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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John R. Hepler is affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. The scientist's work primarily focuses on molecular biology and cellular and molecular neuroscience, with additional contributions in nephrology, genetics, and physiology.

Their research topics include:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

They have published extensively in several venues, the most frequent being:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • British Journal of Pharmacology
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Hippocampus

The scientist has authored and co-authored papers such as:

  • THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: Introduction and Other Protein Targets, 2021, British Journal of Pharmacology
  • The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2023/24: Introduction and Other Protein Targets, 2023, British Journal of Pharmacology
  • RGS14 Regulation of Post-Synaptic Signaling and Spine Plasticity in Brain, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • RGS14 regulates PTH- and FGF23-sensitive NPT2A-mediated renal phosphate uptake via binding to the NHERF1 scaffolding protein, 2022, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Human genetic variants disrupt RGS14 nuclear shuttling and regulation of LTP in hippocampal neurons, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Carolina Montañez-Miranda
  • Nicholas H. Harbin
  • Katherine E. Squires
  • David Weinshenker
  • Kyle J. Gerber

John R. Hepler's contributions cross interdisciplinary lines, integrating molecular biology methods with neuroscience research to explore receptor signaling, synaptic plasticity, and renal phosphate uptake mechanisms. Their work has appeared in venues that emphasize both pharmacology and biological chemistry.

Recognition for their scientific contributions includes being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Regulation of polyphosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C activity by purified Gq

    Alan V. Smrcka;John R. Hepler;Kendall O. Brown;Paul C. Sternweis

  • Cellular Regulation of RGS Proteins: Modulators and Integrators of G Protein Signaling

    Susanne Hollinger;John R. Hepler

  • RGS4 and GAIP are GTPase-activating proteins for Gqα and block activation of phospholipase Cβ by γ-thio-GTP-Gqα

    John R. Hepler;David M. Berman;Alfred G. Gilman;Tohru Kozasa

  • Lipid modifications of G proteins: alpha subunits are palmitoylated.

    Maurine E. Linder;Pamela Middleton;John R. Hepler;Ronald Taussig

  • Distinct patterns of bidirectional regulation of mammalian adenylyl cyclases.

    Ronald Taussig;Wei Jen Tang;John R. Hepler;Alfred G. Gilman

  • RGS2/G0S8 is a selective inhibitor of Gqα function

    Scott P. Heximer;Ned Watson;Maurine E. Linder;Kendall J. Blumer

  • Emerging roles for RGS proteins in cell signalling

    John R Hepler

  • Purification from Sf9 cells and characterization of recombinant Gq alpha and G11 alpha. Activation of purified phospholipase C isozymes by G alpha subunits.

    John R. Hepler;Tohru Kozasa;Alan V. Smrcka;Melvin I. Simon

  • Cell signalling diversity of the Gqα family of heterotrimeric G proteins

    Katherine B. Hubbard;John R. Hepler

  • Organization of G proteins and adenylyl cyclase at the plasma membrane

    Chunfa Huang;John R. Hepler;Linda T. Chen;Alfred G. Gilman

  • RGS2 Binds Directly and Selectively to the M1 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Third Intracellular Loop to Modulate Gq/11α Signaling

    Leah S. Bernstein;Suneela Ramineni;Chris Hague;Wendy Cladman

  • Characterization of antisera to glutamate and aspartate.

    J R Hepler;C S Toomim;K D McCarthy;F Conti

  • Long-term phorbol ester treatment down-regulates protein kinase C and sensitizes the phosphoinositide signaling pathway to hormone and growth factor stimulation. Evidence for a role of protein kinase C in agonist-induced desensitization.

    J R Hepler;H S Earp;T K Harden

  • Common signaling pathways link activation of murine PAR-1, LPA, and S1P receptors to proliferation of astrocytes.

    Scott D. Sorensen;Olivier Nicole;Richard D. Peavy;Lisa M. Montoya

  • RGS14 is a natural suppressor of both synaptic plasticity in CA2 neurons and hippocampal-based learning and memory

    Sarah Emerson Lee;Stephen B. Simons;Scott A. Heldt;Meilan Zhao

  • G Protein Selectivity Is a Determinant of RGS2 Function

    Scott P. Heximer;Sreesha P. Srinivasa;Leah S. Bernstein;Jennifer L. Bernard

  • THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: Introduction and Other Protein Targets.

    Stephen Ph Alexander;Eamonn Kelly;Alistair Mathie;John A Peters

  • Epidermal growth factor stimulates the rapid accumulation of inositol (1,4,5)-trisphosphate and a rise in cytosolic calcium mobilized from intracellular stores in A431 cells.

    J. R. Hepler;N. Nakahata;T. W. Lovenberg;J. D. DiGuiseppi

  • Attenuation of Gi- and Gq-mediated signaling by expression of RGS4 or GAIP in mammalian cells

    Chunfa Huang;John R. Hepler;Alfred G. Gilman;Susanne M. Mumby

  • Activation of phospholipase C-beta 2 mutants by G protein alpha q and beta gamma subunits.

    Sang Bong Lee;Seok Hwan Shin;John R. Hepler;Alfred G. Gilman

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfred G. Gilman
Alfred G. Gilman The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Stephen F. Traynelis
Stephen F. Traynelis Emory University
Nicholas T. Seyfried
Nicholas T. Seyfried Emory University
T. Kendall Harden
T. Kendall Harden University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alan V. Smrcka
Alan V. Smrcka University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Patrick R. Griffin
Patrick R. Griffin Scripps Research Institute
C. Justin Lee
C. Justin Lee Institute for Basic Science
Paul C. Sternweis
Paul C. Sternweis The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Yoland Smith
Yoland Smith Emory University
Kirill A. Martemyanov
Kirill A. Martemyanov Scripps Research Institute

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