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Craig A. Harrison

Craig A. Harrison

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
6682
World Ranking
18496
National Ranking
541

Overview

Craig A. Harrison is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and conducts research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Reproductive Medicine, Genetics, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The main research topics covered by Harrison include Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Renal and related cancers, Kruppel-like factors research, TGF-β signaling in diseases, Ovarian function and disorders, and Sperm and Testicular Function.

Key recent publications by Harrison feature:

  • Structure of AMH bound to AMHR2 provides insight into a unique signaling pair in the TGF-β family (2021) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A variant of human growth differentiation factor-9 that improves oocyte developmental competence (2020) in Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • TGFBR3L is an inhibin B co-receptor that regulates female fertility (2021) in Science Advances
  • TMEPAI/PMEPA1 Is a Positive Regulator of Skeletal Muscle Mass (2020) in Frontiers in Physiology
  • Inhibin Inactivation in Female Mice Leads to Elevated FSH Levels, Ovarian Overstimulation, and Pregnancy Loss (2022) in Endocrinology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Harrison include William A. Stocker, Kelly L. Walton, Robert B. Gilchrist, Dulama Richani, and Georgia Goodchild.

Harrison frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Endocrinology
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Science Advances

Best Publications

  • Targeting TGF-β Mediated SMAD Signaling for the Prevention of Fibrosis

    Kelly L. Walton;Katharine E. Johnson;Craig A. Harrison

  • Antagonists of activin signaling: mechanisms and potential biological applications

    Craig A. Harrison;Craig A. Harrison;Peter C. Gray;Wylie W. Vale;David M. Robertson

  • Follistatin-mediated skeletal muscle hypertrophy is regulated by Smad3 and mTOR independently of myostatin

    Catherine E. Winbanks;Kate L. Weeks;Rachel E. Thomson;Patricio V. Sepulveda;Patricio V. Sepulveda

  • The bone morphogenetic protein axis is a positive regulator of skeletal muscle mass

    Catherine E Winbanks;Justin Chen;Justin Chen;Justin Chen;Hongwei Qian;Yingying Liu

  • Elevated expression of activins promotes muscle wasting and cachexia

    Justin L. Chen;Justin L. Chen;Kelly L. Walton;Catherine E. Winbanks;Kate T. Murphy

  • Cripto forms a complex with activin and type II activin receptors and can block activin signaling.

    Peter C. Gray;Craig A. Harrison;Wylie Vale

  • Cumulin, an Oocyte-secreted Heterodimer of the Transforming Growth Factor-β Family, Is a Potent Activator of Granulosa Cells and Improves Oocyte Quality.

    David G. Mottershead;Satoshi Sugimura;Sara L. Al-Musawi;Jing-Jie Li

  • Oxidation Regulates the Inflammatory Properties of the Murine S100 Protein S100A8

    Craig A. Harrison;Mark J. Raftery;John Walsh;Paul Alewood

  • Prodomains regulate the synthesis, extracellular localisation and activity of TGF-β superfamily ligands

    Craig A. Harrison;Sara L. Al-Musawi;Kelly L. Walton

  • An activin mutant with disrupted ALK4 binding blocks signaling via type II receptors

    Craig A. Harrison;Peter C. Gray;Wolfgang H. Fischer;Cindy Donaldson

  • Structural basis for potency differences between GDF8 and GDF11.

    Ryan G. Walker;Magdalena Czepnik;Erich J. Goebel;Jason C. McCoy

  • Induction of the S100 chemotactic protein, CP-10, in murine microvascular endothelial cells by proinflammatory stimuli

    Tina Yen;Craig A. Harrison;Craig A. Harrison;Jannine M. Devery;Jannine M. Devery;Sharon Leong;Sharon Leong

  • Isolation of the murine S100 protein MRP14 (14 kDa migration-inhibitory-factor-related protein) from activated spleen cells: characterization of post-translational modifications and zinc binding.

    Mark J. Raftery;Craig A. Harrison;Paul Alewood;Alun Jones

  • A distinct cohort of the TGFβ superfamily members expressed in human endometrium regulate decidualization

    Chelsea Jade Stoikos;Craig Anthony Harrison;Lois A Salamonsen;Evdokia Dimitriadis

  • Specific targeting of TGF-β family ligands demonstrates distinct roles in the regulation of muscle mass in health and disease

    Justin Chen;Kelly L Walton;Kelly L Walton;Adam George Hagg;Adam George Hagg;Timothy D Colgan;Timothy D Colgan

  • New insights into the mechanisms of activin action and inhibition.

    Kelly L. Walton;Yogeshwar Makanji;Craig A. Harrison

  • Two Distinct Regions of Latency-associated Peptide Coordinate Stability of the Latent Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Complex

    Kelly L Walton;Yogeshwar Makanji;J Chen;J Chen;Matthew Charles James Wilce

  • A Common Biosynthetic Pathway Governs the Dimerization and Secretion of Inhibin and Related Transforming Growth Factor β (TGFβ) Ligands

    Kelly Walton;Yogeshwar Makanji;Yogeshwar Makanji;Matthew Charles James Wilce;Karen L Chan

  • Induction of the chemotactic S100 protein, CP-10, in monocyte/macrophages by lipopolysaccharide.

    Sheng-Ping Hu;Craig Harrison;Ken Xu;Coralie J. Cornish

  • Identification of Distinct Inhibin and Transforming Growth Factor β-binding Sites on Betaglycan FUNCTIONAL SEPARATION OF BETAGLYCAN CO-RECEPTOR ACTIONS

    Ezra Wiater;Craig A. Harrison;Craig A. Harrison;Kathy A. Lewis;Peter C. Gray

Frequent Co-Authors

David Robertson
David Robertson Vanderbilt University
Paul Gregorevic
Paul Gregorevic University of Melbourne
Wylie Vale
Wylie Vale Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Carolyn L. Geczy
Carolyn L. Geczy University of New South Wales
Jock K. Findlay
Jock K. Findlay Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti
Mariapia A. Degli-Esposti Monash University
Robert I McLachlan
Robert I McLachlan Monash University
Euan M. Wallace
Euan M. Wallace Monash University
Matthew C. J. Wilce
Matthew C. J. Wilce Monash University
Paul F. Alewood
Paul F. Alewood University of Queensland

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