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80
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20112
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1635
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799

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

G S McKnight is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spans multiple intersecting fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Neuroscience. Within these broad areas, McKnight has contributed scholarly work in the subfields of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Sensory Systems, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Reproductive Medicine.

The scientist's work addresses key topics such as:

  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Recent publications by G S McKnight include:

  • Molecular and anatomical characterization of parabrachial neurons and their axonal projections, 2022, eLife
  • Mislocalization of protein kinase A drives pathology in Cushing's syndrome, 2022, Cell Reports
  • Molecular and Anatomical Characterization of Parabrachial Neurons and Their Axonal Projections, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Activation of Kiss1 neurons in the preoptic hypothalamus stimulates testosterone synthesis in adult male mice, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Mislocalization of Protein Kinase a Drives Pathology in Cushing's Syndrome, 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal

The frequent co-authors collaborating with McKnight include:

  • Elisenda Sanz
  • Richard D. Palmiter
  • Mitchell H. Omar
  • Dominic P. Byrne
  • Kiana N. Jones

Publication venues where McKnight's research appears most often include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Cell Reports
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • UNC Libraries

In recognition of their contributions, G S McKnight was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Reduced sodium current in GABAergic interneurons in a mouse model of severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy

    Frank H Yu;Massimo Mantegazza;Ruth E Westenbroek;Carol A Robbins

  • Transcriptional regulation of the ovalbumin and conalbumin genes by steroid hormones in chick oviduct.

    G S McKnight;R D Palmiter

  • Disruption of the m1 receptor gene ablates muscarinic receptor-dependent M current regulation and seizure activity in mice.

    Susan E. Hamilton;Michael D. Loose;Ming Qi;Allan I. Levey

  • Psychosis pathways converge via D2high dopamine receptors.

    Philip Seeman;Johannes Schwarz;Jiang Fan Chen;Henry Szechtman

  • A genetic test of the effects of mutations in PKA on mossy fiber ltp and its relation to spatial and contextual learning

    Yan You Huang;Eric R. Kandel;Lauren Varshavsky;Eugene P. Brandont

  • Evidence for a second isoform of the catalytic subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase.

    M D Uhler;J C Chrivia;G S McKnight

  • Isolation of cDNA clones coding for the catalytic subunit of mouse cAMP-dependent protein kinase

    M. D. Uhler;D. F. Carmichael;D. C. Lee;J. C. Chrivia

  • Distinct patterns of cAMP-dependent protein kinase gene expression in mouse brain.

    Gary Cadd;G. Stanley McKnight

  • Inhibition of intracellular cAMP-dependent protein kinase using mutant genes of the regulatory type I subunit.

    C H Clegg;L A Correll;G G Cadd;G S McKnight

  • Diminished Inflammation and Nociceptive Pain with Preservation of Neuropathic Pain in Mice with a Targeted Mutation of the Type I Regulatory Subunit of cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase

    Annika B. Malmberg;Eugene P. Brandon;Rejean L. Idzerda;Hantao Liu

  • Spermiogenesis and exchange of basic nuclear proteins are impaired in male germ cells lacking Camk4.

    J. Y. Wu;T. J. Ribar;D. E. Cummings;K. A. Burton

  • Hippocampal Long-Term Depression and Depotentiation Are Defective in Mice Carrying a Targeted Disruption of the Gene Encoding the RI Beta Subunit of cAMP-dependent Protein Kinase

    E. P. Brandon;Min Zhuo;Yan-You Huang;Ming Qi

  • The molecular cloning of a type II regulatory subunit of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase from rat skeletal muscle and mouse brain.

    J D Scott;M B Glaccum;M J Zoller;M D Uhler

  • Genetic characterization of a brain-specific form of the type I regulatory subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase

    C H Clegg;G G Cadd;G S McKnight

  • Rat transferrin gene expression: tissue-specific regulation by iron deficiency

    R L Idzerda;H Huebers;C A Finch;G S McKnight

  • Novel (Rp)-cAMPS analogs as tools for inhibition of cAMP-kinase in cell culture. Basal cAMP-kinase activity modulates interleukin-1 beta action.

    B T Gjertsen;G Mellgren;A Otten;E Maronde

  • Expression of cDNAs for two isoforms of the catalytic subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase.

    M D Uhler;G S McKnight

  • Isolation of a cDNA clone for the type I regulatory subunit of bovine cAMP-dependent protein kinase

    D C Lee;D F Carmichael;E G Krebs;G S McKnight

  • Impaired hippocampal plasticity in mice lacking the Cbeta1 catalytic subunit of cAMP-dependent protein kinase.

    Ming Qi;Min Zhuo;B. S. Skalhegg;E. P. Brandon

  • Protein Kinase A Anchoring via AKAP150 Is Essential for TRPV1 Modulation by Forskolin and Prostaglandin E2 in Mouse Sensory Neurons

    Katrin Schnizler;Leonid P. Shutov;Michael J. Van Kanegan;Michelle A. Merrill

  • Analysis of the cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase System Using Molecular Genetic Approaches

    G S McKnight;C H Clegg;M D Uhler;J C Chrivia

  • Type II regulatory subunits are not required for the anchoring-dependent modulation of Ca2+ channel activity by cAMP-dependent protein kinase

    K. A. Burton;B. D. Johnson;Z. E. Hausken;R. E. Westenbroek

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric R. Kandel
Eric R. Kandel Columbia University
Min Zhuo
Min Zhuo University of Toronto
Xinyu Zhao
Xinyu Zhao University of Wisconsin–Madison

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