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Steven Bassnett is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on fields related to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology as well as medicine. Within these broader areas, their work spans several subfields including cell biology, genetics, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, molecular biology, and ophthalmology.

Bassnett's research topics cover a variety of specific areas with a concentration on ocular biology and connective tissues. These include proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research, connective tissue disorders research, protease and inhibitor mechanisms, corneal surgery and disorders, glaucoma and retinal disorders, connexins and lens biology, and ocular surface and contact lens studies.

Their publication record includes contributions to several scientific journals, with frequent publications in Experimental Eye Research and the Journal of Visualized Experiments. Other venues where their work has appeared include Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, Matrix Biology, and Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Steven Bassnett include:

  • "Zinn's zonule," 2020, Progress in Retinal and Eye Research
  • "Latent-transforming growth factor beta-binding protein-2 (LTBP-2) is required for longevity but not for development of zonular fibers," 2020, Matrix Biology
  • "Single-cell RNA-sequencing analysis of the ciliary epithelium and contiguous tissues in the mouse eye," 2021, Experimental Eye Research
  • "Compositional Analysis of Extracellular Aggregates in the Eyes of Patients With Exfoliation Syndrome and Exfoliation Glaucoma," 2021, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • "The effect of fibre cell remodelling on the power and optical quality of the lens," 2023, Journal of The Royal Society Interface

Bassnett has collaborated with several frequent co-authors throughout their career, including Wendell B. Jones, Robert P. Mecham, Matthew A. Reilly, Juan Rodriguez, and Riley Forinash.

Best Publications

  • Biological glass: structural determinants of eye lens transparency

    Steven Bassnett;Yanrong Shi;Gijs F. J. M. Vrensen

  • Lens organelle degradation.

    Steven Bassnett

  • Mutations in the founder of the MIP gene family underlie cataract development in the mouse

    Alan Shiels;Steven Bassnett;Steven Bassnett

  • Coincident loss of mitochondria and nuclei during lens fiber cell differentiation

    Steven Bassnett;David C. Beebe

  • On the mechanism of organelle degradation in the vertebrate lens.

    Steven Bassnett

  • Chromatin Degradation in Differentiating Fiber Cells of the Eye Lens

    Steven Bassnett;Danijela Mataic

  • Differential Protective Activity of αA- and αB-crystallin in Lens Epithelial Cells

    Usha P. Andley;Zheng Song;Eric F. Wawrousek;Timothy P. Fleming

  • Regulation of tissue oxygen levels in the mammalian lens

    Richard McNulty;Huan Wang;Richard T. Mathias;Beryl J. Ortwerth

  • Intracellular pH measurement using single excitation-dual emission fluorescence ratios.

    S. Bassnett;L. Reinisch;D. C. Beebe

  • Optical dysfunction of the crystalline lens in aquaporin-0-deficient mice

    Alan Shiels;Steven Bassnett;Kulandaiappa Varadaraj;Richard Mathias

  • The Role of MIP in Lens Fiber Cell Membrane Transport

    K Varadaraj;C Kushmerick;G J Baldo;S Bassnett

  • The fate of the Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum during lens fiber cell differentiation

    S Bassnett

  • Role of the Executioner Caspases during Lens Development

    Anna J. Zandy;Saquib Lakhani;Timothy Zheng;Richard A. Flavell

  • Molecular architecture of the lens fiber cell basal membrane complex.

    Steven Bassnett;Heather Missey;Ivica Vucemilo

  • The Molecular Chaperone αA-Crystallin Enhances Lens Epithelial Cell Growth and Resistance to UVA Stress

    Usha P. Andley;Zheng Song;Eric F. Wawrousek;Steven Bassnett

  • The membrane proteome of the mouse lens fiber cell.

    Steven Bassnett;Phillip A. Wilmarth;Larry L. David

  • Fiber cell denucleation in the primate lens

    Steven Bassnett

  • The stratified syncytium of the vertebrate lens.

    Yanrong Shi;Kelly Barton;Alicia De Maria;J. Mark Petrash

  • Intercellular communication between epithelial and fiber cells of the eye lens

    Steven Bassnett;Jerome R. Kuszak;Lou Reinisch;Henry G. Brown

  • The lens growth process.

    Steven Bassnett;Hrvoje Šikić

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert P. Mecham
Robert P. Mecham Washington University in St. Louis
Larry L. David
Larry L. David Oregon Health & Science University
Eric F. Wawrousek
Eric F. Wawrousek National Institutes of Health
Timothy P. Fleming
Timothy P. Fleming St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
Joram Piatigorsky
Joram Piatigorsky National Institutes of Health
Roger J. W. Truscott
Roger J. W. Truscott University of Wollongong
Gijs F.J.M. Vrensen
Gijs F.J.M. Vrensen Leiden University Medical Center
Brian Zambrowicz
Brian Zambrowicz Regeneron (United States)
Kevin L. Schey
Kevin L. Schey Vanderbilt University
Mark S. Sands
Mark S. Sands Washington University in St. Louis

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