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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Colon Carcinoma Cells Harboring Pik3ca Mutations Display Resistance To Growth Factor Deprivation Induced Apoptosis., J. Wang, Karen Kuropatwinski, Jennie Hauser, Michael R. Rossi, Yunfei Zhou, Alexis Conway, Julie L.C. Kan, Neil W. Gibson, James K.V. Willson, John K. Cowell, Michael G. Brattain
Colon Carcinoma Cells Harboring Pik3ca Mutations Display Resistance To Growth Factor Deprivation Induced Apoptosis., J. Wang, Karen Kuropatwinski, Jennie Hauser, Michael R. Rossi, Yunfei Zhou, Alexis Conway, Julie L.C. Kan, Neil W. Gibson, James K.V. Willson, John K. Cowell, Michael G. Brattain
Journal Articles: Eppley Institute
PIK3CA, encoding the p110alpha catalytic subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), is mutated in a variety of human cancers. We screened the colon cancer cell lines previously established in our laboratory for PIK3CA mutations and found that four of them harbored gain of function mutations. We have now compared a panel of mutant and wild-type cell lines for cell proliferation and survival in response to stress. There was little difference in PI3K activity between mutant PIK3CA-bearing cells (mutant cells) and wild-type PIK3CA-bearing cells (wild-type cells) under optimal growth conditions. However, the mutant cells showed constitutive PI3K activity during growth factor deprivation …
Lateral Wall Protein Content Mediates Alterations In Cochlear Outer Hair Cell Mechanics Before And After Hearing Onset, Heather Jensen Smith, Richard Hallworth
Lateral Wall Protein Content Mediates Alterations In Cochlear Outer Hair Cell Mechanics Before And After Hearing Onset, Heather Jensen Smith, Richard Hallworth
Journal Articles: Eppley Institute
Specialized outer hair cells (OHCs) housed within the mammalian cochlea exhibit active, nonlinear, mechanical responses to auditory stimulation termed electromotility. The extraordinary frequency resolution capacity of the cochlea requires an exquisitely equilibrated mechanical system of sensory and supporting cells. OHC electromotile length change, stiffness, and force generation are responsible for a 100-fold increase in hearing sensitivity by augmenting vibrational input to non-motile sensory inner hair cells. Characterization of OHC mechanics is crucial for understanding and ultimately preventing permanent functional deficits due to overstimulation or as a consequence of various cochlear pathologies. The OHCs' major structural assembly is a highly-specialized lateral …
Long-Distance Three-Color Neuronal Tracing In Fixed Tissue Using Neurovue Dyes, Heather Jensen Smith, Brian Gray, Katharine Muirhead, Betsy Ohlsson-Wilhelm, Bernd Fritzsch
Long-Distance Three-Color Neuronal Tracing In Fixed Tissue Using Neurovue Dyes, Heather Jensen Smith, Brian Gray, Katharine Muirhead, Betsy Ohlsson-Wilhelm, Bernd Fritzsch
Journal Articles: Eppley Institute
Dissecting development of neuronal connections is critical for understanding neuronal function in both normal and diseased states. Charting the development of the multitude of connections is a monumental task, since a given neuron typically receives hundreds of convergent inputs from other neurons and provides divergent outputs for hundreds of other neurons. Although progress is being made utilizing various mutants and/or genetic constructs expressing fluorescent proteins like GFP, substantial work remains before a database documenting the development and final location of the neuronal pathways in an adult animal is completed. The vast majority of developing neurons cannot be specifically labeled with …