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Overview

Elizabeth J. Luna is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in the United States. Their research spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on subfields such as Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Hematology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Lipid Metabolism and Disorders
  • Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms

Recent publications showcasing Elizabeth J. Luna's contributions include:

  • Loss of supervillin causes myopathy with myofibrillar disorganization and autophagic vacuoles, 2020, Brain
  • Novel γ-sarcoglycan interactors in murine muscle membranes, 2022, Skeletal Muscle
  • Issue Information, 2020, The FASEB Journal
  • Human Genome-Wide Association and Mouse Knockout Approaches Identify Platelet Supervillin as an Inhibitor of Thrombus Formation Under Shear Stress, 2020, UNC Libraries

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Elizabeth J. Luna include Tara C. Smith, Carola Hedberg-Oldfors, Robert Meyer, Kay Nolte, and Yassir Abdul Rahim.

Their publications have been featured in several scientific venues such as Brain, Skeletal Muscle, The FASEB Journal, and UNC Libraries.

Best Publications

  • Cytoskeleton--plasma membrane interactions

    Elizabeth J. Luna;Anne L. Hitt

  • Proteomic Analysis of a Detergent-resistant Membrane Skeleton from Neutrophil Plasma Membranes

    Thomas Nebl;Kersi N. Pestonjamasp;John D. Leszyk;Jessica Lynn Crowley

  • Moesin, ezrin, and p205 are actin-binding proteins associated with neutrophil plasma membranes.

    K. Pestonjamasp;M. R. Amieva;C. P. Strassel;W. M. Nauseef

  • Diacylglycerol-stimulated formation of actin nucleation sites at plasma membranes.

    Aneesa Shariff;Elizabeth J. Luna

  • SUPERVILLIN (P205) : A NOVEL MEMBRANE-ASSOCIATED, F-ACTIN-BINDING PROTEIN IN THE VILLIN/GELSOLIN SUPERFAMILY

    Kersi N. Pestonjamasp;Robert K. Pope;Julia D. Wulfkuhle;Elizabeth J. Luna

  • Membrane interactions with the actin cytoskeleton.

    Anne L. Hitt;Elizabeth J. Luna

  • Patellin1, a Novel Sec14-Like Protein, Localizes to the Cell Plate and Binds Phosphoinositides

    T. Kaye Peterman;Yamini M. Ohol;Lisa J. McReynolds;Elizabeth J. Luna

  • Identification by Peptide Analysis of the Spectrin-binding Protein in Human Erythrocytes*

    Elizabeth J. Luna;G. H. Kidd;D. Branton

  • The intermediate monoclinic phase of phosphatidylcholines.

    Elizabeth J. Luna;Harden M. McConnell

  • Regulation of F-Actin Binding to Platelet Moesin In Vitro by Both Phosphorylation of Threonine 558 and Polyphosphatidylinositides

    Fumihiko Nakamura;Laiqiang Huang;Kersi Pestonjamasp;Elizabeth J. Luna

  • Lateral phase separations in binary mixtures of phospholipids having different charges and different crystalline structures

    Elizabeth J. Luna;Harden M. McConnell

  • Supervillin couples myosin-dependent contractility to podosomes and enables their turnover

    Ridhirama Bhuwania;Susanne Cornfine;Zhiyou Fang;Marcus Krüger

  • Domain analysis of supervillin, an F-actin bundling plasma membrane protein with functional nuclear localization signals

    J. D. Wulfkuhle;I. E. Donina;N. H. Stark;Robert K. Pope

  • F-actin binds to the cytoplasmic surface of ponticulin, a 17-kD integral glycoprotein from Dictyostelium discoideum plasma membranes.

    Linda J. Wuestehube;Elizabeth J. Luna

  • Multiple phase equilibria in binary mixtures of phospholipids.

    Elizabeth J. Luna;Harden M. McConnell

  • A membrane cytoskeleton from Dictyostelium discoideum. I. Identification and partial characterization of an actin-binding activity.

    Elizabeth J. Luna;V. M. Fowler;J. Swanson;D. Branton

  • Novel Interactors and a Role for Supervillin in Early Cytokinesis

    Tara C. Smith;Zhiyou Fang;Elizabeth J. Luna

  • Supervillin Reorganizes the Actin Cytoskeleton and Increases Invadopodial Efficiency

    Jessica Lynn Crowley;Tara C. Smith;Zhiyou Fang;Norio Takizawa

  • A calcium‐ and pH‐regulated actin binding protein from D. discoideum

    Marcus Fechheimer;Marcus Fechheimer;Jonathan Brier;Mark Rockwell;Elizabeth J. Luna

  • F-actin and Myosin II Binding Domains in Supervillin

    Yu Chen;Norio Takizawa;Jessica Lynn Crowley;Sang W. Oh

Frequent Co-Authors

D L Taylor
D L Taylor University of Pittsburgh
Suzanne M. Leal
Suzanne M. Leal Columbia University Medical Center
John D. Leszyk
John D. Leszyk University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Chad A. Shaw
Chad A. Shaw Baylor College of Medicine
Harden M. McConnell
Harden M. McConnell Stanford University
David R. Soll
David R. Soll University of Iowa
Mitsuo Ikebe
Mitsuo Ikebe University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Jeanne B. Lawrence
Jeanne B. Lawrence University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Brian T. Chait
Brian T. Chait Rockefeller University
Yu-li Wang
Yu-li Wang Carnegie Mellon University

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