Anatomy and Cell Biology

East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine

Research Profile

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  Hyaluronic Acid

  
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  Antigens, CD44

  
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  Chondrocytes

  
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  Cells, Cultured

  
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  Cartilage, Articular

  
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  Proteoglycans

  
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  Extracellular Matrix

  
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  Hippocampus

  
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  Aggrecans

  
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  Cartilage

  

Publications

• 1.

  2013

  Amy Friesland; Yaxue Zhao; Yan-Hua Chen; Lie Wang; Huchen Zhou; Qun Lu

  Small molecule targeting Cdc42-intersectin interaction disrupts Golgi organization and suppresses cell motility

  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2013;110(4):1261-1266.

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  2013

  Yongfeng He; Hangun Kim; Taeyong Ryu; Youra Kang; Jeong-Ae Kim; Bo-Hyun Kim; Jae-Hyuk Lee; Keonwook Kang; Qun Lu; Kwonseop Kim

  δ-Catenin overexpression promotes angiogenic potential of CWR22Rv-1 prostate cancer cells via HIF-1α and VEGF

  FEBS Letters. 2013;587(2):193-199.

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  2013

  Yongfeng He; Jeong Ran Han; Ockyoung Chang; Minsoo Oh; Sarah E. James; Qun Lu; Young-Woo Seo; Hangun Kimd; Kwonseop Kima

  14-3-3ε/ζ Affects the stability of δ-catenin and regulates δ-catenin-induced dendrogenesis

  FEBS Open Bio. 2013;3:16-21.

Grants

• 1.

  Christopher Geyer; Brett Keiper

  Analysis of a translation repression program during fetal male germ cell development

  4/1/2012 - 3/31/2015

  Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  Funding: $ 432,837.00

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  Qun Lu; Yan-Hua Chen; Kathryn Verbanac

  Rho GTPases and Neuroprotection Model in Cancer Therapy

  2/1/2012 - 1/31/2015

  Sponsor: NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

  Funding: $ 421,566.00

• 3.

  Qun Lu; Heng Hong; Art Rodriguez; Qiang Wu

  Cell-Cell Junction Proteins as Biomarker Cluster for Prostate Cancer

  1/15/2012 - 1/14/2014

  Sponsor: North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBC)

  Funding: $ 250,000.00

Journals

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  Publications
• Biology of Reproduction
  16
• Journal of Biological Chemistry
  14
• Arthritis and Rheumatism
  11
• Diabetes
  10
• Journal of Cell Biology
  9

Institutional Network

• Internal
  Shared Pub.
• Microbiology and Immunology
  14
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
  6
• Internal Medicine
  5
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  4
• Exercise and Sports Science
  4

• External
  Shared Pub.
• The Brody School of Medicine
  121
• Rush University Medical Center
  43
• East Carolina University
  16
• Chonnam National University
  15
• Harvard Medical School
  11
• Emory University School of Medicine
  9