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Citations
12615
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14928
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1179

Overview

David W. Meek is affiliated with the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Engineering, with a particular focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Oncology, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Key topics that David W. Meek has contributed to include:

  • Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics
  • Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
  • Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices

Their recent scholarly output features publications in diverse venues, indicating an interdisciplinary approach. Recent papers by or including David W. Meek are:

  • Detection of Post-translationally Modified p53 by Western Blotting, 2021, published in Methods in Molecular Biology
  • Educating for Ecosocialism, 2020, published in NACLA Report on the Americas
  • Non-diffractive Beam Cleaving of Fibers for Optical Connectivity, 2021, published in Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2021

Their collaborative work includes co-authors such as Anna Estevan Barber, Rebecca Tarlau, Lei Yuan, Randy L. McClure, and Joel P. Carberry, reflecting engagement with researchers across multiple disciplines.

Publication venues where David W. Meek has appeared include:

  • Methods in Molecular Biology
  • NACLA Report on the Americas
  • Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2021

Best Publications

  • Regulation of the specific DNA binding function of p53

    T.R. Hupp;D.W. Meek;C.A. Midgley;D.P. Lane

  • Tumour suppression by p53: a role for the DNA damage response?

    David W. Meek

  • Serine 15 phosphorylation stimulates p53 transactivation but does not directly influence interaction with HDM2

    Nicolas Dumaz;David W. Meek

  • Posttranslational Modification of p53: Cooperative Integrators of Function

    David W. Meek;Carl W. Anderson

  • Nucleolar protein NPM interacts with HDM2 and protects tumor suppressor protein p53 from HDM2-mediated degradation.

    Sari Kurki;Karita Peltonen;Leena Latonen;Taija M Kiviharju

  • The p53 response to DNA damage.

    David W Meek

  • The p53 tumour suppressor protein is phosphorylated at serine 389 by casein kinase II.

    D. W. Meek;S. Simon;U. Kikkawa;W. Eckhart

  • Mechanisms of switching on p53: a role for covalent modification?

    David W Meek

  • p53 Is Phosphorylated in Vitro and in Vivo by an Ultraviolet Radiation-induced Protein Kinase Characteristic of the c-Jun Kinase, JNK1

    Diane M. Milne;Linda E. Campbell;David G. Campbell;David W. Meek

  • Regulation of the p53 response and its relationship to cancer.

    David W. Meek

  • p53 Represses Cyclin D1 Transcription through Down Regulation of Bcl-3 and Inducing Increased Association of the p52 NF-κB Subunit with Histone Deacetylase 1

    Sonia Rocha;Anthea M. Martin;David W. Meek;Neil D. Perkins

  • Posttranslational modification of MDM2

    David W Meek;Uwe Knippschild

  • Critical role for p53-serine 15 phosphorylation in stimulating transactivation at p53-responsive promoters

    Jayne Loughery;Miranda Cox;Linda M. Smith;David W. Meek

  • Multisite phosphorylation and the integration of stress signals at p53.

    David W Meek

  • Activation of the cryptic DNA binding function of mutant forms of p53

    Ted R. Hupp;David W. Meek;Carol A. Midgley;David P. Lane

  • Phosphorylation of the tumor suppressor protein p53 by mitogen-activated protein kinases

    D M Milne;D G Campbell;F B Caudwell;D W Meek

  • p53 is phosphorylated in vitro and in vivo by the delta and epsilon isoforms of casein kinase 1 and enhances the level of casein kinase 1 delta in response to topoisomerase-directed drugs

    U Knippschild;D M Milne;L E Campbell;A J DeMaggio

  • Phosphorylation of the p53 tumour-suppressor protein at three N-terminal sites by a novel casein kinase I-like enzyme.

    Milne Dm;Palmer Rh;Campbell Dg;Meek Dw

  • Post-translational modification of p53.

    D W Meek

  • Protein kinase CK1 is a p53-threonine 18 kinase which requires prior phosphorylation of serine 15.

    Nicolas Dumaz;Diane M Milne;David W Meek

Frequent Co-Authors

David P. Lane
David P. Lane Karolinska Institute
Ted R. Hupp
Ted R. Hupp University of Edinburgh
David G. Campbell
David G. Campbell University of Adelaide
Simak Ali
Simak Ali Imperial College London
Neil D. Perkins
Neil D. Perkins Newcastle University
Alastair M. Thompson
Alastair M. Thompson Baylor College of Medicine
Pedro A. Lazo
Pedro A. Lazo University of Salamanca
Carol MacKintosh
Carol MacKintosh University of Dundee
Sonia Rocha
Sonia Rocha University of Liverpool
John Doorbar
John Doorbar University of Cambridge

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