R. Alon

Cytohesin-1 controls the activation of RhoA and modulates integrin-dependent adhesion and migration of dendritic cells (2009)

Quast, T., Tappertzhofen, B., Schild, C., Grell, J., Czeloth, N., Forster, R., ...

Loss of Kindlin-3 in LAD-III eliminates LFA-1 but not VLA-4 adhesiveness developed under shear flow conditions (2009)

Manevich-Mendelson, E., Feigelson, S. W., Pasvolsky, R., Aker, M., Grabovsky, V., Shulman, Z., ...

Expected Performance of the ATLAS Experiment - Detector, Trigger and Physics (2008)

Abat, E., Abbott, B., Abdallah, J., Abdelalim, A. A., Abdesselam, A., ...

A detailed study is presented of the expected performance of the ATLAS detector. The reconstruction of tracks, leptons, photons, missing energy and jets is investigated, together with the performance...

A concise review on THGEM detectors (2008)

Breskin, A., Alon, R., Cortesi, M., Chechik, R., Miyamoto, J., Dangendorf, V., ...

We briefly review the concept and properties of the Thick GEM (THGEM); it is a robust, high-gain gaseous electron multiplier, manufactured economically by standard printed-circuit drilling and...

Operation of a Thick Gas Electron Multiplier (THGEM) in Ar, Xe and Ar-Xe (2007)

Alon, R., Miyamoto, J., Cortesi, M., Breskin, A., Chechik, R., Carne, I., ...

We present the results of our recent studies of a Thick Gaseous Electron Multiplier (THGEM)-based detector, operated in Ar, Xe and Ar:Xe (95:5) at various gas pressures. Avalanche-multiplication...

Investigations of a THGEM-based imaging detector (2007)

Cortesi, M., Alon, R., Chechik, R., Breskin, A., Vartsky, D., Dangendorf, V.

We present the results of our recent studies on a Thick Gas Electron Multiplier (THGEM)-based imaging detector prototype. It consists of two 100x100 mm^2 THGEM electrodes in cascade, coupled to a...

Toward Application of a Thick Gas Electron Multiplier (THGEM) Readout for a Dark Matter Detector (2007)

Gai, M., McKinsey, D. N., Ni, K., Rubin, D. A. R., Wongjirad, T., Alon, R., ...

The Yale-Weizmann collaboration aims to develop a low-radioactivity (low-background) cryogenic noble liquid detector for Dark-Matter (DM) search in measurements to be performed deep underground as...

Lymph node chemokines promote sustained T lymphocyte motility without triggering stable integrin adhesiveness in the absence of shear forcesm (2007)

Woolf, E., Grigorova, I., Sagiv, A., Grabovsky, V., Feigelson, S. W., Shulman, Z., ...

L-selectin-mediated leukocyte tethering in shear flow is controlled by multiple contacts and cytoskeletal anchorage facilitating fast rebinding events (2004)

Schwarz, U. S., Alon, R.

Avidity enhancement of L-selectin bonds by flow: shear-promoted rotation of leukocytes turn labile bonds into functional tethers (2003)

Dwir, O., Solomon, A., Mangan, S., Kansas, G. S., Schwarz, Ulrich S., Alon, R.

L-selectin dimerization enhances tether formation to properly spaced ligand (2002)

Dwir, O., Steeber, D. A., Schwarz, U. S., Camphausen, R. T., Kansas, G. S., Tedder, T. F., ...

CD44-dependent lymphoma cell dissemination: a cell surface CD44 variant, rather than standard CD44, supports in vitro lymphoma cell rolling on hyaluronic acid substrate and its in vivo accumulation in the peripheral lymph nodes. (2002)

Wallach-Dayan, S.B., Grabovsky, V., Moll, J., Sleeman, J., Herrlich, P., Alon, R., ...

Journal of Cell Science, 114(2002) S.3463-77

DC-SIGN-ICAM-2 interaction mediates dendritic cell trafficking (2000)

Kooyk, Y. Van, Figdor, C.G., Alon, R., Grabovsky, V., Vliet, S.J. Van, ...

The LFA-1 integrin supports rolling adhesions on ICAM-1 under physiological sheer flow in a permissive cellular environment (2000)

Alon, R., Kooyk, Y. Van, Figdor, C.G., Dwir, O., Vliet, S.J. Van, Grabovsky, V., ...

Specialized functional properties of the integrin alpha 4 cytoplasmic domain.

Kassner, P D, Alon, R, Springer, T A, Hemler, M E

For functional studies of the integrin alpha 4 cytoplasmic domain, we have expressed the following in K562 and Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells: 1) wild-type alpha 4 (called X4C4), 2) two chimeric...

Neutrophil and nonneutrophil-mediated injury in intestinal ischemia-reperfusion.

Simpson, R, Alon, R, Kobzik, L, Valeri, C R, Shepro, D, Hechtman, H B

OBJECTIVE: The role of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) was examined in local and remote organ injury after intestinal ischemia-reperfusion. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: PMN have been found to mediate...

Specialized functional properties of the integrin alpha 4 cytoplasmic domain.

Kassner, P D, Alon, R, Springer, T A, Hemler, M E

For functional studies of the integrin alpha 4 cytoplasmic domain, we have expressed the following in K562 and Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells: 1) wild-type alpha 4 (called X4C4), 2) two chimeric...

Neutrophil and nonneutrophil-mediated injury in intestinal ischemia-reperfusion.

Simpson, R, Alon, R, Kobzik, L, Valeri, C R, Shepro, D, Hechtman, H B

OBJECTIVE: The role of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) was examined in local and remote organ injury after intestinal ischemia-reperfusion. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: PMN have been found to mediate...

Heat-stressed CD4+ T lymphocytes: differential modulations of adhesiveness to extracellular matrix glycoproteins, proliferative responses and tumour necrosis factor-alpha secretion.

Hershkoviz, R, Alon, R, Mekori, Y A, Gilat, D, Cahalon, L, Miller, A, ...

Although cells of the immune system often function under feverish conditions, the effects of elevated temperatures on T cells have not been fully elucidated. Herein, the effects of a 1-hr exposure to...

Inhibition of CD4+ T lymphocyte binding to fibronectin and immune-cell accumulation in inflammatory sites by non-peptidic mimetics of Arg-Gly-Asp.

Hershkoviz, R, Greenspoon, N, Mekori, Y A, Hadari, R, Alon, R, Kapustina, G, ...

The Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) cell adhesion motif has been demonstrated in various studies to play a pivotal role in leucocyte and platelet interactions with plasma and extracellular matrix (ECM)...