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N E Cooke

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1 Structure of cloned DNA complementary to rat prolactin messenger RNA. J Biol Chem 1980 2.44
2 Human prolactin. cDNA structural analysis and evolutionary comparisons. J Biol Chem 1981 2.19
3 Osteopathy and resistance to vitamin D toxicity in mice null for vitamin D binding protein. J Clin Invest 1999 2.02
4 Structural analysis of the prolactin gene suggests a separate origin for its 5' end. Nature 1982 1.94
5 The LIM/double zinc-finger motif functions as a protein dimerization domain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1994 1.94
6 Serum vitamin D-binding protein is a third member of the albumin and alpha fetoprotein gene family. J Clin Invest 1985 1.83
7 The human growth hormone gene is regulated by a multicomponent locus control region. Mol Cell Biol 1995 1.54
8 Direct regional assignment of the gene for vitamin D binding protein (Gc-globulin) to human chromosome 4q11-q13 and identification of an associated DNA polymorphism. Hum Genet 1986 1.45
9 A native RNA secondary structure controls alternative splice-site selection and generates two human growth hormone isoforms. J Biol Chem 1992 1.43
10 Targeted recruitment of histone acetyltransferase activity to a locus control region. J Biol Chem 2000 1.40
11 Patterns of histone acetylation suggest dual pathways for gene activation by a bifunctional locus control region. EMBO J 2000 1.28
12 Pit-1 binding sites at the somatotrope-specific DNase I hypersensitive sites I, II of the human growth hormone locus control region are essential for in vivo hGH-N gene activation. J Biol Chem 1999 1.27
13 Human cysteine-rich protein. A member of the LIM/double-finger family displaying coordinate serum induction with c-myc. J Biol Chem 1992 1.26
14 The human growth hormone gene cluster locus control region supports position-independent pituitary- and placenta-specific expression in the transgenic mouse. J Biol Chem 2000 1.25
15 Characterization of a human cDNA encoding a widely expressed and highly conserved cysteine-rich protein with an unusual zinc-finger motif. Nucleic Acids Res 1990 1.22
16 The prolactin gene is located on chromosome 6 in humans. Science 1981 1.16
17 DNase I-hypersensitive sites I and II of the human growth hormone locus control region are a major developmental activator of somatotrope gene expression. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1998 1.13
18 The vitamin D-binding protein, alpha-fetoprotein, albumin multigene family: detection of transcripts in multiple tissues. J Biol Chem 1989 1.05
19 Characterization and histologic localization of human growth hormone-variant gene expression in the placenta. J Clin Invest 1989 1.05
20 Developmental control and alternative splicing of the placentally expressed transcripts from the human growth hormone gene cluster. J Biol Chem 1992 1.02
21 Rat vitamin D binding protein. Determination of the full-length primary structure from cloned cDNA. J Biol Chem 1986 1.02
22 Physical linkage of the human growth hormone gene cluster and the CD79b (Ig beta/B29) gene. Genomics 1998 1.01
23 Physical linkage of the human growth hormone gene cluster and the skeletal muscle sodium channel alpha-subunit gene (SCN4A) on chromosome 17. Genomics 1995 1.01
24 Human serum binding protein for vitamin D and its metabolites. II. Specific, high affinity association with a protein in nucleated tissue. J Biol Chem 1979 0.97
25 A difference in the splicing patterns of the closely related normal and variant human growth hormone gene transcripts is determined by a minimal sequence divergence between two potential splice-acceptor sites. J Biol Chem 1990 0.90
26 Identification of the sterol- and actin-binding domains of plasma vitamin D binding protein (Gc-globulin). Biochemistry 1992 0.90
27 Complex alternative splicing partially inactivates the human chorionic somatomammotropin-like (hCS-L) gene. J Biol Chem 1994 0.90
28 Molecular characterization of a major nephritogenic domain in the autoantigen of anti-tubular basement membrane disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1991 0.89
29 Expression of a human growth hormone (hGH) receptor isoform is predicted by tissue-specific alternative splicing of exon 3 of the hGH receptor gene transcript. Mol Endocrinol 1992 0.89
30 The rat vitamin D binding protein (Gc-globulin) gene. Structural analysis, functional and evolutionary correlations. J Biol Chem 1991 0.88
31 Human serum binding protein for vitamin D and its metabolites. I. Physicochemical and immunological identification in human tissues. J Biol Chem 1979 0.88
32 Vitamin D-binding protein gene transcription is regulated by the relative abundance of hepatocyte nuclear factors 1alpha and 1beta. J Biol Chem 1998 0.87
33 Cell surface vitamin D-binding protein (GC-globulin) is acquired from plasma. Endocrinology 1990 0.82
34 Human growth hormone-variant is a biologically active somatogen and lactogen. Endocrinology 1991 0.82
35 Hypercalcaemia in adolescent tetraplegic patients: case report and review. Paraplegia 1978 0.82
36 Analysis of the human cysteine-rich protein gene (CSRP), assignment to chromosome 1q24-1q32, and identification of an associated MspI polymorphism. Genomics 1992 0.82
37 Human growth hormone variant produces insulin-like and lipolytic responses in rat adipose tissue. Endocrinology 1991 0.81
38 Electrophoretic mobility shift assay identifies vitamin D binding protein (Gc-globulin) in human, rat, and mouse sera. Anal Biochem 1996 0.81
39 Human growth hormone-variant demonstrates a receptor binding profile distinct from that of normal pituitary growth hormone. J Biol Chem 1990 0.81
40 Assignment of three rat genes coding for plasma proteins, transferrin, third component of complement, and beta-fibrinogen to rat chromosomes 8, 9, and 2. Cytogenet Cell Genet 1988 0.81
41 Physical and meiotic mapping of the region of human chromosome 4q11-q13 encompassing the vitamin D binding protein DBP/Gc-globulin and albumin multigene cluster. Genome Res 1999 0.81
42 The related genes encoding growth hormone and prolactin have been dispersed to chromosomes 10 and 17 in the rat. Endocrinology 1986 0.79
43 Binding of human growth hormone (GH)-variant (placental GH) to GH-binding proteins in human plasma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1991 0.79
44 Functional characterization of the alternatively spliced, placental human growth hormone receptor. J Biol Chem 1993 0.79
45 Alternative splice site selection in the human growth hormone gene transcript and synthesis of the 20 kDa isoform: role of higher order transcript structure. Acta Paediatr Suppl 1994 0.78
46 Synthesis of growth hormone-prolactin chimeric proteins and processing mutants by the exchange and deletion of genomic exons. J Biol Chem 1986 0.78
47 Glycosylated human growth hormone variant. Endocrinology 1989 0.76
48 Identification of a splice-site mutation in the human growth hormone-variant gene. Am J Hum Genet 1991 0.76
49 The human growth hormone locus control region mediates long-distance transcriptional activation independent of nuclear matrix attachment regions. Nucleic Acids Res 2001 0.76
50 A high frequency MspI RFLP at the human vitamin D binding protein (hDBP) locus. Nucleic Acids Res 1988 0.75
51 Inhibition of parathyroid hormone-induced fetal rat bone resorption in vitro by nerve growth factor. Calcif Tissue Res 1978 0.75
52 Vitamin D transport - the nature of the interaction between plasma DBP and tissue protein. Prog Biochem Pharmacol 1980 0.75
53 The rat vitamin D binding protein (Gc-globulin) gene is syntenic with the rat albumin and alpha-fetoprotein genes on chromosome 14. Cytogenet Cell Genet 1987 0.75
54 Alteration in the receptor binding specificity of human growth hormone by genomic exon exchange. Mol Endocrinol 1990 0.75