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The research project of Neva Watson, Microbiology and Immunology PhD student, as well as her image of skeletal muscle calcification caused by a virus, made the cover of the Journal of Immunology . She is a student in the lab of Paul Massa, PhD, professor of Microbiology & Immunology, and professor of Neurology.

Student Publications

2016

• Christopher M. Bartlow et al.. PTH(1-34) and zoledronic acid have differing longitudinal effects on juvenile mouse femur strength and morphology. J Orthop Res. [Epub ahead of print]
• Adam Blanden et al.Corrigendum to "Reactivating mutant p53 using small molecules as zinc metallochaperones: awakening a sleeping giant in cancer." Drug Discov Today [Epub ahead of print]
• Olesea Cojohari et al. Human cytomegalovirus induces an atypical activation of Akt to stimulate the survival of short-lived monocytes. J Virol. 90(14):6443-52(2016).  
• Ori S. Cohen et al. A splicing-regulatory polymorphism in DRD2 disrupts ZRANB2 binding, impairs cognitive functioning and increases risk for schizophrenia in six Han Chinese samples .  Mol Psychiatry. 21(7):975-82 (2016).
• Sergio Couoh-Cardel et al. Yeast V-ATPase Proteolipid Ring Acts as a Large-conductance Transmembrane Protein Pore . Sci Rep. 6:24774 (2016).
• Jason J. Gokey et al. A Kupffer's vesicle size threshold for robust left-right patterning of the zebrafish embryo. Dev Dyn 245(1):22-33 (2016).
• Jonathan L. Hess et al. The influence of genes on "positive valence systems" constructs: A systematic review. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 171(1):92-110 (2016).
• William C. Hilinski et al. Lmx1b is required for the glutamatergic fates of a subset of spinal cord neurons . Neural Dev. 11(1):16, 2016.
• Yongchang Ji et al. Mutations in zebrafish pitx2 model congenital malformations in Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome but do not disrupt left-right placement of visceral organs . Dev Biol. 416(1):69-81, 2016
• Dawn B. Lammert and B.W. Howell. RELN Mutations in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Front Cell Neurosci. 10:84 (2016).
• Chris Lucchesi et al. Negative regulation of RNA-binding protein HuR by tumor-suppressor ECRG2. Oncogene 35(20):2565-73 (2016).
• Zahra I Motahari et al. Tbx3 represses bmp4 expression and with Pax6 is required and sufficient for retina formation . Development [Epub ahead of print]
• Zachary Oaks et al. Mitochondrial dysfunction in the liver and antiphospholipid antibody production precede disease onset and respond to rapamycin in lupus-prone mice . Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 [Epub ahead of print]
• Jessica Ouderkirk-Pecone et al. Myosin 1e promotes breast cancer malignancy by enhancing tumor cell proliferation and stimulating tumor cell de-differentiation . Oncotarget. 2016 [Epub ahead of print]
• Jameson Patak et al. Endosomal System Genetics and Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Literature Review . Neurosci Biobehav Rev 65:95-112 (2016).
• Jameson Patak et al. SLC9A9 Co-expression modules in autism-associated brain regions. Autism Res. 2016 [Epub ahead of print]
• Jie Peng and W. Feng. Incision of damaged DNA in the presence of an impaired Smc5/6 complex imperils genome stability. Nucleic Acids Res. [Epub ahead of print]
• Megan Peppenelli et al.  Human cytomegalovirus stimulates the synthesis of select Akt-dependent antiapoptotic proteins during viral entry to promote survival of infected monocytes. J Virol. 90(6):3138-47 (2016).
• Petya D. Radoeva et al. Longitudinal study of premorbid adjustment in 22q11.2 deletion (velocardiofacial) syndrome and association with psychosis. Dev Psychopathol. 11:1-14 (2016).
• Jacqualyn J. Schulman et al. The Stability and Expression Level of Bok is Governed by Binding to Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate Receptors . J Biol Chem. 291(22):11820-8 (2016).
• Patrick Sweeney et al. Caffeine increases food intake while reducing anxiety-related behaviors . Appetite 101:171-7 (2016).
• Patrick Sweeney et al. Activation of hypothalamic astrocytes suppresses feeding without altering emotional states. Glia. [Epub ahead of print]
• Daniel Tylee et al. RNA sequencing of transformed lymphoblastoid cells from siblings discordant for autism spectrum disorders reveals transcriptomic and functional alterations: Evidence for sex-specific effects. Autism Res. [Epub ahead of print]
• Forrest A. Wright and R.J. Wojcikiewicz. Chapter 4 - Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor Ubiquitination. Prog Mol Biol Transl Sci. 141:141-59 (2016).
• Qin Xu et al.  Specificity of the Connexin W3/4 locus for Functional Gap Junction Formation . Channels (Austin) 15:1-13, 2016.
• Qin Xu et al. Changes in cardiac NaV1.5 expression, function, and acetylation by pan-histone deacetylase inhibitors. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. [Epub ahead of print]
• Lina Yang et al. Autism spectrum disorder traits in Slc9a9 knock-out mice . Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 171(3):363-76 (2016).
• Yue Yang et al. Loss of Ezh2 cooperates with Jak2V617F in the development of myelofibrosis in a mouse model of myeloproliferative neoplasm . Blood 127(26):3410-23, 2016.
• Lala Zafreen et al. In-vitro, SDH5-dependent flavinylation of immobilized human respiratory complex II flavoprotein . Arch Biochem Biophys. 604:47-56, 2016.

2015

• Parisa Afshari et al. Characterization of a novel mutation in SLC1A1 associated with schizophrenia . Mol Neuropsychiatry. 1(3):125-144 (2015).
• Jing Bi et al. Effects of FSGS-associated mutations on the stability and function of myosin-1 in fission yeast. Dis Model Mech. 8(8):891-902 (2015).
• Adam Blanden et al. Reactivating mutant p53 using small molecules as zinc metallochaperones: awakening a sleeping giant in cancer.   Drug Discov Today 30(11):1391-7 (2015).
• Robert Brooks et al. Coordinate Expansion of Murine Hematopoietic and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Compartments by SHIPi .Stem Cells 33(3):848-58 (2015).
• Olessea Cojohari et al. BH3 Profiling Reveals Selectivity by Herpesviruses for Specific Bcl-2 Proteins to Mediate Survival of Latently Infected Cells. J Virol. 89(10):5739-46 (2015).
• Sergio Couoh-Cardel et al. Affinity Purification and Structural Features of the Yeast Vacuolar ATPase Vo Membrane Sector . J Biol Chem. 290(46):27959-71 (2015).
• Anudariya Dean and D.R. Mitchell. Late steps in cytoplasmic maturation of assembly-competent axonemal outer arm dynein in Chlamydomonas require interaction of ODA5 and ODA10 in a complex . Mol Biol Cell. 26(20):3596-605 (2015).
• Darin Dolezal et al. Fly LMBR1/LIMR-type protein Lilipod promotes germ-line stem cell self-renewal by enhancing BMP signaling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 112(45)13928-33 (2015).
• Diana M. Dunn et al. c-Abl Mediated Tyrosine Phosphorylation of Aha1 Activates Its Co-chaperone Function in Cancer Cells. Cell Rep. 12(6):1006-18 (2015).
• Chrissa A. Dwyer et al. Neurons and glia modify RPTPζ/phosphacan with cell-specific O-mannosyl glycans in the developing brain. J Biol Chem. 290(16):10256-73 (2015).
• Aaron M. Glass et al. Connexins and pannexins in the immune system and lymphatic organs . Cell Mol Life Sci i. 72(15):2899-910 (2015). 
• Jason J. Gokey et al. The V-ATPase accessory protein Atp6ap1b mediates dorsal forerunner cell proliferation and left-right asymmetry in zebrafish. Dev Biol.407(1):115-30 (2015)
• Gregory J. Goreczny et al. A Simplified System for Evaluating Cell Mechanosensing and Durotaxis In Vitro . J Vis Exp. Aug 27 (102) (2015).
• Ross Gruber et al. The control of reactive oxygen species production by SHP-1 in oligodendrocytes. Glia. (10):1753-71 (2015).
• Matthew Gumbleton et al. SHIP1 Intrinsically Regulates NK Cell Signaling and Education, Resulting in Tolerance of an MHC Class I-Mismatched Bone Marrow Graft in Mice. J Immunol 194(6):2847-54 (2015).
• Jonathan L. Hess et al.a  Bioinformatic analyses and conceptual synthesis of evidence linking ZNF804A to risk for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 168(1):14-35 (2015).
• Steven D Hicks et al. Exosomal microRNA expression in childhood autism spectrum disorder . Int J Dev Neurosci. 47(Pt A):93, (2015).
• Cherry Ignacio et al.  Alterations in serum microRNA in humans with alcohol use disorders impact cell proliferation and cell death pathways and predict structural and functional changes in brain . BMC Neurosci. 16:55 (2015).
• Yaxin Liu et al.   Misfolding of Mutant Adenine Nucleotide Translocase in Yeast Supports a Novel Mechanism of Ant1-induced Muscle Diseases.   Mol Biol Cell. 26(11):1985-94 (2015).
• Ki Lui et al. Regulation of p53 oligomerization by Ras superfamily protein RBEL1A. Genes Cancer 6(7-8):307-16 (2015).
• Richard Mangio et al. The canonical eIF4E isoform of C. elegans regulates growth, embryogenesis, and germline sex-determination. Biol Open 4(7):843-51 (2015).
• Lei Mi-Mi and D. Pruyne. Loss of Sarcomere-associated Formins Disrupts Z-line Organization, but does not Prevent Thin Filament Assembly in Caenorhabditis elegans Muscle . Journal of Cytology Histology. 6(2):318 (2015).
• Matthew R Miller and SD Blystone. Reliable and inexpensive expression of large, tagged, exogenous proteins in murine bone marrow-derived macrophages using a second generation lentiviral system . J Biol Methods. 2(3):e23 (2015).
• Matthew R Miller and SD Blystone. Human Macrophages Utilize the Podosome Formin FMNL1 for Adhesion and Migration . CellBio 4 (1) (2015).
• Mehdi Najafi and P.D. Calvert. Measurements of rhodopsin diffusion within signaling membrane microcompartments in live photoreceptors. Methods Mol Biol. 1271:309-23 (2015).
• Ryan S. O'Dell et al. Reelin Prevents Apical Neurite Retraction during Terminal Translocation and Dendrite Initiation . J Neurosci. 35(30):10659-74 (2015).
• Naman B Shah and TM Duncan. Aerobic growth of Escherichia coli is reduced and ATP synthesis is selectively inhibited when five C-terminal residues are deleted from the ϵ subunit of ATP synthase . J Biol Chem. 290(34):21032-41 (2015).
• Stephen A. Shinsky and M.S. Cosgrove. Unique Role of the WD-40 Repeat Protein 5 (WDR5) Subunit within the Mixed Lineage Leukemia 3 (MLL3) Histone Methyltransferase Complex. J Biol Chem. 290(43):25819-33 (2015).
• Stephen A. Shinsky et al. Biochemical Reconstitution and Phylogenetic Comparison of Human SET1 Family Core Complexes Involved in Histone Methylation . J Biol Chem 290(10):6361-75 (2015).
• Patrick Sweeney and Y. Yang. An excitatory ventral hippocampus to lateral septum circuit that suppresses feeding . Nat Commun. 6:10188 (2015).
• Trista L. Thorn et al. A Cytotoxic, Co-operative Interaction Between Energy Deprivation and Glutamate Release From System xc- Mediates Aglycemic Neuronal Cell Death . ASN Neuro. 2015 Dec;7(6) (2015).
• Daniel T. Tylee et al.Blood-based gene-expression biomarkers of post-traumatic stress disorder among deployed marines: A pilot study.  Psychoneuroendocrinology 51:472-94 (2015).
• Neva B. Watson et al. SHP-1-Dependent Macrophage Differentiation Exacerbates Virus-Induced Myositis. J Immunol. 194(6):2796-809, 2015.
• Joel Wilmore et al.  AID expression in peripheral blood of children living in a malaria holoendemic region is associated with changes in B cell subsets and Epstein-Barr virus.   Int J Cancer 136(6):1371-80 (2015).
• Kimberly Wong et al Efficient retina formation requires suppression of both Activin and BMP signaling pathways in pluripotent cells . Biol Open 4(4):573-83 (2015).
• Forrest Wright et al. A point mutation in the ubiquitin ligase RNF170 that causes autosomal dominant sensory ataxia destabilizes the protein and impairs inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor-mediated Ca2+ signaling . J Biol Chem. 290(22):13948-57 (2015).
• Dongqing Yan et al.  Deletion of Stat3 enhances myeloid cell expansion and increases the severity of myeloproliferative neoplasms in Jak2V617F knock-in mice. Leukemia (10):2050-61 (2015).