2023
Functionally and Metabolically Divergent Melanoma-Associated Macrophages Originate from Common Bone-Marrow Precursors
Pizzurro G, Bridges K, Jiang X, Vidyarthi A, Miller-Jensen K, Colegio O. Functionally and Metabolically Divergent Melanoma-Associated Macrophages Originate from Common Bone-Marrow Precursors. Cancers 2023, 15: 3330. PMID: 37444440, PMCID: PMC10341323, DOI: 10.3390/cancers15133330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene Set Enrichment AnalysisBone marrow precursorsTissue-specific nichesTumor-associated macrophagesMelanoma tumor microenvironmentTranscriptomic analysisRNA sequencingTumor microenvironmentEnrichment analysisOxidative phosphorylationProtein secretionTemporal divergenceCanonical markersPolyamine metabolismTAM subsetsLike phenotypeSkin-resident macrophagesMacrophage phenotypeMonocytic precursorsOntogenyTumor progressionDepth characterizationPhenotypeMacrophage subsetsTAM subpopulations
2019
Microfluidic platform enables live-cell imaging of signaling and transcription combined with multiplexed secretion measurements in the same single cells
Ramji R, Alexander AF, Muñoz-Rojas AR, Kellman LN, Miller-Jensen K. Microfluidic platform enables live-cell imaging of signaling and transcription combined with multiplexed secretion measurements in the same single cells. Integrative Biology 2019, 11: 142-153. PMID: 31242304, PMCID: PMC8672722, DOI: 10.1093/intbio/zyz013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibodiesCell CommunicationChemokine CCL2Chemokine CCL3Chemokine CCL5Equipment DesignLab-On-A-Chip DevicesLipopolysaccharidesMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrofluidicsRAW 264.7 CellsSignal TransductionTranscription Factor RelATranscription, GeneticTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsLive-cell imagingCell variabilitySame single cellSingle-cell assaysTranscription dynamicsBacterial component lipopolysaccharideDownstream responsesPathogenic assaultFluorescent reportersProtein secretionSingle cellsCell processesBiological sourcesCCL3 secretionRelative levelsCellsInnate immune cellsTranslocation dynamicsBiological stepC secretionTranscriptionSecretionCCL5 secretionRelAReporter
2013
High-Throughput Secretomic Analysis of Single Cells to Assess Functional Cellular Heterogeneity
Lu Y, Chen JJ, Mu L, Xue Q, Wu Y, Wu PH, Li J, Vortmeyer AO, Miller-Jensen K, Wirtz D, Fan R. High-Throughput Secretomic Analysis of Single Cells to Assess Functional Cellular Heterogeneity. Analytical Chemistry 2013, 85: 2548-2556. PMID: 23339603, PMCID: PMC3589817, DOI: 10.1021/ac400082e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular functionsSingle cellsCellular heterogeneityArray of proteinsMultiplexed protein detectionSecreted proteinsSecretomic analysisLow sample consumptionComplex biological samplesProtein secretionIndividual cellsPrimary cellsProtein detectionAssay platformHigh throughputCell linesSample consumptionStandardized data analysisEase of operationProteinBiological samplesCellsHuman healthInformative monitoringDistinct heterogeneity