling

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Strong concordance between percent inhibition in oocyst and sporozoite intensities in a Plasmodium falciparum standard membrane-feeding assay by Miura, Kazutoyo, Swihart, Bruce J, Deng, Bingbing, Zhou, Luwen, Pham, Thao P, Diouf, Ababacar, Fay, Michael P, Long, Carole A

“…Effective malaria transmission-blocking vaccines (TBVs) can support malaria eradication programmes, and the standard membrane-feeding assay (SMFA) has been…”
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Dissipative particle dynamics simulation of flow through periodic arrays of circular micropillar by Zhou, Lüwen, Zhang, Yuqian, Deng, Xiaolong, Liu, Moubin

“…Flow through arrays of micropillar embedded inside microfluidic chip systems is important for various microfluidic devices. It is critical to accurately…”
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Vaccine co-display of CSP and Pfs230 on liposomes targeting two Plasmodium falciparum differentiation stages by Huang, Wei-Chiao, Mabrouk, Moustafa T., Zhou, Luwen, Baba, Minami, Tachibana, Mayumi, Torii, Motomi, Takashima, Eizo, Locke, Emily, Plieskatt, Jordan, King, C. Richter, Coelho, Camila H., Duffy, Patrick E., Long, Carole, Tsuboi, Takafumi, Miura, Kazutoyo, Wu, Yimin, Ishino, Tomoko, Lovell, Jonathan F.

“…A vaccine targeting multiple stages of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite life cycle is desirable. The sporozoite surface Circumsporozoite Protein (CSP) is the…”
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Epidermal restriction confers robustness to organ shapes by Zhou, Lüwen, Du, Fei, Feng, Shiliang, Hu, Jinrong, Lü, Shouqin, Long, Mian, Jiao, Yuling

“…The shape of comparable tissues and organs is consistent among individuals of a given species, but how this consistency or robustness is achieved remains an…”
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Two Complementary Signaling Pathways Depict Eukaryotic Chemotaxis: A Mechanochemical Coupling Model by Zhou, Lüwen, Feng, Shiliang, Li, Long, Lü, Shouqin, Zhang, Yan, Long , Mian

“…Many eukaryotic cells, including neutrophils and Dictyostelium cells, are able to undergo correlated random migration in the absence of directional cues while…”
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Identification of domains within Pfs230 that elicit transmission blocking antibody responses by Tachibana, Mayumi, Miura, Kazutoyo, Takashima, Eizo, Morita, Masayuki, Nagaoka, Hikaru, Zhou, Luwen, Long, Carole A., Richter King, C., Torii, Motomi, Tsuboi, Takafumi, Ishino, Tomoko

“…•30 recombinant proteins, which covered the entire Pfs230 molecule, were expressed.•Antibodies against each construct were tested by Western blot, IFA and…”
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Engineering of a plant-produced virus-like particle to improve the display of the Plasmodium falciparum Pfs25 antigen and transmission-blocking activity of the vaccine candidate by Tottey, Stephen, Shoji, Yoko, Mark Jones, R., Musiychuk, Konstantin, Chichester, Jessica A., Miura, Kazutoyo, Zhou, Luwen, Lee, Shwu-Maan, Plieskatt, Jordan, Wu, Yimin, Long, Carole A., Streatfield, Stephen J., Yusibov, Vidadi

“…Malaria kills around 409,000 people a year, mostly children under the age of five. Malaria transmission-blocking vaccines work to reduce malaria prevalence in…”
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ELISA units, IgG subclass ratio and avidity determined functional activity of mouse anti-Pfs230 antibodies judged by a standard membrane-feeding assay with Plasmodium falciparum by Miura, Kazutoyo, Deng, Bingbing, Wu, Yimin, Zhou, Luwen, Pham, Thao P., Diouf, Ababacar, Wu, Chia-Kuei, Lee, Shwu-Maan, Plieskatt, Jordan L., Morin, Merribeth J., Long, Carole A.

“…•Multiple mouse anti-Pfs230 antibodies were generated for ELISA and SMFA tests.•There was a significant correlation between ELISA titer and SMFA…”
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