We have completed RAGE dimerization/oligomerization studies and a manuscript has been published. We continue to collaborate with colleagues in Australia to study RAGE thiol-disulfide bond exchange on the cell surface. Proteomics data showed that RAGE is acetylated. We are working with Johns Hopkins colleagues to study how such modification impact RAGE signaling and/or biology. We are investigating how RAGE signaling results in a specific barcode, i.e. post-translational modifications, of NF-kappaB RelA, and how such modifications contribute to collagen I production, using mouse embryonic fibroblasts obtained from RAGE knockout and RelA knockout mice.

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National Institute of Health (NIH)
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National Institute on Aging (NIA)
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Investigator-Initiated Intramural Research Projects (ZIA)
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1ZIAAG000796-05
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8931597
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5
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2014
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Aging
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