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Judith A West-Mays

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1 Transient overexpression of TGF-{beta}1 induces epithelial mesenchymal transition in the rodent peritoneum. J Am Soc Nephrol 2004 1.81
2 Co-operative roles for E-cadherin and N-cadherin during lens vesicle separation and lens epithelial cell survival. Dev Biol 2008 1.53
3 Transcription Factors Pax6 and AP-2alpha Interact To Coordinate Corneal Epithelial Repair by Controlling Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinase Gelatinase B. Mol Cell Biol 2004 1.29
4 Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors suppress transforming growth factor-beta-induced subcapsular cataract formation. Am J Pathol 2006 1.14
5 Ocular gene transfer of active TGF-beta induces changes in anterior segment morphology and elevated IOP in rats. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2009 1.10
6 Cell autonomous roles for AP-2alpha in lens vesicle separation and maintenance of the lens epithelial cell phenotype. Dev Dyn 2008 1.08
7 Conditional deletion of activating protein 2alpha (AP-2alpha) in the developing retina demonstrates non-cell-autonomous roles for AP-2alpha in optic cup development. Mol Cell Biol 2007 1.04
8 Lens-specific expression of TGF-beta induces anterior subcapsular cataract formation in the absence of Smad3. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2006 1.03
9 Targeted deletion of AP-2alpha leads to disruption in corneal epithelial cell integrity and defects in the corneal stroma. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2005 1.02
10 AP-2alpha knockout mice exhibit optic cup patterning defects and failure of optic stalk morphogenesis. Hum Mol Genet 2010 1.00
11 Adenoviral gene transfer of bioactive TGFbeta1 to the rodent eye as a novel model for anterior subcapsular cataract. Mol Vis 2007 0.93
12 Temporal changes in MMP mRNA expression in the lens epithelium during anterior subcapsular cataract formation. Exp Eye Res 2008 0.89
13 Genetic analysis indicates that transcription factors AP-2alpha and Pax6 cooperate in the normal patterning and morphogenesis of the lens. Mol Vis 2007 0.85
14 Nuclear translocation of myocardin-related transcription factor-A during transforming growth factor beta-induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition of lens epithelial cells. Mol Vis 2013 0.84
15 The role of Hsp70 and Hsp90 in TGF-beta-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in rat lens epithelial explants. Mol Vis 2007 0.82
16 Overlapping expression patterns and redundant roles for AP-2 transcription factors in the developing mammalian retina. Dev Dyn 2012 0.82
17 Activity and expression of Xenopus laevis matrix metalloproteinases: identification of a novel role for the hormone prolactin in regulating collagenolysis in both amphibians and mammals. J Cell Physiol 2004 0.80
18 AP-2α is required after lens vesicle formation to maintain lens integrity. Dev Dyn 2014 0.79
19 Altered expression of transforming growth factor beta 1 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 results in elevated intraocular pressure in mice. Mol Vis 2013 0.79
20 Corneal epithelial cell adhesion and growth on EGF-modified aminated PDMS. J Biomed Mater Res A 2010 0.78
21 Activation of the hedgehog signaling pathway in the developing lens stimulates ectopic FoxE3 expression and disruption in fiber cell differentiation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2012 0.76