SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

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Veronica M. Maher

M. L. Fishel, M. P. Gamesik, S.M. Delaney, E.G. Zuhowski, V. M. Maher, T. Karrison, R. C. Moschel, M. J. Egorin, and M. E. Dolan.  Role of glutathione and nucleotide excision repair in modulation of cisplatin activity with O6-benzylguanine.  55, 333-42 (2005).

Z. Li, H. Zhang, T. P. McManus, J. J. McCormick, C. W. Lawrence, V. M. Maher. hREV3 is essential for error-prone translesion synthesis past UV or benzo[a]pyrene diol-epoxide-induced DNA lesions in human fibroblasts. Mut. Res. 510, 71-80. (2002).

Z. Li, W. Xiao, J. J. McCormick and V. M. Maher. Identification of a protein essential for a major pathway used by human cells to avoid UV-induced DNA damage. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 99, 4459-4464, 2002.

C.W. Lawrence and V. M. Maher. Eukaryotic mutagenesis and translesion replication dependent on polymerase gamma and Rev 1 protein. Biochemical Soceity Transactions 29 (part 2) ,198-191, 2001.

P.E.M. Gibbs, C. W. Lawrence and V. M. Maher. Mutagenesis in eukaryotes dependent on DNA polymerase zeta and Rev1p. Phil. Trans. Royal Society Lond. B 356, 41-46 (2001).

C.W. Lawrence, P.E.M. Gibbs, R.S. Murante, X-D. Wang, Z. Li, T.P. McManus, W.G. McGregor, J.R. Nelson, D.C. Hinkle, and V. M. Maher. Roles of DNA polymerase . and Rev1 protein in eukaryotic mutagenesis and translesion replication. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology, Biological Responses to DNA Damage, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, vol. LXV, 61-69 (2000).

H. Zhang, G. Marra, B. Tung, J. Jiricny, V.M. Maher and J. J. McCormick. Postreplicative mismatch repair is required for O6-methylguanine-induced intrachromosomal homologous recombination in human fibroblasts. Carcinogenesis 20, 1639-1646 (2000).

S.E. Boley, T.P. McManus, V.M. Maher, and J.J. McCormick. Malignant transformation of human fibroblast cell strain MSU-1.1 by methylnitrosourea: evidence of homologous recombination to eliminate p53. Cancer Res. 60, 4105-4111, (2000).

P.E. Gibbs, X.-D. Wang, Z. Li, T.P. McManus, W.G. McGregor, C.W. Lawrence, and V.M. Maher. The function of the human homolog of Saccharomyces cerevisiae REV1 is required for mutagenesis induced by ultraviolet light. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 97,4186-91 (2000).

J. Justin McCormick

Z. Lou, S. O’Reilly, H. Liang, V. M. Maher, S.D. Sleight, and J. J. McCormick, Down-regulation of overexpressed Sp1 protein in human fibrosarcoma cell lines inhibits tumor formation. Cancer Research.  65, 1007-1017 (2005).

Z. Lou, V. M. Maher, and J. J. McCormick. Identification of the promoter of human transcription factor Sp3 and characterization of the role of Sp1 and Sp3 in the expression of Sp3 protein. Gene. 351, 51-59 (2005).

H. Liang, S. O'Reilly, Y. Liu, R. Abounader, J. Laterra, V.M. Maher And J.J. McCormick Sp1 regulates expression of MET, and ribozyme-induced down-regulation of MET in fibrosarcoma-derived human cells reduces or eliminates their tumorigenicity. International Journal of Oncology, 24, 1057-1068.

Battle, M.A., V.M. Maher, and J.J. McCormick. ST7 is a novel low-densitry lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) with a cytoplasmic tail that interacts with proteins related to signal transduction pathways. Biochemistry, 42,7270-7282, 2003.

Havre, P.A., S. O'Reilly, J. J. McCormick, and D.E. Brash. Transformed and tumor-derived human cells exhibit preferential sensitivity to the thiol antitoxidants, N-acetyl cysteine and penicillamine. Cancer Res. 62, 1443-1449, 2002.

McCormick, J.J., S. O'Reilly, and V. M. Maher. Analysis of the process of malignant transformation of human fibroblasts in culture by ionizing radiation and other carcinogens. In: Radiation Research, Volume 2, Proc. of the 11th International Congress of Radiation Research., Allen Press, Dublin, Ireland. pp. 564-457 (2000).

S. Huang, V.M. Maher, and J.J. McCormick. Involvement of intermediary metabolites in the pathway of extracellular Ca2+-induced mitogen activated protein kinase activation in human fibroblasts. Cellular Signalling 11:263-274 (1999).

J. Qing, D. Wei, V.M. Maher, and J.J. McCormick. Cloning and characterization of a novel gene encoding a putative transmembrane protein with altered expression in human tumors. Oncogene,18, 335-342 (1999).

S. O'Reilly, M. Walicka, S.K. Kohler, R. Dunstan, V.M. Maher, and J.J. McCormick. Dose-dependent transformation of cells of human fibroblast cell strain MSU-1.1 by cobalt-60 gamma radiation and characterization of the transformed cells. Radiation Res. 150, 577-584 (1998).

T.A. Giambernardi, G.M. Grant, G.P. Taylor, R.J. Hay, V.M. Maher, J.J. McCormick, and R.J. Klebe. Overview of matrix metalloproteinase expression in cultured human cells. J. Matrix Biol., 16:483-486 (1998).

J. Qing, V.M. Maher, H. Tran, W.S. Argraves, R.W. Dunstan, and J.J. McCormick. Suppression of anchorage- independent growth and matrigel invasion and delayed tumor formation by elevated expression of fibulin-1D in human fibrosarcoma-derived cell lines. Oncogene 15, 2159-2168 (1997).

J.J. McCormick and V.M. Maher. Analysis of the multistep nature of human carcinogenesis utilizing human fibroblasts. Radiat. Oncol. Invest. 3, 387-391 (1996).

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