BRCA1 Suppresses Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Stem Cell Dedifferentiation during Mammary and Tumor Development

F Bai, HL Chan, A Scott, MD Smith, C Fan… - Cancer research, 2014 - AACR
BRCA1 mutation carriers are predisposed to developing basal-like breast cancers with high
metastasis and poor prognosis. Yet, how BRCA1 suppresses formation of basal-like breast …

Effects of pairing on color change and central gene expression in lined seahorses

…, MY Dennis, ML Settles, AR Lau, A Scott… - Genes, Brain and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Social monogamy is a reproductive strategy characterized by pair living and defense of a
common territory. Pair bonding, sometimes displayed by monogamous species, is an affective …

[HTML][HTML] Estrogen promotes estrogen receptor negative BRCA1-deficient tumor initiation and progression

C Wang, F Bai, L Zhang, A Scott, E Li, XH Pei - Breast Cancer Research, 2018 - Springer
Background Estrogen promotes breast cancer development and progression mainly through
estrogen receptor (ER). However, blockage of estrogen production or action prevents …

[HTML][HTML] Pleiotropy and epistasis within and between signaling pathways defines the genetic architecture of fungal virulence

C Roth, D Murray, A Scott, C Fu, AF Averette… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Cryptococcal disease is estimated to affect nearly a quarter of a million people annually.
Environmental isolates of Cryptococcus deneoformans, which make up 15 to 30% of clinical …

[HTML][HTML] BMP signaling modulates hedgehog-induced secondary heart field proliferation

LA Dyer, FA Makadia, A Scott, K Pegram… - Developmental …, 2010 - Elsevier
Sonic hedgehog signaling in the secondary heart field has a clear role in cardiac arterial pole
development. In the absence of hedgehog signaling, proliferation is reduced in secondary …

[HTML][HTML] PDGFRβ is an essential therapeutic target for BRCA1-deficient mammary tumors

F Bai, S Liu, X Liu, DP Hollern, A Scott, C Wang… - Breast Cancer …, 2021 - Springer
Background Basal-like breast cancers (BLBCs) are a leading cause of cancer death due to
their capacity to metastasize and lack of effective therapies. More than half of BLBCs have a …

Intranasal oxytocin reduces weight gain in diet-induced obese prairie voles

…, MA Rhine, K Khun, AN Shweyk, AM Scott… - Physiology & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Oxytocin (OT) elicits weight loss in diet-induced obese (DIO) rodents, nonhuman primates
and humans by reducing food intake and increasing energy expenditure. In addition to being …

p16 loss rescues functional decline of Brca1-deficient mammary stem cells

A Scott, F Bai, HL Chan, S Liu, JM Slingerland… - Cell Cycle, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Recent evidence indicates that the accumulation of endogenous DNA damage can induce
senescence and limit the function of adult stem cells. It remains elusive whether deficiency in …

[HTML][HTML] p16INK4a suppresses BRCA1-deficient mammary tumorigenesis

A Scott, F Bai, HL Chan, S Liu, J Ma, JM Slingerland… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Senescence prevents the proliferation of genomically damaged, but otherwise replication
competent cells at risk of neoplastic transformation. p16 INK4A (p16), an inhibitor of CDK4 and …

[HTML][HTML] Gata3 restrains B cell proliferation and cooperates with p18INK4c to repress B cell lymphomagenesis

S Liu, HL Chan, F Bai, J Ma, A Scott, DJ Robbins… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
GATA3, a lineage specifier, controls lymphoid cell differentiation and its function in T cell
commitment and development has been extensively studied. GATA3 promotes T cell …