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Br J Cancer 2021 Feb 26;124(4):842-854. Epub 2021 Jan 26.

Molecular Epidemiology Group, C080, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.

Background: Epidemiological studies provide strong evidence for a role of endogenous sex hormones in the aetiology of breast cancer. The aim of this analysis was to identify genetic variants that are associated with urinary sex-hormone levels and breast cancer risk.

Methods: We carried out a genome-wide association study of urinary oestrone-3-glucuronide and pregnanediol-3-glucuronide levels in 560 premenopausal women, with additional analysis of progesterone levels in 298 premenopausal women. Read More

Zookeys 2017 22(675):97-127. Epub 2017 May 22.

Department of Radiology, Universitätsklinikum Giessen und Marburg GmbH-Standort Giessen, Center for Radiology, 35385 Giessen, Germany.

Three new species of the genus O.F. Müller, 1773, Jochum & Weigand, , Jochum & Weigand, and Jochum & Weigand, are described from the Southeastern United States, Belize and Panama, respectively. Read More

Hypertension 2016 Sep 5;68(3):621-9. Epub 2016 Jul 5.

From the Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research and Center for Pharmacogenomics (M.H.S., Y.G., C.W.M., J.G.G., R.F.F., R.M.C.-D., J.A.J.) and Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine (T.J.G.), University of Florida, Gainesville; Department of Statistics, Bioinformatics Research Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh (D.M.R., A.M.-R.); Department of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore (A.L.B.); Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (A.B.C.); Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (S.T.T.); Human Genetics Center and Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, (E.B.); Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Genome Center, University of California, Davis (O.F.); and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC (R.K.-D.).

Hydrochlorothiazide is among the most commonly prescribed antihypertensives; yet, <50% of hydrochlorothiazide-treated patients achieve blood pressure (BP) control. Herein, we integrated metabolomic and genomic profiles of hydrochlorothiazide-treated patients to identify novel genetic markers associated with hydrochlorothiazide BP response. The primary analysis included 228 white hypertensives treated with hydrochlorothiazide from the Pharmacogenomic Evaluation of Antihypertensive Responses (PEAR) study. Read More

Am J Mol Biol 2015 Apr;5(2):17-31

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut at Storrs, Storrs, USA.

The Shc adaptor protein, particularly its p52 isoform, has been identified as a primary signaling partner for the tyrosine(s)-phosphorylated cytoplasmic tails of activated integrins. Inspired by our recent structure of the Shc PTB domain in complex with a bi-phosphorylated peptide derived from cytoplasmic tail, we have initiated the investigation of Shc interaction with phospholipids of the membrane. We are particularly focused on PtdIns and their effects on Shc mediated integrin signaling . Read More

Am J Mol Biol 2012 Apr;2(1):1-10

Inserm U779, Université Paris XI et VII, CHU Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.

Octameric hemoglobins have been developed by the introduction of surface cysteines in either the alpha or beta chain. Originally designed as a blood substitute, we report here the structure and ligand binding function; in addition the interaction with haptoglobin was studied. The recombinant Hbs (rHbs) with mutations alpha Asn78Cys or beta Gly83Cys spontaneously form octamers under conditions where the cysteines are oxidized. Read More

Am J Mol Biol 2012 Jan;2(1):11-20

Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA.

The CCR4-NOT complex has been shown to have multiple roles in mRNA metabolism, including that of transcriptional elongation, mRNA transport, and nuclear exosome function, but the primary function of CCR4 and CAF1 is in the deadenylation and degradation of cytoplasmic mRNA. As previous genetic analysis supported an interaction between SPT5, known to be involved in transcriptional elongation, and that of CCR4, the physical association of SPT5 with CCR4 was examined. A two-hybrid screen utilizing the deadenylase domain of CCR4 as a bait identified SPT5 as a potential interacting protein. Read More