Special Seminar
Wednesday, February 8, 2016
4:00 p.m., Carson Family Auditorium (CRC)
Elena Gallo MacFarlane, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral and Research Fellow,
Institute of Genetic Medicine,
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
The Vessel Wall as a Paracrine Engine in TGF-Beta-Driven Vasculopathies
Recommended Reading:
Chetaille, P., Preuss, C., Burkhard, S., Côté, J. M., Houde, C., Castilloux, J., … & Thibeault, M. (2014). Mutations in SGOL1 cause a novel cohesinopathy affecting heart and gut rhythm. Nature Genetics, 46(11), 1245-1249. doi: 10.1038/ng.3113.
Gallo, E. M., Loch, D. C., Habashi, J. P., Calderon, J. F., Chen, Y., Bedja, D., … & Judge, D. P. (2014). Angiotensin II–dependent TGF-β signaling contributes to Loeys-Dietz syndrome vascular pathogenesis. The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 124(1), 448-460. doi: 10.1172/JCI69666.
Gerber, E. E., Gallo, E. M., Fontana, S. C., Davis, E. C., Wigley, F. M., Huso, D. L., & Dietz, H. C. (2013). Integrin-modulating therapy prevents fibrosis and autoimmunity in mouse models of scleroderma. Nature, 503(7474), 126-130. doi: 10.1038/nature12614.
Chicago
Lindsay, M. E., Schepers, D., Bolar, N. A., Doyle, J. J., Gallo, E., Fert-Bober, J., … & Bjeda, D. (2012). Loss-of-function mutations in TGFB2 cause a syndromic presentation of thoracic aortic aneurysm. Nature Genetics, 44(8), 922-927. doi: 10.1038/ng.2349
