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957

Overview

James M. Anderson is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research spans the field of Medicine, with particular emphasis on subfields including Surgery, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Law, and Physiology.

Their work covers a range of topics including Mesenchymal stem cell research, Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems, Barrier Structure and Function Studies, Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence, Immune cells in cancer, and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses.

James M. Anderson has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • A Blueprint for Characterizing Senescence, 2020, published in Cell
  • Report of the National Institutes of Health SARS-CoV-2 Antiviral Therapeutics Summit, 2021, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Genipin guides and sustains the polarization of macrophages to the pro-regenerative M2 subtype via activation of the pSTAT6-PPAR-gamma pathway, 2021, Acta Biomaterialia
  • Quantifying thermal cues that initiate mass emigrations in juvenile white sharks, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Development of three-dimensionally printed vascular stents of bioresorbable polyl-lactide-co-caprolactone, 2022, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials

Frequent collaborators of Anderson include Ahmed El, Ghannam Andrés, Garcia Kevin, Eugene Healy, and John A. M. Ramshaw, each having coauthored multiple works alongside them.

Throughout their career, Anderson has published extensively in various venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A
  • Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

In addition to journal articles, Anderson has authored books, including a publication with RAND Corporation eBooks titled How the Effects of Racial Bias Compound, published in 2022.

Best Publications

  • The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project

    John Lonsdale;Jeffrey Thomas;Mike Salvatore;Rebecca Phillips

  • Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-infected adults and adolescents

    A. S. Fauci;J. G. Bartlett;E. P. Goosby;M. D. Smith

  • Recognition of unique carboxyl-terminal motifs by distinct PDZ domains

    Z. Songyang;A. S. Fanning;C. Fu;J. Xu

  • The Tight Junction Protein ZO-1 Establishes a Link between the Transmembrane Protein Occludin and the Actin Cytoskeleton

    Alan S. Fanning;Brian J. Jameson;Lynne A. Jesaitis;James Melvin Anderson

  • Claudins and epithelial paracellular transport.

    Christina M. Van Itallie;James M. Anderson

  • Physiology and Function of the Tight Junction

    Anderson Jm;Van Itallie Cm

  • Tight junctions and the molecular basis for regulation of paracellular permeability

    J. M. Anderson;C. M. Van Itallie

  • Molecular architecture of tight junctions.

    L. L. Mitic;J. M. Anderson

  • Regulated expression of claudin-4 decreases paracellular conductance through a selective decrease in sodium permeability

    Christina Van Itallie;Christoph Rahner;James Melvin Anderson

  • The FERM domain: A unique module involved in the linkage of cytoplasmic proteins to the membrane

    Athar H. Chishti;Anthony C. Kim;Shirin M. Marfatia;Mohini Lutchman

  • Claudins create charge-selective channels in the paracellular pathway between epithelial cells.

    Oscar R. Colegio;Christina M. Van Itallie;Heather J. McCrea;Christoph Rahner

  • Heterogeneity in expression and subcellular localization of claudins 2, 3, 4, and 5 in the rat liver, pancreas, and gut

    Christoph Rahner;Laura L. Mitic;James M. Anderson

  • PDZ domains: fundamental building blocks in the organization of protein complexes at the plasma membrane

    Alan S. Fanning;James Melvin Anderson

  • Architecture of tight junctions and principles of molecular composition

    Christina M. Van Itallie;James M. Anderson

  • Molecular physiology and pathophysiology of tight junctions I. Tight junction structure and function: lessons from mutant animals and proteins.

    Laura L. Mitic;Christina M. Van Itallie;James M. Anderson

  • The tight junction protein ZO-1 is homologous to the Drosophila discs-large tumor suppressor protein of septate junctions

    E Willott;M S Balda;A S Fanning;B Jameson

  • The density of small tight junction pores varies among cell types and is increased by expression of claudin-2.

    Christina M. Van Itallie;Jennifer Holmes;Arlene Bridges;Jody L. Gookin

  • Claudin extracellular domains determine paracellular charge selectivity and resistance but not tight junction fibril architecture.

    Oscar R. Colegio;Christina Van Itallie;Christoph Rahner;James Melvin Anderson

  • Molecular Structure of Tight Junctions and Their Role in Epithelial Transport

    James Melvin Anderson

  • The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project

    John Lonsdale;Jeffrey Thomas;Mike Salvatore;Rebecca Phillips

Frequent Co-Authors

Christina M. Van Itallie
Christina M. Van Itallie National Institutes of Health
Michael Kramer
Michael Kramer Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
Heino Falcke
Heino Falcke Radboud University
Jason W. T. Hessels
Jason W. T. Hessels University of Amsterdam
Marcus Brüggen
Marcus Brüggen Universität Hamburg
Mark J. Bentum
Mark J. Bentum Eindhoven University of Technology
Michael W. Wise
Michael W. Wise Netherlands Institute for Space Research
Gianni Bernardi
Gianni Bernardi National Institute for Astrophysics
Benedetta Ciardi
Benedetta Ciardi Max Planck Society
Rainer Beck
Rainer Beck Max Planck Society

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