| Chun Peng | Biology | |
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Research Interests
MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY, REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
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Professor Email Address: ... Phone Number: 416-736-2100 x 40558 Main Office: Life Sciences Building 329B Fax Number: 416-736-5698 |
| Additional Information & Publications |
Xu G, Zhou H, Wang Q, Auersperg N, and Peng C, 2006. Activin receptor-like kinase 7 induces apoptosis through up-regulation of Bax and down-regulation of Xiap in normal and malignant ovarian epithelial cell lines. Mol Cancer Res 4:235-246.
Clelland E, Kohli G, Campbell B, Shweta Sharma Shimasaki S and Peng C, 2006. Bone morphogenetic protein-15 in zebrafish ovary: cDNA cloning, tissue distribution and role in oocyte maturation. Endocrinology 147:201-209.
Graham H and Peng C, 2006. Activin receptor-like kinases: structure, function and clinical implications. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets: 6: 45-58.
DiMuccio T, Mukai S, Clelland E, Kohli G, Cuartero M, Wu T, and Peng C, 2005. Cloning of a second form of activin bA and regulation of activin bA subunit and activin type II receptor mRNA expression by gonadotropin in the zebrafish ovary. Gen Comp Endo, 143:287-299.
Kohli G, Clelland E and Peng C, 2005. Potential Targets of Transforming Growth Factor- �1 during the inhibition of oocyte maturation in zebrafish. Reprod Biol Endocrinol, 3: 53.
Xu G, Zhong Yu, Munir S, Yang B, Tsang B, Peng C. 2004. Nodal induces apoptosis and inhibits proliferation of human epithelial ovarian cancer cells via activin receptor-like kinase 7. J Clin Endo Metab 89: 5523-5534.
Munir S, Xu G, Wu Y, Yang BB, Lala K, Peng C. 2004. Nodal and activin receptor-like kinase (ALK) 7 inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis in human trophoblast cells. J. Biol. Chem. 279:31277-31286.
Peng C. 2003. The transforming growth factor-b superfamily and its role in human ovary and placenta. Can J Obs Gyn 25: 834-845.
Kohli G, Hu S, Clelland E, Di Muccio T, Rothenstein J, and Peng C., 2003. Cloning of Transforming growth factor-b1 (TGF-b1) and its type II receptor from zebrafish ovary and role of TGF-b1 in oocyte maturation. Endocrinology 144:1931-1941.
Roberts H, Hu S, Qiu Q, Leung PCK, Caniggia I, Gruslin A, Tsang B, and Peng C, 2003. Identification of novel isoforms of activin receptor-like kinase 7 (ALK7) generated by alternative splicing and expression of ALK7 and its ligand, Nodal, in human placenta. Biol Reprod, 68: 1719-1726.
Luo S, Yu H, Wu D, and Peng C, 2002. Transforming growth factor-b inhibits steroidogenesis in human trophoblast cells. Mol Human Reprod 8: 318-325.
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