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8186
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3700

Overview

Joseph M. Miano is affiliated with the University of Rochester in the United States. Their research focuses extensively on molecular biology and cardiovascular disease, with particular expertise in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scholarly work spans 57 publications in these fields alongside 22 contributions categorized under medicine.

Their notable research topics encompass:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Among recent publications attributed to Joseph M. Miano are:

  • "Fate and State of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Atherosclerosis," 2021, Circulation

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Miano include:

  • Xiaochun Long
  • William B. Bryant
  • Qing Lyu
  • Susan H. Griffin
  • Orazio J. Slivano

Miano's work is commonly published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • Circulation
  • Nature Cardiovascular Research
  • Redox Biology

Highlighted publications related to cardiovascular molecular biology include the following papers authored or co-authored by Miano and peers, showcasing diverse research of relevance to vascular biology and molecular mechanisms:

  • "Fate and State of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Atherosclerosis," 2021, Circulation
  • "Prime editing in mice reveals the essentiality of a single base in driving tissue-specific gene expression," 2021, Genome biology
  • "Generation and comparative analysis of an Itga8-CreERT2 mouse with preferential activity in vascular smooth muscle cells," 2022, Nature Cardiovascular Research
  • "MKL1 cooperates with p38MAPK to promote vascular senescence, inflammation, and abdominal aortic aneurysm," 2021, Redox Biology
  • "INKILN is a Novel Long Noncoding RNA Promoting Vascular Smooth Muscle Inflammation via Scaffolding MKL1 and USP10," 2023, Circulation

Best Publications

  • miR-145 and miR-143 regulate smooth muscle cell fate and plasticity

    Kimberly R. Cordes;Neil T. Sheehy;Mark P. White;Emily C. Berry

  • Serum response factor: toggling between disparate programs of gene expression.

    Joseph M. Miano

  • Serum response factor: master regulator of the actin cytoskeleton and contractile apparatus

    Joseph M. Miano;Xiaochun Long;Keigi Fujiwara

  • SM22α, a Marker of Adult Smooth Muscle, Is Expressed in Multiple Myogenic Lineages During Embryogenesis

    Li Li;Joseph M. Miano;Peter Cserjesi;Eric N. Olson

  • Smooth muscle myosin heavy chain exclusively marks the smooth muscle lineage during mouse embryogenesis.

    Joseph M. Miano;Peter Cserjesi;Keith L. Ligon;Muthu Periasamy

  • Myocardin: A Component of a Molecular Switch for Smooth Muscle Differentiation

    Jiyuan Chen;Chad M. Kitchen;Jeffrey W. Streb;Joseph M. Miano

  • Expression of the SM22alpha promoter in transgenic mice provides evidence for distinct transcriptional regulatory programs in vascular and visceral smooth muscle cells.

    Li Li;Joseph M. Miano;Joseph M. Miano;Brian Mercer;Brian Mercer;Eric N. Olson

  • Defining the mammalian CArGome

    Qiang Sun;Guang Chen;Jeffrey W. Streb;Xiaochun Long

  • Cholesterol loading reprograms the microRNA-143/145-myocardin axis to convert aortic smooth muscle cells to a dysfunctional macrophage-like phenotype.

    Yuliya Vengrenyuk;Hitoo Nishi;Xiaochun Long;Mireille Ouimet

  • MicroRNAs Are Necessary for Vascular Smooth Muscle Growth, Differentiation, and Function

    Sebastian Albinsson;Yajaira Suarez;Athanasia Skoura;Stefan Offermanns

  • Thioredoxin-2 Inhibits Mitochondria-Located ASK1-Mediated Apoptosis in a JNK-Independent Manner

    Rong Zhang;Rafia Al-Lamki;Lanfang Bai;Jeffrey W. Streb

  • SRF and myocardin regulate LRP-mediated amyloid-beta clearance in brain vascular cells.

    Robert D Bell;Rashid Deane;Nienwen Chow;Xiaochun Long

  • Identification and Initial Functional Characterization of a Human Vascular Cell–Enriched Long Noncoding RNA

    Robert D. Bell;Xiaochun Long;Mingyan Lin;Jan H. Bergmann

  • Restricted inactivation of serum response factor to the cardiovascular system

    Joseph M. Miano;Narendrakumar Ramanan;Mary A. Georger;Karen L. de Mesy Bentley

  • A Mef2 gene that generates a muscle-specific isoform via alternative mRNA splicing

    James F. Martin;Joseph M. Miano;Carolyn M. Hustad;Neal G. Copeland

  • Serum response factor and myocardin mediate arterial hypercontractility and cerebral blood flow dysregulation in Alzheimer's phenotype.

    Nienwen Chow;Robert D. Bell;Rashid Deane;Jeffrey W. Streb

  • Smooth Muscle Enriched Long Noncoding RNA (SMILR) Regulates Cell Proliferation

    Margaret D. Ballantyne;Karine Pinel;Rachel Dakin;Alex T. Vesey

  • Myocardin Enhances Smad3-Mediated Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Signaling in a CArG Box-Independent Manner Smad-Binding Element Is an Important cis Element for SM22α Transcription In Vivo

    Ping Qiu;Raquel P. Ritchie;Zhiyao Fu;Dongsun Cao

  • Smooth muscle cell plasticity: fact or fiction?

    Anh T. Nguyen;Delphine Gomez;Robert D. Bell;Julie H. Campbell

  • Fate and State of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in Atherosclerosis.

    Joseph M. Miano;Edward A. Fisher;Mark W. Majesky

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric N. Olson
Eric N. Olson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Bradford C. Berk
Bradford C. Berk University of Rochester
Daniel J. Garry
Daniel J. Garry University of Minnesota
Berislav V. Zlokovic
Berislav V. Zlokovic University of Southern California
Lucy Liaw
Lucy Liaw Maine Medical Center
Bernard Keavney
Bernard Keavney University of Manchester
Kevin C K Lloyd
Kevin C K Lloyd University of California, Davis
Jeffery D. Molkentin
Jeffery D. Molkentin Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Paul Thomas
Paul Thomas University of Adelaide

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