By Professor Nigel Turner

Journal articles

Bruce CR; Hoy AJ; Turner N; Watt MJ; Allen T; Carpenter K; Cooney GJ; Febbraio M; Kraegen EW, 2009, 'Overexpression of carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 in skeletal muscle is sufficient to enhance fatty acid oxidation and improve high-fat diet-induced insulin resistance', Diabetes, 58, pp. 550 - 558

Muhlhausler BS; Duffield JA; Ozanne SE; Pilgram C; Turner N; Morrison JL; McMillen IC, 2009, 'The transition from fetal growth restriction to accelerated postnatal growth: a potential role for insulin signalling in skeletal muscle', Journal of Physiology: London, 587, pp. 4199 - 4211, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=19622603

Tan MJ; Ye JM; Turner N; Hohnen-Behrens C; Ke CQ; Tang CP; Chen T; Weiss HC; Gesing ER; Rowland A; James DE; Ye Y, 2008, 'Antidiabetic Activities of Triterpenoids Isolated from Bitter Melon Associated with Activation of the AMPK Pathway (DOI:10.1016/j.chembiol.2008.01.013)', Chemistry and Biology, 15, pp. 520, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2008.05.003

MacArthur DG; Seto JT; Chan S; Quinlan KG; Raftery JM; Turner N; Nicholson MD; Kee AJ; Hardeman EC; Gunning PW; Cooney GJ; Head SI; Yang N; North KN, 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

Tan M; Ye J; Turner N; Hohnen-Behrens C; Ke C; Tang C; Weiss H; Gesing E; Rowland AF; James DE; Yel Y, 2008, 'Antidiabetic activities of triterpenoids isolated from bitter melon associated with activation of the AMPK pathway', Chemistry and biology, 15, pp. 263 - 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2008.01.013

Turner N; Li J; Gosby A; To S; Cheng Z; Miyoshi H; Taketo M; Cooney GJ; Kraegen EW; James DE; Hu L; Li J; Ye J, 2008, 'Berberine and its more biologically available derivative, dihydroberberine, inhibit mitochondrial respiratory complex I: A mechanism for the action of berberine to activate AMP-Activated protein kinase and improve insulin action', Diabetes, 57, pp. 1414 - 1418, http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/db07-1552

Hoehn K; Hohnen-Behrens C; Cederberg A; Wu LE; Turner N; Yuasa T; Ebina Y; James DE, 2008, 'IRS1-independent defects define major nodes of insulin resistance', Cell Metabolism, 7, pp. 421 - 433, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2008.04.005

Turner N; Heilbronn L, 2008, 'Is mitochondrial dysfunction a cause of insulin resistance?', Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 19, pp. 324 - 330

Kraegen EW; Cooney GJ; Turner N, 2008, 'Muscle insulin resistance: A case of fat overconsumption, not mitochondrial dysfunction', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105, pp. 7627 - 7628, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0803901105

Tan MJ; Ye JM; Turner N; Ke CQ; Tang CP; Chen T; Hohnen-Behrens C; Rowland A; James DE; Ye Y, 2008, 'New Cucurbitane triterpenoids from bitter melon with potent antidiabetic properties associated with activation of AMPK', Planta Medica, 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0028-1083910

Hoy AJ; Turner N, 2008, 'New insight into the mechanism by which acute physical exercise ameliorates insulin resistance', The Journal of Physiology, 586, pp. 2251 - 2252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2008.152991

Yazdi M; Ahnmark A; Williams-Olsson L; Snaith M; Turner N; Osla N; Wedin M; Asztely AK; Elmgren A; Bohlooly-Y M; Schreyer S; Lindenmayer D, 2008, 'The role of mitochondrial alycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase-1 in regluating lipid and glucose homeostasis in high-fat diet fed mice', Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 369, pp. 1065 - 1070

Cazzolli R; Mitchell T; Burchfield JG; Pedersen D; Turner N; Biden TJ; Schmitz-Peiffer C, 2007, 'Dilinoleoyl-phosphatidic acid mediates reduced IRS-1 tyrosine phosphorylation in rat skeletal muscle cells and mouse muscle', Diabetologia, 50, pp. 1732 - 1742

Turner N; Bruce CR; Beale S; Hoehn K; So T; Rolph MS; Cooney GJ, 2007, 'Excess lipid availability increases mitochondrial fatty acid oxidative capacity in muscle - Evidence against a role for reduced fatty acid oxidation in lipid-induced insulin resistance in rodents', Diabetes, 56, pp. 2085 - 2092

Hoy AJ; Bruce CR; Cederberg A; Turner N; James DE; Cooney GJ; Kraegen EW, 2007, 'Glucose infusion causes insulin resistance in skeletal muscle of rats without changes in Akt and AS160 phosphorylation', American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, 293, pp. E1358 - E1364

Heilbronn L; Gan SK; Turner N; Campbell LV; Chisholm DJ, 2007, 'Markers of mitochondrial biogenesis and metabolism are lower in overweight and obese insulin-resistant subjects', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 92, pp. 1467 - 1473

Bruce CR; Brolin C; Turner N; Cleasby M; van der Leij F; Cooney GJ; Kraegen EW, 2007, 'Overexpression of carnitine palmitoyltransferase I in skeletal muscle in vivo increases fatty acid oxidation and reduces triacylglycerol esterification', American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, 292, pp. E1231 - E1237

Turner N; Hulbert AJ; Else PL, 2006, 'Limits to physical performance and metabolism across species', Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, 9, pp. 691 - 696, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.mco.0000247474.56908.79

Turner N; Haga KL; Else PL; Hulbert AJ, 2006, 'Scaling of Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase molecular activity and membrane fatty acid composition in mammalian and avian hearts', Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 79, pp. 522 - 533, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/502815

Monterrubio S; Solowij N; Meyer BJ; Turner N, 2006, 'Fatty acid relationships in former cannabis users with schizophrenia', Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 30, pp. 280 - 285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2005.08.013

Hulbert AJ; Turner N; Hinde J; Else P; Guderley H, 2006, 'How might you compare mitochondria from different tissues and different species?', Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 176, pp. 93 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00360-005-0025-z

Faulks SC; Turner N; Else PL; Hulbert AJ, 2006, 'Calorie restriction in mice: Effects on body composition, daily activity, metabolic rate, mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production, and membrane fatty acid composition', Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 61, pp. 781 - 794, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/61.8.781

Starke-Peterkovic T; Turner N; Vitha MF; Waller MP; Hibbs DE; Clarke RJ, 2006, 'Cholesterol effect on the dipole potential of lipid membranes', Biophysical Journal, 90, pp. 4060 - 4070, http://dx.doi.org/10.1529/biophysj.105.074666

Molero JC; Waring S; Cooper A; Turner N; Laybutt DR; Cooney GJ; James DE, 2006, 'Casitas b-lineage lymphoma-deficient mice are protected against high-fat died-induced obesity and insulin resistance', Diabetes, 55, pp. 708 - 715

Molero JC; Turner N; Thein CB; Langdon WY; James DE; Cooney GJ, 2006, 'Genetic ablation of the c-Cbl ubiquitin ligase domain results in increased energy expenditure and improved insulin action', Diabetes, 55, pp. 3411 - 3417

Starke-Peterkovic T; Turner N; Else PL; Clarke RJ, 2005, 'Electric field strength of membrane lipids from vertebrate species: Membrane lipid composition and Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase molecular activity', American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00434.2004

Hulbert AJ; Turner N; Storlien LH; Else PL, 2005, 'Dietary fats and membrane function: Implications for metabolism and disease', Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 80, pp. 155 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1464793104006578

Turner N; Hulbert AJ; Else PL, 2005, 'Sodium pump molecular activity and membrane lipid composition in two disparate ectotherms, and comparison with endotherms', Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 175, pp. 77 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00360-004-0464-y

Turner N; Else PL; Hulbert AJ, 2005, 'An allometric comparison of microsomal membrane lipid composition and sodium pump molecular activity in the brain of mammals and birds', Journal of Experimental Biology, 208, pp. 371 - 381, http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.01377

Turner N; Haga KL; Hulbert AJ; Else PL, 2005, 'Relationship between body size, Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase activity, and membrane lipid composition in mammal and bird kidney', American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00297.2004

Guderley H; Turner N; Else PL; Hulbert AJ, 2005, 'Why are some mitochondria more powerful than others: Insights from comparisons of muscle mitochondria from three terrestrial vertebrates', Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 142, pp. 172 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2005.07.006

Lessard SJ; Lo Giudice SL; Lau W; Reid JJ; Turner N; Febbraio MA; Hawley JA; Watt MJ, 2004, 'Rosiglitazone enhances glucose tolerance by mechanisms other than reduction of fatty acid accumulation within skeletal muscle', Endocrinology, 145, pp. 5665 - 5670, http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/en.2004-0659

Mitchell TW; Turner N; Hulbert AJ; Else PL; Hawley JA; Jong SL; Bruce CR; Blanksby SJ, 2004, 'Exercise alters the profile of phospholipid molecular species in rat skeletal muscle', Journal of Applied Physiology, 97, pp. 1823 - 1829, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00344.2004

Else PL; Turner N; Hulbert AJ, 2004, 'The evolution of endothermy: Role for membranes and molecular activity', Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 77, pp. 950 - 958, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/422767

Else PL; Brand MD; Turner N; Hulbert AJ, 2004, 'Respiration rate of hepatocytes varies with body mass in birds', Journal of Experimental Biology, 207, pp. 2305 - 2311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.01017

Turner N; Lee JS; Bruce CR; Mitchell TW; Else PL; Hulbert AJ; Hawley JA, 2004, 'Greater effect of diet than exercise training on the fatty acid profile of rat skeletal muscle', Journal of Applied Physiology, 96, pp. 974 - 980, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.01003.2003

Turner NA; Russell AD; Furr JR; Lloyd D, 2004, 'Resistance, biguanide sorption and biguanide-induced pentose leakage during encystment of Acanthamoeba castellanii', JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, 96, pp. 1287 - 1295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02260.x

Brand MD; Turner N; Ocloo A; Else PL; Hulbert AJ, 2003, 'Proton conductance and fatty acyl composition of liver mitochondria correlates with body mass in birds', Biochemical Journal, 376, pp. 741 - 748, http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/BJ20030984

Turner N; Else PL; Hulbert AJ, 2003, 'Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) content of membranes determines molecular activity of the sodium pump: Implications for disease states and metabolism', Naturwissenschaften, 90, pp. 521 - 523, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-003-0470-z

Cornelius F; Turner N; Christensen HRZ, 2003, 'Modulation of Na,K-ATPase by phospholipids and cholesterol. II. Steady-state and presteady-state kinetics', Biochemistry, 42, pp. 8541 - 8549, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi034532e

Turner N; Hulbert AJ; Else PL, 2003, 'Molecular activity of sodium pumps in the kidney of mammals and birds', Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 986, pp. 606 - 607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb07260.x

Turner NA; Needs EC; Khan JA; Vulfson EN, 2001, 'Analysis of conformational states of Candida rugosa lipase in solution: implications for mechanism of interfacial activation and separation of open and closed forms.', Biotechnol Bioeng, 72, pp. 108 - 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1097-0290(20010105)72:1<108::aid-bit14>3.0.co;2-7

Turner NA; Harris J; Russell AD; Lloyd D, 2000, 'Microbial differentiation and changes in susceptibility to antimicrobial agents', JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, 89, pp. 751 - 759, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.01176.x

Turner NA; Russell AD; Furr JR; Lloyd D, 2000, 'Emergence of resistance to biocides during differentiation of Acanthamoeba castellanii', JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY, 46, pp. 27 - 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/46.1.27

Turner NA; Biagini GA; Lloyd D, 1997, 'Anaerobiosis-induced differentiation of Acanthamoeba castellanii', FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS, 157, pp. 149 - 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00468-0

REDGWELL RJ; TURNER NA; BIELESKI RL, 1974, 'STRIPPING THIN-LAYERS FROM CHROMATOGRAPHIC PLATES FOR RADIOTRACER MEASUREMENTS', JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY, 88, pp. 25 - 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(01)91769-8

BARNARD WE; TURNER NA, 1967, 'AN EFFICIENT AND CONVENIENT DRIER FOR THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAMS', JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY, 29, pp. 296 - &, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)92668-2

BURNS DJW; TURNER NA, 1967, 'PEPTIDE MAPPING ON CELLULOSE THIN LAYERS', JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY, 30, pp. 469 - &, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)84179-5

TURNER NA; REDGWELL RJ, 1966, 'A MIXED LAYER FOR SEPARATION OF AMINO ACIDS BY THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY', JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY, 21, pp. 129 - &, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(01)91273-7

TROUGHTON WD; BROWN RSC; TURNER NA, 1966, 'SEPARATION OF URINARY AMINO ACIDS BY THIN-LAYER HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTROPHORESIS AND CHROMATOGRAPHY', AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY, 46, pp. 139 - +, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/46.1_ts.139

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