Search Results - "Kearney, Alison L."
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Muscle and adipose tissue insulin resistance: malady without mechanism?
Published in Journal of lipid research (01-10-2019)“…Insulin resistance is a major risk factor for numerous diseases, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. These disorders have dramatically…”
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Global redox proteome and phosphoproteome analysis reveals redox switch in Akt
Published in Nature communications (02-12-2019)“…Protein oxidation sits at the intersection of multiple signalling pathways, yet the magnitude and extent of crosstalk between oxidation and other…”
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Akt phosphorylates insulin receptor substrate to limit PI3K-mediated PIP3 synthesis
Published in eLife (13-07-2021)“…The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-Akt network is tightly controlled by feedback mechanisms that regulate signal flow and ensure signal fidelity. A rapid…”
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Genetic background modifies vulnerability to glaucoma-related phenotypes in Lmx1b mutant mice
Published in Disease models & mechanisms (19-02-2021)“…Variants in the LIM homeobox transcription factor 1-beta ( ) gene predispose individuals to elevated intraocular pressure (IOP), a key risk factor for…”
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Alteration of the serine protease PRSS56 causes angle-closure glaucoma in mice and posterior microphthalmia in humans and mice
Published in Nature genetics (01-06-2011)“…Simon John and Mounira Hmani-Aifa and colleagues show that mutation of the serine protease gene Prss56 causes elevated intraocular pressure and angle closure…”
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Permeabilization of Drosophila embryos for introduction of small molecules
Published in Insect biochemistry and molecular biology (01-11-2010)“…Pharmacological manipulations in the Drosophila embryo have been hindered by the impermeability of the eggshell. The ultimate barrier to delivery of small…”
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Signaling Heterogeneity is Defined by Pathway Architecture and Intercellular Variability in Protein Expression
Published in iScience (19-02-2021)“…Insulin's activation of PI3K/Akt signaling, stimulates glucose uptake by enhancing delivery of GLUT4 to the cell surface. Here we examined the origins of…”
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A New Wave of PI3Kα Inhibitors
Published in Cancer discovery (01-11-2023)“…This is the first peer-reviewed report of an allosteric, mutant-selective PI3Kα inhibitor, STX-478, that reduces PIK3CA-mutant tumor growth in mice. However,…”
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Structural insights into Ras regulation by SIN1
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (10-05-2022)“…Over the years it has been established that SIN1, a key component of mTORC2, could interact with Ras family small GTPases through its Ras-binding domain (RBD)…”
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Serine 474 phosphorylation is essential for maximal Akt2 kinase activity in adipocytes
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (08-11-2019)“…The Ser/Thr protein kinase Akt regulates essential biological processes such as cell survival, growth, and metabolism. Upon growth factor stimulation, Akt is…”
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A Dominant-Negative Mutation of Mouse Lmx1b Causes Glaucoma and Is Semi-lethal via LBD1-Mediated Dimerisation
Published in PLoS genetics (01-05-2014)“…Mutations in the LIM-homeodomain transcription factor LMX1B cause nail-patella syndrome, an autosomal dominant pleiotrophic human disorder in which nail,…”
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A dominant-negative mutation of mouse Lmx1b causes glaucoma and is semi-lethal via LDB1-mediated dimerization [corrected]
Published in PLoS genetics (01-05-2014)“…Mutations in the LIM-homeodomain transcription factor LMX1B cause nail-patella syndrome, an autosomal dominant pleiotrophic human disorder in which nail,…”
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A Dominant-Negative Mutation of Mouse Lmx1b Causes Glaucoma and Is Semi-lethal via LBD1-Mediated Dimerisation: e1004359
Published in PLoS genetics (01-05-2014)“…Mutations in the LIM-homeodomain transcription factor LMX1B cause nail-patella syndrome, an autosomal dominant pleiotrophic human disorder in which nail,…”
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Alteration of the serine protease PRSS56 causes angle-closure glaucoma in mice and posterior microphthalamia in humans and mice
Published in Nature genetics (01-05-2011)“…Angle-closure glaucoma (ACG) is a subset of glaucoma affecting 16 million people 1 – 3 . Although 4 million people are bilaterally blind from ACG 4 , 5 , the…”
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