A novel mechanism of sodium iodide symporter repression in differentiated thyroid cancer

VE Smith, ML Read, AS Turnell… - Journal of Cell …, 2009 - journals.biologists.com
Differentiated thyroid cancers and their metastases frequently exhibit reduced iodide uptake,
impacting on the efficacy of radioiodine ablation therapy. PTTG binding factor (PBF) is a …

[HTML][HTML] The role of FRMD7 in idiopathic infantile nystagmus

RJ Watkins, MG Thomas, CJ Talbot, I Gottlob… - Journal of …, 2012 - hindawi.com
Idiopathic infantile nystagmus (IIN) is an inherited disorder in which the nystagmus arises
independently of any other symptoms, leading to the speculation that the disorder …

An alter (ed) native perspective on historical bioarchaeology

RJ Watkins - Historical Archaeology, 2020 - Springer
This article analyzes intellectual and political work based in Howard University's Cobb
Research Laboratory relative to “new” and “emerging” ideas in bioarchaeology. Research …

A novel interaction between FRMD7 and CASK: evidence for a causal role in idiopathic infantile nystagmus

RJ Watkins, R Patil, BT Goult… - Human molecular …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Idiopathic infantile nystagmus (IIN) is a genetically heterogeneous disorder of eye
movement that can be caused by mutations in the FRMD7 gene that encodes a FERM …

Pituitary tumor transforming gene binding factor: a new gene in breast cancer

RJ Watkins, ML Read, VE Smith, N Sharma… - Cancer Research, 2010 - AACR
Pituitary tumor transforming gene (PTTG) binding factor (PBF; PTTG1IP) is a relatively
uncharacterized oncoprotein whose function remains obscure. Because of the presence of …

[HTML][HTML] The road to survival for haemodynamically unstable patients with open pelvic fractures

RJ Watkins, JM Hsu - Frontiers in Surgery, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Management of haemodynamically unstable pelvic ring injuries has been simplified into
treatment algorithms to streamline care and emergent decision making in order to improve …

Knowledge from the margins: W. Montague Cobb's pioneering research in biocultural anthropology

RJ Watkins - American Anthropologist, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
W. Montague Cobb became the first African American to receive a doctorate in physical
anthropology in the United States (1932). He was also among the first US physical …

The PTTG1-binding factor (PBF/PTTG1IP) regulates p53 activity in thyroid cells

ML Read, RI Seed, JCW Fong, B Modasia… - …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The PTTG1-binding factor (PBF/PTTG1IP) has an emerging repertoire of roles, especially in
thyroid biology, and functions as a protooncogene. High PBF expression is independently …

The proto‐oncogene PBF binds p53 and is associated with prognostic features in colorectal cancer

ML Read, RI Seed, B Modasia… - Molecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The PTTG1‐binding factor (PBF) is a transforming gene capable of eliciting tumor formation
in xenograft models. However, the precise role of PBF in tumorigenesis and its prognostic …

Biohistorical narratives of racial difference in the American Negro: Notes toward a nuanced history of American physical anthropology

RJ Watkins - Current Anthropology, 2012 - journals.uchicago.edu
This paper examines the scientific construction of racial differences through the lens of early
twentieth-century bioanthropological studies of American Negro skeletal and living …