Andrew D. Howard

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Best Publications

• A novel heterodimeric cysteine protease is required for interleukin-1 beta processing in monocytes.

  Nancy A. Thornberry;Herbert G. Bull;Jimmy R. Calaycay;Kevin T. Chapman

  3503
  Citations

• A Receptor in Pituitary and Hypothalamus That Functions in Growth Hormone Release

  Andrew D. Howard;Scott D. Feighner;Doris F. Cully;Joseph P. Arena

  2972
  Citations

• Distribution of mRNA encoding the growth hormone secretagogue receptor in brain and peripheral tissues.

  Xiao-Ming Guan;Hong Yu;Oksana C. Palyha;Karen Kulju McKee

  1611
  Citations

• Structure-function studies on the new growth hormone-releasing peptide, ghrelin: minimal sequence of ghrelin necessary for activation of growth hormone secretagogue receptor 1a

  M A Bednarek;S D Feighner;S S Pong;K K McKee

  843
  Citations

• Orexigenic action of peripheral ghrelin is mediated by neuropeptide Y and agouti-related protein.

  H. Y. Chen;M. E. Trumbauer;A. S. Chen;D. T. Weingarth

  837
  Citations

• Peptidomimetic regulation of growth hormone secretion.

  Roy G. Smith;Lex H. T. Van der Ploeg;Andrew D. Howard;Scott D. Feighner

  809
  Citations

• Discovery of a receptor related to the galanin receptors.

  Dennis K Lee;Tuan Nguyen;Gary P O'Neill;Regina Cheng

  646
  Citations

• Chronic Inhibition of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 With a Sitagliptin Analog Preserves Pancreatic β-Cell Mass and Function in a Rodent Model of Type 2 Diabetes

  James Mu;John Woods;Yun-Ping Zhou;Ranabir Sinha Roy

  626
  Citations

• Identification of receptors for neuromedin U and its role in feeding

  Andrew D. Howard;Ruiping Wang;Sheng-Shung Pong;Theodore N. Mellin

  573
  Citations

• Inhibition of interleukin-1 beta converting enzyme by the cowpox virus serpin CrmA. An example of cross-class inhibition.

  T. Komiyama;C.A. Ray;D.J. Pickup;A.D. Howard

  515
  Citations

• Molecular Analysis of Rat Pituitary and Hypothalamic Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptors

  Karen Kulju McKee;Oksana C. Palyha;Scott D. Feighner;Donna L. Hreniuk

  513
  Citations

• Receptor for motilin identified in the human gastrointestinal system.

  Scott D. Feighner;Carina P. Tan;Karen Kulju McKee;Oksana C. Palyha

  513
  Citations

• IL-1-converting enzyme requires aspartic acid residues for processing of the IL-1 beta precursor at two distinct sites and does not cleave 31-kDa IL-1 alpha.

  A D Howard;M J Kostura;N Thornberry;G J Ding

  452
  Citations

• Orphan G-protein-coupled receptors and natural ligand discovery

  Andrew D Howard;George McAllister;Scott D Feighner;Qingyun Liu

  423
  Citations

• Cloning and Characterization of Two Human G Protein-Coupled Receptor Genes (GPR38 and GPR39) Related to the Growth Hormone Secretagogue and Neurotensin Receptors

  K. K. Mckee;C. P. Tan;O. C. Palyha;J. Liu

  420
  Citations

• Inactivation of interleukin-1 beta converting enzyme by peptide (acyloxy)methyl ketones.

  Nancy A. Thornberry;Erin P. Peterson;Justin J. Zhao;Andrew D. Howard

  391
  Citations

• A role for the melanocortin 4 receptor in sexual function.

  Lex H. T. Van der Ploeg;William J. Martin;Andrew D. Howard;Ravi P. Nargund

  376
  Citations

• Targeting a ceramide double bond improves insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis.

  Bhagirath Chaurasia;Trevor S. Tippetts;Rafael Mayoral Monibas;Jinqi Liu

  347
  Citations

• Identification of Urotensin II as the Endogenous Ligand for the Orphan G-Protein-Coupled Receptor GPR14

  Qingyun Liu;Sheng Shung Pong;Zhizhen Zeng;Qing Zhang

  344
  Citations

• Discovery of a receptor related to the galanin receptors. FEBS Lett

  Dennis K. Lee;Tuan Nguyen;Gary P. O'Neill;Regina Cheng

  20
  Citations