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Ferritin functions as a proinflammatory cytokine via iron‐independent protein kinase C zeta/nuclear factor kappaB–regulated signaling in rat hepatic stellate cells by Ruddell, Richard G., Hoang‐Le, Diem, Barwood, Joanne M., Rutherford, Paul S., Piva, Terrance J., Watters, Dianne J., Santambrogio, Paolo, Arosio, Paolo, Ramm, Grant A.

“…Circulating ferritin levels reflect body iron stores and are elevated with inflammation in chronic liver injury. H‐ferritin exhibits a number of extrahepatic…”
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Neurodegeneration in ataxia‐telangiectasia: Multiple roles of ATM kinase in cellular homeostasis by Choy, Kay Rui, Watters, Dianne J.

“…Ataxia‐telangiectasia (A‐T) is characterized by neuronal degeneration, cancer, diabetes, immune deficiency, and increased sensitivity to ionizing radiation…”
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Ascidian Toxins with Potential for Drug Development by Watters, Dianne J

“…Ascidians (tunicates) are invertebrate chordates, and prolific producers of a wide variety of biologically active secondary metabolites from cyclic peptides to…”
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The CIMP Phenotype in BRAF Mutant Serrated Polyps from a Prospective Colonoscopy Patient Cohort by Fernando, Winnie C., Miranda, Mariska S., Worthley, Daniel L., Togashi, Kazutomo, Watters, Dianne J., Leggett, Barbara A., Spring, Kevin J.

“…Colorectal cancers arising via the serrated pathway are often associated with BRAF V600E mutation, CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP), and microsatellite…”
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Calpain activation is upstream of caspases in radiation-induced apoptosis by Waterhouse, N J, Finucane, D M, Green, D R, Elce, J S, Kumar, S, Alnemri, E S, Litwack, G, Khanna, K, Lavin, M F, Watters, D J

“…The molecular events involved in apoptosis induced by ionizing radiation remain unresolved. In this paper we show that the cleavage of fodrin to a 150 kDa…”
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Undergraduate biochemistry student difficulties with topics requiring mathematical skills: use of an online maths skills support site by Watters, Dianne J., Johnston, Peter R., Brown, Christopher L., Loughlin, Wendy A.

“…A number of areas of difficulty in basic numeracy and mathematical skills were identified, which hinder students' success in a foundational biochemistry…”
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Online quiz for STEM assumed knowledge self-assessment by first year science students: a pilot study by Johnston, Peter R., Watters, Dianne J., Brown, Christopher L., Williams, Michael L., Loughlin, Wendy A.

“…This study aimed to adapt the Get Set2 quiz and design a diagnostic quiz for implementation under assumed knowledge admissions into university science degrees…”
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Heteroatom‐Interchanged Isomers of Lissoclinamide 5: Copper(II) Complexation, Halide Binding, and Biological Activity by Xie, Sida, Savchenko, Andrei I., Kerscher, Marion, Grange, Rebecca L., Krenske, Elizabeth H., Harmer, Jeffrey R., Bauer, Michelle J., Broit, Natasa, Watters, Dianne J., Boyle, Glen M., Bernhardt, Paul V., Parsons, Peter G., Comba, Peter, Gahan, Lawrence R., Williams, Craig M.

“…Cyclic peptides, especially those produced by marine cyanobacteria symbionts, are considered to play an important ecological role in host defence. Chemists…”
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Approaches to Learning by Students in the Biological Sciences: Implications for Teaching by Watters, Dianne J, Watters, James J

“…This study is an investigation of the epistemological beliefs and study habits of students undertaking first-year courses in Biological Chemistry and…”
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Iron loading and oxidative stress in the Atm-/- mouse liver by McDonald, Cameron J, Ostini, Lesa, Wallace, Daniel F, John, Abraham N, Watters, Dianne J, Subramaniam, V Nathan

“…Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T) is an autosomal recessive disorder resulting in a myriad of abnormalities, including progressive neurodegeneration and cancer…”
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An Investigation into Student Perceptions towards Mathematics and Their Performance in First Year Chemistry: Introduction of Online Maths Skills Support by Johnston, Peter R, Watters, Dianne J, Brown, Christopher L, Loughlin, Wendy A

“…An online Maths Skills Site was developed as an integrated support programme for first year Chemistry students, the content of which, was based on an analysis…”
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Oxidative stress in ataxia telangiectasia by Watters, Dianne J

“…Ataxia telangiectasia is one of a group of recessive hereditary genomic instability disorders and is characterized by progressive neurodegeneration,…”
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Student understanding of pH: “i don't know what the log actually is, i only know where the button is on my calculator” by Watters, Dianne J., Watters, James J.

“…In foundation biochemistry and biological chemistry courses, a major problem area that has been identified is students' lack of understanding of pH, acids,…”
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Resistance to radiation-induced apoptosis in Burkitt's lymphoma cells is associated with defective ceramide signaling by MICHAEL, J. M, LAVIN, M. F, WATTERS, D. J

“…Increased sensitivity to ionizing radiation has been shown to be due to defects in double-strand break repair and mutations in the proteins that detect DNA…”
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Critical targets of protein kinase C in differentiation of tumour cells by Watters, Dianne J, Parsons, Peter G

“…The ultimate target of pharmacological research is to find new drugs for treating human diseases such as cancer. Agents causing differentiation and thus growth…”
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Sub-structure syntheses and relative stereochemistry in the bistramide (bistratene) series of marine metabolites by Gallagher, Paul O, McErlean, Christopher S.P, Jacobs, Mark F, Watters, Dianne J, Kitching, William

“…The (6 R*,9 S*,11 S*) and (22 S*,23 R*,27 R*,31 R*) stereochemistry, respectively, of the tetrahydropyranyl and spiroacetal moieties in bistramide A ( 1 ) have…”
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Stimulation of protein kinase C-dependent and -independent signaling pathways by bistratene A in intestinal epithelial cells by Frey, Mark R, Leontieva, Olga, Watters, Dianne J, Black, Jennifer D

“…The marine toxin bistratene A (BisA) potently induces cytostasis and differentiation in a variety of systems. Evidence that BisA is a selective activator of…”
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Ferritin functions as a proinflammatory cytokine via iron-independent PKC-ζ/NFκB-regulated signalling in rat hepatic stellate cells by Ruddell, Richard G, Hoang-Le, Diem, Barwood, Joanne M, Rutherford, Paul S, Piva, Terrance J, Watters, Dianne J, Santambrogio, Paolo, Arosio, Paolo, Ramm, Grant A

“…Circulating ferritin levels reflect body iron stores and are elevated with inflammation in chronic liver injury. H-ferritin exhibits a number of extrahepatic…”
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Radioresistant Burkitt's lymphoma cells exhibit defective mapk signalling: Apoptosis and Cell Death by MICHAEL-ROBINSON, Julie M, SPRING, Kevin J, LAVIN, Martin F, WATTERS, Dianne J

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Bistratene A Induces a Microtubule-Dependent Block in Cytokinesis and Altered Stathmin Expression in HL60 Cells by Johnson, W.Eustace B., Watters, Dianne J., Suniara, Ravinder K., Brown, Geoffrey, Bunce, Christopher M.

“…Bistratene A is a cyclic polyether which affects cell cycle progression and can induce phosphorylation of cellular proteins. Treatment of HL60 cells with 100…”
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