Gary Kunkel
professor
Biochemistry and Biophysics
Texas A and M University
United States of America
Biography
An important step to control the amount of RNA or protein in particular types of cells is at the level of transcription of genes. Our lab studies a multifunctional vertebrate transcriptional activator protein known as SBF/Staf/ZNF143
Research Interest
In vivo studies are coupled with biochemical and molecular biology methods to decipher the mechanisms by which this protein stimulates transcription of various types of genes.
Publications
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Hernández-Negrete, I, Sala-Newby, GB, Perl, A, Kunkel, GR, Newby, AC, Bond, M et al.. Adhesion-dependent Skp2 transcription requires selenocysteine tRNA gene transcription-activating factor (STAF). Biochem. J. 2011;436 (1):133-43. doi: 10.1042/BJ20101798. PubMed PMID:21352097. PubMed Central PMC3105252
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Halbig, KM, Lekven, AC, Kunkel, GR. The transcriptional activator ZNF143 is essential for normal development in zebrafish. BMC Mol. Biol. 2012;13 :3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2199-13-3. PubMed PMID:22268977. PubMed Central PMC3282657.
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Gott, RC, Kunkel, GR, Zobel, ES, Lovett, BR, Hawthorne, DJ. Implicating ABC Transporters in Insecticide Resistance: Research Strategies and a Decision Framework. J. Econ. Entomol. 2017;110 (2):667-677. doi: 10.1093/jee/tox041. PubMed PMID:28334260. .
