Andy Butler's Lab

Research Interests

C. V.

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Butler AP, Trono D, Beard R, Fraijo R, Nairn, RS (2007) "Melanoma susceptibility and cell cycle genes in Xiphophorus hybrids," Molec. Carcinogenesis 46:685-691
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Butler AP, Trono D, Coletta LD, Beard R, Fraijo R, Kazianis S, Nairn RS. (2007) "Regulation of CDKN2A/B and Retinoblastoma genes in Xiphophorus melanoma" Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 145:145-155.
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Liu, J-W, Chandra, D, Rudd, MD, Butler, AP, Pallotta, V, Brown, D, Coffer, PJ, Tang, DG (2005) "Induction of pro-survival molecules by apoptotic stimuli: Involvement of FOXO3a and ROS and implications for cancer therapy," Oncogene 24:2020-2031.
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Tang S., Bhatia B., Chandra D., Kim E., Fischer S.M., Butler A.P, Friedman S.L., and Tang D.G. (2004) "Sp1 positively and Sp3 negatively regulates functional tumor suppressor 15-Lipoxygenase 2 (15-LOX2) Gene Expression," Oncogene 23:6592-6607.
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Rudd, M.D., D. A. Johnston, S. Kazianis, and A. P. Butler (2003) "Cloning and analysis of a FoxO transcription factor from Xiphophorus," Gene 302: 31-41
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Zhao, B., and A. P. Butler (2001) "Core promoter involvement in the induction of rat ornithine decarboxylase by phorbol esters," Molec. Carcinogenesis 32:92-99
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Nairn, R.S., Kazanis, S., Della Coletta, L., Trono, D., Butler, A.P., Walter, R.B., and Morizot, D.C. (2001) "Genetic analysis of susceptibility to spontaneous and UV-induced carcinogenesis in Xiphophorus hybrid fish," Mar. Biotechnol. 3, S24-S36.
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Zhao, B., A. P. Kumar and A. P. Butler (2000) "A negative regulatory element within the proximal promoter region of the rat ornithine decarboxylase gene," Molec. Carcinogenesis 29, 212-218.
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Kumar, A. P. and A. P. Butler (1999) "Enhanced Sp1 DNA-binding activity in murine keratinocyte cell lines and epidermal tumors," Cancer Lett. 137, 159-165.
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Kumar, A. P. and A. P. Butler (1998) "Serum responsive gene expression mediated by Sp1," Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 252, 517-523.
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Kumar, A. P. and A. P. Butler (1997) "Transcription factor Sp3 antagonizes activation of the ornithine decarboxylase promoter by Sp1 " Nucleic Acids Res. 25, 2012-2019.
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Butler, A. P., A. Coleman, D. G. Johnson, A. P. Kumar, S. Narayan, S. H. Wilson, and M. C. MacLeod (1997) "Disruption of transcription in vitro and gene expression in vivo by DNA adducts derived from a benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide located in heterologous sequences," Carcinogenesis 18, 239-244.
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Butler, A. P., L. A. Martinez and R. L. Montgomery (1996) "Involvement of a pertussis-toxin-sensitive G protein in induction of gene expression by insulin," J.Cellular Signalling 8, 475-480.
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Mar, P. K, A. P. Kumar, L. Anderson, L. A. Martinez, B. Zhao, R. L. Montgomery and A. P. Butler (1995) "Characterization of serum- and phorbol ester-responsive sequences of the ornithine decarboxylase gene," Molec. Carcinogenesis 14, 240-250.
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(Chosen as the cover article for Molecular Carcinogenesis.

Kumar, A. P., P. K. Mar, B. Zhao, R. L. Montgomery, D.-C. Kang, and A. P. Butler, (1995) Regulation of rat ornithine decarboxylase promoter activity by binding of transcription factor Sp1, J. Biol. Chem. 270, 4341-4348.
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Kennard, M. D., D.-C. Kang, R. L. Montgomery and A. P. Butler (1995) "Expression of epidermal ornithine decarboxylase and nuclear proto-oncogenes in phorbol ester tumor promotion-sensitive and -resistant mice." Molec. Carcinogenesis12, 14-22.
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Lee, W.-Y., A. P. Butler, M. F. Locniskar and S. M. Fischer (1994) The signal transduction pathway(s) involved in phorbol ester and autocrine induction of interleukin-1 mRNA in murine keratinocytes, J. Biol. Chem. 269, 17971-17980.
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Butler, A. P., W. B. Cohn, P. K. Mar, and R. L. Montgomery (1991) "Regulation of ornithine decarboxylase mRNA by phorbol esters and insulin in normal and C-kinase deficient rat hepatoma cells." J. Cell. Physiol., 147, 256-264.
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Butler, A. P. (1986). Supercoil-dependent recognition of specific DNA sites by chromosomal protein HMG 2, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 138, 910-916.

Butler, A. P., C. V. Byus and T. J. Slaga (1986). Phosphorylation of histones is stimulated by phorbol esters in quiescent Reuber H35 hepatoma cells, J. Biol. Chem. 261, 9421-9425.
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Butler, A. P., J. K. W. Mardian and D. E. Olins (1985). Nonhistone chromosomal protein HMG 1 interactions with DNA, J. Biol. Chem. 260, 10613-10620.
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