Antiviral host defence peptides.
Book Chapter
Sousa, F. H., Casanova, V., Stevens, C., & Barlow, P. G. (2016)
Antiviral host defence peptides. In R. M. Epand (Ed.), Host Defense Peptides and Their Potential as Therapeutic Agents, 57-94. Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32949-9_3
The on going global mortality and morbidity associated with viral pathogens highlights the need for the continued development of effective, novel antiviral molecules. The anti...
Endochondral Growth Defect and Deployment of Transient Chondrocyte Behaviors Underlie Osteoarthritis Onset in a Natural Murine Model
Journal Article
Staines, K. A., Madi, K., Mirczuk, S. M., Parker, S., Burleigh, A., Poulet, B., …Pitsillides, A. A. (2016)
Endochondral Growth Defect and Deployment of Transient Chondrocyte Behaviors Underlie Osteoarthritis Onset in a Natural Murine Model. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 68(4), 880-891. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.39508
OBJECTIVE:
To explore whether aberrant transient chondrocyte behaviors occur in the joints of STR/Ort mice (which spontaneously develop osteoarthritis [OA]) and whether they a...
Culture of Murine Embryonic Metatarsals: A Physiological Model of Endochondral Ossification
Journal Article
Houston, D. A., Staines, K. A., MacRae, V. E., & Farquharson, C. (2016)
Culture of Murine Embryonic Metatarsals: A Physiological Model of Endochondral Ossification. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 118(118), https://doi.org/10.3791/54978
The fundamental process of endochondral ossification is under tight regulation in the healthy individual so as to prevent disturbed development and/or longitudinal bone growth...
E11/Podoplanin Protein Stabilization Through Inhibition of the Proteasome Promotes Osteocyte Differentiation in Murine in Vitro Models
Journal Article
Staines, K. A., Prideaux, M., Allen, S., Buttle, D. J., Pitsillides, A. A., & Farquharson, C. (2016)
E11/Podoplanin Protein Stabilization Through Inhibition of the Proteasome Promotes Osteocyte Differentiation in Murine in Vitro Models. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 231(6), 1392-1404. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.25282
The transmembrane glycoprotein E11 is considered critical in early osteoblast–osteocyte transitions (osteocytogenesis), however its function and regulatory mechanisms are stil...
Expression of Sulf1 and Sulf2 in cartilage, bone and endochondral fracture healing
Journal Article
Zaman, G., Farquharson, C., Staines, K. A., Newton, P. T., Dudhia, J., Chenu, C., …Dhoot, G. K. (2016)
Expression of Sulf1 and Sulf2 in cartilage, bone and endochondral fracture healing. Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 145(1), 67-79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00418-015-1365-8
SULF1/SULF2 enzymes regulate cell signalling that impacts the growth and differentiation of many tissues. To determine their possible role in cartilage and bone growth or repa...
Increased linear bone growth by GH in the absence of SOCS2 is independent of IGF-1: SOCS2 REGULATION OF GH INDUCED GROWTH
Journal Article
Dobie, R., Ahmed, S. F., Staines, K. A., Pass, C., Jasim, S., MacRae, V. E., & Farquharson, C. (2015)
Increased linear bone growth by GH in the absence of SOCS2 is independent of IGF-1: SOCS2 REGULATION OF GH INDUCED GROWTH. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 230(11), 2796-2806. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.25006
Growth hormone (GH) signaling is essential for postnatal linear bone growth, but the relative importance of GHs actions on the liver and/or growth plate cartilage remains uncl...
miRNA-221 and miRNA-222 synergistically function to promote vascular calcification: MIR221/222 PROMOTE VASCULAR CALCIFICATION
Journal Article
Mackenzie, N. C. W., Staines, K. A., Zhu, D., Genever, P., & MacRae, V. E. (2014)
miRNA-221 and miRNA-222 synergistically function to promote vascular calcification: MIR221/222 PROMOTE VASCULAR CALCIFICATION. Cell Biochemistry and Function, 32(2), 209-216. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbf.3005
Vascular calcification shares many similarities with skeletal mineralisation and involves the phenotypic trans-differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) to osteo...
Regulation and Function of the Original p53- Inducible p21 Gene
Book Chapter
Fraser, J. A. (2010)
Regulation and Function of the Original p53- Inducible p21 Gene. In p53; Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit, 100-116. Springer Science + Business Media. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8231-5_7
P21 is a well known regulator of cell cycle progression through its inhibitory actions on Cyclin dependent kinases, (Cdk)/cyclin complexes, and DNA replication via its binding...
The alternative splice variant of DAPK-1, s-DAPK-1, induces proteasome-independent DAPK-1 destabilization.
Journal Article
Lin, Y., Stevens, C., Harrison, B., Pathuri, S., Amin, E., & Hupp, T. R. (2009)
The alternative splice variant of DAPK-1, s-DAPK-1, induces proteasome-independent DAPK-1 destabilization. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 328(1-2), (101-107). doi:10.1007/s11010-009-0079-4. ISSN 0300-8177
Death-associated protein kinase 1 (DAPK-1) is a Ca2+/CaM-regulated kinase involved in multiple cellular signalling pathways that trigger cell survival, apoptosis, and autophag...
Novel insights into DAPK autophagic signalling using peptide aptamer combinatorial protein-interaction screens
Journal Article
Stevens, C. & Hupp, T. R. (2008)
Novel insights into DAPK autophagic signalling using peptide aptamer combinatorial protein-interaction screens. Autophagy. 4(4), 531-533. doi:10.4161/auto.5940. ISSN 1554-8627
DAPK represents a relatively unique enzyme in the protein kinase superfamily whose major biological functions are linked to both autophagy and signal-mediated apoptosis. Howev...