Prof. Manuela Martins-Green
University of California, USA
Professor
Email: manuela.martins@ucr.edu
Qualifications
1987 Ph.D., UC Davis, Zoology
1975 M.Sc., UC Riverside, Plant Pathology
Publications (Selected)
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Li, QJ., S. Vaingankar, H. M. Green, M. Martins-Green (1999). Activation of the 9E3/cCAF chemokine by phorbol esters occurs via multiple signal transduction pathways that converge in MEK1/ERK2 and activate the Elk1 transcription factor. J. Biol. Chem. 274: 15454-15465.
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Martins-Green, M. (2000). The 9E3/cCAF chemokine. Chapter 10012 in A Compendium of Cytokines and Other Mediators of Host Defense, eds. J. Oppenheim, S. Durum, Academic Press Ltd. ftp site: ftp.harcourtbrace.com; directory: /pub/academic_press/saved/cytokineDB; password: 'anonymous'.
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Martins-Green, M. (2000) Dynamics of cell-ECM interactions with implications for tissue engineering. In Principles of Tissue Engineering. 2nd Edition, eds. R. P. Lanza, W.L. Chick and R. Langer. R.G. Landes Co. (invited). pp33-55.
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Melkonian, G., C. Li, W. Zheng, P. Talbot, M. Martins-Green (2000). Normal patterns of angiogenesis and extracellular matrix deposition in chick chorioallantoic membranes are disrupted by mainstream and sidestream cigarette smoke. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 163(1): 26-37.
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Martins-Green, M., J. L. Bixby, T. Yamamoto, T. Graf and M. Sudol (2000). Tissue specific expression of Yrk kinase: Implications for differentiation and inflammation. International J. of Biochem. and Cell Biol. 32: 351-364.
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Li, QJ., S. Vaingankar, F. Sladek, M. Martins-Green (2000). Novel nuclear target for thrombin: Activation of the Elk1 transcription factor leads to chemokine gene expression. Blood 96(12): 3692-3702.
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Li, QJ., S. Lu, R. Ye and M. Martins-Green (2000). Isolation and characterization of a novel CXC chemokine receptor gene. Gene 257: 307-317.
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Liang, TS, JK Hartt, S. Lu, M. Martins-Green, J-L Gao, PM Murphy (2001). Cloning, mRNA distribution, and functional expression of an avian counterpart of the chemokine receptor/HIV coreceptor CXCR4. J. Leukocyte Biol. 69: 297-305.
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Martins-Green, M. (2001). The chicken Chemotactic and Angiogenic Factor, a CXC chemokine. Special Issue on Angiogenesis, J. Laurent and L. Claesson-Welsh (eds). International J. of Biochem. and Cell Biol. 33: 427-432.
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Feugate, J.E. and M. Martins-Green. (2002) The CXC chemokine cCAF stimulates differentiation of fibroblasts into myofibroblasts and accelerates wound closure in vivo. J. Cell Biol 156: 161-172.