Researcher interests: Developmental biology: cell migration, intracellular localization of RNA in oocytes and embryos, formation of embryonic axes. Cell and molecular biology: intracellular RNA localization in somatic cells, regulation of mRNAs by VICKZ proteins, generation and use of aptamers for targeting cell surface antigens and small molecules. Cancer biology: role of VICKZ proteins in cancer progression and metastasis.
FACULTY / SCHOOL: School of Medicine - IMRIC
DEPARTMENT: Developmental Biology and Cancer Research
Selected Publications
localization of cofilin mrna to the leading edge of migrating cells promotes directed cell migration (2015)|
Journal of Cell Science|
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rna binding protein vg1rbp regulates terminal arbor formation but not long range axon navigation in the developing visual system (2014)|
Developmental Neurobiology|
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interior cell design vickz proteins mediate rna localization and cell function (2012)|
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vickz proteins mediate cell migration via their rna binding activity (2007)|
RNA|
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vg1 rna localization in oocytes in the absence of xvickz3 rna binding activity (2007)|
Differentiation|
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temporal and cell specific regulation of the rna binding protein vickz in normal and pathological placentae (2006)|
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology|
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rna localization and cell polarity a cellular pas de deux (2005)|
Biology of the Cell|
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vickz proteins a multi talented family of regulatory rna binding proteins (2005)|
Biology of the Cell|
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pathogenesis of placenta accreta is not related to over invasiveness of the trophoblast (2004)|
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology|
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the involvement of a conserved family of rna binding proteins in embryonic development and carcinogenesis (2002)|
Gene|
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