Deciphering the signaling networks underlying simvastatin-induced apoptosis in human cancer cells: evidence for non-canonical activation of RhoA and Rac1 GTPases (open access)

Deciphering the signaling networks underlying simvastatin-induced apoptosis in human cancer cells: evidence for non-canonical activation of RhoA and Rac1 GTPases

Article on deciphering the signaling networks underlying simvastatin-induced apoptosis in human cancer cells and evidence for non-canonical activation of RhoA and Rac1 GTPases.
Date: 2013
Creator: Zhu, Y.; Casey, Patrick J.; Kumar, Alan Prem & Pervaiz, Shazib
System: The UNT Digital Library
Developing a Density Map-based Visualization Tool for Metagenomics Analysis (open access)

Developing a Density Map-based Visualization Tool for Metagenomics Analysis

Paper discusses a new method for visualizing microbial community composition, where each sample in a standard two-dimensional map of bacterial diversity is projected as a density map onto this grid, so that different figures have similar layouts and differences can be visually assessed.
Date: 2013
Creator: Munro, Daniel
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Medical Technology on the Cost and Availability of Health Insurance (open access)

The Effect of Medical Technology on the Cost and Availability of Health Insurance

Paper explores a possible correlation between recent increases in medical technology and the cost of health insurance.
Date: 2013
Creator: Snell, Johnae
System: The UNT Digital Library
Food Insecurity and Related Health Problems Among Children in Denton, Texas (open access)

Food Insecurity and Related Health Problems Among Children in Denton, Texas

Paper examines the geography and consequences of food insecurity in Denton, TX.
Date: 2013
Creator: Kouchade, Bissilola
System: The UNT Digital Library
Isolation and Analysis of Mycobacteriophage CharlieBrwn (open access)

Isolation and Analysis of Mycobacteriophage CharlieBrwn

Paper contains an analysis of the characteristics of the mycobacteriophage CharlieBrwn.
Date: 2013
Creator: Jung, Jennifer A. & Powell, Aaron
System: The UNT Digital Library
Optical imaging of motor cortical hemodynamic response to directional arm movements using near-infrared spectroscopy (open access)

Optical imaging of motor cortical hemodynamic response to directional arm movements using near-infrared spectroscopy

Article on optical imaging of motor cortical hemodynamic response to directional arm movements using near-infrared spectroscopy.
Date: 2013
Creator: Tam, Nicoladie D. & Zouridakis, George
System: The UNT Digital Library
Standardization of Switchgrasss Sample Collection for Cell Wall and Biomass Trait Analysis (open access)

Standardization of Switchgrasss Sample Collection for Cell Wall and Biomass Trait Analysis

Article on standardization of switchgrass sample collection for cell wall and biomass trait analysis.
Date: January 17, 2013
Creator: Hardin, C. Frank; Fu, Chunxiang; Hisano, Hiroshi; Xiao, Xirong; Shen, Hui; Stewart, C. Neal et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Long-distance communication and signal amplication in systemic acquired resistance (open access)

Long-distance communication and signal amplication in systemic acquired resistance

This review article summarizes the involvement and interaction between long-distance systemic acquired resistance (SAR) signals and details the recently discovered role of lysine catabolite pipecolic acid (Pip) in defense amplification and priming that allows plants to acquire immunity at the systemic level.
Date: February 22, 2013
Creator: Shah, Jyoti & Zeier, Jürgen
System: The UNT Digital Library
Functional Characterization of Proanthocyanidin Pathway Enzymes from Tea and Their Application for Metabolic Engineering (open access)

Functional Characterization of Proanthocyanidin Pathway Enzymes from Tea and Their Application for Metabolic Engineering

Article on the functional characterization of proanthocyanidin pathway enzymes from tea and their application for metabolic engineering.
Date: March 2013
Creator: Pang, Yongzhen; Abeysinghe, I. Sarath B.; He, Ji; He, Xian-Zhi; Huhman, David; Mewan, K. Mudith et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emodin Suppresses Migration and Invasion through the Modulation of CXCR4 Expression in an Orthotopic Model of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma (open access)

Emodin Suppresses Migration and Invasion through the Modulation of CXCR4 Expression in an Orthotopic Model of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Article on emodin suppressing migration and invasion through the modulation of CXCR4 expression in an orthotopic model of human hepatocellular carcinoma.
Date: March 5, 2013
Creator: Manu, Kanjoormana Aryan; Shanmugam, Muthu K.; Ong, Tina H.; Subramaniam, Aruljothi; Siveen, Kodappully Sivaraman; Perumal, Ekambaram et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evolutionary implications of the distribution and variation of the skeletal muscles of the anuran lymphatic system (open access)

Evolutionary implications of the distribution and variation of the skeletal muscles of the anuran lymphatic system

This article defines character states and describes variation of these putative lymphatic skeletal muscles: the M. cutaneus pectoris, M. cutaneus dorsi, M. piriformis, M. sphincter ani cloacalis, and the complex of the M. gracilis minor/M. abdominal crenator.
Date: April 3, 2013
Creator: Drewes, Robert C.; Hillman, Stanley S.; Hedrick, Michael & Withers, Philip C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of the Effect of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Subgingival Plaque Microbiota by High-Throughput 16S rDNA Pyrosequencing (open access)

Investigation of the Effect of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Subgingival Plaque Microbiota by High-Throughput 16S rDNA Pyrosequencing

Article discussing the bacterial composition of subgingival plaque among diabetic and non-diabetic subjects to determine the effect that diabetes mellitus has on dental health.
Date: April 22, 2013
Creator: Zhou, Mi; Rong, Ruichen; Munro, Daniel; Zhu, Chunxia; Gao, Xiang; Zhang, Qi et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bacterial Community Profiling of Milk Samples as a Means to Understand Culture-Negative Bovine Clinical Mastitis (open access)

Bacterial Community Profiling of Milk Samples as a Means to Understand Culture-Negative Bovine Clinical Mastitis

Article discussing a study that was conducted to understand the basis of a bacterial infection that is common among dairy cows.
Date: April 25, 2013
Creator: Kuehn, Joanna S.; Gorden, Patrick J.; Munro, Daniel; Rong, Ruichen; Dong, Qunfeng; Plummer, Paul J. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elemental Concentrations in the Seed of Mutants and Natural Variants of Arabidopsis thaliana Grown under Varying Soil Conditions (open access)

Elemental Concentrations in the Seed of Mutants and Natural Variants of Arabidopsis thaliana Grown under Varying Soil Conditions

Article on elemental concentrations in the seed of mutants and natural variants of Arabidopsis thaliana grown under varying soil conditions.
Date: May 2013
Creator: McDowell, Stephen C.; Akmakjian, Garo; Sladek, Chris; Mendoza-Cózatl, David; Morrissey, Joe B.; Saini, Nick et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enhanced characteristics of genetically modified switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) for high biofuel production (open access)

Enhanced characteristics of genetically modified switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) for high biofuel production

Article on the enhanced characteristics of genetically modified switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) for high biofuel production.
Date: May 7, 2013
Creator: Shen, Hui; Poovaiah, Charleson R.; Ziebell, Angela; Tschaplinski, Timothy J.; Pattathil, Sivakumar; Gjersing, Erica et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enhanced characteristics of genetically modified switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) for high biofuel production (open access)

Enhanced characteristics of genetically modified switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) for high biofuel production

Article on enhanced characteristics of genetically modified switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) for high biofuel production.
Date: May 7, 2013
Creator: Shen, Hui; Poovaiah, Charleson R.; Ziebell, Angela; Tschaplinski, Timothy J.; Pattathil, Sivakumar; Gjersing, Erica et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nutrient-Deprivation Autophagy Factor-1 (NAF-1): Biochemical Properties of a Novel Cellular Target for Anti-Diabetic Drugs (open access)

Nutrient-Deprivation Autophagy Factor-1 (NAF-1): Biochemical Properties of a Novel Cellular Target for Anti-Diabetic Drugs

Article on nutrient-deprivation autophagy factor-1 (NAF-1) and biochemical properties of a novel cellular target for anti-diabetic drugs.
Date: December 11, 2012
Creator: Tamir, Sagi; Zuris, John A.; Agranat, Lily; Lipper, Colin H.; Conlan, Andrea R.; Michaeli, Dorit et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nutrient-Deprivation Autophagy Factor-1 (NAF-1): Biochemical Properties of a Novel Cellular Target for Anti-Diabetic Drugs (open access)

Nutrient-Deprivation Autophagy Factor-1 (NAF-1): Biochemical Properties of a Novel Cellular Target for Anti-Diabetic Drugs

Article on nutrient-deprivation autophagy factor-1 (NAF-1) and biochemical properties of a novel cellular target for anti-diabetic drugs.
Date: December 11, 2012
Creator: Tamir, Sagi; Zuris, John A.; Agranat, Lily; Lipper, Colin H.; Conlan, Andrea R.; Michaeli, Dorit et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An anthraquinone derivative, emodin sensitizes hepatocellular carcinoma cells to TRAIL indced apoptosis through the induction of death receptors and downregulation of cell survival proteins (open access)

An anthraquinone derivative, emodin sensitizes hepatocellular carcinoma cells to TRAIL indced apoptosis through the induction of death receptors and downregulation of cell survival proteins

Article on an anthraquinone derivative, emodin sensitizes hepatocellular carcinoma cells to TRAIL induced apoptosis through the induction of death receptors and downregulation of cell survival proteins.
Date: May 23, 2013
Creator: Subramaniam, Aruljothi; Loo, Ser Yue; Rajendran, Peramaiyan; Manu, Kanjoormana Aryan; Perumal, Ekambaram; Li, Feng et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ursolic acid in cancer prevention and treatment: Molecular targets, pharmacokinetics and clinical studies (open access)

Ursolic acid in cancer prevention and treatment: Molecular targets, pharmacokinetics and clinical studies

Article on ursolic acid in cancer prevention and treatment and molecular targets, pharmacokinetics and clinical studies.
Date: June 1, 2013
Creator: Shanmugam, Muthu K.; Dai, Xiaoyun; Kumar, Alan Prem; Tan, Benny K-H; Sethi, Gautam & Bishayee, Anupam
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary Assessment of Microbiome Changes Following Blood-Feeding and Survivorship in the Amblyomma americanum Nymph-to-Adult Transition using Semiconductor Sequencing (open access)

Preliminary Assessment of Microbiome Changes Following Blood-Feeding and Survivorship in the Amblyomma americanum Nymph-to-Adult Transition using Semiconductor Sequencing

Article on a preliminary assessment of microbiome changes following blood-feeding and survivorship in the Amblyomma americanum nymph-to-adult transition using semiconductor sequencing.
Date: June 20, 2013
Creator: Menchaca, Arturo C.; Visi, David K.; Strey, Otto F.; Teel, Pete D.; Kalinowski, Kevin E.; Allen, Michael S. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Garcinol, a Polyisoprenylated Benzophenone Modulates Multiple Proinflammatory Signaling Cascades Leading to the Suppression of Growth and Survival of Head and Neck Carcinoma (open access)

Garcinol, a Polyisoprenylated Benzophenone Modulates Multiple Proinflammatory Signaling Cascades Leading to the Suppression of Growth and Survival of Head and Neck Carcinoma

Article on the constitutive activation of proinflammatory transcription factors such as STAT3 and NF-KB that play a pivotal role in the proliferation and survival of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC).
Date: June 26, 2013
Creator: Li, Feng; Shanmugam, Muthu K.; Chen, Luxi; Chatterjee, Snehajyoti; Basha, Jeelan; Kumar, Alan Prem et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lipid signaling in plants (open access)

Lipid signaling in plants

Article on the publication of a volume of articles of researchers addressing various fundamental questions in lipid signaling in plants.
Date: June 27, 2013
Creator: Wang, Xuemin & Chapman, Kent Dean
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arabidopsis Thaliana--Myzus Persicae Interaction: Shaping the Understanding of Plant Defense Against Phloem-Feeding Aphids (open access)

Arabidopsis Thaliana--Myzus Persicae Interaction: Shaping the Understanding of Plant Defense Against Phloem-Feeding Aphids

This review article summarizes recent studies that have exploited the compatible interaction between Arabidopsis and the green peach aphid (GPA) to understand the molecular and physiological mechanisms utilized by plants to control aphid infestation, as well as genes and mechanisms that contribute to susceptibility.
Date: July 1, 2013
Creator: Louis, Joe & Shah, Jyoti
System: The UNT Digital Library