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Susan M. Hutson

Susan M. Hutson

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
12806
World Ranking
7979
National Ranking
3612

Overview

Susan M. Hutson is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and works primarily within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cancer Research, Clinical Biochemistry, and Rheumatology.

The scientist's work focuses on a range of topics related to cell function, metabolism, and disease mechanisms. These main topics include:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors

Recent publications by Susan M. Hutson and collaborators highlight their engagement with both clinical and molecular aspects of health and disease. Notable papers include:

  • "Let food be your medicine" (2022) published in Dental Nursing
  • "A Loss of Function of the Mitochondrial Branched-Chain Aminotransferase (BCATm) Leads to Increased Glycolytic and Oxidative Metabolism in Activated CD4+ T Cells" (2020) published in Current Developments in Nutrition
  • "Processing and Transport of Matrix γ-Carboxyglutamic Acid Protein and Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 in Cultured Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells: EVIDENCE FOR AN UPTAKE MECHANISM FOR SERUM FETUIN" (2021) published in UNC Libraries
  • "Emerging role of the mitochondrial branched-chain aminotransferase (BCATm) as an immunosuppressive enzyme during CD4+ T cell activation" (2021) published in The Journal of Immunology

Susan M. Hutson collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Michael Boyer
  • Elitsa Ananieva
  • Ashley Toress
  • Jonathan R. Powell
  • Nadeem Wajih

The range of publication venues for their work comprises Dental Nursing, Current Developments in Nutrition, UNC Libraries, and The Journal of Immunology, indicating a multidisciplinary approach spanning nutrition, immunology, and molecular biology.

Best Publications

  • FGF21 is an endocrine signal of protein restriction

    Thomas Laeger;Tara M. Henagan;Diana C. Albarado;Leanne M. Redman

  • Obesity-related elevations in plasma leucine are associated with alterations in enzymes involved in branched-chain amino acid metabolism

    Pengxiang She;Cynthia Van Horn;Tanya Reid;Susan M. Hutson

  • BCAT1 promotes cell proliferation through amino acid catabolism in gliomas carrying wild-type IDH1

    Martje Tönjes;Sebastian Barbus;Yoon Jung Park;Yoon Jung Park;Wei Wang

  • A molecular model of human branched-chain amino acid metabolism.

    A Suryawan;J W Hawes;R A Harris;Y Shimomura

  • Disruption of BCATm in Mice Leads to Increased Energy Expenditure Associated with the Activation of a Futile Protein Turnover Cycle

    Pengxiang She;Tanya M. Reid;Sarah K. Bronson;Thomas C. Vary

  • Branched-Chain Amino Acid Metabolism: Implications for Establishing Safe Intakes

    Susan M. Hutson;Andrew J. Sweatt;Kathryn F. LaNoue

  • Matrix Gla protein (MGP) and bone morphogenetic protein-2 in aortic calcified lesions of aging rats

    A. Sweatt;D. C. Sane;S. M. Hutson;R. Wallin

  • Role of branched-chain aminotransferase isoenzymes and gabapentin in neurotransmitter metabolism.

    S. M. Hutson;D. Berkich;P. Drown;Baiyang Xu

  • Neuroglial Metabolism in the Awake Rat Brain: CO2 Fixation Increases with Brain Activity

    Gülin Öz;Deborah A. Berkich;Pierre Gilles Henry;Yuping Xu

  • Nitrogen shuttling between neurons and glial cells during glutamate synthesis.

    Erich Lieth;Kathryn F. LaNoue;Deborah A. Berkich;Baiyang Xu

  • Branched-Chain Amino Acids and Brain Metabolism.

    Justin E Sperringer;Adele Addington;Susan M Hutson

  • The inhibitory effect of calumenin on the vitamin K-dependent gamma-carboxylation system. Characterization of the system in normal and warfarin-resistant rats.

    Nadeem Wajih;David C. Sane;Susan M. Hutson;Reidar Wallin

  • Branched chain aminotransferase isoenzymes : purification and characterization of the rat brain isoenzyme

    T R Hall;R Wallin;G D Reinhart;S M Hutson

  • Function of Leucine in Excitatory Neurotransmitter Metabolism in the Central Nervous System

    Susan M. Hutson;Erich Lieth;Kathryn F. LaNoue

  • Modulation of the binding of matrix Gla protein (MGP) to bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2)

    Reidar Wallin;Dean Cain;Susan M. Hutson;David C. Sane

  • Blood and tissue branched-chain amino and alpha-keto acid concentrations: effect of diet, starvation, and disease.

    Susan M. Hutson;Alfred E. Harper

  • Disulfide-dependent protein folding is linked to operation of the vitamin K cycle in the endoplasmic reticulum. A protein disulfide isomerase-VKORC1 redox enzyme complex appears to be responsible for vitamin K1 2,3-epoxide reduction.

    Nadeem Wajih;Susan M Hutson;Reidar Wallin

  • Assembly of the Warfarin-sensitive Vitamin K 2,3-Epoxide Reductase Enzyme Complex in the Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane

    Dean Cain;Susan M. Hutson;Reidar Wallin

  • Branched-chain amino acid catabolism: unique segregation of pathway enzymes in organ systems and peripheral nerves.

    Andrew J Sweatt;Mac Wood;Agus Suryawan;Reidar Wallin

  • Leucine in food mediates some of the postprandial rise in plasma leptin concentrations.

    Christopher J. Lynch;Beth Gern;Carolyn Lloyd;Susan M. Hutson

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathryn F. LaNoue
Kathryn F. LaNoue Pennsylvania State University
Roy J. Martin
Roy J. Martin University of California, Davis
David T. Chuang
David T. Chuang The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Brendan Lee
Brendan Lee Baylor College of Medicine
Jonathan D. Powell
Jonathan D. Powell Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Leslie B. Poole
Leslie B. Poole Wake Forest University
Rogelio Hernández-Pando
Rogelio Hernández-Pando Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán
Rolf Gruetter
Rolf Gruetter École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Leonard S. Jefferson
Leonard S. Jefferson Pennsylvania State University
Yuri Bozzi
Yuri Bozzi University of Trento

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