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2016, 'Treatment with ActRIIB-mFc Produces Myofiber Growth and Improves Lifespan in the Acta1 H40Y Murine Model of Nemaline Myopathy', American Journal of Pathology, 186, pp. 1568 - 1581, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2016.02.008
,2016, 'Treatment with ActRIIB-mFc Produces Myofiber Growth and Improves Lifespan in the Acta1 H40Y Murine Model of Nemaline Myopathy', AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, 186, pp. 1568 - 1581, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2016.02.008
,2016, 'Tropomyosin promotes lamellipodial persistence by collaborating with Arp2/3 at the leading edge', Current Biology, 26, pp. 1312 - 1318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.028
,2016, 'Modulating myosin restores muscle function in a mouse model of nemaline myopathy', Annals of Neurology, 79, pp. 717 - 725, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ana.24619
,2016, 'A small molecule inhibitor of tropomyosin dissociates actin binding from tropomyosin-directed regulation of actin dynamics', Scientific Reports, 6, pp. 19816, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep19816
,2016, 'Intravital FRAP Imaging using an E-cadherin-GFP Mouse Reveals Disease- and Drug-Dependent Dynamic Regulation of Cell-Cell Junctions in Live Tissue', Cell Reports, 14, pp. 152 - 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2015.12.020
,2016, 'Corrigendum to An Actin Filament Population Defined by the Tropomyosin Tpm3.1 Regulates Glucose Uptake [Traic, (2015), 16, 7, 691-711]', Traffic, 17, pp. 80 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tra.12342
,2015, 'The nuclear localization pattern and interaction partners of GTF2IRD1 demonstrate a role in chromatin regulation', Human Genetics, 134, pp. 1099 - 1115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00439-015-1591-0
,2015, 'Tropomyosin - master regulator of actin filament function in the cytoskeleton', Journal of Cell Science, 128, pp. 2965 - 2974, http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jcs.172502
,2015, 'An Actin Filament Population Defined by the Tropomyosin Tpm3.1 Regulates Glucose Uptake', Traffic, 16, pp. 691 - 711, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tra.12282
,2015, 'The role of GTF2IRD1 in the auditory pathology of Williams-Beuren Syndrome', European Journal of Human Genetics, 23, pp. 774 - 780, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ejhg.2014.188
,2015, 'Cell elasticity is regulated by the tropomyosin isoform composition of the actin cytoskeleton', PLoS ONE, 10, pp. e0126214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126214
,2015, 'Regulation of cell proliferation by ERK and signal-dependent nuclear translocation of ERK is dependent on Tm5NM1-containing actin filaments', Molecular Biology of the Cell, 26, pp. 2475 - 2490, http://dx.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E14-10-1453
,2015, 'Identification of the possible states of organisation of the actin cytoskeleton using high content image screening of a high diversity chemical library.', MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL, 26, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000209928400229&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2015, 'Recruitment kinetics of tropomyosin is independent of actin filaments', MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL, 26, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000209928500840&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2014, 'Sexually dimorphic myofilament function in a mouse model of nemaline myopathy', Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 564, pp. 37 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2014.09.011
,2014, 'Tropomyosin isoforms support actomyosin biogenesis to generate contractile tension at the epithelial zonula adherens', Cytoskeleton, 71, pp. 663 - 676, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cm.21202
,2014, 'Alterations at the cross-bridge level are associated with a paradoxical gain of muscle function in vivo in a mouse model of Nemaline myopathy', PLoS ONE, 9, pp. e109066, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109066
,2014, 'Properties of regenerated mouse extensor digitorum longus muscle following notexin injury', Experimental Physiology, 99, pp. 664 - 674, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/expphysiol.2013.077289
,2014, 'Lighting up microtubule cytoskeleton dynamics in skeletal muscle', IntraVital, 3, pp. e29293-1-e29293-5, http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/intv.29293
,2014, 'Tropomyosins induce neuritogenesis and determine neurite branching patterns in B35 neuroblastoma cells', Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 58, pp. 11 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcn.2013.10.011
,2013, 'Distinct actin filament networks modulate different cell signaling cascades', MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL, 24, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000209348702022&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2013, 'Increased levels of actin filaments containing the tropomyosin Tm5NM1 regulate excitotoxicity in the mouse', MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL, 24, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000209348702020&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2013, 'Regulation of cell proliferation mediated by the actin filament regulator Tropomyosin 5NM1', MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL, 24, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000209348702025&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2013, 'What makes a model system great?: A case for intravital microscopy for studying the actin cytoskeleton', IntraVital, 2, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/intv.26287
,2013, 'A novel class of anticancer compounds targets the actin cytoskeleton in tumor cells', Cancer research, 73, pp. 5169 - 5182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-12-4501
,2013, 'Aged skeletal muscle retains the ability to fully regenerate functional architecture', BioArchitecture, 3, pp. 25 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/bioa.24966
,2013, 'Cardiac alpha-actin over-expression therapy in dominant ACTA1 disease', Human Molecular Genetics, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddt252
,2013, 'Combined MRI and 31P-MRS investigations of the ACTA1(H40Y) mouse model of nemaline myopathy show impaired muscle function and altered energy metabolism', PLoS ONE, 8, pp. e61517, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061517
,2013, 'Distinct Underlying Mechanisms of Limb and Respiratory Muscle Fiber Weaknesses in Nemaline Myopathy', Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, 72, pp. 472 - 481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NEN.0b013e318293b1cc
,2013, 'Tropomyosin regulates cell migration during skin wound healing', Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 133, pp. 1330 - 1339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/jid.2012.489
,2012, 'GTF2IRD2 from the Williams-Beuren critical region encodes a mobile element-derived fusion protein that antagonizes the action of its related family members', Journal of Cell Science, 125, pp. 5040 - 5050, http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/​jcs.102798
,2012, 'Mutation of Gtf2ird1 from the Williams-Beuren syndrome critical region results in facial dysplasia, motor dysfunction, and altered vocalisations.', Neurobiology of Disease, 45, pp. 913 - 922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2011.12.010
,2012, 'SUMOylation of GTF2IRD1 regulates protein partner interactions and ubiquitin-mediated degradation', PLoS ONE, 7, pp. e49283 pg 1 - e49283 pg 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049283
,2011, 'Hypertrophy and dietary tyrosine ameliorate the phenotypes of a mouse model of severe nemaline myopathy.', Brain, 134, pp. 3513 - 3526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awr274
,2010, 'Dendritic function of Tau mediates amyloid-beta toxicity in Alzheimer's disease mouse models', Cell, 142, pp. 387 - 397
,2010, 'Negative autoregulation of GTF2IRD1 in Williams-Beuren syndrome via a novel DNA binding mechanism', The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 285, pp. 4715 - 4724, http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M109.086660
,2010, 'The Ski proto-oncogene regulates body composition and suppresses lipogenesis.', International journal of obesity, 34, pp. 524 - 536, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2009.265
,2009, 'A cytoskeletal tropomyosin can compromise the structural integrity of skeletal muscle', Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton, 66, pp. 710 - 720, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cm.20400
,2009, 'Cytoskeletal tropomyosin Tm5NM1 is required for normal Excitation- contraction coupling in skeletal muscle', Molecular Biology of the Cell, 20, pp. 400 - 409, http://www.molbiolcell.org/cgi/content/abstract/E08-06-0616v1
,2009, 'Diverse roles of the actin cytoskeleton in striated muscle', Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, 30, pp. 187 - 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10974-009-9193-x
,2009, 'Methylguanine DNA methyltransferase-mediated drug resistance-based selective enrichment and engraftment of transplanted stem cells in skeletal muscle', Stem Cells, 27, pp. 1098 - 1108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/stem.28
,2008, 'An Actn3 knockout mouse provides mechanistic insights into the association between alpha-actinin-3 deficiency and human athletic performance', Human Molecular Genetics, 17, pp. 1076 - 1086, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddm380
,2008, 'Divergent regulation of the sarcomere and the cytoskeleton', The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 283, pp. 275 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M704392200
,2008, 'Identification of FHL1 as a regulator of skeletal muscle mass: implications for human myopathy', Journal of Cell Biology, 183, pp. 1033 - 1048, http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200804077
,2008, 'The murine stanniocalcin 2 gene is a negative regulator of postnatal growth', Endocrinology, 149, pp. 2403 - 2410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-1219
,2008, 'Tropomyosin 4 defines novel filaments in skeletal muscle associated with muscle remodelling/regeneration in normal and diseased muscle', Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton, 65, pp. 73 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cm.20245
,2008, 'Tropomyosin-based regulation of the actin cytoskeleton in time and space', Physiological Reviews, 88, pp. 1 - 35
,2008, 'Tropomyosins in skeletal muscle diseases', , pp. 143 - 154
,2007, 'Expression of Gtf2ird1, the Williams syndrome-associated gene during mouse development', Gene Expression Patterns, 7, pp. 396 - 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.modgep.2006.11.008
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