After much thought and discussion, the @amsocmatbio council concluded that postponing the November 2020 event is prudent. 🗓️Mark your calendar for the new date: September 12-15, 2021, in St. Louis, MO! We miss you, and we’re looking forward to connecting in person soon again.
CMB members Jay Bhave and Selene Colon recently published findings of a new target for Lupus Nephritis autoantibodies—peroxidasin, a matrix protein that crosslinks collagen IV in basement membranes.
Extra extra! Be on the lookout for our first newsletter, "News from Outside the Cell"! It'll be hitting newsstands next week. We'll be spotlighting CMB members and their recent works in our "Matrix Interactions". First up, Cynthia Reinhart-King and Sergey Budko! #vanderbilt#vumc
Congratulations to faculty members Ken Lau (@KenLauLab), who has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, and Andrea Page-McCaw, who has been promoted to Full Professor!
CMB members Jay Bhave and Dorin-Bogdan Borza published a short report characterizing peroxidasin, a key basement membrane enzyme known mostly for collagen IV cross-linking, as a target for autoantibodies in lupus nephritis.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2019.…
CMB members, Roberto Vanacore, @trayambakbasak published findings of a novel mass spectrometry method for quantifying post-translational modifications of collagen within the extracellular matrix and how TGF-β can regulate PTMs in site-specific manner.
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Our new work showcasing a new MS method for quantitation of site-specific collagen post-translational modifications (PTM) from extracellular matrix (ECM)- we show for the first time that TGF beta could regulate PTMs in site-specific manner #ECM#PTM sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
CMB member Cynthia Reinhart-King's group recently published exciting findings on how cancer cells invade tissues. Leader cells consume more energy as the cohort of cells move further through tissues and are eventually replaced by follower cells. @VandyBME@VUEngineering
The Hudson group recently published findings of a "chloride ring" that helps to form and stabilize collagen IV networks, an important molecule for tissue biology, including the kidney. Findings were published in @jbiolchem. @VUMCResearch @VUMCKidney @vumcdiabetes @VUMC_Cancer
The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) is proud to announce Agnes Borge Fogo @AgnesFogo from the USA as the new President-Elect from 2019-2021. During her Presidency she plans to continue the ISN efforts to be an inclusive collaborative partner. Congratulations!
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The new issue for JBC is out in the world! The, which is features this week's highlighted editor's pick, shows immunohistochemical staining of Goodpasture antigen–binding protein (green) and collagen IV (red) in Nematostella vectensis
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@VUMCMatrixBio members Billy Hudson, Carl Darris (first-author) and Aaron Fidler, were featured on the cover of JBC with their latest paper on the evolution and origin of a unique extracellular matrix protein, GPBP. Read the accompanying editorial here jbc.org/content/294/3/770.ab…