Department News
Brian Palmisano publishes a paper in Frontiers in Endocrinology!
Apr. 4, 2017—Palmisano BT, Stafford JM, Pendergast JS. High-Fat Feeding Does Not Disrupt Daily Rhythms in Female Mice because of Protection by Ovarian Hormones. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2017 Mar 14;8:44. PMID: 28352249
Notable publications in March 2017
Apr. 4, 2017—Papers published in journals with an IF≥5.0 Wang S, Stanika RI, Wang X, Hagen J, Kennedy MB, Obermair GJ, Colbran RJ, Lee A. Densin-180 controls the trafficking and signaling of L-type voltage-gated Cav1.2 Ca2+ channels at excitatory synapses. J Neurosci. 2017 Mar 31. pii: 2583-16. PMID: 28363979. Bluett RJ, Báldi R, Haymer A, Gaulden AD,...
Kudos to our great POD3 staff!
Mar. 21, 2017—The internal audit of the MPB departments is currently wrapping up. This has been going on in the background for about the last four months! Thanks to the tremendous work of Gary Bock, Bess Cahill, Connie Huebschmann and especially Becky Bowden, we came through it in pretty good shape. The auditors identified some minor issues...
Congrats to the Mchaourab lab for their paper in Nature!
Mar. 17, 2017—Nature. 2017 Mar 13. doi: 10.1038/nature21414. Energy transduction and alternating access of the mammalian ABC transporter P-glycoprotein. Verhalen B, Dastvan R, Thangapandian S, Peskova Y, Koteiche HA, Nakamoto RK, Tajkhorshid E, Mchaourab HS.
The Journal of Biological Chemistry published a paper by Amanda Meyer/Johnson
Mar. 10, 2017—Identification of a Transcriptional Activation Domain in Yeast Repressor Activator Protein 1 (Rap1) Using an Altered DNA-Binding Specificity Variant. Johnson AN, Weil PA. J Biol Chem. 2017 Feb 14. pii: jbc.M117.779181. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M117.779181. PMID: 28196871
Roxanna Loperena publishes a review article!
Mar. 8, 2017—Oxidative Stress and Hypertensive Diseases. Loperena R, Harrison DG. Med Clin North Am. 2017 Jan;101(1):169-193. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2016.08.004. Review. PMID: 27884227
Liz Ferrick-Kiddie publishes her work in Scientific Reports
Mar. 8, 2017—Mutations underlying Episodic Ataxia type-1 antagonize Kv1.1 RNA editing. Ferrick-Kiddie EA, Rosenthal JJ, Ayers GD, Emeson RB. Sci Rep. 2017 Feb 20;7:41095. doi: 10.1038/srep41095. PMID: 28216637
Bethany Carboneau publishes a review!
Mar. 8, 2017—Regulation of pancreatic β-cell function and mass dynamics by prostaglandin signaling. Carboneau BA, Breyer RM, Gannon M. J Cell Commun Signal. 2017 Jan 28. doi: 10.1007/s12079-017-0377-7. Review. PMID: 28132118
Chris Reissaus publishes in Diabetes
Mar. 8, 2017—Reestablishment of Glucose Inhibition of Glucagon Secretion in Small Pseudo-Islets. Reissaus CA, Piston DW. Diabetes. 2017 Jan 27. pii: db161291. doi: 10.2337/db16-1291. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 28130310
Journal of Molecular Endocrinology publishes Kayla Boortz’s paper
Mar. 8, 2017—Effects of G6pc2 deletion on body weight and cholesterol in mice. Boortz KA, Syring KE, Pound LD, Mo H, Bastarache L, Oeser JK, McGuinness OP, Denny JC, O'Brien R. J Mol Endocrinol. 2017 Jan 25. pii: JME-16-0202. doi: 10.1530/JME-16-0202. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 28122818
Megan Capozzi publishes first author paper
Mar. 8, 2017—Linoleic Acid is a Diabetes-relevant Stimulator of Retinal Inflammation in Human Retinal Muller Cells and Microvascular Endothelial Cells. Capozzi ME, McCollum GW, Cousins DB, Penn JS. J Diabetes Metab. 2016 Dec;7(12). pii: 718. doi: 10.4172/2155-6156.1000718. PMID: 28066685
JOVE publishes paper by Andrea Perreault – watch the video!
Mar. 8, 2017—The ChIP-exo Method: Identifying Protein-DNA Interactions with Near Base Pair Precision. Perreault AA, Venters BJ. J Vis Exp. 2016 Dec 23;(118). doi: 10.3791/55016. PMID: 28060339
Linda Sealy Named Associate Dean
Mar. 8, 2017—Congratulations to Linda Sealy, Associate Professor of MPB, for being appointed as the Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the School of Medicine – Basic Sciences. See the full story here.
Alyssa Hasty Named Associate Dean
Mar. 8, 2017—Congratulations to Alyssa Hasty, Professor of MPB, for being appointed as the Associate Dean for Faculty Development in the School of Medicine – Basic Sciences. See the full story here.
Publications in January 2017
Mar. 8, 2017—Reissaus CA, Piston DW. Reestablishment of Glucose Inhibition of Glucagon Secretion in Small Pseudo-Islets. Diabetes. 2017 Jan 27. PMID: 28130310. Joffe ME, Vitter SR, Grueter BA. GluN1 deletions in D1- and A2A-expressing cell types reveal distinct modes of behavioral regulation. Neuropharmacology. 2017 Jan;112(Pt A). 172-180. PMID: 27012890.