Astha Neupane
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Astha Neupane
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PhD student @SDState (SDSU) | Cell Biology | Macrophages Macropinocytosis
Reposted by Astha Neupane
We have TWO papers out in @jcb.org this month! 🎉

First, @kirstin-rollins.bsky.social showed that macrophages nibble adherent target cells, like the ones found in solid tumors, instead of phagocytosing. Amazing movies from @sareenfiaz.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1083/jcb....
October 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Reposted by Astha Neupane
Sorting nexin 10 regulates lysosomal ionic homeostasis via ClC-7 by controlling PI(3,5)P2, say Jing Ze Wu, Sergio Grinstein, Spencer Freeman and colleagues @sickkidsto.bsky.social: rupress.org/jcb/article/...

#Immunology #Membrane #lipid #lysosomes #osteopetrosis
April 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Reposted by Astha Neupane
We’ve engineered stable cell systems to induce lipid scrambling of the plasma membrane with active forms of TMEM16F. Scrambling alone causes vesiculation (🔵TMEM16F-active; 🟠PS/Annexin V). Let us know if you want to try the cells out. Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
May 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Reposted by Astha Neupane
We've been studying mechanisms of resilience that protect lysosomes from damage and wrote a review on the topic. We consider lysosomal stress and damage on a spectrum. Please help me share as this is my first post 😀 and I don't have many followers! 🙏 Open Access: www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....
February 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Reposted by Astha Neupane
In my first real post I want to show the key experiment that revealed to me what I want my own lab to be about:
The conversion of phosphoinositides!
By using fluorescent biosensors and membrane coated beads I was able to reconstitute the real time kinetics of PI(4)P to PI(4,5)P2 conversion by PIP5K
November 18, 2024 at 4:37 PM