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David R. Garrod is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a concentrated focus on Cell Biology, Oncology, and Immunology and Allergy among other subfields.

The scientist's work covers a range of specialized topics that include:

  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Cellular Transport and Secretion
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Biotin and Related Studies
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization

David R. Garrod has published extensively in various journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Cell Science
  • ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science
  • Matrix Biology
  • Molecular & Cellular Proteomics

Their recent scholarly articles include:

  • "Desmosome dualism - most of the junction is stable, but a plakophilin moiety is persistently dynamic," 2021, Journal of Cell Science
  • "Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells employ integrin α6β4 to form hemidesmosomes and regulate cell proliferation," 2022, Matrix Biology
  • "Proximity Mapping of Desmosomes Reveals a Striking Shift in Their Molecular Neighborhood Associated With Maturation," 2024, Molecular & Cellular Proteomics
  • "Meeting report - Alpine desmosome disease meeting 2024: advances and emerging topics in desmosomes and related diseases," 2025, Journal of Cell Science
  • "Targeting an Initiator Allergen Provides Durable and Expansive Protection against House Dust Mite Allergy," 2022, ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science

Frequent collaborators in David R. Garrod's research include:

  • Judith B. Fülle
  • Rogério Alves de Almeida
  • Bian Yanes
  • E. Birgitte Lane
  • Christoph Ballestrem

Best Publications

  • Der p 1 facilitates transepithelial allergen delivery by disruption of tight junctions

    Hong Wan;Helen L. Winton;Christian Soeller;Euan R. Tovey

  • Desmosome structure, composition and function

    David Garrod;Martyn Chidgey

  • Integrin alpha 6/beta 4 complex is located in hemidesmosomes, suggesting a major role in epidermal cell-basement membrane adhesion.

    A Sonnenberg;J Calafat;H Janssen;H Daams

  • Mutations in the plakophilin 1 gene result in ectodermal dysplasia/skin fragility syndrome.

    J. A. McGrath;J. R. McMillan;Carrie S. Shemanko;S. K. Runswick

  • Desmosomes and hemidesmosomes.

    David R. Garrod

  • Mast cells disrupt epithelial barrier function during enteric nematode infection.

    Jacqueline R. McDermott;Ruth E. Bartram;Pamela A. Knight;Hugh R. P. Miller

  • Calcium-induced reorganization of desmosomal components in cultured human keratinocytes.

    F M Watt;D L Mattey;D R Garrod

  • Nomenclature of the desmosomal cadherins.

    R S Buxton;P Cowin;W W Franke;D R Garrod

  • The transmembrane protein occludin of epithelial tight junctions is a functional target for serine peptidases from faecal pellets of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus.

    H. Wan;H. L. Winton;C. Soeller;G. W. Taylor

  • Desmosomal adhesion regulates epithelial morphogenesis and cell positioning

    Sarah K. Runswick;Mike J. O'Hare;Louise Jones;Charles H. Streuli

  • MOLECULAR MAP OF THE DESMOSOMAL PLAQUE

    Alison J. North;William G. Bardsley;Janine Hyam;Elayne A. Bornslaeger

  • Desmosomal adhesion inhibits invasive behavior

    Chris Tselepis;Martyn Chidgey;Alison North;David Garrod

  • Human desmocollin 1 (Dsc1) is an autoantigen for the subcorneal pustular dermatosis type of IgA pemphigus.

    Takashi Hashimoto;Chie Kiyokawa;Osamu Mori;Minoru Miyasato

  • Mice lacking desmocollin 1 show epidermal fragility accompanied by barrier defects and abnormal differentiation

    Martyn Chidgey;Cord Brakebusch;Erika Gustafsson;Alan Cruchley

  • Pollen proteolytic enzymes degrade tight junctions

    Sarah Runswick;Thomas Mitchell;Paul Davies;Paul Davies;Clive Robinson

  • Quantitative structural and biochemical analyses of tight junction dynamics following exposure of epithelial cells to house dust mite allergen Der p 1.

    H. Wan;H.L. Winton;C. Soeller;D.C. Gruenert

  • Desmosomes: adhesive strength and signalling in health and disease.

    Helen A. Thomason;Anthea Scothern;Selina McHarg;David R. Garrod

  • The alpha isoform of protein kinase C is involved in signaling the response of desmosomes to wounding in cultured epithelial cells.

    Sarah Wallis;Susan Lloyd;Irene Wise;Grenham Ireland

  • Desmosomes: differentiation, development, dynamics and disease

    David Garrod;Martyn Chidgey;Alison North

  • Tight junction properties of the immortalized human bronchial epithelial cell lines Calu-3 and 16HBE14o-

    H. Wan;H.L. Winton;C. Soeller;Geoffrey Stewart

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Hashimoto
Takashi Hashimoto Osaka Metropolitan University
Takeji Nishikawa
Takeji Nishikawa Keio University
Philip J. Thompson
Philip J. Thompson University of Western Australia
Mark B. Cannell
Mark B. Cannell University of Bristol
Masayuki Amagai
Masayuki Amagai Keio University
Derek L. Mattey
Derek L. Mattey Keele University
Jamie A. Davies
Jamie A. Davies University of Edinburgh
Kathleen J. Green
Kathleen J. Green Northwestern University
Robin A.J. Eady
Robin A.J. Eady St Thomas' Hospital
Anthony I. Magee
Anthony I. Magee National Institutes of Health

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