Kirst King-Jones

Summary

Affiliation: University of Utah
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The ecdysone-induced DHR4 orphan nuclear receptor coordinates growth and maturation in Drosophila
    Kirst King-Jones
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
    Cell 121:773-84. 2005
  2. ncbi Nuclear receptors--a perspective from Drosophila
    Kirst King-Jones
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, 15 North 2030 East, Room 5100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 5331, USA
    Nat Rev Genet 6:311-23. 2005
  3. ncbi Developmental biology. Less steroids make bigger flies
    Kirst King-Jones
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
    Science 310:630-1. 2005
  4. ncbi The Drosophila DHR96 nuclear receptor binds cholesterol and regulates cholesterol homeostasis
    Michael A Horner
    Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
    Genes Dev 23:2711-6. 2009
  5. ncbi The DHR96 nuclear receptor regulates xenobiotic responses in Drosophila
    Kirst King-Jones
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, 15 N 2030 E 5100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
    Cell Metab 4:37-48. 2006

Collaborators

  • CARL THUMMEL
  • Michael A Horner
  • Keith Pardee
  • Gilles Lajoie
  • Henry M Krause
  • Aled Edwards
  • Suya Liu

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi The ecdysone-induced DHR4 orphan nuclear receptor coordinates growth and maturation in Drosophila
    Kirst King-Jones
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
    Cell 121:773-84. 2005
    ..We propose that DHR4 coordinates growth and maturation in Drosophila by mediating endocrine responses to the attainment of critical weight during larval development...
  2. ncbi Nuclear receptors--a perspective from Drosophila
    Kirst King-Jones
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, 15 North 2030 East, Room 5100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 5331, USA
    Nat Rev Genet 6:311-23. 2005
    ..Here, we review recent breakthroughs in our understanding of D. melanogaster nuclear receptors, and interpret these results in light of findings from their evolutionarily conserved vertebrate homologues...
  3. ncbi Developmental biology. Less steroids make bigger flies
    Kirst King-Jones
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
    Science 310:630-1. 2005
  4. ncbi The Drosophila DHR96 nuclear receptor binds cholesterol and regulates cholesterol homeostasis
    Michael A Horner
    Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
    Genes Dev 23:2711-6. 2009
    ..These studies define DHR96 as a central regulator of cholesterol homeostasis...
  5. ncbi The DHR96 nuclear receptor regulates xenobiotic responses in Drosophila
    Kirst King-Jones
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah School of Medicine, 15 N 2030 E 5100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
    Cell Metab 4:37-48. 2006
    ..Metabolic and stress-response genes are also controlled by DHR96, implicating its role in coordinating multiple response pathways. This work establishes a new model system for defining the genetic control of xenobiotic stress responses...