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Genomes and Genes | DOMINIC E COSGROVESummaryAffiliation: Boys Town National Research Hospital Country: USA Publications
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Glomerular pathology in Alport syndrome: a molecular perspectiveDominic Cosgrove
Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
Pediatr Nephrol 27:885-90. 2012....
Integrin alpha1beta1 regulates matrix metalloproteinases via P38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in mesangial cells: implications for Alport syndromeDominic Cosgrove
Boys Town National Research Hospital, 555 No 30th St, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
Am J Pathol 172:761-73. 2008....
Choosing a mouse model to study the molecular pathobiology of Alport glomerulonephritisD Cosgrove
Department of Genetics, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Kidney Int 71:615-8. 2007....
Immunohistochemical localization of basement membrane collagens and associated proteins in the murine cochleaD Cosgrove
Boys Town National Research Hospital, Department of Genetics, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
Hear Res 97:54-65. 1996..These results indicate that an abundance of basement membrane collagen containing extracellular matrix exists in the murine cochlea and that the composition of these matrices are surprisingly varied and tissue specific...
Ultrastructural, physiological, and molecular defects in the inner ear of a gene-knockout mouse model for autosomal Alport syndromeD Cosgrove
Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
Hear Res 121:84-98. 1998..A closer look at this compartment in human Alport biopsy specimen may be warranted...
Expression of basement membrane type IV collagen chains during postnatal development in the murine cochleaD Cosgrove
Boys Town National Research Hospital, Department of Genetics, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
Hear Res 100:21-32. 1996..The complex developmental pattern of expression for the type IV collagen chains in the murine cochlea is similar to that observed in the murine kidney, which is the other major site for basement membrane pathology in Alport syndrome...
Integrin alpha1beta1 and transforming growth factor-beta1 play distinct roles in alport glomerular pathogenesis and serve as dual targets for metabolic therapyD Cosgrove
Department of Genetics, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Am J Pathol 157:1649-59. 2000..These data suggest that integrin alpha1beta1 and TGF-beta1 may provide useful targets for a dual therapy aimed at slowing disease progression in Alport glomerulonephritis...
FAK and p38-MAP kinase-dependent activation of apoptosis and caspase-3 in retinal endothelial cells by alpha1(IV)NC1Chandra S Boosani
Cell Signaling and Tumor Angiogenesis Laboratory, Department of Genetics, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 50:4567-75. 2009..To determine the impact of the antiangiogenic factor alpha1(IV)NC1 on vascular endothelial growth factor-mediated proangiogenic activity in mouse retinal endothelial cells (MRECs)...
Regulation of COX-2 mediated signaling by alpha3 type IV noncollagenous domain in tumor angiogenesisChandra Shekhar Boosani
Cell Signaling and Tumor Angiogenesis Laboratory, Department of Genetics, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
Blood 110:1168-77. 2007..Our in vitro and in vivo findings demonstrate that alpha3beta1 integrin is critical for alpha3(IV)NC1-mediated inhibition of COX-2-dependent angiogenic signaling and inhibition of tumor progression...
Localization and expression of clarin-1, the Clrn1 gene product, in auditory hair cells and photoreceptorsMarisa Zallocchi
Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
Hear Res 255:109-20. 2009..The protein co-localizes with microtubules and post-transgolgi vesicles. The subcellular localization of clarin-1 in hair cells and photoreceptors suggests it functions at both the basal and apical poles of neurosensoriepithelia...
Human alpha1 type IV collagen NC1 domain exhibits distinct antiangiogenic activity mediated by alpha1beta1 integrinAkulapalli Sudhakar
Cell Signaling and Angiogenesis Laboratory, Department of Genetics, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA
J Clin Invest 115:2801-10. 2005..Collectively, the above data indicate that alpha1(IV)NC1 is a potential therapeutic candidate for targeting tumor angiogenesis...
Progressive morphological and functional defects in retinas from alpha1 integrin-null miceYou Wei Peng
Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 49:4647-54. 2008..In this study the functional importance of alpha1beta1 integrin for retinal pigment epithelial cell homeostasis and retinal health was assessed by comparing alpha1 integrin knockout mice with strain- and age-matched wild-type mice...
Biochemical characterization of native Usher protein complexes from a vesicular subfraction of tracheal epithelial cellsMarisa Zallocchi
Usher Syndrome Center, Boys Town National Research Hospital, 555 North 30th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA
Biochemistry 49:1236-47. 2010..This complex(es) is present primarily in transport vesicles at the apical pole of tracheal epithelial cells, predicting that Usher proteins may be directionally transported as complexes in hair cells and photoreceptors...
Biomechanical strain causes maladaptive gene regulation, contributing to Alport glomerular diseaseDaniel T Meehan
Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA
Kidney Int 76:968-76. 2009..We suggest that MMP and cytokine dysregulation may constitute a maladaptive response to biomechanical strain in the podocytes of Alport patients, thus contributing to glomerular disease initiation and progression...
Role for macrophage metalloelastase in glomerular basement membrane damage associated with alport syndromeVelidi H Rao
Boys Town National Research Hospital, 555 No 30th St, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
Am J Pathol 169:32-46. 2006..Thus, MMP-12/CCR2 inhibitors may provide a novel and effective therapeutic stra-tegy for Alport glomerular disease...
Strial marginal cells play a role in basement membrane homeostasis: in vitro and in vivo evidenceMichael Anne Gratton
Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
Hear Res 163:27-36. 2002..Moreover, these data suggest that a culture system using this marginal cell line will be useful to delineate mechanisms underlying the pathologic accumulation of extracellular matrix in the SCBM...
Monocytes may promote myofibroblast accumulation and apoptosis in Alport renal fibrosisKathyrn D Rodgers
Department of Genetics, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA
Kidney Int 63:1338-55. 2003..Elevated MMP expression and activity is associated with TBM destruction near monocytes clusters, suggesting an anoikis mechanism may contribute to apoptosis in this model...
Increased expression of MMP-2, MMP-9 (type IV collagenases/gelatinases), and MT1-MMP in canine X-linked Alport syndrome (XLAS)Velidi H Rao
Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA
Kidney Int 63:1736-48. 2003..These findings suggest that MMPs may play an important role in matrix accumulation associated with progressive renal scarring in this model...
A domain-specific usherin/collagen IV interaction may be required for stable integration into the basement membrane superstructureGautam Bhattacharya
Usher Syndrome Center, Boys Town National Research Hospital, 555 No 30th Street, Omaha, Nebraska, 68131, USA
J Cell Sci 117:233-42. 2004..Thus, the domain-specific interaction between usherin and type IV collagen appears essential to usherin stability in vivo, and loss of this interaction may result in Usher pathology in humans...
Dysregulation of renal MMP-3 and MMP-7 in canine X-linked Alport syndromeVelidi H Rao
Department of Genetics, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
Pediatr Nephrol 20:732-9. 2005..Thus, these data further implicate a role for the MMPs in progressive renal pathogenesis associated with AS...
Localization and expression of usherin: a novel basement membrane protein defective in people with Usher's syndrome type IIaGautam Bhattacharya
Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE, USA
Hear Res 163:1-11. 2002..Usherin is critical for normal development and tissue homeostasis in the inner ear and retina, illustrating yet another example of the importance of basement membranes in the development and function of tissues...
