| Spatial control of adult stem cell fate using nanotopographic cues EH Ahn, Y Kim, SS An, J Afzal, S Lee, M Kwak, KY Suh, DH Kim, ... Biomaterials 35 (8), 2401-2410, 2014 | 134 | 2014 |
| Matrix rigidity controls endothelial differentiation and morphogenesis of cardiac precursors Kshitiz, ME Hubbi, EH Ahn, J Downey, J Afzal, DH Kim, S Rey, C Chang, ... Science signaling 5 (227), ra41-ra41, 2012 | 73 | 2012 |
| Tumorigenicity of hypoxic respiring cancer cells revealed by a hypoxia–cell cycle dual reporter A Le, ZE Stine, C Nguyen, J Afzal, P Sun, M Hamaker, NM Siegel, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111 (34), 12486-12491, 2014 | 70 | 2014 |
| Targeting mitochondrial translation by inhibiting DDX3: a novel radiosensitization strategy for cancer treatment MR Heerma van Voss, F Vesuna, GM Bol, J Afzal, S Tantravedi, ... Oncogene 37 (1), 63-74, 2018 | 69 | 2018 |
| Evolution of placental invasion and cancer metastasis are causally linked Kshitiz, J Afzal, JD Maziarz, A Hamidzadeh, C Liang, EM Erkenbrack, ... Nature ecology & evolution 3 (12), 1743-1753, 2019 | 59 | 2019 |
| Hyaluronic acid-serum hydrogels rapidly restore metabolism of encapsulated stem cells and promote engraftment AT Chan, MF Karakas, S Vakrou, J Afzal, A Rittenbach, X Lin, RL Wahl, ... Biomaterials 73, 1-11, 2015 | 44 | 2015 |
| Differences in microRNA-29 and pro-fibrotic gene expression in mouse and human hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Y Liu, J Afzal, S Vakrou, GV Greenland, CC Talbot Jr, VB Hebl, Y Guan, ... Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine 6, 170, 2019 | 43 | 2019 |
| A nanotopography approach for studying the structure-function relationships of cells and tissues Kshitiz, J Afzal, SY Kim, DH Kim Cell Adhesion & Migration 9 (4), 300-307, 2015 | 39 | 2015 |
| The effects of transitions in metabolic health and obesity status on incident cardiovascular disease: insights from a general Chinese population X Guo, Z Li, Y Zhou, S Yu, H Yang, G Sun, L Zheng, J Afzal, Y Liu, Y Sun European journal of preventive cardiology 28 (11), 1250-1258, 2021 | 33 | 2021 |
| miR‐181c Activates Mitochondrial Calcium Uptake by Regulating MICU 1 in the Heart HN Banavath, B Roman, N Mackowski, D Biswas, J Afzal, Y Nomura, ... Journal of the American Heart Association 8 (24), e012919, 2019 | 27 | 2019 |
| Dynamic secretome of bone marrow-derived stromal cells reveals a cardioprotective biochemical cocktail Kshitiz, DD Ellison, Y Suhail, J Afzal, L Woo, O Kilic, J Spees, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116 (28), 14374-14383, 2019 | 24 | 2019 |
| Enhanced tissue production through redox control in stem cell-laden hydrogels B Reid, JM Afzal, AM McCartney, MR Abraham, B O'Rourke, JH Elisseeff Tissue Engineering Part A 19 (17-18), 2014-2023, 2013 | 22 | 2013 |
| Cardiac ultrastructure inspired matrix induces advanced metabolic and functional maturation of differentiated human cardiomyocytes J Afzal, Y Liu, W Du, Y Suhail, P Zong, J Feng, V Ajeti, WA Sayyad, ... Cell reports 40 (4), 2022 | 21 | 2022 |
| Incorporating and addressing testing bias within estimates of epidemic dynamics for SARS-CoV-2 Y Suhail, J Afzal, Kshitiz BMC medical research methodology 21, 1-13, 2021 | 18 | 2021 |
| Tracing the cis-regulatory changes underlying the endometrial control of placental invasion Y Suhail, JD Maziarz, A Novin, A Dighe, J Afzal, G Wagner, n Kshitiz Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119 (6), e2111256119, 2022 | 14 | 2022 |
| Common miR-590 variant rs6971711 present only in African Americans reduces miR-590 biogenesis X Lin, S Steinberg, SK Kandasamy, J Afzal, B Mbiyangandu, SE Liao, ... PloS one 11 (5), e0156065, 2016 | 14 | 2016 |
| Lactate-dependent chaperone-mediated autophagy induces oscillatory HIF-1α activity promoting proliferation of hypoxic cells Kshitiz, J Afzal, Y Suhail, H Chang, ME Hubbi, A Hamidzadeh, R Goyal, ... Cell Systems 13 (12), 1048-1064. e7, 2022 | 13 | 2022 |
| Evolved resistance to placental invasion secondarily confers increased survival in melanoma patients Y Suhail, J Afzal, Kshitiz Journal of Clinical Medicine 10 (4), 595, 2021 | 13 | 2021 |
| Mechanics of microenvironment as instructive cues guiding stem cell behavior Kshitiz, J Afzal, H Chang, R Goyal, A Levchenko Current Stem Cell Reports 2, 62-72, 2016 | 13 | 2016 |
| Concise review: mechanotransduction via p190RhoGAP regulates a switch between cardiomyogenic and endothelial lineages in adult cardiac progenitors Kshitiz, J Afzal, DH Kim, A Levchenko Stem Cells 32 (8), 1999-2007, 2014 | 13 | 2014 |
