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Overview

James M. Ntambi is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research spans primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant number of publications also in Medicine. Within these broader fields, their work focuses on subfields including Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Cancer Research, Physiology, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The main topics addressed in Ntambi's work include lipid metabolism and biosynthesis, cancer related to lipids and metabolism, fatty acid research and health, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, adipose tissue and metabolism, diet and metabolism studies, and cholesterol and lipid metabolism.

They have published in several scientific venues repeatedly, showing frequent contributions to:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Lipid Research
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids

Among their recent papers are the following, with publication year and venue:

  • Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 impairs the reparative properties of macrophages and microglia in the brain, 2020, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Fatty acid desaturation by stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 controls regulatory T cell differentiation and autoimmunity, 2023, Cellular and Molecular Immunology
  • Lipid Transport in Brown Adipocyte Thermogenesis, 2021, Frontiers in Physiology
  • Multiple Sclerosis: Lipids, Lymphocytes, and Vitamin D, 2020, Immunometabolism
  • Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-2 in Murine Development, Metabolism, and Disease, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent collaborators in their work include Judith Simcox, Lucas M. O'Neill, Mugagga Kalyesubula, Hailey Huff, and Paweł Dobrzyń.

Best Publications

  • Loss of stearoyl–CoA desaturase-1 function protects mice against adiposity

    James M. Ntambi;Makoto Miyazaki;Jonathan P. Stoehr;Hong Lan

  • REGULATION OF STEAROYL-COA DESATURASE BY POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS AND CHOLESTEROL

    James M. Ntambi

  • Adipocyte Differentiation and Gene Expression

    James M. Ntambi;Kim Young-Cheul

  • Role for Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-1 in Leptin-Mediated Weight Loss

    Paul Cohen;Makoto Miyazaki;Nicholas D. Socci;Aaron Hagge-Greenberg

  • REGULATION OF STEAROYL-COA DESATURASES AND ROLE IN METABOLISM

    James M Ntambi;Makoto Miyazaki

  • Biochemical and physiological function of stearoyl-CoA desaturase

    Chad M. Paton;James M. Ntambi

  • Polyunsaturated fatty acid regulation of genes of lipid metabolism.

    Harini Sampath;James M. Ntambi

  • Differentiation-induced gene expression in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes: CCAAT/enhancer binding protein interacts with and activates the promoters of two adipocyte-specific genes.

    R. J. Christy;V. W. Yang;J. M. Ntambi;D. E. Geiman

  • Role of stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase in regulating lipid metabolism

    Matthew T Flowers;James M Ntambi

  • The Biosynthesis of Hepatic Cholesterol Esters and Triglycerides Is Impaired in Mice with a Disruption of the Gene for Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase 1

    Makoto Miyazaki;Young-Cheul Kim;Mark P. Gray-Keller;Alan D. Attie

  • Genetic control of de novo lipogenesis: role in diet-induced obesity.

    Maggie S. Strable;James M. Ntambi

  • Relationship between stearoyl-CoA desaturase activity and plasma triglycerides in human and mouse hypertriglyceridemia

    Alan D. Attie;Ronald M. Krauss;Mark P. Gray-Keller;Alison Brownlie

  • Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 deficiency increases fatty acid oxidation by activating AMP-activated protein kinase in liver

    Pawel Dobrzyn;Agnieszka Dobrzyn;Makoto Miyazaki;Paul Cohen

  • Differentiation-induced gene expression in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Characterization of a differentially expressed gene encoding stearoyl-CoA desaturase.

    J M Ntambi;S A Buhrow;K H Kaestner;R J Christy

  • The regulation of stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD).

    James M. Ntambi

  • Hepatic Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase-1 Deficiency Protects Mice from Carbohydrate-Induced Adiposity and Hepatic Steatosis

    Makoto Miyazaki;Matthew T. Flowers;Harini Sampath;Kiki Chu

  • Elevated stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 expression in skeletal muscle contributes to abnormal fatty acid partitioning in obese humans.

    Matthew W. Hulver;Jason R. Berggren;Michael J. Carper;Makoto Miyazaki

  • Conjugated Linoleic Acid Decreases Hepatic Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase mRNA Expression

    Kisun N. Lee;Michael W. Pariza;James M. Ntambi

  • The trans-10,cis-12 Isomer of Conjugated Linoleic Acid Downregulates Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase 1 Gene Expression in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes

    Youngjin Choi;Young-Cheul Kim;Yong-Bong Han;Yeonhwa Park

  • A lipogenic diet in mice with a disruption of the stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 gene reveals a stringent requirement of endogenous monounsaturated fatty acids for triglyceride synthesis

    Makoto Miyazaki;Young-Cheul Kim;James M. Ntambi

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan D. Attie
Alan D. Attie University of Wisconsin–Madison
Michael W. Pariza
Michael W. Pariza University of Wisconsin–Madison
Hasan Mukhtar
Hasan Mukhtar University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jeffrey M. Friedman
Jeffrey M. Friedman Rockefeller University
Paul Cohen
Paul Cohen Rockefeller University
Christina Kendziorski
Christina Kendziorski University of Wisconsin–Madison
Yeonhwa Park
Yeonhwa Park University of Massachusetts Amherst
Brian G. Fox
Brian G. Fox University of Wisconsin–Madison
Mark E. Cook
Mark E. Cook University of Wisconsin–Madison
Katrina M. Waters
Katrina M. Waters Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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