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K. Bera

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Bioengineering· 3 Biophysics· 2 Cell Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 5 Organism:human· 5 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1

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K. S. Anseth· 5 shared A. Khang· 3 shared B. E. Kirkpatrick· 3 shared D. Batan· 2 shared F. M. Yavitt· 2 shared G. Tseropoulos· 2 shared A. Albajar-Sigales· 1 shared A. Barmore· 1 shared

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2023-2024 · peak 4/yr

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K. S. Anseth

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6 papers

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Fully synthetic hydrogels promote robust crypt formation in intestinal organoids

E. A. Hushka, M. R. Blatchley, L. J. Macdougall, F. M. Yavitt, B. E. Kirkpatrick, K. Bera, P. J. Dempsey, K. S. Anseth

This study shows that a synthetic hydrogel enables crypt formation in intestinal organoids without exogenous laminin, revealing insights into mechanical and matricellular signaling.

bioRxiv · Jul 6, 2024Bioengineering

PTEN Regulates Myofibroblast Activation in Valvular Interstitial Cells based on Subcellular Localization

D. Batan, G. Tseropoulos, C. Bishop, B. E. Kirkpatrick, K. Bera, A. Khang, M. C. Weiser-Evans, K. S. Anseth

This study shows PTEN suppresses myofibroblast activation in valvular interstitial cells by promoting quiescence and reducing stiffness-induced activation.

bioRxiv · Jun 30, 2024Cell Biology

Automated Prediction of Fibroblast Phenotypes Using Mathematical Descriptors of Cellular Features

A. Khang, A. Barmore, G. Tseropoulos, K. Bera, D. Batan, K. S. Anseth

The paper develops mathematical descriptors to quantify fibroblast phenotypes and validates them using drug-treated cells to predict myofibroblast activation.

bioRxiv · May 15, 2024Bioengineering

Nonlinear Elastic Bottlebrush Polymer Hydrogels Modulate Actomyosin Mediated Protrusion Formation in Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

M. L. Ohnsorg, K. M. Mash, A. Khang, V. V. Rao, B. E. Kirkpatrick, K. Bera, K. S. Anseth

This study uses bottlebrush polymer hydrogels to show how strain-stiffening affects hMSC protrusion formation and mechanosensing.

bioRxiv · Mar 8, 2024Bioengineering

Fibrillar adhesion dynamics govern the timescales of nuclear mechano-response via the vimentin cytoskeleton

A. E. M. Beedle, A. Jaganathan, A. Albajar-Sigales, F. M. Yavitt, K. Bera, I. Andreu, I. Granero-Moya, D. Zalvidea, Z. M. Kechagia, G. Wiche, X. Trepat, J. Ivaska, K. S. Anseth, V. Shenoy, P. Roca-Cusachs

The paper shows that fibrillar adhesions control nuclear mechanical response timescales through vimentin cytoskeleton anchoring via plectin 1f.

bioRxiv · Nov 8, 2023Biophysics

Cytoskeletal activation of NHE1 regulates mechanosensitive cell volume adaptation and proliferation

Q. Ni, Z. Ge, Y. Li, G. Shatkin, J. Fu, K. Bera, Y. Yang, Y. Wang, A. Sen, Y. Wu, A. C. N. Vasconcelosi, A. P. Feinberg, K. Konstantopoulos, S. X. Sun

This study identifies a mechanism where cytoskeletal activation of NHE1 drives secondary volume increase and affects cell proliferation in response to hypotonic stress.

bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2023Biophysics