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Steven K. Dower

Steven K. Dower

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
83
Citations
26577
World Ranking
3474
National Ranking
79

Overview

Steven K. Dower is affiliated with CSL in Australia and focuses research within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several interrelated scientific disciplines including Hematology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Cell Biology.

Their research encompasses multiple main topics, notably Hemophilia Treatment and Research, Coagulation including Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Cellular Transport and Secretion, Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, Platelet Disorders and Treatments, and Enzyme Function and Inhibition.

Steven K. Dower has contributed to several recent publications:

  • FVIII half-life extension by coadministration of a D'D3 albumin fusion protein in mice, rabbits, rats, and monkeys, 2020, Blood Advances
  • The endosomal system of primary human vascular endothelial cells and albumin-FcRn trafficking, 2023, Journal of Cell Science
  • A mechanistic model of in vitro plasma activation to evaluate therapeutic kallikrein-kinin system inhibitors, 2024, PLoS Computational Biology
  • Modeling Thrombin Generation in Plasma under Diffusion and Flow, 2020, Biophysical Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Steven K. Dower include:

  • Dalton J. E. Harvie
  • Ineke Muir
  • Andreas Pannek
  • Janine Becker-Gotot
  • Anne M. Verhagen

The primary venues for publication are:

  • Blood Advances
  • Journal of Cell Science
  • PLoS Computational Biology
  • Biophysical Journal

Best Publications

  • A receptor for tumor necrosis factor defines an unusual family of cellular and viral proteins

    CA Smith;T Davis;D Anderson;L Solam

  • Interleukin-1 type II receptor: a decoy target for IL-1 that is regulated by IL-4

    Francesco Colotta;Fabio Re;Marta Muzio;Riccardo Bertini

  • Rapid secretion of interleukin-1β by microvesicle shedding

    Amanda MacKenzie;Heather L. Wilson;Endre Kiss-Toth;Steven K. Dower

  • A novel IL-1 receptor, cloned from B cells by mammalian expression, is expressed in many cell types.

    C.J. McMahan;J.L. Slack;B. Mosley;D. Cosman

  • Interleukin-1 mitogenic activity for fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells is due to PDGF-AA.

    Elaine W. Raines;Steven K. Dower;Russell Ross

  • Regulation of Toll-like receptors in human monocytes and dendritic cells.

    Alberto Visintin;Alessandra Mazzoni;Jessica H. Spitzer;David H. Wyllie

  • Cloning of the human and murine interleukin-7 receptors: Demonstration of a soluble form and homology to a new receptor superfamily

    Raymond G. Goodwin;Della Friend;Steven F. Ziegler;Rita Jerzy

  • Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily: involvement in the pathology of malignant lymphomas

    HJ Gruss;SK Dower

  • A46R and A52R from vaccinia virus are antagonists of host IL-1 and toll-like receptor signaling

    Andrew Bowie;Endre Kiss-Toth;Julian A. Symons;Geoffrey L. Smith

  • Detection and characterization of high affinity plasma membrane receptors for human interleukin 1.

    Steven K. Dower;Shirley R. Kronheim;Carl J. March;Paul J. Conlon

  • The type II 'decoy' receptor: a novel regulatory pathway for interleukin 1.

    Francesco Colotta;Steven K. Dower;John E. Sims;Alberto Mantovani;Alberto Mantovani

  • The cell surface receptors for interleukin-1α and interleukin-1β are identical

    Steven K. Dower;Shirley R. Kronheim;Thomas P. Hopp;Michael Cantrell

  • Toll-Like Receptor (TLR)2 and TLR4 in Human Peripheral Blood Granulocytes: A Critical Role for Monocytes in Leukocyte Lipopolysaccharide Responses

    Ian Sabroe;Elizabeth C. Jones;Lynne R. Usher;Moira K. B. Whyte

  • The interleukin-1 receptor binds the human interleukin-1 alpha precursor but not the interleukin-1 beta precursor.

    B Mosley;D L Urdal;K S Prickett;A Larsen

  • Selective Roles for Toll-Like Receptor (TLR)2 and TLR4 in the Regulation of Neutrophil Activation and Life Span

    Ian Sabroe;Lynne R. Prince;Elizabeth C. Jones;Malcolm J. Horsburgh

  • Identification of two major sites in the type I interleukin-1 receptor cytoplasmic region responsible for coupling to pro-inflammatory signaling pathways.

    Jennifer L. Slack;K. Schooley;Timothy P. Bonnert;Jennifer L. Mitcham

  • Evidence for an Accessory Protein Function for Toll-Like Receptor 1 in Anti-Bacterial Responses

    D. H. Wyllie;E. Kiss-Toth;A. Visintin;S. C. Smith

  • Cloning the interleukin 1 receptor from human T cells

    J E Sims;R B Acres;C E Grubin;C J McMahan

  • Cloning, sequence and expression of human interleukin-2 receptor.

    David Cosman;Douglas Pat Cerretti;Alf Larsen;Linda Park

  • IL-1Rrp is a novel receptor-like molecule similar to the type I interleukin-1 receptor and its homologues T1/ST2 and IL-1R AcP.

    Patricia Parnet;Kirsten E. Garka;Timothy P. Bonnert;Steven K. Dower

Frequent Co-Authors

Moira K. B. Whyte
Moira K. B. Whyte University of Edinburgh
Ian Sabroe
Ian Sabroe University of Sheffield
John E. Sims
John E. Sims Amgen (United States)
Sheila E. Francis
Sheila E. Francis University of Sheffield
Carl J. March
Carl J. March Amgen (United States)
Robert C. Read
Robert C. Read University of Southampton
David H. Dockrell
David H. Dockrell University of Edinburgh
Douglas Pat Cerretti
Douglas Pat Cerretti Amgen (United States)
David M. Segal
David M. Segal University of California, Davis
Anthony G. Wilson
Anthony G. Wilson University College Dublin

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