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Overview

W S Argraves is affiliated with the Medical University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on medicine with significant work in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader fields, Argraves has engaged with several subfields, notably:

  • Cancer Research
  • Hematology
  • Oncology

The topics central to their research are:

  • Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
  • Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis

Recent scholarly work includes the paper titled "Cellular Internalization and Degradation of Antithrombin III-Thrombin, Heparin Cofactor II-Thrombin, and -Antitrypsin-Trypsin Complexes Is Mediated by the Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-related Protein", published in 2021 in UNC Libraries.

Coauthor collaborations documented for this scientist include:

  • Maria Z. Kounnas
  • Frank Church
  • Dudley K. Strickland

Argraves's contributions have appeared in scholarly venues such as UNC Libraries.

Best Publications

  • Sequence identity between the alpha 2-macroglobulin receptor and low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein suggests that this molecule is a multifunctional receptor.

    D K Strickland;J D Ashcom;S Williams;W H Burgess

  • Amino acid sequence of the human fibronectin receptor.

    W S Argraves;S Suzuki;H Arai;K Thompson

  • LDL receptor-related protein, a multifunctional ApoE receptor, binds secreted beta-amyloid precursor protein and mediates its degradation.

    M Z Kounnas;R D Moir;G W Rebeck;A I Bush

  • A novel mechanism for controlling the activity of alpha 2-macroglobulin receptor/low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein. Multiple regulatory sites for 39-kDa receptor-associated protein.

    S.E. Williams;J.D. Ashcom;W.S. Argraves;D.K. Strickland

  • Merosin, a tissue-specific basement membrane protein, is a laminin-like protein.

    K Ehrig;I Leivo;W S Argraves;E Ruoslahti

  • Inhibition of in vitro tumor cell invasion by Arg-Gly-Asp-containing synthetic peptides.

    K R Gehlsen;W S Argraves;M D Pierschbacher;E Ruoslahti

  • Diverse roles for the LDL receptor family

    Dudley K. Strickland;Steven L. Gonias;W.Scott Argraves

  • The human alpha 2-macroglobulin receptor: identification of a 420-kD cell surface glycoprotein specific for the activated conformation of alpha 2-macroglobulin.

    J D Ashcom;S E Tiller;K Dickerson;J L Cravens

  • LDL receptor-related protein: a multiligand receptor for lipoprotein and proteinase catabolism.

    D K Strickland;M Z Kounnas;W S Argraves

  • Primary structure of alpha 2-macroglobulin receptor-associated protein. Human homologue of a Heymann nephritis antigen.

    D.K. Striekland;J.D. Ashcom;S. Williams;F. Battey

  • Identification of Glycoprotein 330 as an Endocytic Receptor for Apolipoprotein J/Clusterin

    Maria Z. Kounnas;Elena B. Loukinova;Steingrimur Stefansson;Judith A.K. Harmony

  • cDNA and amino acid sequences of the cell adhesion protein receptor recognizing vitronectin reveal a transmembrane domain and homologies with other adhesion protein receptors

    S Suzuki;W S Argraves;R Pytela;H Arai

  • Amino acid sequence of the vitronectin receptor alpha subunit and comparative expression of adhesion receptor mRNAs.

    S Suzuki;W S Argraves;H Arai;L R Languino

  • Fibulin is an extracellular matrix and plasma glycoprotein with repeated domain structure.

    W S Argraves;H Tran;W H Burgess;K Dickerson

  • Low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein/alpha 2-macroglobulin receptor mediates cellular uptake of pro-urokinase.

    M Z Kounnas;J Henkin;W S Argraves;D K Strickland

  • The 39-kDa receptor-associated protein regulates ligand binding by the very low density lipoprotein receptor.

    F.D. Battey;M.E. Gåfvels;D.J. FitzGerald;W.S. Argraves

  • Effects of spaceflight on murine skeletal muscle gene expression

    David Lehigh Allen;Eric R. Bandstra;Brooke C. Harrison;Seiha Thorng

  • Development of the Aortic Vessel Wall as Defined by Vascular Smooth Muscle and Extracellular Matrix Markers

    J E Hungerford;G K Owens;W S Argraves;C D Little

  • VE-cadherin is not required for the formation of nascent blood vessels but acts to prevent their disassembly.

    Christopher V. Crosby;Paul A. Fleming;W. Scott Argraves;Monica Corada

  • The 39-kDa receptor-associated protein interacts with two members of the low density lipoprotein receptor family, alpha 2-macroglobulin receptor and glycoprotein 330.

    M Z Kounnas;W S Argraves;D K Strickland

Frequent Co-Authors

Dudley K. Strickland
Dudley K. Strickland American Red Cross
Erkki Ruoslahti
Erkki Ruoslahti Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Michael D. Pierschbacher
Michael D. Pierschbacher National Foundation for Cancer Research
Brian G. Oliver
Brian G. Oliver Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Paul J. Wolters
Paul J. Wolters University of California, San Francisco
Paul F. Goetinck
Paul F. Goetinck Harvard University
Wilson H. Burgess
Wilson H. Burgess American Red Cross
Jack Henkin
Jack Henkin Northwestern University
Andras Czirok
Andras Czirok University of Kansas
Charles D. Little
Charles D. Little University of Kansas

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