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Overview

William H. Klein is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. Their research work primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a particular emphasis on molecular biology, genetics, and urology.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Ret signaling in ureteric bud epithelial cells controls cell movements, cell clustering and bud formation, 2021, published in Development
  • Genetic Testing and Other Healthcare Use by Black and White Individuals in a Genomic Sequencing Study, 2024, published in UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors collaborating with William H. Klein are:

  • Adam Packard
  • Frank Costantini
  • Katherine W. Saylor
  • Larissa Calancie
  • Katie L. Lewis

Publication venues with which they are frequently associated include:

  • Development
  • UNC Libraries

William H. Klein's research topics cover key areas related to renal and related cancers, genetic and kidney cyst diseases, and urological disorders and treatments. These topics correspond with their publications and fields of study, indicating a focused research trajectory on disease mechanisms and genetic factors influencing kidney function and disorders.

Best Publications

  • Muscle deficiency and neonatal death in mice with a targeted mutation in the myogenin gene

    Paul Hasty;Paul Hasty;Allan Bradley;Julia H. Morris;Diane G. Edmondson

  • Erythroid differentiation in chimaeric mice blocked by a targeted mutation in the gene for transcription factor GATA-1

    Larysa Pevny;M. Celeste Simon;Elizabeth Robertson;William H. Klein

  • The genome of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.

    Erica Sodergren;George M. Weinstock;Eric H. Davidson;R. Andrew Cameron

  • bHLH factors in muscle development: dead lines and commitments, what to leave in and what to leave out.

    Eric N. Olson;William H. Klein

  • Requirement for math5 in the development of retinal ganglion cells

    Steven Wen Wang;Byong Su Kim;Kan Ding;Huan Wang

  • Myogenin and Class II HDACs Control Neurogenic Muscle Atrophy by Inducing E3 Ubiquitin Ligases

    Viviana Moresi;Andrew H. Williams;Eric Meadows;Jesse M. Flynn

  • Tbr2 Directs Conversion of Radial Glia into Basal Precursors and Guides Neuronal Amplification by Indirect Neurogenesis in the Developing Neocortex

    Alessandro Sessa;Chai an Mao;Anna Katerina Hadjantonakis;William H. Klein

  • Essential role of POU–domain factor Brn-3c in auditory and vestibular hair cell development

    Mengqing Xiang;Lin Gan;Daqing Li;Zhi Yong Chen

  • POU domain factor Brn-3b is required for the development of a large set of retinal ganglion cells

    Lin Gan;Mengqing Xiang;Lijuan Zhou;Daniel S. Wagner

  • Structural Gene Sets Active in Embryos and Adult Tissues of the Sea Urchin

    Glenn A. Galau;William H. Klein;Mark M. Davis;Barbara J. Wold

  • Myogenin is required for late but not early aspects of myogenesis during mouse development.

    Judith M. Venuti;Julia Hsi Morris;Jay L. Vivian;Eric N. Olson

  • A Genomic View of the Sea Urchin Nervous System

    R. D. Burke;L. M. Angerer;M. R. Elphick;G. W. Humphrey

  • β-Catenin is essential for patterning the maternally specified animal-vegetal axis in the sea urchin embryo

    Athula H. Wikramanayake;Ling Huang;William H. Klein

  • Targeted deletion of the mouse POU domain gene Brn-3a causes a selective loss of neurons in the brainstem and trigeminal ganglion, uncoordinated limb movement, and impaired suckling

    Mengqing Xiang;Lin Gan;Lijuan Zhou;William H. Klein

  • Regulation of lifespan by neural excitation and REST

    Joseph M. Zullo;Derek Drake;Liviu Aron;Patrick O’Hern

  • POU DOMAIN FACTOR BRN-3B IS ESSENTIAL FOR RETINAL GANGLION CELL DIFFERENTIATION AND SURVIVAL BUT NOT FOR INITIAL CELL FATE SPECIFICATION

    Lin Gan;Steven W. Wang;Zhang Huang;William H. Klein

  • Members of the USF family of helix-loop-helix proteins bind DNA as homo- as well as heterodimers.

    Mario Sirito;Shirley Walker;Qun Lin;Mark T. Kozlowski

  • Canonical Wnt signaling functions in second heart field to promote right ventricular growth

    Di Ai;Xueyao Fu;Xueyao Fu;Jun Wang;Mei Fang Lu

  • Loss of myogenin in postnatal life leads to normal skeletal muscle but reduced body size.

    Jennifer R. Knapp;Jennifer R. Knapp;Judith K. Davie;Anita Myer;Eric Meadows;Eric Meadows

  • Myogenin's Functions Do Not Overlap with Those of MyoD or Myf-5 during Mouse Embryogenesis

    Alan Rawls;Julia Hsi Morris;Michael Rudnicki;Thomas Braun

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric N. Olson
Eric N. Olson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Gary M. Wessel
Gary M. Wessel Brown University
Paul E. Hardin
Paul E. Hardin Texas A&M University
Mengqing Xiang
Mengqing Xiang Sun Yat-sen University
Laura J. Frishman
Laura J. Frishman University of Houston
Jeremy Nathans
Jeremy Nathans Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Lynne M. Angerer
Lynne M. Angerer National Institutes of Health
Victor D. Vacquier
Victor D. Vacquier University of California, San Diego
Christine G. Elsik
Christine G. Elsik University of Missouri
Arcady Mushegian
Arcady Mushegian National Science Foundation

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