Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

 

 

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Parmender P. Mehta

Professor 
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Ph.D., Kobe University, Kobe, Japan, 1983
Phone (402) 559-3826
Fax (402) 559-6650

Email: pmehta@unmc.edu

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

 

Mitra, S., Annamalai, L., Chakraborty, S., Johnson, K., Song, X-H., Batra, S.K., and Mehta, P.P. (2006). Androgen-regulated formation and degradation of gap junctions in androgen-responsive human prostate cancer cells. Mol. Biol. Cell. 17:5400-5416.  Abstract

 

Andrianafahanana, M., Singh, A.P., Nemos, C., Ponnusamy, M.P., Moniaux, N., Mehta, P.P., Varshney, G.C., Batra, S.K. (2007) IFN-gamma-induced expression of MUC4 in pancreatic cancer cells is mediated by STAT-1 upregulation: A novel mechanism for IFN-gamma response.  Oncogene 26:7251-7261.  Abstract

 

Mehta, P.P. (2007) Introduction: A tribute to cell-to-cell channels.  J. Membr. Biol. 217:5-12.  Abstract

 

Mimeault, M., Hauke, R., Mehta, P.P., Batra, S.K. (2007) Recent advances in cancer stem/progenitor cell research: Therapeutic implications for overcoming resistance to the most aggressive cancers.  J. Cell Mol. Med. 11:981-1011.  Abstract

 

Mimeault, M., Mehta, P.P., Hauke, R., Henichart, J.P., Depreux, P. Lin, M.F., Batra, S.K. (2007) Improvement of cytotoxic effects induced by mitoxantrone on hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer cells by co-targeting epidermal growth factor receptor and hedgehog signaling cascades. Growth Factors 25:400-416.  Abstract

 

Chaturvedi, P., Singh, A.P., Chakraborty, S., Chauhan, S.C., Bafna, S., Meza, J.C., Singh, P.K., Hollingsworth, M.A., Mehta, P.P., Batra, S.K. (2008) MUC4 mucin interacts with and stabilizes the HER2 oncoprotein in human pancreatic cancer cells. Cancer Res. 68:2065-2070.  Abstract

 

Mimeault, M., Mehta, P.P., Hauke, R., Batra, S.K. (2008) Functions of normal and malignant prostatic stem/progenitor cells in tissue regeneration and cancer progression and novel targeting therapies.  Endocr. Rev. 29:234-252.  Abstract

 

Chakraborty, S., Mitra, S., Caplan, S., Wheelock, M.J., Johnson, K.R. Mehta, P.P.  (2009) Distinct molecular mechanisms control the assembly of connexin43 and connexin32 into gap junctions.  Submitted 9/14/08.  Traffic.  Under Revision.

 

Govindarajan, R., Chakraborty, S., Johnson, K.E., Johnson, K.R., Mehta, P.P.  (2009)  Differential effects of E- and N-cadherin on gap junction assembly and disassembly.  Submitted 12/12/08.  J Biol Chem.  Under Revision.