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50
Citations
8982
World Ranking
17645
National Ranking
7241

Overview

Jill M. Lahti was affiliated with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily focused on the intersection of pancreatic function, diabetes, and related metabolic disorders.

Their published work appeared in notable scientific journals, reflecting engagement with specialized academic communities. Frequent publication venues included:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • The Journal of Immunology

Lahti's research contributions spanned several fields of study, demonstrating an interdisciplinary approach in medical science. The main fields covered were:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of particular interest featured:

  • Surgery
  • Genetics
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

The primary topics addressed in Lahti's work involved:

  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease

The two most recent papers published by Jill M. Lahti were:

  • "CDK11 Promotes Cytokine-Induced Apoptosis in Pancreatic Beta Cells Independently of Glucose Concentration and Is Regulated by Inflammation in the NOD Mouse Model," 2021, published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Inflammation targets CDK11 in autoimmune diabetes as a protective mechanism against beta cell apoptosis," 2021, published in The Journal of Immunology

These publications illustrate a focus on molecular and cellular mechanisms linked with pancreatic beta cell apoptosis and inflammatory responses relevant to diabetes pathology.

Jill M. Lahti collaborated frequently with several researchers including:

  • Ester Sala
  • Celia Vived
  • Júlia Luna
  • Noemí Alejandra Saavedra-Ávila
  • Upasana Sengupta

Their joint work contributed to advancing understanding of diabetes-related immune and cellular processes.

Best Publications

  • Caspase 8 is deleted or silenced preferentially in childhood neuroblastomas with amplification of MYCN

    T Teitz;T Wei;M B Valentine;E F Vanin

  • Cyclin-dependent kinases: a family portrait

    Marcos Malumbres;Edward Harlow;Tim Hunt;Tony Hunter

  • ERK Activation Mediates Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis after DNA Damage Independently of p53

    Damu Tang;Dongcheng Wu;Atsushi Hirao;Jill M. Lahti

  • Caspase-8 Activation and Bid Cleavage Contribute to MCF7 Cellular Execution in a Caspase-3-dependent Manner during Staurosporine-mediated Apoptosis

    Damu Tang;Jill M. Lahti;Vincent J. Kidd

  • Potentiation of neuroblastoma metastasis by loss of caspase-8.

    Dwayne G. Stupack;Tal Teitz;Matthew D. Potter;David Mikolon

  • PITSLRE protein kinase activity is associated with apoptosis.

    J. M. Lahti;Jialing Xiang;L. S. Heath;D. Campana

  • Role of CDK/cyclin complexes in transcription and RNA splicing.

    Pascal Loyer;Janeen H. Trembley;Robert Katona;Vincent J. Kidd

  • Increased expression of a 58-kDa protein kinase leads to changes in the CHO cell cycle.

    Bruce A. Bunnell;Lucie S. Heath;Donald E. Adams;Jill M. Lahti

  • Cleavage of PITSLRE Kinases by ICE/CASP-1 and CPP32/CASP-3 during Apoptosis Induced by Tumor Necrosis Factor

    Rudi Beyaert;Vincent J. Kidd;Sigrid Cornelis;Marc Van de Craen

  • Aggressive childhood neuroblastomas do not express caspase-8: an important component of programmed cell death.

    Tal Teitz;Jill M. Lahti;Vincent J. Kidd

  • CDK11 complexes promote pre-mRNA splicing.

    Dongli Hu;Akila Mayeda;Janeen H. Trembley;Jill M. Lahti

  • The connections between neural crest development and neuroblastoma.

    Manrong Jiang;Jennifer Stanke;Jill M. Lahti

  • Caspase-8 promotes cell motility and calpain activity under nonapoptotic conditions

    Brooke Helfer;Bernard C. Boswell;Darren Finlay;Angel Cipres

  • ASAP, a Novel Protein Complex Involved in RNA Processing and Apoptosis

    Christian Schwerk;Jayendra Prasad;Kurt Degenhardt;Kurt Degenhardt;Hediye Erdjument-Bromage

  • Caspase 8 association with the focal adhesion complex promotes tumor cell migration and metastasis

    Simone Barbero;Ainhoa Mielgo;Vicente Torres;Tal Teitz

  • Cycloheximide-induced T-cell death is mediated by a Fas-associated death domain-dependent mechanism.

    Damu Tang;Jill M. Lahti;Jose Grenet;Vincent J. Kidd

  • Characterization of Cyclin L1 and L2 Interactions with CDK11 and Splicing Factors INFLUENCE OF CYCLIN L ISOFORMS ON SPLICE SITE SELECTION

    Pascal Loyer;Janeen H. Trembley;Jose A. Grenet;Adeline Busson

  • Alterations in the PITSLRE protein kinase gene complex on chromosome 1p36 in childhood neuroblastoma.

    J. M. Lahti;M. Valentine;Jialing Xiang;Jialing Xiang;B. Jones

  • Proteolytic regulation of apoptosis.

    Vincent J Kidd;Jill M Lahti;Tal Teitz

  • Evolutionary conservation of antigen recognition: the chicken T-cell receptor beta chain.

    Larry W. Tjoelker;Louise M. Carlson;Kelvin Lee;Jill Lahti

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent J. Kidd
Vincent J. Kidd St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Marcus B. Valentine
Marcus B. Valentine St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Damu Tang
Damu Tang McMaster University
Dwayne G. Stupack
Dwayne G. Stupack University of California, San Diego
Michael A. Dyer
Michael A. Dyer St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
John Easton
John Easton St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Graham Packham
Graham Packham University of Southampton
Kelli L. Boyd
Kelli L. Boyd Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Peter C. Adamson
Peter C. Adamson Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
David Finkelstein
David Finkelstein St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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