Pugazendi (Pugal) Murugan Erusappan
Senior Engineer
Education
– PhD, University of Bergen, Norway
– M.Phil in Oral sciences, University of Bergen, Norway
– Bachelor of Dental surgery, Dr. Tamilnadu MGR Medical University, India
Academic interests
– Cell biology
– Cell adhesion signaling
– Integrins
– Extracellular matrix
– Fibrosis
Research area
- Advanced light microscopy
- Cell signaling
- Fibroblast signaling
- Fibrosis
Latest publications
Rypdal KB, Erusappan PM, Melleby AO, Seifert DE, Palmero S, Strand ME, Tønnessen T, Dahl CP, Almaas V, Hubmacher D, Apte SS, Christensen G, Lunde IG (2021)
The extracellular matrix glycoprotein ADAMTSL2 is increased in heart failure and inhibits TGFβ signalling in cardiac fibroblasts
Sci Rep, 11 (1), 19757
PubMed 34611183 DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-99032-2
The extracellular matrix glycoprotein ADAMTSL2 is increased in heart failure and inhibits TGFβ signalling in cardiac fibroblasts
Sci Rep, 11 (1), 19757
PubMed 34611183 DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-99032-2
Erusappan P, Alam J, Lu N, Zeltz C, Gullberg D (2019)
Integrin α11 cytoplasmic tail is required for FAK activation to initiate 3D cell invasion and ERK-mediated cell proliferation
Sci Rep, 9 (1), 15283
PubMed 31653900 DOI 10.1038/s41598-019-51689-6
Integrin α11 cytoplasmic tail is required for FAK activation to initiate 3D cell invasion and ERK-mediated cell proliferation
Sci Rep, 9 (1), 15283
PubMed 31653900 DOI 10.1038/s41598-019-51689-6
Zeltz C, Primac I, Erusappan P, Alam J, Noel A, Gullberg D (2019)
Cancer-associated fibroblasts in desmoplastic tumors: emerging role of integrins
Semin Cancer Biol, 62, 166-181
PubMed 31415910 DOI 10.1016/j.semcancer.2019.08.004
Cancer-associated fibroblasts in desmoplastic tumors: emerging role of integrins
Semin Cancer Biol, 62, 166-181
PubMed 31415910 DOI 10.1016/j.semcancer.2019.08.004