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Luka Pirker

Jožef Stefan InstituteORCID 0000-0003-0741-0048Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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Gregor HlawacekiD· 2 shared Primož PeliconiD· 2 shared Rok PodlipeciD· 2 shared Aleksandar SebastijanovićiD· 1 shared Alessandra GianoncelliiD· 1 shared Ana Krišelj· 1 shared Ana Vencelj· 1 shared Benjamin Koroševič Koser· 1 shared

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Cell BiologyACS NanoPeer-reviewedMay 9, 2025

Novel correlative microscopy approach for nano-bio interface studies of nanoparticle-induced lung epithelial cell damage

Rok Podlipec, Luka Pirker, Ana Krišelj…·Primož Pelicon

The paper introduces a novel correlative microscopy approach to study nanoparticle-induced lung epithelial cell damage using multiple imaging techniques.

11 citations

humanimaging

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Cancer BiologybioRxivPreprintJan 7, 2024

Binucleated cell formation and oncogene expression after particulate matter exposure is preceded by microtubule disruption, dysregulated cell cycle, prolonged mitosis, and septin binding

Rok Podlipec, Aleksandar Sebastijanović, Hilary Cassidy…·Janez Štrancar

This study shows that TiO2 nanotubes and MWCNTs induce different cancer-related changes in vitro, with TiO2 nanotubes disrupting microtubules and inducing binucleated cells, while MWCNTs activate the STING pathway.

3 citations

experimental assaycancer & tumor microenvironment

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