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A Coaching-Based Training for Underrepresented Mentors in STEM

Tuck, M. E., Palomino, K. A., Bradley, J. A., Mohr-Schroeder, M. & Bradley, L. H., Mar 2025, In: Education Sciences. 15, 3

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ACTC1 Variants Result in Isolated and Syndromic Cardiac Phenotypes

Zarate, Y. A., Abdelmoti, L., Oh, S., White, A., Starks, C., Au, M. G., Chen, J., Weaver, N. K., Korotkov, K. V. & Galperin, E., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Clinical Genetics.

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ACTC1 Variants Result in Isolated and Syndromic Cardiac Phenotypes

Zarate, Y. A., Abdelmoti, L., Oh, S., White, A., Starks, C., Au, M. G., Chen, J., Weaver, N. K., Korotkov, K. V. & Galperin, E., May 27 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Clinical Genetics.

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Age-related differences in resting glutamate levels and glutamate uptake in the hippocampus and frontal cortex of C57BL/6 mice

Pomerleau, F., Sulkowski, B. A., Suhail, C., Quintero, J. E., Littrell, O. M., Murphy, M. P., Huettl, P. & Gerhardt, G. A., Jun 2025, In: Neurobiology of Aging. 150, p. 146-156 11 p.

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A novel amino-pyrimidine inhibitor suppresses tumor growth via microtubule destabilization and Bmi-1 down-regulation

Gao, L., Liu, J., Zhang, R., Chen, X., Wang, M., Dong, Y., Frasinyuk, M. S., Zhang, W., Watt, D., Meng, W., Xue, J., Liu, C., Cheng, Y. & Liu, X., Mar 2025, In: Biochemical Pharmacology. 233, 116783.

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Arsenic-induced mice model of Parkinson's disease: Revealing the neurotoxicity of arsenic through mitochondrial complexes inhibition and dopaminergic neurodegeneration in the substantia nigra region of brain

Dutta, A., Roy, R., Pandey, M., Chhetry, S., Phukan, B. C., Roy, A., Bhattacharya, P. & Borah, A., Mar 15 2025, In: Brain Research. 1851, 149493.

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Astrocyte involvement in metabolic regulation and disease

Naveed, M., Smedlund, K., Zhou, Q. G., Cai, W. & Hill, J. W., Mar 2025, In: Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 36, 3, p. 219-234 16 p.

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A unique inflammaging profile generated by T cells from people with obesity is metformin resistant

SantaCruz-Calvo, S., Saraswat, S., Kalantar, G. H., Zukowski, E., Marszalkowski, H., Javidan, A., Gholamrezaeinejad, F., Bharath, L. P., Kern, P. A., Zhang, X. D. & Nikolajczyk, B. S., Jun 2025, In: GeroScience. 47, 3, p. 3725-3739 15 p.

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Challenges and opportunities in training cancer researchers

Keith, B., Welch, D. R., Agarwal, N., Blair, C., Chukwudozie, I. B., Shevde, L. A., Boise, L. H., Burnstein, K. L., Antalis, T. M., O’Connor, K. L., Dalal, S. N., Ellis, S. & Nakshatri, H., Feb 2025, In: Nature Cancer. 6, 2, p. 223-225 3 p.

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Circular RNAs from the MAPT and TARDBP genes: Novel players in neurodegeneration?

Bagheri, N., Margvelani, G., Chiang, T. W., Nelson, P., Chuang, T. J. & Stamm, S., Oct 2025, In: Neurochemistry International. 189, 106019.

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Cloning, expression, and characterization of collagen galactosyltransferases from human, sponge, and sea walnut

Kim, J. S., Chen, T., Zhang, B., Miller, T. M., Gilliam, M. E. & Guo, H., May 2025, In: Protein Expression and Purification. 229, 106685.

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Commentary: is trogocytosis relevant for chimeric antigen receptor-T cells?

Toolabi, B., Whiteheart, S. W. & Munker, R., Jun 1 2025, In: Oncologist. 30, 6, oyaf150.

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Deletion of murine astrocytic vesicular nucleotide transporter increases anxiety and depressive-like behavior and attenuates motivation for reward

Huang, Q., Lee, H. H., Volpe, B., Zhang, Q., Xue, C., Liu, B. C., Abuhasan, Y. R., Li, L., Yang, J. S., Egholm, J., Gutierrez-Vazquez, C., Li, A., Lee, A., Tang, S., Wong, C. W., Liu, T., Huang, Y., Ramos, R. L., Stout, R. F. & El Ouaamari, A. & 5 others, Quintana, F. J., Lowell, B. B., Kahn, C. R., Pothos, E. N. & Cai, W., Feb 2025, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 30, 2, p. 506-520 15 p., 33609.

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Discovery and Evaluation of Active Site-Directed, Potent, and Selective Sulfophenyl Acetic Amide-Based Inhibitors for the Laforin Phosphatase

Lin, J., He, R., Qu, Z., Dong, J., Krabill, A. D., Wu, L., Bai, Y., Conroy, L. R., Bruntz, R. C., Miao, Y., Jassim, B. A., Babalola, B., Nguele Meke, F. G. B., Sun, R., Gentry, M. & Zhang, Z. Y., May 8 2025, In: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 68, 9, p. 9220-9240 21 p.

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Early changes in inflammation-related proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid and plasma of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Braun, D. J., Hatton, K. W., Fraser, J. F., Flight, R. M., Moseley, H. N. B., Bailey, C. S., Morganti, J. M., Zhang, B., Ariyapala, I. S., Kim, T. K. & Van Eldik, L. J., Jun 2025, In: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 34, 6, 108304.

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Electrochemical Observation and pH Dependence of All Three Expected Redox Couples in an Extremophilic Bifurcating Electron Transfer Flavoprotein with Fused Subunits

Das, D., El Housseini, W., Brachi, M., Minteer, S. D. & Miller, A. F., Apr 28 2025, In: JACS Au. 5, 4, p. 1689-1706 18 p.

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Enhancing Membrane Repair Using Recombinant MG53/TRIM72 (rhMG53) Reduces Neurotoxicity in Alzheimer’s Disease Models

Bulgart, H. R., Lopez Perez, M. A. & Weisleder, N., Mar 2025, In: Biomolecules. 15, 3, 418.

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Epithelial-mesenchymal transition promotes metabolic reprogramming to suppress ferroptosis

Guo, W., Duan, Z., Wu, J. & Zhou, B. P., Jul 2025, In: Seminars in Cancer Biology. 112, p. 20-35 16 p.

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Examining Geographic Disparity: Variation in Cancer Outcomes Within Appalachia

Burus, T., Hull, P. C., Lang Kuhs, K. A., Gao, T., Brainson, C. F. & Evers, B. M., Apr 1 2025, In: Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 240, 4, p. 425-436 12 p.

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Exploring Oxylipins in Host–Microbe Interactions and Their Impact on Infection and Immunity

Neff, R. J. & Radka, C. D., Mar 2025, In: Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 47, 3, 190.

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GDP-mannose 4,6-dehydratase is a key driver of MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma core fucosylation and tumorigenesis

Zhu, B., Pitts, M. G., Buoncristiani, M. D., Bryant, L. T., Lopez-Nunez, O., Gurria, J. P., Shedlock, C., Ribas, R., Keohane, S., Liu, J., Wang, C., Gentry, M., Shelman, N. R., Allison, D. B., Evers, B. M., Sun, R. & Rellinger, E. J., May 23 2025, In: Oncogene. 44, 18, p. 1272-1283 12 p., 100304.

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Glycogen drives tumour initiation and progression in lung adenocarcinoma

Clarke, H. A., Hawkinson, T. R., Shedlock, C. J., Medina, T., Ribas, R. A., Wu, L., Liu, Z., Ma, X., Xia, Y., Huang, Y., He, X., Chang, J. E., Young, L. E. A., Juras, J. A., Buoncristiani, M. D., James, A. N., Rushin, A., Merritt, M. E., Mestas, A. & Lamb, J. F. & 11 others, Manauis, E. C., Austin, G. L., Chen, L., Singh, P. K., Bian, J., Vander Kooi, C. W., Evers, B. M., Brainson, C. F., Allison, D. B., Gentry, M. S. & Sun, R. C., May 2025, In: Nature Metabolism. 7, 5, p. 952-965 14 p., e44235.

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Glycosylation of serine/threonine-rich intrinsically disordered regions of membrane-associated proteins in streptococci

Rahman, M. M., Zamakhaeva, S., Rush, J. S., Chaton, C. T., Kenner, C. W., Hla, Y. M., Tsui, H.-C. T., Uversky, V. N., Winkler, M. E., Korotkov, K. V. & Korotkova, N., Apr 29 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, p. 4011

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Hsp47 drives obesity-associated breast cancer progression by enhancing asporin deposition in adipose tissue

Xiong, G., He, D., Napier, D., Chen, J., Shi, H., Li, C., Hurley, P. J., Wang, C., Zhu, H., Zhou, C., Bocklage, T. J. & Xu, R., Dec 2025, In: Breast Cancer Research. 27, 1, 125.

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Impact of aspirin therapy on progression of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms

Mohammadmoradi, S., Heier, K., Driehaus, E. R., Alfar, H. R., Tyagi, S., McQuerry, K. & Whiteheart, S. W., Aug 2025, In: Atherosclerosis. 407, 119224.

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In-Silico Predictions of Drug Resistance in Lung Cancers With EGFR Mutation

Imam, I., Abbas, U. L., Gosser, C. M., Brainson, C. F., de Jong, W., Liu, X., Moseley, H. N. B., Qing, S., Zhang, S., Zinner, R. & Ellingson, S. R., Jun 20 2025, PASC 2025 - Platform for Advanced Scientific Computing Conference, Proceedings. (PASC 2025 - Platform for Advanced Scientific Computing Conference, Proceedings).

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Interactions between daily sleep-wake rhythms, γ-secretase, and amyloid-β peptide pathology point to complex underlying relationships

Turton, S. M., Padgett, S., Maisel, M. T., Johnson, C. E., Buzinova, V. A., Barth, S. E., Kohler, K., Spearman, H. M., Macheda, T., Manauis, E. C., Guo, L. Z., Whitlock, H. R., Bachstetter, A. D., Sunderam, S., O'Hara, B. F., Duncan, M. J. & Murphy, M. P., Aug 2025, In: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1871, 6, 167840.

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Isoleucine Binding and Regulation of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus Threonine Dehydratase (IlvA)

Yun, M. K., Subramanian, C., Miller, K., Jackson, P., Radka, C. D. & Rock, C. O., Jul 1 2025, In: Biochemistry. 64, 13, p. 2793-2810 18 p.

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L3MBTL3 and STAT3 collaboratively upregulate SNAIL expression to promote metastasis in female breast cancer

Xiao, J., Wang, J., Li, J., Xiao, J., Liu, C. C., Tan, L., Tu, Y., Yang, R., Pei, Y., Wang, M., Wong, J., Zhou, B. P., Li, J. & Feng, J., Dec 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 231.

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L858R/L718Q and L858R/L792H Mutations of EGFR Inducing Resistance Against Osimertinib by Forming Additional Hydrogen Bonds

Imam, I. A., Al Adawi, S., Liu, X., Ellingson, S., Brainson, C. F., Moseley, H. N. B., Zinner, R., Zhang, S. & Shao, Q., Mar 2025, In: Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics. 93, 3, p. 673-683 11 p.

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Lrtm1: A Novel Sensor of Insulin Signaling and Regulator of Metabolism and Activity

Yu, Y., Wang, G., Chen, W., Liu, X., Munoz, V. R., Cai, W., Gomes, A. S. & Kahn, C. R., May 2025, In: Diabetes. 74, 5

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Lysyl hydroxylase 2 glucosylates collagen VI to drive lung cancer progression

Wang, S., Guo, H., Fukushima, R., Terajima, M., Liu, M., Xiao, G. Y., Koudelková, L., Wu, C., Liu, X., Yu, J., Burris, E., Xu, J., Schiavinato, A., Russell, W. K., Yamauchi, M., Tan, X. & Kurie, J. M., Apr 1 2025, In: Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135, 7, e189197.

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Membrane Filtration of Nanoscale Biomaterials: Model System and Membrane Performance Evaluation for AAV2 Viral Vector Clarification and Recovery

Leach, M., Edmonds, K., Ingram, E., Dutch, R., Wickramasinghe, R., Chwatko, M. & Bhattacharyya, D., Feb 2025, In: Nanomaterials. 15, 4, 310.

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miR-181a-5p mediates the effects of BMP4 on intestinal cell proliferation and differentiation

Li, C., Zhou, Y., Yin, Z., Jiang, Y., Liu, J., Weiss, H. L., Wang, Q. & Evers, B. M., Dec 2025, In: Cell Death and Disease. 16, 1, 420.

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miR-27a-3p regulates intestinal cell proliferation and differentiation through Wnt/β-catenin signalling

Li, C., Zhou, Y., Jiang, Y., Yin, Z., Weiss, H. L., Wang, Q. & Evers, B. M., Feb 2025, In: Cell Proliferation. 58, 2, e13757.

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Neurotensin inhibits AMPK activity and concurrently enhances FABP1 expression in small intestinal epithelial cells associated with obesity and aging

Li, J., Song, J., Yan, B., Wu, H., Banerjee, M., Magnuson, L., Liu, Y., Zhang, S., Liu, J., Wang, C., Gao, T., Jia, J., Weiss, H. L. & Evers, B. M., Jun 2025, In: Experimental and Molecular Medicine. 57, 6, p. 1189-1201 13 p.

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Neurotensin promotes hepatic steatosis by regulating lipid uptake and mitochondrial adaptation in hepatocytes

Banerjee, M., Song, J., Yan, B., Wu, H., Norouzi, S., Sengoku, T., Sharma, S., Fan, T. W. M., Lee, E., He, D., Wang, C., Liu, J., Schmitt, T. M., Gao, T., Weiss, H. L., Li, J. & Evers, B. M., Dec 2025, In: Cell Death and Disease. 16, 1, 347.

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Pharmacological or genetic inhibition of LTCC promotes cardiomyocyte proliferation through inhibition of calcineurin activity

Devilée, L. A. C., Salama, A. B. M., Miller, J. M., Reid, J. D., Ou, Q., Baraka, N. M., Abou Farraj, K., Jamal, M., Nong, Y., Rosengart, T. K., Andres, D., Satin, J., Mohamed, T. M. A., Hudson, J. E. & Abouleisa, R. R. E., Dec 2025, In: npj Regenerative Medicine. 10, 1, 1.

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Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Signaling Enhances Intestinal Crypt Epithelial Cell Recovery after Radiation

Lynch, E. B., Kapur, N., Goretsky, T., Bradford, E. M., Vekaria, H., Bhogoju, S., Hassan, S. A., Pauw, E., Avdiushko, M. G., Lee, G., Gao, T., Sullivan, P. & Barrett, T., Aug 2025, In: American Journal of Pathology. 195, 8, p. 1411-1427 17 p.

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Predicting the Pathway Involvement of Compounds Annotated in the Reactome Knowledgebase

Huckvale, E. D. & Moseley, H. N. B., Mar 2025, In: Metabolites. 15, 3, 161.

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Protocol for high-power, brain-focused microwave fixation to define rodent metabolism

Cantrell, A. R., Hawkinson, T. R., Juras, J. A., Webb, M. B., Medina, T., Ribas, R. A., Collins, J., Bunnell, A. A., Young, L. E. A., Markussen, K. H., Andres, D. A., Long, J. R., Vander Kooi, C. W., Smith, B. N., Sun, R. C. & Gentry, M. S., Jun 20 2025, In: STAR Protocols. 6, 2, 103794.

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RSK1-driven TRIM28/E2F1 feedback loop promotes castration-resistant prostate cancer progression

Kim, M., Liu, J., Zhang, Y., Wang, R., Goettl, R., Grasso, J., Allison, D. B., Wang, C., Gao, T., Liu, X. & Fong, K. W., Jun 16 2025, In: Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135, 12, e185119.

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S6K1 is a Targetable Vulnerability in Tumors Exhibiting Plasticity and Therapy Resistance

Ganguly, S., Burikhanov, R., Sviripa, V. M., Ellingson, S., Jiang, J., Gosser, C. M., Orren, D., Goellner, E. M., Shenoy, G. G., Rao, M., D’orazio, J., Brainson, C. F., Zhan, C. G., Spielmann, P. H., Watt, D. S. & Rangnekar, V. M., 2025, In: International Journal of Biological Sciences. 21, 2, p. 454-472 19 p.

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Serglycin controls megakaryocyte retention of platelet factor 4 and influences megakaryocyte fate in bone marrow

Lykins, J., Becker, I. C., Camacho, V., Alfar, H. R., Park, J. W., Italiano, J. & Whiteheart, S. W., Jan 14 2025, In: Blood advances. 9, 1, p. 15-28 14 p.

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Structure and mechanism of biosynthesis of Streptococcus mutans cell wall polysaccharide

Rush, J. S., Zamakhaeva, S., Murner, N. R., Deng, P., Morris, A. J., Kenner, C. W., Black, I., Heiss, C., Azadi, P., Korotkov, K. V., Widmalm, G. & Korotkova, N., Dec 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 954.

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Structure and mechanism of biosynthesis of Streptococcus mutans cell wall polysaccharide

Rush, J. S., Zamakhaeva, S., Murner, N. R., Deng, P., Morris, A. J., Kenner, C. W., Black, I., Heiss, C., Azadi, P., Korotkov, K. V., Widmalm, G. & Korotkova, N., Jan 22 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, p. 954

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Structure of an Fe2+-binding-deficient mimiviral collagen lysyl hydroxylase

Chen, T., Buhlheller, C. & Guo, H., Jun 1 2025, In: Acta Crystallographica Section F:Structural Biology Communications. 81, Pt 6, p. 235-240 6 p.

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Survival Disparity and the Unique Genomic and Microbiome Profiles of Colon Cancer in Appalachian Kentucky

McDonald, H. G., Reagan, A. M., Faisal, A. S. M., Goettl, R., Wang, C., Hoyd, R., Spakowicz, D., Evers, B. M., Kim, J. & Bhakta, A. S., Apr 1 2025, In: Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 240, 4, p. 612-624 13 p.

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Systematic Quality Assurance/Quality Control Framework for a Volatile Organic Compound Real-Time Monitoring Instrument, Autonomous Rugged Optical Multigas Analyzer for VOCs

Tay, H. C., Miller, A., Moseley, H. N. B., Beckley, L. & Pennell, K. G., Jun 10 2025, In: ACS Omega. 10, 22, p. 22627-22636 10 p.

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Temporal immune profiling in the cerebrospinal fluid and blood of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Ujas, T. A., Anderson, K. L., Lutshumba, J., Hart, S. N., Turchan-Cholewo, J., Hatton, K. W., Bachstetter, A. D., Nikolajczyk, B. S. & Stowe, A. M., May 1 2025, In: Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 117, 5, qiaf038.

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