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Department of Biology University of St. Thomas, Minnesota USA

 

Jennifer L. Cruise, Ph.D. 
   

Courses

 

Introduction to Cellular & Molecular Biology
Introduction to Laboratory Research
Global Ecology
Evolutionary Medicine (web page from Fall 2007)
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology

 

 

Professional Interests

  Link to Dr. Cruise research page
  • The role of monomeric GTPases in the regulation of cell attachment, migration, and proliferation.

  • Proteins that regulate homologous DNA recombination

 

Recent Publications

Student names are in bold.

A. De, S. L. Donahue, N. E. Castro, N. Mraz, J. L. Cruise,  and C. Campbell  Nucleolin: Influence on homologous recombination and direct interaction with human Rad51. [Manuscript in submission]

S. Donahue, N. Mraz, J. L. Cruise, and C. Campbell (2003) Antibodies against nucleolin inhibit homologous DNA recombination and sensitize cells to double-strand DNA breakage. [Manuscript in preparation]

J.L. Cruise (2001)- Minnesota Academy of Science Annual Meeting      St. Paul, MN. "Cell-cycle related expression of Rap1, a ras family member and potential inhibitor of proliferation." 

J. Broten, G. Michalopoulos, B. Petersen, and J.L. Cruise (1999) Adrenergic stimulation of hepatocyte growth factor expression.  BIOCHEM. BIOPHYS. RES. COMMUN. 262(1):76-79.

J.L. Cruise,  M.P. Rafferty, and M.M. Riehle  (1997) Cell-cycle-regulated expression of Rap1 in regenerating liver.  BIOCHEM. BIOPHYS. RES. COMMUN. 230: 578-581.

B. Thyagarajan,  J.L. Cruise, and C. Campbell (1996) Elevated levels of homologous DNA recombination activity in the regenerating rat liver.  SOMATIC CELL AND MOLECULAR GENETICS. 22(1): 31-39

 

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Department of Biology
Dr. Simon K. Emms, Chair, OWS 390
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