Nik Tsotakos

Unearthing soil biodiversity through collaborative genomic research and education
Lindsay Zirkle, Senem Mavruk Eskipehlivan, Jefferson Da Silva, Tristen Alberts, Claude F. Albritton, Rosa Alcazar, Zainab Aljabri, Maria Alvarez, Anish Aradhey, Mentewab Ayalew, Nareh Azizian, Yasmeen Balayah, Destiny D. Ball, Efren Barragan, Corey Beshoar, Lyle Best, Emily Biggane, Joseph Biggane, ..., Jan 2026, In: Nature Genetics
Date: Jan 2026

Recombination Suppression Drives Expansion of the Drosophila Dot Chromosome
Timothy J. Stanek, Wilson Leung, Christopher D. Shaffer, Ishtar Olaveja, Annabelle Laughlin, Jaquelyn Hester, Darwin Garrido, Emily K. Oh, Maria Volski, Nistha Panda, Mia Mo, Ethan Cordes, Martin Dalling, Kacie Kershaw, Malcolm Arnott, Stephen Daly, Silvia Garcia Valenzuela, Paige Thompson, Kayla L...., Dec 1 2025, In: Molecular biology and evolution
Date: Dec 1 2025

Enhancing reproducibility in single cell research with biocytometry
Pavel Fikar, Laura Alvarez, Laura Berne, Martin Cienciala, Christopher Kan, Hynek Kasl, Mona Luo, Zuzana Novackova, Sheyla Ordonez, Zuzana Sramkova, Monika Holubova, Daniel Lysak, Lyndsay Avery, Andres A. Caro, Roslyn N. Crowder, Laura A. Diaz-Martinez, David W. Donley, Rebecca R. Giorno, Irene K. G..., Dec 2024, In: PloS one
Date: Dec 2024

Editorial
Cristina Espinosa-Diez, Verónica Miguel, Nik Tsotakos, 2024, In: Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
Date: 2024

All trans-retinoic acid modulates hyperoxiainduced suppression of NF-kB-dependent Wnt signaling in alveolar A549 epithelial cells
Nikolaos Tsotakos, Imtiaz Ahmed, Todd M. Umstead, Yuka Imamura, Eric Yau, Patricia Silveyra, Zissis C. Chroneos, Aug 2022, In: PloS one
Date: Aug 2022

Preprint articles as a tool for teaching data analysis and scientific communication
Lisa Z. Scheifele, Nikolaos Tsotakos, Michael J. Wolyniak, Dec 2021, In: PloS one
Date: Dec 2021

Differential Regulation of Human Surfactant Protein A Genes, SFTPA1 and SFTPA2, and Their Corresponding Variants
Joanna Floros, Nikolaos Tsotakos, Nov 30 2021, In: Frontiers in immunology
Date: Nov 30 2021

Human Surfactant Protein SP-A1 and SP-A2 Variants Differentially Affect the Alveolar Microenvironment, Surfactant Structure, Regulation and Function of the Alveolar Macrophage, and Animal and Human Survival Under Various Conditions
Joanna Floros, Nithyananda Thorenoor, Nikolaos Tsotakos, David S. Phelps, Aug 17 2021, In: Frontiers in immunology
Date: Aug 17 2021

COVID-360
Victoria Del Gaizo Moore, Lisa Z. Scheifele, Joseph W. Chihade, Joseph J. Provost, Jennifer A. Roecklein-Canfield, Nikolaos Tsotakos, Michael J. Wolyniak, Mar 2021, In: Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education
Date: Mar 2021

ManyClasses 1
Emily R. Fyfe, Joshua R. de Leeuw, Paulo F. Carvalho, Robert L. Goldstone, Janelle Sherman, David Admiraal, Laura K. Alford, Alison Bonner, Chad E. Brassil, Christopher A. Brooks, Tracey Carbonetto, Sau Hou Chang, Laura Cruz, Melina Czymoniewicz-Klippel, Frances Daniel, Michelle Driessen, Noel Habas..., 2021, In: Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science
Date: 2021

Atg2A/B deficiency switches cytoprotective autophagy to non-canonical caspase-8 activation and apoptosis
Zhenyuan Tang, Yoshinori Takahashi, Chong Chen, Ying Liu, Haiyan He, Nikolaos Tsotakos, Jacob M. Serfass, Melat T. Gebru, Han Chen, Megan M. Young, Hong Gang Wang, Dec 1 2017, In: Cell Death and Differentiation
Citations: 74

ManyClasses 1
Emily R. Fyfe, Joshua R. de Leeuw, Paulo F. Carvalho, Robert L. Goldstone, Janelle Sherman, David Admiraal, Laura K. Alford, Alison Bonner, Chad E. Brassil, Christopher A. Brooks, Tracey Carbonetto, Sau Hou Chang, Laura Cruz, Melina Czymoniewicz-Klippel, Frances Daniel, Michelle Driessen, Noel Habas..., 2021, In: Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science
Citations: 57

The Bif-1-Dynamin 2 membrane fission machinery regulates Atg9-containing vesicle generation at the Rab11-positive reservoirs
Yoshinori Takahashi, Nikolaos Tsotakos, Ying Liu, Megan M. Young, Jacob Serfass, Zhenyuan Tang, Thomas Abraham, Hong Gang Wang, Apr 12 2016, In: Oncotarget
Citations: 43

Human Surfactant Protein SP-A1 and SP-A2 Variants Differentially Affect the Alveolar Microenvironment, Surfactant Structure, Regulation and Function of the Alveolar Macrophage, and Animal and Human Survival Under Various Conditions
Joanna Floros, Nithyananda Thorenoor, Nikolaos Tsotakos, David S. Phelps, Aug 17 2021, In: Frontiers in immunology
Citations: 41

Endophilin B2 facilitates endosome maturation in response to growth factor stimulation, autophagy induction, and influenza A virus infection
Jacob M. Serfass, Yoshinori Takahashi, Zhixiang Zhou, Yuka Imamura Kawasawa, Ying Liu, Nikolaos Tsotakos, Megan M. Young, Zhenyuan Tang, Linlin Yang, Jennifer M. Atkinson, Zissis C. Chroneos, Hong Gang Wang, Jun 16 2017, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry
Citations: 30

Single-cell analysis reveals differential regulation of the alveolar macrophage actin cytoskeleton by surfactant proteins A1 and A2
Nikolaos Tsotakos, David S. Phelps, Christopher M. Yengo, Vernon M. Chinchilli, Joanna Floros, Mar 18 2016, In: Biology of Sex Differences
Citations: 25

In vitro studies on ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles coated with gummic acid for T2 MRI contrast agent
I. Rabias, H. Pratsinis, G. Drossopoulou, M. Fardis, T. Maris, N. Boukos, N. Tsotakos, D. Kletsas, E. Tsilibary, G. Papavassiliou, 2007, In: Biomicrofluidics
Citations: 17

Differential Regulation of Human Surfactant Protein A Genes, SFTPA1 and SFTPA2, and Their Corresponding Variants
Joanna Floros, Nikolaos Tsotakos, Nov 30 2021, In: Frontiers in immunology
Citations: 14

Impaired transcription factor interplay in addition to advanced glycation end products suppress podocalyxin expression in high glucose-treated human podocytes
Garyfalia I. Drossopoulou, Nikolaos E. Tsotakos, Effie C. Tsilibary, Sep 2009, In: American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology
Citations: 11

Knockdown of Drosha in human alveolar type II cells alters expression of SP-A in culture
Patricia Silveyra, Zissis C. Chroneos, Susan L. Diangelo, Neal J. Thomas, Georgios T. Noutsios, Nikolaos Tsotakos, Judie A. Howrylak, Todd M. Umstead, Joanna Floros, Sep 2014, In: Experimental Lung Research
Citations: 10

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