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S. Kent Dickeson, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology


 Office Address:CC-2201B MCN,
Mailing Address:CC-2201B MCN,
Nashville, TN 37232-2561
Lab address:CC-2201B MCN
Phone:615-343-1112
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Selected Publications
» Maginnis, MS, Forrest, JC, Kopecky-Bromberg, SA, Dickeson, SK, Santoro, SA, Zutter, MM, Nemerow, GR, Bergelson, JM, Dermody, TS Beta1 integrin mediates internalization of mammalian reovirus J Virol 2006. 80:2760-70

» Edelson, BT, Stricker, TP, Li, Z, Dickeson, SK, Shepherd, VL, Santoro, SA, Zutter, MM Novel collectin/C1q receptor mediates mast cell activation and innate immunity Blood 2006. 107:143-50

» Stricker, T P, Dumin, J A, Dickeson, S K, Chung, L, Nagase, H, Parks, W C, Santoro, S A Structural analysis of the alpha(2) integrin I domain/procollagenase-1 (matrix metalloproteinase-1) interaction. J Biol Chem 2001. 276:29375-81

» Ohman, T, King, S L, Krithivas, A, Cunningham, J, Dickeson, S K, Santoro, S A, Bergelson, J M Echoviruses 1 and 8 are closely related genetically, and bind to similar determinants within the VLA-2 I domain. Virus Res 2001. 76:1-8

» Dumin, J A, Dickeson, S K, Stricker, T P, Bhattacharyya-Pakrasi, M, Roby, J D, Santoro, S A, Parks, W C Pro-collagenase-1 (matrix metalloproteinase-1) binds the alpha(2)beta(1) integrin upon release from keratinocytes migrating on type I collagen. J Biol Chem 2001. 276:29368-74

» Ding, Q, Gladson, C L, Guidry, C R, Santoro, S A, Dickeson, S K, Shin, J T, Thompson, J A Extracellular FGF-1 inhibits cytoskeletal organization and promotes fibroblast motility. Growth Factors 2000. 18:93-107

» Dickeson, S K, Mathis, N L, Rahman, M, Bergelson, J M, Santoro, S A Determinants of ligand binding specificity of the alpha(1)beta(1) and alpha(2)beta(1) integrins. J Biol Chem 1999. 274:32182-91

» Zutter, M M, Santoro, S A, Wu, J E, Wakatsuki, T, Dickeson, S K, Elson, E L Collagen receptor control of epithelial morphogenesis and cell cycle progression. Am J Pathol 1999. 155:927-40

» Dickeson, S K, Bhattacharyya-Pakrasi, M, Mathis, N L, Schlesinger, P H, Santoro, S A Ligand binding results in divalent cation displacement from the alpha 2 beta 1 integrin I domain: evidence from terbium luminescence spectroscopy. Biochemistry 1998. 37:11280-8

» Bhattacharyya-Pakrasi, M, Dickeson, S K, Santoro, S A Alpha2beta1 integrin recognition of the carboxyl-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen: integrin recognition and feed-back regulation of matrix biosynthesis are mediated by distinct sequences. Matrix Biol 1998. 17:223-32

» Dickeson, S K, Walsh, J J, Santoro, S A Binding of the alpha 2 integrin I domain to extracellular matrix ligands: structural and mechanistic differences between collagen and laminin binding. Cell Adhes Commun 1998. 5:273-81

» Dickeson, S K, Santoro, S A Ligand recognition by the I domain-containing integrins. Cell Mol Life Sci 1998. 54:556-66

» Dickeson, S K, Walsh, J J, Santoro, S A Contributions of the I and EF hand domains to the divalent cation-dependent collagen binding activity of the alpha2beta1 integrin. J Biol Chem 1997. 272:7661-8

» Dickeson, S K, Helmkamp, G M, Yarbrough, L R Sequence of a human cDNA encoding phosphatidylinositol transfer protein and occurrence of a related sequence in widely divergent eukaryotes. Gene 1994. 142:301-5

» Dickeson, S K, Lim, C N, Schuyler, G T, Dalton, T P, Helmkamp, G M, Yarbrough, L R Isolation and sequence of cDNA clones encoding rat phosphatidylinositol transfer protein. J Biol Chem 1989. 264:16557-64




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