Mechanosensing in liver regeneration

Z Song, K Gupta, IC Ng, J Xing, YA Yang… - Seminars in cell & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Liver is highly regenerative as it can restore its function and size even after 70% partial
hepatectomy. During liver regeneration, the mechanical and chemical environment of liver is …

Artificial intelligence− enhanced white-light colonoscopy with attention guidance predicts colorectal cancer invasion depth

…, F Huang, Y Xu, J Cai, Q Zhang, W Qiao, IC Ng… - Gastrointestinal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background and Aims Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and EMR are applied in
treating superficial colorectal neoplasms but are contraindicated by deeply invasive colorectal …

Biomimetic niches reveal the minimal cues to trigger apical lumen formation in single hepatocytes

…, P Toh, JFL Chin, N Van Hul, IC Ng, H Yu, SS Ng… - Nature Materials, 2020 - nature.com
The symmetry breaking of protein distribution and cytoskeleton organization is an essential
aspect for the development of apicobasal polarity. In embryonic cells this process is largely …

Actomyosin contractility drives bile regurgitation as an early response during obstructive cholestasis

…, ELS Fong, Z Song, S Mo, H Tang, IC Ng, CW Ng… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background & Aims A wide range of liver diseases manifest as biliary obstruction, or
cholestasis. However, the sequence of molecular events triggered as part of the early …

Bile canaliculi contract autonomously by releasing calcium into hepatocytes via mechanosensitive calcium channel

K Gupta, IC Ng, GM Balachander, BP Nguyen… - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
… Author links open overlay panel Kapish Gupta a , Inn Chuan Ng b , Gowri Manohari
Balachander b , Binh P. Nguyen c , Lisa Tucker-Kellogg d , Boon Chuan Low a e f , Hanry Yu a b f g …

Kinectin-dependent ER transport supports the focal complex maturation required for chemotaxis in shallow gradients

IC Ng, P Pawijit, LY Teo, H Li, SY Lee… - Journal of Cell …, 2016 - journals.biologists.com
Chemotaxis in shallow gradients of chemoattractants is accomplished by preferential
maintenance of protrusions oriented towards the chemoattractant; however, the mechanism of …

[HTML][HTML] The Self-Limiting Dynamics of TGF-β Signaling In Silico and In Vitro, with Negative Feedback through PPM1A Upregulation

J Wang, L Tucker-Kellogg, IC Ng, R Jia… - PLoS computational …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The TGF-β/Smad signaling system decreases its activity through strong negative regulation.
Several molecular mechanisms of negative regulation have been published, but the relative …

[HTML][HTML] Reproducibility and robustness of high-throughput S1500+ transcriptomics on primary rat hepatocytes for chemical-induced hepatotoxicity assessment

F Lee, I Shah, YT Soong, J Xing, IC Ng… - Current Research in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cell-based in vitro models coupled with high-throughput transcriptomics (HTTr) are increasingly
utilized as alternative methods to animal-based toxicity testing. Here, using a panel of …

Isolation of primary rat hepatocytes with multiparameter perfusion control

IC Ng, L Zhang, NNYY Shen, YT Soong, CW Ng… - JoVE (Journal of …, 2021 - jove.com
Primary hepatocytes are widely used in basic research on liver diseases and for toxicity testing
in vitro. The two-step collagenase perfusion procedure for primary hepatocyte isolation is …

Actomyosin contractility drives bile regurgitation as an early homeostatic response to increased biliary pressure in obstructive cholestasis

…, EL Shan Fong, Z Song, S Mo, H Tang, IC Ng, CW Ng… - BioRxiv, 2016 - biorxiv.org
A wide range of liver diseases manifest as biliary obstruction, or cholestasis. However, the
sequence of molecular events triggered as part of the early hepatocellular homeostatic …