Rapid recruitment of p53 to DNA damage sites directs DNA repair choice and integrity

YH Wang, TLF Ho, A Hariharan… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
p53 is primarily known as a downstream transcriptional effector in the DNA damage-response
cascade. We report that endogenous p53 rapidly accumulates at DNA damage sites …

Design and synthesis of polymer-functionalized NIR fluorescent dyes–magnetic nanoparticles for bioimaging

…, S Tripathy, VHB Ho, V Vijayaragavan, A Hariharan… - ACS …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The fluorescent probes having complete spectral separation between absorption and emission
spectra (large Stokes shift) are highly useful for solar concentrators and bioimaging. In …

[HTML][HTML] DNA damage causes rapid accumulation of phosphoinositides for ATR signaling

YH Wang, A Hariharan, G Bastianello… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Phosphoinositide lipids (PPIs) are enriched in the nucleus and are accumulated at DNA
damage sites. Here, we investigate roles of nuclear PPIs in DNA damage response by …

Selective killing of transformed cells by mechanical stretch

A Tijore, M Yao, YH Wang, A Hariharan… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Anushya Hariharan: developed western blots and performed PCR study and data analysis.
Yasaman Nematbakhsh: engineered stretching device. Bryant Lee Doss: performed AFM …

Force-and cell state–dependent recruitment of Piezo1 drives focal adhesion dynamics and calcium entry

M Yao, A Tijore, D Cheng, JV Li, A Hariharan… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Mechanosensing is an integral part of many physiological processes including stem cell
differentiation, fibrosis, and cancer progression. Two major mechanosensing systems—focal …

[PDF][PDF] Force-dependent Piezo1 recruitment to focal adhesions regulates adhesion maturation and turnover specifically in non-transformed cells

M Yao, A Tijore, CD Cox, A Hariharan, GT Van Nhieu… - BioRxiv, 2020 - researchgate.net
Piezo1 is a mechanosensitive Ca2+-permeable channel that has been implicated in a
number of mechanosensing processes. It is diffusive on plasma membranes and activated by …

Ultrasound-mediated mechanical forces selectively kill tumor cells

A Tijore, F Margadant, M Yao, A Hariharan, CAZ Chew… - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Ultrasound has been used to target tumors either through local heating or local nanobubbles
but these methods damage surrounding normal cells in the target area. Recent studies …

Highly Luminescent Heterostructured Copper‐Doped Zinc Sulfide Nanocrystals for Application in Cancer Cell Labeling

…, MFB Zulkifli, SK Yen, A Hariharan… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The structural characteristics of the seed‐mediated synthesis of heterostructured CuS–ZnS
nanocrystals (NCs) and Cu‐doped ZnS (ZnS:Cu) NCs synthesized by two different protocols …

Mechanical stretch kills transformed cancer cells

…, M Yao, YH Wang, Y Nematbakhsh, A Hariharan… - bioRxiv, 2018 - biorxiv.org
Transformed cancer cells differ from normal cells in several important features like anchorage
independence, Warburg effect and mechanosensing. Consequently, transformed cancer …

Ultrasound-Mediated mechanical forces activate selective tumor cell apoptosis

…, N Dwivedi, L Morgan, M Yao, A Hariharan… - Available at SSRN …, 2020 - papers.ssrn.com
Recent studies show that tumor cells undergo apoptosis after mechanical stretching that
promotes normal cell growth. Since ultrasound can produce similar sub-cellular mechanical …