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2 November 2022
Cells | Selected Papers in 2020–2021 in the Section “Cellular Biophysics”

We are pleased to invite you to read the selected papers in Cells (ISSN: 2073-4409) in the Section “Cellular Biophysics”. The paper list is as follows:

"RNA Interference Screening Identifies Novel Roles for RhoBTB1 and RhoBTB3 in Membrane Trafficking Events in Mammalian Cells"
by Maeve Long, Tilen Kranjc, Margaritha M. Mysior and Jeremy C. Simpson
Cells 2020, 9(5), 1089; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9051089
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/5/1089

"High Throughput strategies Aimed at Closing the GAP in Our Knowledge of Rho GTPase Signaling"
by Manel Dahmene, Laura Quirion and Mélanie Laurin
Cells 2020, 9(6), 1430; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9061430
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/6/1430

"Development of Artificial Plasma Membranes Derived Nanovesicles Suitable for Drugs Encapsulation"
by Carolina Martinelli et al.
Cells 2020, 9(7), 1626; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9071626
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/7/1626

"Biotherapy of Brain Tumors with Phosphatidylserine-Targeted Radioiodinated SapC-DOPS Nanovesicles"
by Harold W. Davis et al.
Cells 2020, 9(9), 1960; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9091960
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/9/1960

"Rho GTPases in the Amygdala—A Switch for Fears?”
by Tasnuva Sarowar and Andreas M. Grabrucker
Cells 2020, 9(9), 1972; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9091972
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/9/1972

"Regulation and Functions of ROP GTPases in Plant–Microbe Interactions"
by Stefan Engelhardt, Adriana Trutzenberg and Ralph Hückelhoven
Cells 2020, 9(9), 2016; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9092016
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/9/2016

"Precision Medicine: Steps along the Road to Combat Human Cancer"
by Samuel F. Nassar, Khadir Raddassi, Baljit Ubhi, Joseph Doktorski and Ahmad Abulaban
Cells 2020, 9(9), 2056; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9092056
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/9/2056

"NIR-Triggered Hyperthermal Effect of Polythiophene Nanoparticles Synthesized by Surfactant-Free Oxidative Polymerization Method on Colorectal Carcinoma Cells"
by Deval Prasad Bhattarai and Beom Su Kim
Cells 2020, 9(9), 2122; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9092122
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/9/2122

"Rho GTPases: Big Players in Breast Cancer Initiation, Metastasis and Therapeutic Responses"
by Brock Humphries, Zhishan Wang and Chengfeng Yang
Cells 2020, 9(10), 2167; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9102167
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/10/2167

"Rho Family of Ras-Like GTPases in Early-Branching Animals"
by Silvestar Beljan, Maja Herak Bosnar and Helena Ćetković
Cells 2020, 9(10), 2279; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9102279
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/10/2279

"Development of Radiotracers for Breast Cancer—The Tumor Microenvironment as an Emerging Target "
by Amelie Heesch, Jochen Maurer, Elmar Stickeler, Mohsen Beheshti, Felix M. Mottaghy and Agnieszka Morgenroth
Cells 2020, 9(10), 2334; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9102334
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/9/10/2334

"Rho GTPases as Key Molecular Players within Intestinal Mucosa and GI Diseases"
by Rashmita Pradhan, Phuong A. Ngo, Luz d. C. Martínez-Sánchez, Markus F. Neurath and Rocío López-Posadas
Cells 2021, 10(1), 66; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10010066
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/1/66

"MMP-9 Signaling Pathways That Engage Rho GTPases in Brain Plasticity"
by Izabela Figiel, Patrycja K. Kruk, Monika Zaręba-Kozioł, Paulina Rybak, Monika Bijata, Jakub Wlodarczyk and Joanna Dzwonek
Cells 2021, 10(1), 166; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10010166
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/1/166

"Selective Targeting of Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts by Engineered H-Ferritin Nanocages Loaded with Navitoclax"
by Leopoldo Sitia et al.
Cells 2021, 10(2), 328; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10020328
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/2/328

"The Impact of Preprocessing Methods for a Successful Prostate Cell Lines Discrimination Using Partial Least Squares Regression and Discriminant Analysis Based on Fourier Transform Infrared Imaging"
by Danuta Liberda, Ewa Pięta, Katarzyna Pogoda, Natalia Piergies, Maciej Roman, Paulina Koziol, Tomasz P. Wrobel, Czeslawa Paluszkiewicz and Wojciech M. Kwiatek
Cells 2021, 10(4), 953; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10040953
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/4/953

"Lipid Droplets Formation Represents an Integral Component of Endothelial Inflammation Induced by LPS"
by Krzysztof Czamara, Marta Stojak, Marta Z. Pacia, Alicja Zieba, Malgorzata Baranska, Stefan Chlopicki and Agnieszka Kaczor
Cells 2021, 10(6), 1403; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10061403
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/6/1403

"The Multiple Functions of Rho GTPases in Fission Yeasts"
by Jero Vicente-Soler, Teresa Soto, Alejandro Franco, José Cansado and Marisa Madrid
Cells 2021, 10(6), 1422; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10061422
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/6/1422

"Emerging Roles of Small GTPases in Islet β-Cell Function"
by Rajakrishnan Veluthakal and Debbie C. Thurmond
Cells 2021, 10(6), 1503; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10061503
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/6/1503

"Regulation of the Actin Cytoskeleton via Rho GTPase Signalling in Dictyostelium and Mammalian Cells: A Parallel Slalom"
by Vedrana Filić, Lucija Mijanović, Darija Putar, Antea Talajić, Helena Ćetković and Igor Weber
Cells 2021, 10(7), 1592; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10071592
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/7/1592

"RhoA Signaling in Immune Cell Response and Cardiac Disease"
by Lucia Sophie Kilian, Derk Frank and Ashraf Yusuf Rangrez
Cells 2021, 10(7), 1681; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10071681
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/7/1681

"Viscoelastic Properties in Cancer: From Cells to Spheroids"
by Yara Abidine, Arianna Giannetti, Jean Revilloud, Valérie M. Laurent and Claude Verdier
Cells 2021, 10(7), 1704; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10071704
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/7/1704

"Self-Assembled Permanent Micro-Magnets in a Polymer-Based Microfluidic Device for Magnetic Cell Sorting"
by Lucie Descamps et al.
Cells 2021, 10(7), 1734; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10071734
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/7/1734

"Fostering “Education”: Do Extracellular Vesicles Exploit Their Own Delivery Code?"
by Mayra Paolillo, Sergio Comincini and Sergio Schinelli
Cells 2021, 10(7), 1741; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10071741
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/7/1741

"Role of Transglutaminase 2 in Cell Death, Survival, and Fibrosis"
by Hideki Tatsukawa and Kiyotaka Hitomi
Cells 2021, 10(7), 1842; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10071842
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/7/1842

"Rho-Proteins and Downstream Pathways as Potential Targets in Sepsis and Septic Shock: What Have We Learned from Basic Research"
by Maria Luísa da Silveira Hahmeyer and José Eduardo da Silva-Santos
Cells 2021, 10(8), 1844; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10081844
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/8/1844

"Post-Translational Modification and Subcellular Compartmentalization: Emerging Concepts on the Regulation and Physiopathological Relevance of RhoGTPases"
by Inmaculada Navarro-Lérida, Miguel Sánchez-Álvarez and Miguel Ángel del Pozo
Cells 2021, 10(8), 1990; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10081990
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/8/1990

"Cytotoxic Effects of 5-Azacytidine on Primary Tumour Cells and Cancer Stem Cells from Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: An In Vitro FTIRM Analysis"
by Valentina Notarstefano, Alessia Belloni, Simona Sabbatini, Chiara Pro, Giulia Orilisi, Riccardo Monterubbianesi, Vincenzo Tosco, Hugh J. byrne, Lisa Vaccari and Elisabetta Giorgini
Cells 2021, 10(8), 2127; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10082127
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/8/2127

"Quasar: Easy Machine Learning for Biospectroscopy"
by Marko Toplak, Stuart T. Read, Christophe Sandt and Ferenc Borondics
Cells 2021, 10(9), 2300; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10092300
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/9/2300

"DNA Fingerprint Analysis of Raman Spectra Captures Global Genomic Alterations in Imatinib-Resistant Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: A Potential Single Assay for Screening Imatinib Resistance"
by Rahul Mojidra, Arti Hole, Keita Iwasaki, Hemanth Noothalapati, Tatsuyuki Yamamoto, Murali Krishna C and Rukmini Govekar
Cells 2021, 10(10), 2506; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10102506
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/10/2506

"Machine Learning Assisted Classification of Cell Lines and Cell States on Quantitative Phase Images"
by Andrey V. Belashov, Anna A. Zhikhoreva, Tatiana N. Belyaeva, Anna V. Salova, Elena S. Kornilova, Irina V. Semenova and Oleg S. Vasyutinskii
Cells 2021, 10(10), 2587; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10102587
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/10/2587

"The Review of Bioeffects of Static Magnetic Fields on the Oral Tissue-Derived Cells and Its Application in Regenerative Medicine"
by Wei-Zhen Lew, Sheng-Wei Feng, Sheng-Yang Lee and Haw-Ming Huang
Cells 2021, 10(10), 2662; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10102662
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/10/2662

"Magnetic Guiding with Permanent Magnets: Concept, Realization and Applications to Nanoparticles and Cells"
by and Peter Blümler
Cells 2021, 10(10), 2708; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10102708
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/10/2708

"Rac GTPase Signaling in Immune-Mediated Mechanisms of Atherosclerosis"
by Cadence F. Lee, Rachel E. Carley, Celia A. Butler and Alan R. Morrison
Cells 2021, 10(11), 2808; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10112808
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/11/2808

"Changes in Cell Morphology and Actin Organization in Embryonic Stem Cells Cultured under Different Conditions"
by Younes F. Barooji, Kasper G. Hvid, Irene Istúriz Petitjean, Joshua M. Brickman, Lene B. Oddershede and Poul M. Bendix
Cells 2021, 10(11), 2859; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10112859
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/11/2859

"Protein Binding to Cis-Motifs in mRNAs Coding Sequence Is Common and Regulates Transcript Stability and the Rate of Translation"
by Ewa A. Grzybowska and Maciej Wakula
Cells 2021, 10(11), 2910; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10112910
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/11/2910

"The Membrane Electrical Potential and Intracellular pH as Factors Influencing Intracellular Ascorbate Concentration and Their Role in Cancer Treatment"
by Mateusz Gąbka, Paulina Dałek, Magdalena Przybyło, Daniel Gackowski, Ryszard Oliński and Marek Langner
Cells 2021, 10(11), 2964; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10112964
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/11/2964

"The Motility and Mesenchymal Features of Breast Cancer Cells Correlate with the Levels and Intracellular Localization of Transglutaminase Type 2"
by Nicoletta Bianchi, Federica Brugnoli, Silvia Grassilli, Karine Bourgeois, Jeffrey W. Keillor, Carlo M. Bergamini, Gianluca Aguiari, Stefano Volinia and Valeria Bertagnolo
Cells 2021, 10(11), 3059; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10113059
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/11/3059

"Impaired Skeletal Muscle Development and Regeneration in Transglutaminase 2 Knockout Mice"
by Zsófia Budai, Nour Al-Zaeed, Péter Szentesi, Hajnalka Halász, László Csernoch , Zsuzsa Szondy and Zsolt Sarang
Cells 2021, 10(11), 3089; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10113089
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/11/3089

"Hundreds of LncRNAs Display Circadian Rhythmicity in Zebrafish Larvae"
by Shital Kumar Mishra, Zhaomin Zhong and Han Wang
Cells 2021, 10(11), 3173; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10113173
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/11/3173

"A Boron Delivery Antibody (BDA) with Boronated Specific Residues: New Perspectives in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy from an In Silico Investigation"
by Alessandro Rondina, Paola Fossa, Alessandro Orro, Luciano Milanesi, Antonella De Palma, Davide Perico, Pier Luigi Mauri and Pasqualina D’Ursi
Cells 2021, 10(11), 3225; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10113225
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/11/3225

"The Effective Combination between 3D Cancer Models and Stimuli-Responsive Nanoscale Drug Delivery Systems"
by Federica Foglietta, Loredana Serpe and Roberto Canaparo
Cells 2021, 10(12), 3295; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10123295
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/12/3295

"Sperm Inspection for In Vitro Fertilization via Self-Assembled Microdroplet Formation and Quantitative Phase Microscopy"
by Yuval Atzitz, Matan Dudaie, Itay Barnea and Natan T. Shaked
Cells 2021, 10(12), 3317; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10123317
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/12/3317

"Cancer-Cell Deep-Learning Classification by Integrating Quantitative-Phase Spatial and Temporal Fluctuations"
by Shani Ben Baruch, Noa Rotman-Nativ, Alon Baram, Hayit Greenspan and Natan T. Shaked
Cells 2021, 10(12), 3353; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10123353
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/12/3353

"Efficacy of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation"
by Kohei Yoshimura et al.
Cells 2021, 10(12), 3398; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10123398
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/12/3398

"Effect of High Static Magnetic Fields on Biological Activities and Iron Metabolism in MLO-Y4 Osteocyte-like Cells"
by Jiancheng Yang, Gejing Zhang, Qingmei Li, Qinghua Tang, Yan Feng, Peng Shang and Yuhong Zeng
Cells 2021, 10(12), 3519; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10123519
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/12/3519

"Stability of Intracellular Protein Concentration under Extreme Osmotic Challenge"
by Jordan E. Hollembeak and Michael A. Model
Cells 2021, 10(12), 3532; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10123532
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/12/3532

"Double-Stranded RNA Structural Elements Holding the Key to Translational Regulation in Cancer: The Case of Editing in RNA-Binding Motif Protein 8A"
by Asra Abukar et al.
Cells 2021, 10(12), 3543; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10123543
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/12/3543

"Microfluidic Characterization of Red Blood Cells Microcirculation under Oxidative Stress"
by Nadezhda A. Besedina, Elisaveta A. Skverchinskaya, Alexander S. Ivanov, Konstantin P. Kotlyar, Ivan A. Morozov, Nikita A. Filatov, Igor V. Mindukshev and Anton S. Bukatin
Cells 2021, 10(12), 3552; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10123552
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/12/3552

"hnRNP Q and hnRNP A1 Regulate the Translation of Cofilin in Response to Transient Oxygen–Glucose Deprivation in Hippocampal Neurons"
by Sung Wook Kim, In Kyung Hong, Mingee Kim, Yun Seon Song and Kyong-Tai Kim
Cells 2021, 10(12), 3567; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10123567
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/12/3567

"Assessment of Collagen-Based Nanostructured Biomimetic Systems with a Co-Culture of Human Bone-Derived Cells"
by Giorgia Borciani, Giorgia Montalbano, Priscila Melo, Nicola Baldini, Gabriela Ciapetti and Chiara Vitale-Brovarone
Cells 2021, 11(1), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11010026
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/1/26

"The Genomic Physics of COVID-19 Pathogenesis and Spread"
by Ang Dong, Jinshuai Zhao, Christopher Griffin and Rongling Wu
Cells 2021, 11(1), 80; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11010080
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/1/80

"Effects of High Magnetic Fields on the Diffusion of Biologically Active Molecules"
by Vitalii Zablotskii, Tatyana Polyakova and Alexandr Dejneka
Cells 2021, 11(1), 81; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11010081
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/1/81

 You can find all publications in the Section “Cellular Biophysics” at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/search?journal=cells&section=1875.

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