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Overview

Glen K. Andrews is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States. Their research work spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Nursing. Within these main fields, Andrews has focused on subfields including Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The scientist's research covers several specific topics, notably:

  • Trace Elements in Health
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer

Andrews has published academic papers in notable venues including:

  • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

One selected recent paper authored by Glen K. Andrews is:

  • The ZIP6/ZIP10 heteromer is essential for the zinc-mediated trigger of mitosis (2020, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences)

In their collaborative efforts, Andrews frequently works with coauthors such as:

  • Thirayost Nimmanon
  • Silvia Ziliotto
  • Olivia Ogle
  • Anna Burt
  • Julia M.W. Gee

Their research integrates molecular mechanisms involving trace elements like zinc, focusing on the biochemical pathways and cellular processes related to mitosis and signaling pathways such as Wnt/β-catenin. Andrews' work intersects molecular biology with health-related topics, including nutrition and RNA splicing, highlighting a multidisciplinary approach within the life sciences.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of metallothionein gene expression by oxidative stress and metal ions

    Glen K Andrews

  • Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor gene is induced in the mouse uterus temporally by the blastocyst solely at the site of its apposition: a possible ligand for interaction with blastocyst EGF-receptor in implantation

    S. K. Das;Xiao-Ning Wang;B. C. Paria;D. Damm

  • The Transcription Factor MTF-1 Mediates Metal Regulation of the Mouse ZnT1 Gene

    S. Joshua Langmade;Rudravajhala Ravindra;Patrick J. Daniels;Glen K. Andrews

  • Cellular zinc sensors: MTF-1 regulation of gene expression

    Glen K. Andrews

  • Estrogen Regulates the Synthesis of Epidermal Growth Factor in Mouse Uterine Epithelial Cells

    Yvette M. Huet-Hudson;Chandan Chakraborty;Swapan K. De;Yasunobu Suzuki

  • Transcriptional induction of the mouse metallothionein-I gene in hydrogen peroxide-treated Hepa cells involves a composite major late transcription factor/antioxidant response element and metal response promoter elements

    Tim Dalton;Richard D. Palmiter;Glen K. Andrews

  • The acrodermatitis enteropathica gene ZIP4 encodes a tissue-specific, zinc-regulated zinc transporter in mice.

    Jodi Dufner-Beattie;Fudi Wang;Yien-Ming Kuo;Jane Gitschier

  • Cell type-specific localization of c-myc protein in the mouse uterus: modulation by steroid hormones and analysis of the periimplantation period

    Yvette M. Huet-Hudson;Glen K. Andrews;Sudhansu K. Dey

  • Cell Type-Specific Expression of Transforming Growth Factor-β 1 in the Mouse Uterus during the Periimplantation Period

    Hiromichi Tamada;Michael T. McMaster;Kathleen C. Flanders;Glen K. Andrews

  • Understanding the mechanisms of zinc-sensing by metal-response element binding transcription factor-1 (MTF-1)

    John H. Laity;Glen K. Andrews

  • Endotoxin induction of murine metallothionein gene expression.

    S K De;M T McMaster;G K Andrews

  • Oxidative Stress Activates Metal-responsive Transcription Factor-1 Binding Activity OCCUPANCY IN VIVO OF METAL RESPONSE ELEMENTS IN THE METALLOTHIONEIN-I GENE PROMOTER

    Tim P. Dalton;Qingwen Li;Doug Bittel;Luchuan Liang

  • Zinc and Cadmium Can Promote Rapid Nuclear Translocation of Metal Response Element-binding Transcription Factor-1

    Irina V. Smirnova;Douglas C. Bittel;Rudravajhala Ravindra;Huimin Jiang

  • The adaptive response to dietary zinc in mice involves the differential cellular localization and zinc regulation of the zinc transporters ZIP4 and ZIP5.

    Jodi Dufner-Beattie;Yien-Ming Kuo;Jane Gitschier;Glen K. Andrews

  • Expression of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and its receptor in the peri-implantation mouse uterus, and cell-specific regulation of IGF-I gene expression by estradiol and progesterone.

    Suman Kapur;Hiromichi Tamada;Sudhansu K. Dey;Glen K. Andrews

  • Activation and distribution of inflammatory cells in the mouse uterus during the preimplantation period.

    M T McMaster;R C Newton;S K Dey;G K Andrews

  • The DNA Binding Activity of Metal Response Element-binding Transcription Factor-1 Is Activated in Vivo and in Vitro by Zinc, but Not by Other Transition Metals

    Doug Bittel;Tim Dalton;Susan L.-A Samson;Lashitew Gedamu

  • Expression of the epidermal growth factor receptor gene is regulated in mouse blastocysts during delayed implantation

    B C Paria;S K Das;G K Andrews;S K Dey

  • Activation of the antioxidant response element in primary cortical neuronal cultures derived from transgenic reporter mice.

    D. A. Johnson;G. K. Andrews;W. Xu;J. A. Johnson;J. A. Johnson

  • Regulation of metallothionein gene expression.

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Frequent Co-Authors

Curtis D. Klaassen
Curtis D. Klaassen University of Kansas
Sudhansu K. Dey
Sudhansu K. Dey Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Sanjoy K. Das
Sanjoy K. Das Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Fudi Wang
Fudi Wang Zhejiang University
Richard D. Palmiter
Richard D. Palmiter University of Washington
Israel Sekler
Israel Sekler Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Juan Hidalgo
Juan Hidalgo Autonomous University of Barcelona
Carles Lalueza-Fox
Carles Lalueza-Fox Pompeu Fabra University
Antonio Rosas
Antonio Rosas Spanish National Research Council
Mark Stoneking
Mark Stoneking Max Planck Society

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