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Katherine Luby-Phelps is affiliated with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the United States. Their research encompasses fields in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Biomedical Engineering, Genetics, and Physiology.

Their scientific output touches on multiple main topics such as:

  • Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Biomedical and Engineering Education
  • TGF-β signaling in diseases
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects

Several recent papers authored or coauthored by Luby-Phelps include:

  • "MICOS subcomplexes assemble independently on the mitochondrial inner membrane in proximity to ER contact sites," 2020, The Journal of Cell Biology
  • "Stromal Hedgehog pathway activation by IHH suppresses lung adenocarcinoma growth and metastasis by limiting reactive oxygen species," 2020, Oncogene
  • "Endothelial ERα promotes glucose tolerance by enhancing endothelial insulin transport to skeletal muscle," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Building momentum through networks: Bioimaging across the Americas," 2024, Journal of Microscopy
  • "Cervical Collagen Network Porosity Assessed by SHG Endomicroscopy Distinguishes Preterm and Normal Pregnancy-A Pilot Study," 2024, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Frequent coauthors of Luby-Phelps include:

  • Sahba Kasiri
  • Alexandra N. Wilson
  • Annika Reczek
  • Simbarashe Mazambani
  • Jashkaran Gadhvi

Their publications appear in multiple venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • The Journal of Cell Biology
  • Oncogene
  • Journal of Microscopy

Best Publications

  • Cytoarchitecture and physical properties of cytoplasm: volume, viscosity, diffusion, intracellular surface area.

    Katherine Luby-Phelps

  • Induction of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Alveolar Epithelial Cells by Transforming Growth Factor-β1 : Potential Role in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

    Brigham C. Willis;Brigham C. Willis;Brigham C. Willis;Janice M. Liebler;Katherine Luby-Phelps;Andrew G. Nicholson

  • Role of Substrates and Products of PI 3-kinase in Regulating Activation of Rac-Related Guanosine Triphosphatases by Vav

    Jaewon Han;Katherine Luby-Phelps;Balaka Das;Xiaodong Shu

  • Autophagy Gene-Dependent Clearance of Apoptotic Cells during Embryonic Development

    Xueping Qu;Zhongju Zou;Qihua Sun;Kate Luby-Phelps

  • Deep imaging of bone marrow shows non-dividing stem cells are mainly perisinusoidal

    Melih Acar;Kiranmai S. Kocherlakota;Malea M. Murphy;James G. Peyer

  • Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate induces actin-based movement of raft-enriched vesicles through WASP-Arp2/3

    A.L. Rozelle;L.M. Machesky;M. Yamamoto;M.H.E. Driessens

  • Tunable, Ultrasensitive pH‐Responsive Nanoparticles Targeting Specific Endocytic Organelles in Living Cells

    Kejin Zhou;Yiguang Wang;Xiaonan Huang;Katherine K. Luby-Phelps

  • Dectin-2 is a pattern recognition receptor for fungi that couples with the Fc receptor γ chain to induce innate immune responses

    Kota Sato;Xiao Li Yang;Tatsuo Yudate;Jin Sung Chung

  • Hindered Diffusion of Inert Tracer Particles in the Cytoplasm of Mouse 3T3 Cells

    K. Luby-Phelps;P. E. Castle;D. L. Taylor;F. Lanni

  • Image-based genome-wide siRNA screen identifies selective autophagy factors

    Anthony Orvedahl;Rhea Sumpter;Guanghua Xiao;Aylwin Ng;Aylwin Ng

  • Probing the structure of cytoplasm.

    K Luby-Phelps;D L Taylor;F Lanni

  • A novel fluorescence ratiometric method confirms the low solvent viscosity of the cytoplasm.

    K. Luby-Phelps;Swati Mujumdar;R. B. Mujumdar;L. A. Ernst

  • Physical properties of cytoplasm

    Katherine Luby-Phelps

  • SRBC/cavin‐3 is a caveolin adapter protein that regulates caveolae function

    Kerrie Ann McMahon;Hubert Zajicek;Wei Ping Li;Michael J. Peyton

  • SR-B1 drives endothelial cell LDL transcytosis via DOCK4 to promote atherosclerosis

    Linzhang Huang;Ken L. Chambliss;Xiaofei Gao;Ivan S. Yuhanna

  • Mitochondria mass is low in mouse substantia nigra dopamine neurons: Implications for Parkinson's disease

    Chang Lin Liang;Tom T. Wang;Kate Luby-Phelps;Dwight C. German

  • Systemic Fate of the Adipocyte-Derived Factor Adiponectin

    Nils Halberg;Nils Halberg;Todd D. Schraw;Zhao V. Wang;Ja Young Kim

  • Ca(2+)-dependent phosphorylation of myosin light chain kinase decreases the Ca2+ sensitivity of light chain phosphorylation within smooth muscle cells.

    Malú G. Tansey;Katherine Luby-Phelps;Kristine E. Kamm;James T. Stull

  • The physical chemistry of cytoplasm and its influence on cell function: an update.

    Kate Luby-Phelps

  • ERK2 enters the nucleus by a carrier-independent mechanism

    Angelique W. Whitehurst;Julie L. Wilsbacher;Julie L. Wilsbacher;Youngjai You;Kate Luby-Phelps

Frequent Co-Authors

Ming-Jun Li
Ming-Jun Li Corning (United States)
Joseph C. Besharse
Joseph C. Besharse Medical College of Wisconsin
James T. Stull
James T. Stull The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
D L Taylor
D L Taylor University of Pittsburgh
Aylwin Ng
Aylwin Ng Harvard University
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Gregory J. Pazour
Gregory J. Pazour University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Melanie H. Cobb
Melanie H. Cobb The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Ramnik J. Xavier
Ramnik J. Xavier Broad Institute
Richard G. W. Anderson
Richard G. W. Anderson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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