Platelet microparticles: detection and assessment of their paradoxical functional roles in disease and regenerative medicine

T Burnouf, HA Goubran, ML Chou, D Devos… - Blood reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
There is increasing research on and clinical interest in the physiological role played by
platelet microparticles (PMPs). PMPs are 0.1–1-μm fragments shed from plasma …

An overview of the role of microparticles/microvesicles in blood components: are they clinically beneficial or harmful?

T Burnouf, ML Chou, H Goubran, F Cognasse… - … and Apheresis Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Blood cells and tissues generate heterogeneous populations of cell-derived vesicles,
ranging from approximately 50 nm to 1 µm in diameter. Under normal physiological …

Intelligent micro-/nanorobots as drug and cell carrier devices for biomedical therapeutic advancement: Promising development opportunities and translational …

V Agrahari, V Agrahari, ML Chou, CH Chew, J Noll… - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology and microfabrication approaches are playing instrumental roles in the
development of innovative technologies to fight human diseases. Because of promising in …

[HTML][HTML] Tic40, a membrane-anchored co-chaperone homolog in the chloroplast protein translocon

ML Chou, LM Fitzpatrick, SL Tu, G Budziszewski… - The EMBO …, 2003 - embopress.org
Tic40, a membrane‐anchored co‐chaperone homolog in the chloroplast protein translocon |
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Antimicrobial activity of platelet (PLT)‐poor plasma, PLT‐rich plasma, PLT gel, and solvent/detergent‐treated PLT lysate biomaterials against wound bacteria

T Burnouf, ML Chou, YW Wu, CY Su, LW Lee - Transfusion, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Platelet (PLT) gels exhibit antimicrobial activity useful for wound healing.
The nature of the antibacterial component (s) is unknown. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS …

Water management impacts on arsenic behavior and rhizosphere bacterial communities and activities in a rice agro-ecosystem

S Das, ML Chou, JS Jean, CC Liu, HJ Yang - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Although rice cultivated under water-saturated conditions as opposed to submerged
conditions has received considerable attention with regard to reducing As levels in rice …

[HTML][HTML] The location and translocation of ndh genes of chloroplast origin in the Orchidaceae family

CS Lin, JJW Chen, YT Huang, MT Chan, H Daniell… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract The NAD (P) H dehydrogenase complex is encoded by 11 ndh genes in plant
chloroplast (cp) genomes. However, ndh genes are truncated or deleted in some autotrophic …

Stimulation of transit-peptide release and ATP hydrolysis by a cochaperone during protein import into chloroplasts

ML Chou, CC Chu, LJ Chen, M Akita, H Li - The Journal of cell biology, 2006 - rupress.org
Three components of the chloroplast protein translocon, Tic110, Hsp93 (ClpC), and Tic40,
have been shown to be important for protein translocation across the inner envelope …

Arsenic-enrichment enhanced root exudates and altered rhizosphere microbial communities and activities in hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata

S Das, ML Chou, JS Jean, HJ Yang, PJ Kim - Journal of hazardous …, 2017 - Elsevier
Phytoremediation of arsenic (As)-contaminated soil by hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata is
promising. A better understanding of the rhizosphere microbial dynamics that regulate As …

Screening of plant growth-promoting traits in arsenic-resistant bacteria isolated from agricultural soil and their potential implication for arsenic bioremediation

S Das, JS Jean, S Kar, ML Chou, CY Chen - Journal of hazardous materials, 2014 - Elsevier
Twelve arsenic (As)-resistant bacteria (minimum inhibitory concentration ranging from 10 to
30 mM and 150 to 320 mM for As (III) and As (V), respectively) were isolated from the …