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Publications (selected) from last 10 years

Li, M., Y. Zhang, Z. Liu, U. Bhardwaj, H. Wang, X. Wang, S. Zhang, J.P. Liuzzi, S. Chang, R.J. Cousins, W.E. Fisher, F.C. Brunicardi, C.D. Logsdon, C. Chen, and Q. Yao (2007) Abberant expression of zinc transporter ZIP4 (SLC39A4) significantly contributes to human pancreatic cancer pathogenesis and progression. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 104:18636-18641.

Liuzzi, J.P., F. Aydemir, H. Nam, M.D. Knutson, and R.J. Cousins (2006) ZIP14 (SLC39A14) mediates non-transferrin-bound iron uptake into cells. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103:13612-13617.

Cousins, R.J., J.P. Liuzzi, and L.A. Lichten (2006) Mammalian zinc transport, trafficking, and signals. J. Biol. Chem. 281:24085-24089.

Aydemir, T.B., R.K. Blanchard, and R.J. Cousins (2006) Zinc supplementation of young men alters metallothionein, zinc transporter, and cytokine gene expression in leukocyte populations. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103:1699-1704.

Liuzzi, J.P., L.A. Lichten, S. Rivera, R.K. Blanchard, T.B. Aydemir, M.D. Knutson, T. Ganz, and R.J. Cousins (2005) Interleukin-6 regulates the zinc transporter ZIP14 in liver and contributes to the hypozincemia of the acute-phase response. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 102:6843-6848.

Liuzzi, J.P. and R.J. Cousins (2004) Mammalian zinc transporters. Annu. REv. Nutr. 24:151-72.

Liuzzi, J.P., J.A. Bobo, L.A. Lichten, D.A. Samuelson, and R.J. Cousins (2004) Responsive transporter genes within the murine intestinal-pancreatic axis form a basis of zinc homeostasis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 101:14355-14360.

Cousins, R.J., R.K. Blanchard, M.P. Popp, L. Liu, J, Cao, J.B. Moore, and C.L. Green (2003)  A global view of the selectivity of zinc deprivation and excess on genes expressed in human THP‑1 mononuclear cells.  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100:6952-6957.

Cousins, R.J., R.K. Blanchard, J. B. Moore, L. Cui, C.L. Green, J.P. Liuzzi, J. Cao and J.A. Bobo (2003)  Regulation of zinc metabolism and genomic outcomes.  J. Nutr. 133:1521S-1526S.

Moore, J.B., R.K. Blanchard and R.J. Cousins (2003)  Dietary zinc modulates gene expression in murine thymus: Results from a comprehensive differential display screening.  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100: 3883-3888.

Liuzzi, J.P., J.A. Bobo, L. Cui, R.J. McMahon and R.J. Cousins (2003)  Zinc transporters 1, 2 and 4 are differentially expressed and localized in rats during pregnancy and lactation.  J. Nutr. 342-351.

Cui, L., R.K. Blanchard and R.J. Cousins (2003)  The permissive effect of zinc deficiency on uroguanylin and inducible nitric oxide synthase gene upregulation in rat intestine induced by interleukin 1α is rapidly reversed by zinc repletion.  J. Nutr. 133:51-56.

Lanningham-Foster, L., C.L. Green, B. Langkamp-Henken, B.A. Davis, K.T. Nguyen, B.S. Bender and R.J. Cousins (2002) Overexpression of CRIP in transgenic mice alters cytokine patterns and the immune response.  Am. J. Physiol. 282:E1197-E1203.

Moore, J.B., R.K. Blanchard, W.T. McCormack and R.J. Cousins (2001) cDNA array analysis identifies thymic LCK as upregulated in moderate murine zinc deficiency before T-lymphocyte population changes.  J. Nutr. 131:3189-3196.

Blanchard, R.K., J.B. Moore, C.L. Green and R.J. Cousins (2001) Modulation of intestinal gene expression by dietary zinc status: Effectiveness of cDNA arrays for expression profiling of a single nutrient deficiency.  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 98:13507-13513.

Cousins, R.J. (2001) Zinc Transporters.  In:  Encyclopedia of Molecular Medicine, vol. 5 (T.E. Creighton, ed.), John Wiley & Sons, New York, pp. 3431-3434.

Cao, J., J.A. Bobo, J. P. Liuzzi and R.J. Cousins (2001) Effects of intracellular zinc depletion on metallothionein and ZIP2 transporter expression and apoptosis.  J. Leukocyte Biol. 70:559-566.

Cui, L., R.K. Blanchard and R.J. Cousins (2001) Dietary zinc deficiency increases uroguanylin accumulation in rat kidney.  Kidney Int. 59:1424-1431.

Liuzzi, J.P., R.K. Blanchard and R.J. Cousins (2001) Differential regulation of zinc transporter 1, 2, and 4 mRNA expression by dietary zinc in rats.  J. Nutr. 131:46 52.

Kim, A.H., C.T. Sheline, M. Tian, T. Higashi, R.J. McMahon, R.J. Cousins, and D.W. Choi (2000)  L type Ca(2+) channel mediated Zn(2+) toxicity and modulation by ZnT 1 in PC12 cells.  Brain Res. 886:99 107.

Cui, L., R.K. Blanchard, L.M. Coy and R.J. Cousins (2000)  Prouroguanylin overproduction and localization in the intestine of zinc deficient rats.  J. Nutr. 130:2726-2732.

Cousins, R.J. (2000)  Integrative aspects of zinc metabolism and function: Underwood Memorial Lecture.  In:  Trace Elements in Man and Animals 10: Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Trace Elements in Man and Animals (Roussel, A.M., R.A. Anderson, and A.E. Favier, eds.), Plenum, New York, pp. 1-7.

Cao, J. and R.J. Cousins (2000) Metallothionein mRNA in monocytes and peripheral blood mononuclear cells and in cells from dried blood spots increases after zinc supplementation of men.  J. Nutr. 130: 2180 2187.

Cousins, R.J. and L. Lanningham-Foster (2000) Regulation of cysteine-rich intestinal protein, a zinc finger protein, by mediators of the immune response.  J. Infect. Dis. 182:S81-S84.

Blanchard, R.K. and R.J. Cousins (2000) Regulation of intestinal gene expression by dietary zinc: Induction of uroguanylin mRNA by zinc deficiency.  J. Nutr. 130:1393S-1398S

Cousins, R.J. and R.J. McMahon (2000) Integrative aspects of zinc transporters.  J. Nutr. 130:1384S 1387S.

Davis, S.R. and R.J. Cousins (2000) Metallothionein expression in animals: A physiological perspective on function.  J. Nutr. 130:1085-1088.

Cousins, R.J. (1999)  Nutritional regulation of gene expression, chapter 36.  In: Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, 9th ed. (Shils, M.E., J.A. Olson, M. Shike and A.C. Ross, eds.), Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, pp. 573-584.

Davis, B.A., R.K. Blanchard, L. Lanningham Foster and R.J. Cousins (1998)  Structural characterization of the rat cysteine rich intestinal protein gene and overexpression of this LIM only protein in transgenic mice.  DNA Cell Biol. 17:1057-1064.

Davis, S.R., R.J. McMahon and R.J. Cousins (1998)  Metallothionein knockout and transgenic mice exhibit altered intestinal processing of zinc with uniform zinc-dependent zinc transporter-1 (ZnT-1) expression.  J. Nutr. 128:825-831.

McMahon, R.J. and R.J. Cousins (1998)  Regulation of the zinc transporter ZnT 1 by dietary zinc.  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 95:4841-4846.

Sullivan, V.K., F.R. Burnett and R.J. Cousins (1998)  Metallothionein expression is increased in monocytes and erythrocytes of young men during zinc supplementation.  J. Nutr. 128:707-713.

McMahon, R.J. and R.J. Cousins (1998) Mammalian zinc transporters.  J. Nutr. 128:667-670.

Cousins, R.J. (1998) A role of zinc in the regulation of gene expression.  Proc. Nutr. Soc. 57:307-311.

 

For more publications, see listing on PubMed.