Apoptosis

Cidlowski, John A.

Abstract

The goal of this project is to define how basic cellular mechanisms suppress, activate and execute the process of apoptosis or programmed cell death. Apoptosis is a fundamental component of virtually all aspects of biology, being critical for both developmental and cellular homeostasis in all multi-cellular organisms. Extensive studies worldwide have now implicated either excess or impaired apoptosis in numerous human diseases including cancer, AIDS, autoimmune diseases, sepsis, as well as toxic responses to environmental agents. Additionally, many of the therapies used for the treatment of cancer work by the activation of inherent cellular apoptotic programs.

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
• Type: Investigator-Initiated Intramural Research Projects (ZIA)
• Project #: 1ZIAES090079-17
• Application #: 8553752
• Support Year: 17
• Fiscal Year: 2012
• Total Cost: $864,834

Institution

• Name: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Publications

Oakley, Robert H; Ramamoorthy, Sivapriya; Foley, Julie F et al. (2018) Glucocorticoid receptor isoform-specific regulation of development, circadian rhythm, and inflammation in mice. FASEB J :fj201701153R

Whirledge, Shannon D; Kisanga, Edwina P; Oakley, Robert H et al. (2018) Neonatal Genistein Exposure and Glucocorticoid Signaling in the Adult Mouse Uterus. Environ Health Perspect 126:047002

Olivares-Morales, Mauricio Javier; De La Fuente, Marjorie Katherine; Dubois-Camacho, Karen et al. (2018) Glucocorticoids Impair Phagocytosis and Inflammatory Response Against Crohn's Disease-Associated Adherent-Invasive Escherichia coli. Front Immunol 9:1026

Santen, Richard J; Jewell, Christine M; Yue, Wei et al. (2018) Glucocorticoid receptor mutations and hypersensitivity to endogenous and exogenous glucocorticoids. J Clin Endocrinol Metab :

Oakley, Robert H; Busillo, John M; Cidlowski, John A (2017) Cross-talk between the glucocorticoid receptor and MyoD family inhibitor domain-containing protein provides a new mechanism for generating tissue-specific responses to glucocorticoids. J Biol Chem 292:5825-5844

Whirledge, Shannon; Cidlowski, John A (2017) Glucocorticoids and Reproduction: Traffic Control on the Road to Reproduction. Trends Endocrinol Metab 28:399-415

Busada, Jonathan T; Cidlowski, John A (2017) Mechanisms of Glucocorticoid Action During Development. Curr Top Dev Biol 125:147-170

Cain, Derek W; Cidlowski, John A (2017) Immune regulation by glucocorticoids. Nat Rev Immunol 17:233-247

Regan Anderson, Tarah M; Ma, Shi Hong; Raj, Ganesh V et al. (2016) Breast Tumor Kinase (Brk/PTK6) Is Induced by HIF, Glucocorticoid Receptor, and PELP1-Mediated Stress Signaling in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Cancer Res 76:1653-63

Quinn, Matthew A; Cidlowski, John A (2016) Endogenous hepatic glucocorticoid receptor signaling coordinates sex-biased inflammatory gene expression. FASEB J 30:971-82