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Elaine C. Davis

Elaine C. Davis

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
14261
World Ranking
11869
National Ranking
408

Overview

Elaine C. Davis is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Genetics, Cancer Research, Rheumatology, and Nephrology.

The research topics covered by Davis focus on connective tissue disorders, protease and inhibitor mechanisms, aortic diseases and treatment methods, cerebrovascular and carotid artery diseases, oropharyngeal anatomy and pathologies, as well as bone and dental protein studies.

Davis's frequent publication venues include:

  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Journal of Structural Biology
  • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Vascular Surgery

Among recent papers, notable contributions include:

  • EMILIN1 deficiency causes arterial tortuosity with osteopenia and connects impaired elastogenesis with defective collagen fibrillogenesis, 2022, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Elastin calcification in in vitro models and its prevention by MGP's N-terminal peptide, 2020, Journal of Structural Biology
  • Loss of fibulin-4 disrupts collagen synthesis and maturation: implications for pathology resulting from EFEMP2 mutations, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Inducing hypertension in Myh11R247C/R247C mice triggers aortic dissections with increased focal adhesion kinase signaling, 2025, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Long-Term (>10 Years) Durability and Clinical Outcome Comparing Carotid Endarterectomy With ACUSEAL (PTFE) Patching Versus Pericardial Patching: Results From a Prospective Randomized Trail, 2022, Journal of Vascular Surgery

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Davis include Callie Kwartler, Shanzhi Wang, Zhen Zhou, Pujun Guan, and Yang Yu, each contributing to multiple publications.

Best Publications

  • A syndrome of altered cardiovascular, craniofacial, neurocognitive and skeletal development caused by mutations in TGFBR1 or TGFBR2

    Bart L Loeys;Junji Chen;Enid R Neptune;Daniel P Judge

  • Defective angiogenesis in mice lacking endoglin.

    Dean Y. Li;Lise K. Sorensen;Benjamin S. Brooke;Lisa D. Urness

  • Elastin is an essential determinant of arterial morphogenesis

    Dean Y. Li;Benjamin Brooke;Elaine C. Davis;Robert P. Mecham

  • Fibulin-5 is an elastin-binding protein essential for elastic fibre development in vivo

    Hiromi Yanagisawa;Elaine C Davis;Barry C Starcher;Takashi Ouchi

  • Structure and expression of fibrillin-2, a novel microfibrillar component preferentially located in elastic matrices

    Hui Zhang;S. D. Apfelroth;Wei Hu;E. C. Davis

  • Novel arterial pathology in mice and humans hemizygous for elastin

    Dean Y. Li;Gilles Faury;Douglas G. Taylor;Elaine C. Davis

  • Mutations in the Gene Encoding the RER Protein FKBP65 Cause Autosomal-Recessive Osteogenesis Imperfecta

    Yasemin Alanay;Hrispima Avaygan;Natalia Camacho;G. Eda Utine

  • Mutations in Fibrillin-1 Cause Congenital Scleroderma: Stiff Skin Syndrome

    B. L. Loeys;B. L. Loeys;E. E. Gerber;D. Riegert-Johnson;S. Iqbal

  • Smooth muscle cell to elastic lamina connections in developing mouse aorta. Role in aortic medial organization.

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  • Elastic fiber formation: a dynamic view of extracellular matrix assembly using timer reporters.

    Beth A. Kozel;Brenda J. Rongish;Andras Czirok;Julia Zach

  • Electrochemical polishing as a 316L stainless steel surface treatment method: Towards the improvement of biocompatibility

    Sajjad Habibzadeh;Ling Li;Dominique Shum-Tim;Elaine C. Davis

  • Lack of fibulin-3 causes early aging and herniation, but not macular degeneration in mice

    Precious J. McLaughlin;Benjamin Bakall;Jiwon Choi;Zhonglin Liu

  • Integrin-modulating therapy prevents fibrosis and autoimmunity in mouse models of scleroderma

    Elizabeth E. Gerber;Elena M. Gallo;Stefani C. Fontana;Elaine C. Davis

  • Elastic Fiber Structure and Assembly

    Robert P. Mecham;Elaine C. Davis

  • Fibulin-4 deficiency results in ascending aortic aneurysms: a potential link between abnormal smooth muscle cell phenotype and aneurysm progression

    Jianbin Huang;Elaine C. Davis;Shelby L. Chapman;Madhusudhan Budatha

  • Extracellular matrix proteases contribute to progression of pelvic organ prolapse in mice and humans

    Madhusudhan Budatha;Shayzreen Roshanravan;Qian Zheng;Cecilia Weislander

  • Mutations in LTBP4 cause a syndrome of impaired pulmonary, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, musculoskeletal, and dermal development.

    Zsolt Urban;Vishwanathan Hucthagowder;Nura Schürmann;Vesna Todorovic

  • Characterization of c-Ki-ras oncogene alleles by direct sequencing of enzymatically amplified DNA from carcinogen-induced tumors.

    Gerald McMahon;Elaine Davis;Gerald N. Wogan

  • Unraveling the mechanism of elastic fiber assembly: The roles of short fibulins

    Hiromi Yanagisawa;Elaine C. Davis

  • Loss-of-function mutations in ATP6V0A2 impair vesicular trafficking, tropoelastin secretion and cell survival

    Vishwanathan Hucthagowder;Eva Morava;Uwe Kornak;Dirk J. Lefeber

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert P. Mecham
Robert P. Mecham Washington University in St. Louis
Harry C. Dietz
Harry C. Dietz Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Paul Coucke
Paul Coucke Ghent University
Anne De Paepe
Anne De Paepe Ghent University Hospital
James A. Richardson
James A. Richardson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Uwe Kornak
Uwe Kornak University of Göttingen
Bart Loeys
Bart Loeys University of Antwerp
Daniel B. Rifkin
Daniel B. Rifkin New York University
Dieter P. Reinhardt
Dieter P. Reinhardt McGill University
Stanislas Lyonnet
Stanislas Lyonnet Université Paris Cité

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