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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

2017

• Subhrajit Banerjee and P.M. Kane. Direct interaction of the Golgi V-ATPase a-subunit isoform with PI(4)P drives localization of Golgi V-ATPases in yeast . Mol Biol Cell [Epub ahead of print]
• Saptarshi Biswas et al. Laminin-Dependent Interaction between Astrocytes and Microglia: A Role in Retinal Angiogenesis. Am J Pathol. [Epub ahead of print]
• Maria Camargo Moreno et al. Heterogeneity of p53 dependent genomic responses following ethanol exposure in a developmental mouse model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. PLoS One  12(7):e0180873, 2017.
• Karen I. Cyndari et al. Peri-Implant Distribution of Polyethylene Debris in Postmortem-Retrieved Knee Arthroplasties: Can Polyethylene Debris Explain Loss of Cement-Bone Interlock in Successful Total Knee Arthroplasties? J Arthroplasty 32(7):2289-2300, 2017.
• Avik Dutta et al.  Hmga2 promotes the development of myelofibrosis in Jak2V617F knock-in mice by enhancing TGF-β1 and Cxcl12 pathways. Blood [Epub ahead of print]
• Ivayla I Geneva et al. Untangling ciliary access and enrichment of two rhodopsin-like receptors using quantitative fluorescence microscopy reveals cell-specific sorting pathways. Mol Biol Cell 15;28(4):554-566, 2017.
• Gregory J. Goreczny et al. Hic-5 remodeling of the stromal matrix promotes breast tumor progression. Oncogene 36(19):2693-2703, 2017.
• Dandan Guo et al.Riboflavin-containing telodendrimer nanocarriers for efficient doxorubicin delivery: High loading capacity, increased stability, and improved anticancer efficacy .  Biomaterials 141:161-175, 2017.
• Andrew E. Jacob et al. Paxillin genes and actomyosin contractility regulate myotome morphogenesis in zebrafish. Dev Biol 425(1):70-84, 2017.
• Fatoumata Jobe et al. Deletion of Ptpn1 induces myeloproliferative neoplasm . Leukemia 31(5):1229-1234, 2017.
• Joshua M. Karchin et al. Small Molecule-Induced Domain Swapping as a Mechanism for Controlling Protein Function and Assembly. Sci Rep. 7: 44388, 2017.
• Dawn B. Lammert et al. The de novo Autism Spectrum Disorder RELN R2290C Mutation Reduces Reelin Secretion and Increases Protein Disulfide Isomerase Expression. J Neurochem. 142(1):89-102, 2017.
• Kelly Ledford et al. Distinct cis-acting regions control six6 expression during eye field and optic cup stages of eye formation. Dev Biol. 2017 Apr 21;. [Epub ahead of print]
• Samuel J. Mackenzie et al.  Cauda equina repair in the rat: Part 3. Axonal regeneration across Schwann cell seeded collagen foam. Muscle Nerve [Epub ahead of print]
• Matthew R. Miller et al. Non-canonical activity of the podosomal formin FMNL1γ supports immune cell migration. J Cell Sci. 130(10):1730-1739, 2017.
• Amber M. Papillion et al. Early derivation of IgM memory cells and bone marrow plasmablasts. PLoS One 12(6):e0178853, 2017.
• Jameson Patak et al. SLC9A9 Co-expression modules in autism-associated brain regions. Autism Res. 10(3):414-429, 2017.
• Petya D. Radoeva et al. Longitudinal study of cerebral surface morphology in youth with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, and association with positive symptoms of psychosis. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 58(3):305-314, 2017.
• Stuti Sharma and S. Wilkens. Biolayer Interferometry of Lipid Nanodisc-Reconstituted Yeast Vacuolar H+ -ATPase . Protein Sci. 26(5):1070-1079, 2017.
• Nicholas J. Stam and S. Wilkens. Structure of Nanodisc Reconstituted Vacuolar ATPase Proton Channel: Definition of the Interaction of Rotor and Stator and Implications for Enzyme Regulation by Reversible Dissociation. J Biol Chem. 292(5):1749-1761, 2017.
• Patrick Sweeney and Y. Yang. HFD-induced energy states-dependent bidirectional control of anxiety levels in mice. Int J Obes (Lond) [Epub ahead of print]
• Patrick Sweeney and Y. Yang. Neural Circuit Mechanisms Underlying Emotional Regulation of Homeostatic Feeding. Trends Endocrinol Metab . 28(6):437-448, 2017.
• Daniel S. Tylee et al. Machine-learning classification of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: A diffusion tensor imaging study. Neuroimage Clin 15:832-842, 2017.
• Daniel S. Tylee et al. Blood transcriptomic comparison of individuals with and without autism spectrum disorder: A combined-samples mega-analysis. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 174(3):181-201, 2017.
• Mark Zarella and D. Ts’o. Contextual modulation revealed by optical imaging exhibits figural asymmetry in macaque V1 and V2 . Eye Brain 9:1-12,  2017.

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 21(10):1728, 2016.
• 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).
• Agnik Dasgupta and Jeffrey D. Amack. Cilia in vertebrate left-right patterning . Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 371(1710), 2016.
• Avik Dutta et al. STAT3 mutations are not sufficient to induce large granular lymphocytic leukaemia in mice . Br J Haematol. 2016 Dec 26;. [Epub ahead of print]
• 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).
• Anna Hegsted et al. NF2- and FHOD-related formins promote ovulation in the somatic gonad of C. elegans. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 73(12):712-728, 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.
• Andrew E. Jacob et al. Evolution and Expression of Paxillin Genes in Teleost Fish . PLoS One 11:11, 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 143(19):3560-3572, 2016.
• 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. 68(11):2728-2739, 2016.
• Zachary Oaks et al. Activation of the Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin in SLE: Explosion of Evidence in the Last Five Years . Curr Rheumatol Rep. 18(12):73, 2016
• 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. 68(11):2728-2739, 2016.
• Jessica Ouderkirk-Pecone et al. Myosin 1e promotes breast cancer malignancy by enhancing tumor cell proliferation and stimulating tumor cell de-differentiation . Oncotarget 7(29):46419-46432, 2016.
• Jameson Patak et al. Endosomal System Genetics and Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Literature Review . Neurosci Biobehav Rev 65:95-112 (2016).
• Jie Peng and W. Feng. Incision of damaged DNA in the presence of an impaired Smc5/6 complex imperils genome stability. Nucleic Acids Res.44(21):10216-10229, 2016.
• 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. Activation of hypothalamic astrocytes suppresses feeding without altering emotional state s. Glia. 64(12):2263-2273, 2016.
• Patrick Sweeney and Y. Yang. An Inhibitory Septum to Lateral Hypothalamus Circuit That Suppresses Feeding . J Neurosci. 36(44):11185-11195, 2016.
• Patrick Sweeney et al. Caffeine increases food intake while reducing anxiety-related behaviors . Appetite 101:171-7 (2016).
• Daniel S. 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 174(3):181-201, 2016.
• Joel R. Wilmore et al. Plasmodium chabaudi infection induces AID expression in transitional and marginal zone B cells . Immun Inflamm Dis. 2016 Nov 28;4(4):497-505.
• 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. 311(5):H1139-H1149, 2016.
• 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.
• Mark Zarella and D. Ts’o. Cue combination encoding via contextual modulation of V1 and V2 neurons . Eye Brain. 21;8:177-193, 2016.