Karen Smith, Ph.D.

Contact Information:

kts@stowers.org

Education:

Emory University

Ph.D., Genetics and Molecular Biology 2006

B.S., Zoology 2000

Publications:

1) Smith, K.T., Martin-Brown, S.A., Florens, L., Washburn, M.P., Workman, J.L. (2010) Deacetylase inhibitors dissociate the histone-targeting ING2 subunit from the Sin3 complex. Chem. Biol., 17(1):65-74.

 

2)  Vilhais-Neto, G.C, Maruhashi, M, Smith, K.T. Vasseur-Cognet, M., Peterson, A.S., Workman J.L., Pourquié O. (2010) Rere controls retinoic acid signalling and somite bilateral symmetry. Nature 463, 953-957.

 

3) Smith, KT and Workman, JL (2009)  Introducing the acetylome. News and Views.  Nat Biotechnol., 27(10):917-9.

4) Smith, KT and Workman, JL. (2009)  Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors:  Anticancer Compounds”  Review.  Int J Biochem Cell Biol., 41(1):21-25.

 

5) Garber, K., Smith, K.T., Reines, D. and Warren, S.T. (2006) Transcription, translation and fragile X syndrome. Curr. Opin. Genet. Dev., 16, 270-275

             

6) Smith, K.T., Nicholls, R.D. and Reines, D. (2006) The gene encoding the fragile X RNA-binding protein is controlled by nuclear respiratory factor 2 and the CREB family of transcription factors. Nucleic Acids Res., 34, 1205-1215.

 

7) Smith, K.T., Coffee, B. and Reines, D. (2004) Occupancy and synergistic activation of the FMR1 promoter by Nrf-1 and Sp1 in vivo. Hum. Molec. Genet., 13, 1611-1621.

8) Smith, P.F., DenDanto, D., Smith, K.T., Palman, D. and Kornfield, I. (2002) Allele frequencies for three STR loci RT24, RT09, and BM1225 in northern New England white-tailed deer. J. Forensic Sci., 47, 673-675.

 

9) Shaw, R.J., Wilson, J.L., Smith, K.T. and Reines D. (2001) Regulation of an IMP dehydrogenase gene and its overexpression in drug-sensitive transcription elongation mutants of yeast. J. Biol. Chem., 276, 32905-32916.

 

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