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Theodore L. Steck is a researcher affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their work spans areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional contributions to medicine. Across these fields, Steck has produced a body of work that reflects a focus on molecular and cellular processes related to lipid metabolism and membrane behavior.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

More specifically, their subfields of study encompass:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Surgery
  • Oncology
  • Cell Biology
  • Immunology

Steck has concentrated research efforts on topics such as:

  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling
  • Caveolin-1 and Cellular Processes
  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors

Their recent papers illustrate ongoing investigation into cholesterol dynamics and membrane biology. Notable publications include:

  • "Active cholesterol 20 years on," 2020, published in Traffic
  • "A basic model for cell cholesterol homeostasis," 2021, published in Traffic
  • "Is reverse cholesterol transport regulated by active cholesterol?," 2023, published in Journal of Lipid Research
  • "How Tim proteins differentially exploit membrane features to attain robust target sensitivity," 2021, published in Biophysical Journal
  • "A basic model for the association of ligands with membrane cholesterol: application to cytolysin binding," 2023, published in Journal of Lipid Research

Among frequent coauthors are researchers such as Yvonne Lange, S. M. Ali Tabei, Daniel H. Kerr, Zhiliang Gong, and Tiffany Suwatthee, indicating collaborative work primarily in molecular biology and lipid research.

Steck's research has been published in venues including:

  • Traffic
  • Journal of Lipid Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Biochemistry

Best Publications

  • Electrophoretic analysis of the major polypeptides of the human erythrocyte membrane.

    G. Fairbanks;Theodore L. Steck;D. F. H. Wallach

  • THE ORGANIZATION OF PROTEINS IN THE HUMAN RED BLOOD CELL MEMBRANE A Review

    Theodore L. Steck

  • Preparation of impermeable ghosts and inside-out vesicles from human erythrocyte membranes.

    Theodore L. Steck;Jeffrey A. Kant

  • Selective solubilization of proteins and phospholipids from red blood cell membranes by nonionic detergents

    John Yu;Donald A. Fischman;Theodore L. Steck

  • Selective solubilization of proteins from red blood cell membranes by protein perturbants.

    Theodore L. Steck;John Yu

  • Plasma Membranes Contain Half the Phospholipid and 90% of the Cholesterol and Sphingomyelin in Cultured Human Fibroblasts*

    Y Lange;M H Swaisgood;B V Ramos;T L Steck

  • Cross-linking the major proteins of the isolated erythrocyte membrane.

    Theodore L. Steck

  • Topographical Distribution of Complex Carbohydrates in the Erythrocyte Membrane

    Theodore L. Steck;Glyn Dawson

  • Inside-Out Red Cell Membrane Vesicles: Preparation and Purification

    Theodore L. Steck;Ronald S. Weinstein;John H. Straus;Donald F. H. Wallach

  • Proteolytic dissection of band 3, the predominant transmembrane polypeptide of the human erythrocyte membrane

    Theodore L. Steck;Benita Ramos;Ernest Strapazon

  • The interaction of hemoglobin with the cytoplasmic domain of band 3 of the human erythrocyte membrane.

    J. A. Walder;R. Chatterjee;T. L. Steck;Philip Low

  • The band 3 protein of the human red cell membrane: A review

    Theodore L. Steck

  • Disposition of the major proteins in the isolated erythrocyte membrane. Proteolytic dissection.

    Theodore L. Steck;G. Fairbanks;D. F. H. Wallach

  • Isolation and characterization of band 3, the predominant polypeptide of the human erythrocyte membrane.

    J Yu;T L Steck

  • Regulation of endoplasmic reticulum cholesterol by plasma membrane cholesterol.

    Yvonne Lange;Jin Ye;Mike Rigney;Theodore L. Steck

  • Probing Red Cell Membrane Cholesterol Movement with Cyclodextrin

    Theodore L. Steck;Jin Ye;Yvonne Lange

  • Specificity in the association of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase with isolated human erythrocyte membranes.

    Jeffrey A. Kant;Theodore L. Steck

  • Preparation of Impermeable Inside-Out and Right-Side-Out Vesicles from Erythrocyte Membranes

    Theodore L. Steck

  • THE BINDING OF KIDNEY-BEAN PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ BY EHRLICH ASCITES CARCINOMA.

    T L Steck;D F Hoelzlwallach

  • Effect of red cell membrane binding on the catalytic activity of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.

    I H Tsai;S N Murthy;T L Steck

Frequent Co-Authors

Yvonne Lange
Yvonne Lange Rush University Medical Center
Ka Yee C. Lee
Ka Yee C. Lee University of Chicago
Peter N. Devreotes
Peter N. Devreotes Johns Hopkins University
Michael R. Lieber
Michael R. Lieber University of Southern California
Erin J. Adams
Erin J. Adams University of Chicago
John Yu
John Yu Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Mary C. Dinauer
Mary C. Dinauer Washington University in St. Louis
Daniel S. Ory
Daniel S. Ory Washington University in St. Louis
Laszlo Lorand
Laszlo Lorand Northwestern University
Howard A. Shuman
Howard A. Shuman University of Chicago

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