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George G. Holz is affiliated with SUNY Upstate Medical University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience, with a focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Surgery, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's work covers key topics including Diabetes Treatment and Management, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Pancreatic function and diabetes, Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology, Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study, and Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research.

Their publication record includes papers in several frequent venues such as:

  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Scientific Reports
  • Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Cell Reports

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Therapeutic potential of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists to combat obesity, diabetes, and inflammation" (2020), published in Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
  • "Design and Evaluation of Peptide Dual-Agonists of GLP-1 and NPY2 Receptors for Glucoregulation and Weight Loss with Mitigated Nausea and Emesis" (2021), published in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • "Intra-islet glucagon confers β-cell glucose competence for first-phase insulin secretion and favors GLP-1R stimulation by exogenous glucagon" (2021), published in Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Corrination of a GLP-1 Receptor Agonist for Glycemic Control without Emesis" (2020), published in Cell Reports
  • "A peptide triple agonist of GLP-1, neuropeptide Y1, and neuropeptide Y2 receptors promotes glycemic control and weight loss" (2023), published in Scientific Reports

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Oleg G. Chepurny (23 publications)
  • Robert P. Doyle (11 publications)
  • Qinghe Meng (5 publications)
  • Robert N. Cooney (5 publications)
  • Clinton Elfers (5 publications)

Best Publications

  • In vivo derivation of glucose-competent pancreatic endocrine cells from bone marrow without evidence of cell fusion

    Andreea Ianus;George G. Holz;Neil D. Theise;Mehboob A. Hussain

  • GTP-binding proteins mediate transmitter inhibition of voltage-dependent calcium channels.

    George G. Holz;Stanley G. Rane;Kathleen Dunlap

  • Pancreatic beta-cells are rendered glucose-competent by the insulinotropic hormone glucagon-like peptide-1(7-37)

    George G. Holz;Willem M. Kühtreiber;Joel F. Habener

  • Leptin Suppression of Insulin Secretion by the Activation of ATP-Sensitive K + Channels in Pancreatic β-Cells

    Timothy J. Kieffer;R. Scott Heller;Colin A. Leech;George G. Holz

  • Leptin suppression of insulin secretion and gene expression in human pancreatic islets: implications for the development of adipogenic diabetes mellitus.

    Jochen Seufert;Timothy J. Kieffer;Colin A. Leech;George G. Holz

  • Epac: A New cAMP-Binding Protein in Support of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor-Mediated Signal Transduction in the Pancreatic β-Cell

    George G. Holz

  • Epac-selective cAMP Analog 8-pCPT-2′-O-Me-cAMP as a Stimulus for Ca2+-induced Ca2+ Release and Exocytosis in Pancreatic β-Cells

    Guoxin Kang;Jamie W. Joseph;Oleg G. Chepurny;Marie Monaco

  • cAMP-dependent Mobilization of Intracellular Ca2+ Stores by Activation of Ryanodine Receptors in Pancreatic β-Cells A Ca2+ SIGNALING SYSTEM STIMULATED BY THE INSULINOTROPIC HORMONE GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE-1-(7–37)

    George G. Holz;Colin A. Leech;Colin A. Leech;R. Scott Heller;R. Scott Heller;Maurice Castonguay;Maurice Castonguay

  • Cell physiology of cAMP sensor Epac

    George G. Holz;Guoxin Kang;Mark Harbeck;Michael W. Roe

  • Regulation of Glucose Homeostasis by GLP-1

    Prashant Nadkarni;Oleg G. Chepurny;George G. Holz

  • Activation of a cAMP-regulated Ca2+-Signaling Pathway in Pancreatic β-Cells by the Insulinotropic Hormone Glucagon-like Peptide-1

    George G. Holz;Colin A. Leech;Joel F. Habener

  • cAMP‐regulated guanine nucleotide exchange factor II (Epac2) mediates Ca2+‐induced Ca2+ release in INS‐1 pancreatic β‐cells

    Guoxin Kang;Oleg G. Chepurny;George G. Holz

  • Glucagon-like peptide-1 mobilizes intracellular Ca2+ and stimulates mitochondrial ATP synthesis in pancreatic MIN6 beta-cells.

    Takashi Tsuboi;Gabriela da Silva Xavier;George G. Holz;Laurence S. Jouaville

  • Interplay of Ca2+ and cAMP Signaling in the Insulin-secreting MIN6 β-Cell Line

    Luis R. Landa;Mark Harbeck;Kelly Kaihara;Oleg Chepurny

  • G proteins as regulators of ion channel function.

    Kathleen Dunlap;George G. Holz;Stanley G. Rane

  • Dihydropyridine inhibition of neuronal calcium current and substance P release.

    Stanley G. Rane;George G. Holz;Kathleen Dunlap

  • Glucagon-like peptide-1 synthetic analogs: New therapeutic agents for use in the treatment of diabetes mellitus

    George G. Holz;Oleg G. Chepurny

  • The polyunsaturated fatty acids of marine dinoflagellates.

    Glenn W. Harrington;David H. Beach;Joyce E. Dunham;George G. Holz

  • Epac-selective cAMP analogs: new tools with which to evaluate the signal transduction properties of cAMP-regulated guanine nucleotide exchange factors.

    George G. Holz;Oleg G. Chepurny;Frank Schwede

  • Role of phospholipase Cε in physiological phosphoinositide signaling networks.

    Alan V. Smrcka;Joan Heller Brown;George G. Holz

Frequent Co-Authors

David Beach
David Beach Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Joel F. Habener
Joel F. Habener Harvard University
Matthew R. Hayes
Matthew R. Hayes University of Pennsylvania
Alan V. Smrcka
Alan V. Smrcka University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Youming Lu
Youming Lu Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Catherine E. Costello
Catherine E. Costello Boston University
Johannes L. Bos
Johannes L. Bos Utrecht University
Grieg F. Steward
Grieg F. Steward University of Hawaii at Manoa
Viacheslav O. Nikolaev
Viacheslav O. Nikolaev Universität Hamburg
Timothy J. Kieffer
Timothy J. Kieffer University of British Columbia

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