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James L. McManaman is affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within the biomedical sciences, particularly focusing on Medicine, Nursing, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Subfields of expertise include Nutrition and Dietetics, Biochemistry, Epidemiology, Food Science, and Physiology.

The main topics addressed in their work reflect significant research interests in Infant Nutrition and Health, Lipid Metabolism and Biosynthesis, Fatty Acid Research and Health, Breastfeeding Practices and Influences, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Proteins in Food Systems, and aspects of the Digestive System and related health issues.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Single Cell RNA Sequencing of Human Milk-Derived Cells Reveals Sub-Populations of Mammary Epithelial Cells with Molecular Signatures of Progenitor and Mature States: a Novel, Non-invasive Framework for Investigating Human Lactation Physiology (2020, Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia)
  • Bile acid sequestration reverses liver injury and prevents progression of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in Western diet-fed mice (2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry)
  • The role of FXR and TGR5 in reversing and preventing progression of Western diet-induced hepatic steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis in mice (2022, Journal of Biological Chemistry)
  • Perilipin-2 limits remyelination by preventing lipid droplet degradation (2022, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences)
  • Ecologies, synergies, and biological systems shaping human milk composition-a report from "Breastmilk Ecology: Genesis of Infant Nutrition (BEGIN)" Working Group 2 (2023, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with James L. McManaman include:

  • Jenifer Monks
  • Jayne F. Martin Carli
  • Andrew E. Libby
  • David J. Orlicky
  • Teri L. Hernandez

Publications are frequently found in noted journals such as:

  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia
  • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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Best Publications

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Endogenous fructose production and metabolism in the liver contributes to the development of metabolic syndrome

    Miguel A. Lanaspa;Takuji Ishimoto;Nanxing Li;Christina Cicerchi

  • The role of lipid droplets in metabolic disease in rodents and humans

    Andrew S. Greenberg;Rosalind A. Coleman;Fredric B. Kraemer;James L. McManaman

  • Mammary physiology and milk secretion.

    James L McManaman;Margaret C Neville

  • Key stages in mammary gland development. Secretory activation in the mammary gland: it's not just about milk protein synthesis!

    Steven M Anderson;Michael C Rudolph;James L McManaman;Margaret C Neville

  • Regulation of Renal Lipid Metabolism, Lipid Accumulation, and Glomerulosclerosis in FVBdb/db Mice With Type 2 Diabetes

    Zhuowei Wang;Tao Jiang;Jinping Li;Gregory Proctor

  • Heterotrimerization of the Growth Factor Receptors erbB2, erbB3, and Insulin-like Growth Factor-I Receptor in Breast Cancer Cells Resistant to Herceptin

    Xiaoping Huang;Lizhi Gao;Shuiliang Wang;James L. McManaman

  • Reduction of naturally occurring motoneuron death in vivo by a target-derived neurotrophic factor

    Ronald W. Oppenheim;Lanny J. Haverkamp;David Prevette;James L. McManaman

  • Proteomics reveal a link between the endoplasmic reticulum and lipid secretory mechanisms in mammary epithelial cells.

    Christine C. Wu;Kathryn E. Howell;Margaret C. Neville;John R. Yates

  • Perilipin-2-null mice are protected against diet-induced obesity, adipose inflammation, and fatty liver disease

    James L. McManaman;Elise S. Bales;David J. Orlicky;Matthew Jackman

  • Endogenous fructose production and metabolism in the liver contributes to the development of metabolic syndrome

    Miguel A. Lanaspa;Takuji Ishimoto;Nanxing Li;Christina Cicerchi

  • Lactation and Neonatal Nutrition: Defining and Refining the Critical Questions

    Margaret C. Neville;Steven M. Anderson;James L. McManaman;Thomas M. Badger

  • ALCOHOL-INDUCED BREAST CANCER: A PROPOSED MECHANISM

    Richard M. Wright;James L. McManaman;John E. Repine

  • Functional regulation of xanthine oxidoreductase expression and localization in the mouse mammary gland: evidence of a role in lipid secretion.

    J. L. McManaman;C. A. Palmer;R. M. Wright;M. C. Neville

  • Biological studies of a putative avian muscle-derived neurotrophic factor that prevents naturally occurring motoneuron death in vivo.

    Ronald W. Oppenheim;David Prevette;Lanny J. Haverkamp;Lucien Houenou

  • CCAAT/Enhancer-binding Protein β Deletion Reduces Adiposity, Hepatic Steatosis, and Diabetes in Leprdb/db Mice

    Jill M. Schroeder-Gloeckler;Shaikh Mizanoor Rahman;Rachel C. Janssen;Liping Qiao

  • The N-terminal region of the human progesterone A-receptor. Structural analysis and the influence of the DNA binding domain.

    David L. Bain;Mary A. Franden;James L. McManaman;Glenn S. Takimoto

  • Lipid droplet targeting domains of adipophilin.

    James L. McManaman;William Zabaronick;Jerome Schaack;David J. Orlicky

  • Determinants of adipophilin function in milk lipid formation and secretion

    Brandi M. Chong;Philip Reigan;Kasey D. Mayle-Combs;David J. Orlicky

  • Selective effects of skeletal muscle extract fractions on motoneuron development in vitro

    R. G. Smith;K. Vaca;J. McManaman;Stanley H. Appel

  • Molecular determinants of milk lipid secretion.

    James L. McManaman;Tanya D. Russell;Jerome Schaack;David J. Orlicky

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Orlicky
David J. Orlicky University of Colorado Denver
Stanley H. Appel
Stanley H. Appel Houston Methodist
John E. Repine
John E. Repine University of Colorado Denver
Jerome Schaack
Jerome Schaack University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Jacob E. Friedman
Jacob E. Friedman University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Ronald W. Oppenheim
Ronald W. Oppenheim Wake Forest University
Daniel N. Frank
Daniel N. Frank University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
David Prevette
David Prevette Wake Forest University
Roy G. Smith
Roy G. Smith Scripps Research Institute
Charles E. Robertson
Charles E. Robertson University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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