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Journal articles
2022, 'Increased core body temperature exacerbates defective protein prenylation in mouse models of mevalonate kinase deficiency', Journal of Clinical Investigation, 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1172/JCI160929
,2021, 'Bisphosphonate drugs have actions in the lung and inhibit the mevalonate pathway in alveolar macrophages', eLife, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.72430
,2021, 'Oxysterols: From physiological tuners to pharmacological opportunities', British Journal of Pharmacology, 178, pp. 3089 - 3103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bph.15073
,2021, 'Erratum: Osteoclasts recycle via osteomorphs during RANKL-stimulated bone resorption (Cell (2021) 184(5) (1330–1347.e13), (S0092867421001525), (10.1016/j.cell.2021.02.002))', Cell, 184, pp. 1940, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2021.03.010
,2021, 'Synthesis and characterization of bone binding antibiotic-1 (Bba-1), a novel antimicrobial for orthopedic applications', Molecules, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules26061541
,2021, 'Osteoclasts recycle via osteomorphs during RANKL-stimulated bone resorption', Cell, 184, pp. 1330 - 1347.e13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2021.02.002
,2021, 'Bisphosphonate drugs have actions outside the skeleton and inhibit the mevalonate pathway in alveolar macrophages', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.09.455652
,2020, 'Molecular mechanisms of action of bisphosphonates and new insights into their effects outside the skeleton', Bone, 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2020.115493
,2019, 'Lack of protein prenylation promotes NLRP3 inflammasome assembly in human monocytes', Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 143, pp. 2315 - 2317.e3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2019.02.013
,2019, 'Defective protein prenylation in a spectrum of patients with mevalonate kinase deficiency', Frontiers in Immunology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2019.01900
,2019, 'Osteoglycin, a novel coordinator of bone and glucose homeostasis', Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 13, pp. 256 - 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2018.11.063
,2018, 'From vesicle to cytosol', eLife, 7, pp. e38847, http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.38847
,2018, 'Osteoglycin, an Osteoblast-derived Regulator of Bone Mass and Glucose Homeostasis', Molecular Metabolism, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2018.05.004
,2017, 'Melphalan modifies the bone microenvironment by enhancing osteoclast formation', Oncotarget, 8, pp. 68047 - 68058, http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.19152
,2017, 'Defective protein prenylation is a diagnostic biomarker of mevalonate kinase deficiency', Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 140, pp. 873 - 875.e6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2017.02.033
,2016, 'Mevalonate kinase deficiency leads to decreased prenylation of Rab GTPases', Immunology and Cell Biology, 94, pp. 994 - 999, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/icb.2016.58
,2016, 'Mevalonate kinase deficiency leads to decreased prenylation of Rab GTPases', IMMUNOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY, 94, pp. 994 - 999, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/icb.2016.58
,2015, 'Osteoclasts control reactivation of dormant myeloma cells by remodelling the endosteal niche', Nature Communications, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9983
,2015, 'A highly sensitive prenylation assay reveals in vivo effects of bisphosphonate drug on the Rab prenylome of macrophages outside the skeleton', Small GTPases, 6, pp. 202 - 211, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21541248.2015.1085485
,2015, 'Bone turnover markers and prostate cancer: Not just a measure of bone disease?', European Urology, 68, pp. 51 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2014.10.041
,2015, 'Real-Time Intravital Imaging Establishes Tumor-Associated Macrophages as the Extraskeletal Target of Bisphosphonate Action in Cancer', Cancer Discovery, 5, pp. 35 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/2159-8290.CD-14-0621
,2014, 'Upregulation of endogenous farnesyl diphosphate synthase overcomes the inhibitory effect of bisphosphonate on protein prenylation in Hela cells', Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, 1841, pp. 569 - 573, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbalip.2013.12.010
,2013, 'Osteoclasts on bone and dentin in vitro: Mechanism of trail formation and comparison of resorption behavior', Calcified Tissue International, 93, pp. 526 - 539, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00223-013-9786-7
,2012, 'The ADP receptor P2RY12 regulates osteoclast function and pathologic bone remodeling', Journal of Clinical Investigation, 122, pp. 3579 - 3592, http://dx.doi.org/10.1172/JCI38576
,2012, 'The mesenchymal stem cell marker CD248 (Endosialin) is a negative regulator of bone formation in mice', Arthritis and Rheumatism, 64, pp. 3334 - 3343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/art.34556
,2012, 'Cannabinoids and bone: Endocannabinoids modulate human osteoclast function in vitro', British Journal of Pharmacology, 165, pp. 2584 - 2597, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01519.x
,2012, 'Influence of bone affinity on the skeletal distribution of fluorescently labeled bisphosphonates in vivo', Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 27, pp. 835 - 847, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.1543
,2012, 'A Class III semaphorin (Sema3e) inhibits mouse osteoblast migration and decreases osteoclast formation in vitro', Calcified Tissue International, 90, pp. 151 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00223-011-9560-7
,2012, 'Synergistic inhibitory effect of apomine and lovastatin on osteosarcoma cell growth', Cancer, 118, pp. 750 - 760, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.26336
,2012, 'Isolation and purification of rabbit osteoclasts', Methods in Molecular Biology, 816, pp. 145 - 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-415-5_10
,2011, 'Synthesis, stereochemistry and SAR of a series of minodronate analogues as RGGT inhibitors', European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 46, pp. 4820 - 4826, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2011.04.063
,2011, 'Signal peptide mutations in RANK prevent downstream activation of NF-κB', Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 26, pp. 1926 - 1938, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.399
,2011, 'Biochemical and molecular mechanisms of action of bisphosphonates', Bone, 49, pp. 34 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2010.11.008
,2011, 'Fluvastatin does not prevent the acute-phase response to intravenous zoledronic acid in post-menopausal women', Bone, 49, pp. 140 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2010.10.177
,2011, 'The gunmetal mouse reveals Rab geranylgeranyl transferase to be the major molecular target of phosphonocarboxylate analogues of bisphosphonates', Bone, 49, pp. 111 - 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2011.03.686
,2011, 'Bone remodelling at a glance', Journal of Cell Science, 124, pp. 991 - 998, http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jcs.063032
,2011, 'Impaired prenylation of Rab GTPases in the gunmetal mouse causes defects in bone cell function', Small GTPases, 2, pp. 131 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/sgtp.2.3.16488
,2011, 'The regulation of osteoclast function and bone resorption by small GTPases', Small GTPases, 2, pp. 117 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/sgtp.2.3.16453
,2011, 'Assessment of signalling downstream of the mutant rank protein that causes familial expansile osteolysis', Bone, 48, pp. S128 - S128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2011.03.251
,2011, 'Upregulation of endogenous FPP synthase in cultured cells causes resistance to bisphosphonate', Bone, 48, pp. S231 - S231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2011.03.549
,2010, 'Bisphosphonates: Molecular mechanisms of action and effects on bone cells, monocytes and macrophages', Current Pharmaceutical Design, 16, pp. 2950 - 2960, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161210793563635
,2010, 'Functional interaction between Sequestosome-1/p62 and Autophagy-Linked FYVE-containing protein WDFY3 in human osteoclasts', Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 402, pp. 543 - 548, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.10.076
,2010, 'A role for L-α-lysophosphatidylinositol and GPR55 in the modulation of migration, orientation and polarization of human breast cancer cells', British Journal of Pharmacology, 160, pp. 762 - 771, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.00743.x
,2010, 'Synthesis, chiral high performance liquid chromatographic resolution and enantiospecific activity of a potent new geranylgeranyl transferase inhibitor, 2-hydroxy-3-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl-2-phosphonopropionic Acid', Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 53, pp. 3454 - 3464, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jm900232u
,2010, 'Fluorescent risedronate analogues reveal bisphosphonate uptake by bone marrow monocytes and localization around osteocytes in vivo', Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 25, pp. 606 - 616, http://dx.doi.org/10.1359/jbmr.091009
,2010, 'The bisphosphonate zoledronic acid has antimyeloma activity in vivo by inhibition of protein prenylation', International Journal of Cancer, 126, pp. 239 - 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.24758
,2010, 'A mutation that prevents rank trimer formation does not prevent signalling downstream of rank', Bone, 47, pp. S137 - S138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2010.04.310
,2010, 'Expression, activation and regulation of the small GTPase Rap1 in bone cells', Bone, 47, pp. S139 - S140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2010.04.315
,2010, 'Loss of the cannabinoid receptor CB2 alters the mechanical but not the material properties of bone', Bone, 47, pp. S85 - S86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2010.04.172
,2010, 'The Ability of Bisphosphonates and Their Analogues to Penetrate the Osteocyte Network is Dependent on Affinity for Bone', Bone, 46, pp. S22 - S22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2010.01.041
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