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  • 1981 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John J. Sauk is affiliated with the University of Louisville in the United States and has focused their research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work spans a range of topics related to cancer mechanisms, molecular biology, and connective tissue disorders.

The subfields that characterize Sauk's research include Cancer Research, Molecular Biology, Surgery, Rheumatology, and Genetics. Their investigations often delve into cancer-related molecular mechanisms, RNA modifications in cancer, and studies of cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder cancer. Additional focus areas include bone and dental protein studies, dental development and anomalies, connective tissue disorders, and cancer genomics and diagnostics.

Sauk has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications with research appearing in various academic venues. Notable publication venues include:

  • Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
  • UNC Libraries
  • ESMO Open

Among recent publications are:

  • Understanding the complex pathogenesis of oral cancer: A comprehensive review (2021) published in Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
  • Dentin Sialophosphoprotein Knockout Mouse Teeth Display Widened Predentin Zone and Develop Defective Dentin Mineralization Similar to Human Dentinogenesis Imperfecta Type III (2021) published via UNC Libraries
  • 67eP Mutational landscape of endometrial carcinoma in India: Lessons learnt from histology to molecular classification (2025) published in ESMO Open

Frequent collaborators in Sauk's work include Maria Georgaki, Vasileios Ionas Theofilou, Efstathios Pettas, Eleana Stoufi, and Rania H. Younis.

In recognition of contributions to science, Sauk was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1981.

Best Publications

  • Dentin Sialophosphoprotein Knockout Mouse Teeth Display Widened Predentin Zone and Develop Defective Dentin Mineralization Similar to Human Dentinogenesis Imperfecta Type III

    Taduru Sreenath;Tamizchelvi Thyagarajan;Bradford Hall;Glenn Longenecker

  • High mobility group A2 is a target for miRNA-98 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

    Carla Hebert;Kathleen Norris;Mark A Scheper;Nikolaos Nikitakis

  • Human Periodontal Cells Initiate Mineral-Like Nodules In Vitro

    Nilda Arceo;John J. Sauk;Jennifer Moehring;Ruth A. Foster

  • Mammalian target of rapamycin, a molecular target in squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck.

    Panomwat Amornphimoltham;Vyomesh Patel;Akrit Sodhi;Nikolaos G. Nikitakis

  • Persistent activation of the Akt pathway in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a potential target for UCN-01.

    Panomwat Amornphimoltham;Virote Sriuranpong;Vyomesh Patel;Fernando Jose Benavides

  • Ameloblastoma in children.

    R.A. Ord;R.H. Blanchaert;N.G. Nikitakis;J.J. Sauk

  • An amelogenin gene defect associated with human X-linked amelogenesis imperfecta

    P.M. Collier;J.J. Sauk;J. Rosenbloom;Z.A. Yuan

  • Characteristics of human periodontal ligament cells in vitro

    M.J. Somerman;M.F. Young;R.A. Foster;J.M. Moehring

  • Human bone sialoprotein I and II enhance fibroblast attachment in vitro

    Martha J. Somerman;Larry W. Fisher;Ruth A. Foster;John J. Sauk

  • Mechanism of fibroblast attachment to bone extracellular matrix: Role of a 44 kilodalton bone phosphoprotein

    Martha J. Somerman;Charles W. Prince;John J. Sauk;Ruth A. Foster

  • Hsp47 and the translation-translocation machinery cooperate in the production of alpha 1(I) chains of type I procollagen.

    J J Sauk;T Smith;K Norris;L Ferreira

  • Hsp47 and Cyclophilin B Traverse the Endoplasmic Reticulum with Procollagen into Pre-Golgi Intermediate Vesicles A ROLE FOR Hsp47 AND CYCLOPHILIN B IN THE EXPORT OF PROCOLLAGEN FROM THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

    Timothy Smith;Luciano R. Ferreira;Carla Hebert;Kathleen Norris

  • Lead in bone: storage site, exposure source, and target organ.

    E. K. Silbergeld;J. Sauk;M. Somerman;A. Todd

  • Periodontal Ligament Cells and Gingival Fibroblasts Respond Differently to Attachment Factors In Vitro

    M. J. Somerman;R. A. Foster;G. M. Imm;J. J. Sauk

  • Cell attachment activity of the 44 kilodalton bone phosphoprotein is not restricted to bone cells.

    Martha J. Somerman;Charles W. Prince;William T. Butler;Ruth A. Foster

  • Effect of Transforming Growth Factor-β1, Interleukin-6, and Interferon-γ on the Expression of Type I Collagen, Heat Shock Protein 47, Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 and MMP-2 by Fibroblasts from Normal Gingiva and Hereditary Gingival Fibromatosis

    H. Martelli-Junior;P. Cotrim;E. Graner;John J. Sauk;John J. Sauk

  • Tissue engineering solutions for cleft palates

    Jennifer L. Moreau;John F. Caccamese;Dominick P. Coletti;John J. Sauk

  • Cell attachment activity of cementum: bone sialoprotein II identified in cementum.

    M. J. Somerman;J. J. Sauk;R. A. Foster;K. Norris

  • Cyclosporin A Induces Proliferation in Human Gingival Fibroblasts via Induction of Transforming Growth Factor-β1

    P. Cotrim;H. Martelli-Junior;E. Graner;John J. Sauk

  • Hsp47 a novel collagen binding serpin chaperone, autoantigen and therapeutic target.

    John J Sauk;Nikolaos Nikitakis;Hessam Siavash

Frequent Co-Authors

Martha J. Somerman
Martha J. Somerman National Institutes of Health
James G. White
James G. White University of Minnesota
Robert J. Gorlin
Robert J. Gorlin University of Minnesota
John P. Fisher
John P. Fisher University of Maryland, College Park
J. Silvio Gutkind
J. Silvio Gutkind University of California, San Diego
Larry W. Fisher
Larry W. Fisher National Institutes of Health
Arthur Veis
Arthur Veis Northwestern University
Joel Rosenbloom
Joel Rosenbloom Thomas Jefferson University
Sharon M. Wahl
Sharon M. Wahl National Institutes of Health
Bruce A. Fowler
Bruce A. Fowler Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

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