Steven Prinster
Assistant Professor
Basic Sciences
Touro University
United States of America
Biography
Steven Prinster attained his Bachelor’s degree in microbiology with a minor in chemistry from Brigham Young University, followed by doctoral studies in pharmacology, completed at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. This was followed by postdoctoral work at Emory University in the Department of Pharmacology. He went on to a larger teaching role, and taught pharmacology for 3 years at the Wilkes University, Nesbitt School of Pharmacy before accepting the current position at Touro University, in the College of Medicine, in 2009.
Research Interest
Investigation of alpha 2C and beta 2 adrenergic receptor heterodimers as novel drug targets, Identification of the cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide receptor.
Publications
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Alpha-2C-adrenergic receptor surface expression and functionality are enhanced by heterodimerization with beta-2-adrenergic receptors. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 318(3):974-81.
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Heterodimers of 1B and 1D-adrenergic receptors form a single functional entity. Mol Pharmacol. 69(1):45-55.
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CART Peptide Activates the MAPK pathway in ATt20 cells via Putative G Protein Coupled Receptors. Neurosci. Lett. 384:198-202.
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Heterodimerization of G Protein-Coupled Receptors: Specificity and Functional Significance. Pharmacol. Rev. 57:289-98.
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Regulation of alpha-1B adrenergic receptor localization, trafficking, function, and stability. Life Sci. 74:379-389.
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Up-regulation of alpha-1B adrenergic receptors with defects in G protein coupling: ligand-induced protection from receptor instability. Mol. Pharmacol. 64:1126-1135.
