Ph.D. Medicinal Chemistry University of Michigan
M.A. Kane, A.E. Folias, A. Pingitore, M. Perri, C.R. Krois, J-Y. Ryu, E. Cione, J.L. Napoli, CrbpI modulates glucose homeostasis and pancreas 9-cis-retinoic acid concentrations, Mol. Cell. Biol. 16, 3277-3285 (2011)
C. Wang, M.A. Kane, J.L. Napoli. Multiple retinol and retinal dehydrogenases catalyze all-trans-retinoic acid biosynthesis in astrocytes. J. Biol. Chem. 268, 6542-6553 (2011)
M.A. Kane, A.E. Folias, A. Pingitore, M. Perri, K. Obrochta, C.R. Krois, E. Cione, J.-Y. Ryu, J.L. Napoli, Identification of 9-cis-retinoic acid as a pancreas-specific autacoid that attenuates glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 107, 21884-21889 (2010)
J. M. Starkey, Y. Zhao, R.G. Sadygov, S.J. Haidacher, W.S. LeJeune, N. Dey, B.A. Luxon, M.A. Kane, J.L. Napoli, L. Denner, R.G. Tilton, Altered Retinoic Acid Metabolism in Diabetic Mouse Kidney Identified by 18O Isotopic Labeling and 2D Mass Spectrometry. Plos One, 5, e11095 (2010).
N. Sidell, Y. Feng, L. Hao, J. Wu, J. Yu, M.A. Kane, J.L. Napoli, R.N. Taylor. Retinoic acid is a co-factor in the translational regulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in human endometrial stromal cells. Mol. Endocrinol. 24, 148-160 (2010).
M.A. Kane, A.E. Folias, C. Wang, J.L. Napoli, Ethanol elevates physiological all-trans-retinoic acid levels in select loci through altering retinoid metabolism in multiple loci: a potential mechanism of ethanol toxicity. FASEB J. 24, 823-832 (2010)
J.A. Siegenthaler, A.M. Ashique, K. Zarbalis, K.P. Patterson, J.H. Hecht, M.A. Kane, A.E. Folias, Y. Choe, S.R. May, T. Kume, J.L. Napoli, A.S. Peterson, S.J. Pleasure. Retinoic Acid from the Meninges Regulates Cortical Neuron Generation, Cell 139, 597-609 (2009).
N. Chen, B. Onisko, J.L. Napoli . (2008). The nuclear transcription factor RARα associates with neuronal RNA granules and suppresses translation. J. Biol. Chem. 283, 20841-20847.
M.A. Kane, A.E. Folias, C. Wang, J.L. Napoli. (2008). Quantitative profiling of endogenous retinoic acid in vivo and in vitro by tandem mass spectrometry. Anal. Chem. 80, 1702-1708.
N. Chen, J.L. Napoli (2008). All-trans-retinoic acid stimulates translation and induces spine formation in hippocampal neurons through a membrane-associated RARα. FASEB J. 22, 236-245.
K. M. Kransler, D. A. Tonucci, B. P. McGarrigle, J. L. Napoli, J. R. Olson. (2007). Gestational Exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin alters retinoid homeostasis in maternal and perinatal tissues of the Holtzman rat. Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 224, 29-38.
M. Zhang, P. Hu, C.R. Krois, M.A. Kane, J.L. Napoli (2007). Altered vitamin A homeostasis and increased size and adiposity in the rdh1-null mouse. FASEB J. 21, 2886-2896.