Publications by authors named "Amy P Baumann"

The growing epidemic of obesity and metabolic diseases calls for a better understanding of adipocyte biology. The regulation of transcription in adipocytes is particularly important, as it is a target for several therapeutic approaches. Transcriptional outcomes are influenced by both histone modifications and transcription factor binding.

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Bone is accrued and maintained primarily through the coupled actions of bone-forming osteoblasts and bone-resorbing osteoclasts. Cumulative in vitro studies indicated that proline-rich tyrosine kinase 2 (PYK2) is a positive mediator of osteoclast function and activity. However, our investigation of PYK2-/- mice did not reveal evidence supporting an essential function for PYK2 in osteoclasts either in vivo or in culture.

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