Faculty

Katalin Banki, M.D. Associate Professor, Pathology 3809A University Hospital Upstate Medical University 750 East Adams Street Syracuse, NY 13210

Education and Clinical Training

Clinical Specialty

Clinical Department/Section Affiliations

Clinical Interests

Molecular biology of autoimmune diseases

Research Program and Department Affiliations

Research Interests

Molecular biology of autoimmune diseases. The role of transaldolase and the pentose phosphate shunt in apoptosis.

Research Abstract

Perl, A., Colombo, E., Samoilova, E., Butler, M.C. and Banki. K. (2000) Human transaldolase-associated repetitive elements are transcribed by RNA polymerase III. J. Biol. Chem. 275:7261-7272.

Perl, A., Banki, K. (2000) Redox control of viral replication and apoptosis in HIV-infected cells. Antiox. Redox Signal 2:551-573.

Puskas, F., Gergely, P., Banki, K. And Perl, A. (2000) Stimulation of the penrose phosphate pathway and glutathione levels by dehydroascorbate, the oxidized form of vitamin C. FASEB J., 14:1352-1361.

Esposito, M., Venkatesh, V., Otvos, L., Weng, Z., Vajda, S., Banki, K. and Perl, A. (1999) Human transaldolase and cross-reactive viral epitopes identified by autoantibodies of multiple sclerosis patients. J. Immunol. 163:4027-4032.

Magistrelli, C., Samoilova, E., Agarwal, R. K., Barfid, K., Ferrante, P., Vladutiu, A., Phillips, P. E. And Perl, A. (1999) Polymorphic genotypes of the HRES-1 human endogenous retrovirus locus correlate with systemic lupus erythematosus and autoreactivity. Immunogenetics 49: 829-834.

Banki, K., Hutter, E, Gonchoroff, N.J. and Perl, A. (1999) Elevation of mitochondrial transmembrane potential and ROI levels are early events and independent from activation of caspases m FAS signaling. J. Immunol. 162: 1466-1479.

Banki, K., Hutter, E, Gonchoroff, N.J. and Perl, A. (1998) Molecular ordering in HIV-induced apoptosis: oxidative stress, activation of caspases and cell survival are regulated by transaldolase. J. Biol. Chem. 273:11944-11953.

Perl, A., Banki, K. Molecular mimicry and altered apoptosis as mechanism of vital pathogenesis. In Lupus: Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis. Eds. Karnmer, GM., Tsokos, G.C. Humana Press. 1998. Invited chapter.

Banki, K.*, Hutter, E., Gonchoroff, N.J*. and Perl, A. (1998) Molecular ordering in HIV-induced apoptosis. J. Biol. Chem, 273: 11944-11953.

Perl, A and Banki, K*. Molecular mimicry and altered apoptosis as mechanisms of viral pathogenesis. In Lupus: Molecular and Cellular Pathogenesis. Eds. Kammer, G.M., Tsokos, G.C. Humana Press. 1998, invited book chapter.

Hutchison, R.E.*, Banki, K.*, Shuster, J., Barrett, D.*, Dieck, C., Berard, C.W., Link, M., Pick, T., Murphy, S.B., Methew, P., and Morris, S. (1997) Use of an anti-ALK antibody in the characterization of anaplastic large cell lymphoma of childhood. Annals of Oncology, 8 Suppl 1: 37-42

Banki, K.*, Eddy, R.L., Shows, T.B., Halladay, D.L., Bullrich, F., Croce, C.M., Jurecic, V., Baldini, A. and Perl, A. (1997) The human transaldolase gene is located on chromosome 11 at p15.4-p15.5. Genomics, 45: 233-238.

Colombo, E., Banki, K.*, Tatum, A.H*., Daucher, J.*, Ferrante, P., Murray, R.S., Phillips, P.E., and Perl, A. (1997) Comparative analysis of antibody and cell-mediated autoimmunity to transaldolase and myeline basic protein in patients with multiple sclerosis. J. Clin. Invest. 99: 1238-1250.

Additional Information

Director, Residency Program

This profile was last updated on 06/17/2009

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