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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
Post Doc: Max-Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Germany; Mentor: Dr. Axel Ullri
ch 1990-1993
Tyrosine kinase signaling (EGF and Her2).
Developed recombinant Her2 and EGF receptor extra-cellular domains with
lipid (PIG) tails.
PUBLICATIONS
Taylor WE, Bhasin S, Artaza J, Byhower F, Azam M , Willard DH Jr, Kull FC Jr, Go
nzalez-Cadavid N (2001) Myostatin inhibits cell proliferation and protein synthe
sis in C2C12 muscle cells. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 280: E221-8
Azam, M. , Gupta, G., Willington, S., Warburton, D. and Danziger, R. (1998) Gene
tic mapping of soluble Guanylyl Cyclase genes: Implications for linkage to blood
pressure in the Dahl rat. Hypertension 32:149-154
Gupta, G., Azam, M . and Danziger, R. S. (1997) The b2 subunit inhibits the a1/b
1 isoform of soluble guanylyl cyclase and is overexpressed in the Dahl salt sens
itive rat, J. Clin. Invest. 100: 1488-1492.
Powell, T. J., Schreck, R., McCall, M., Hui, T., Rice, A., App, H., Azam, M ., U
llrich, A. and Schwver, L. K. (1995) A tumor derived protein which provides T-
Cell costimulation through accessory cell activation. J. Immunotherap . 17: 209-
221.
Azam, M ., Erdjument-Bromenge, H., Kreider, B., Min, X., Quelle, F., Basu,
R., Tempst, P., Saris, C., Ihle, J. and Schindler, C. (1995) Interleukin-3
signals through multiple isoforms of Stat5. EMBO J. 14: 1402-1411.
Rothman, P., Kreider, B., Azam, M ., Levy, D., Wegenka, U., Eilers, A., Decker,
T., Horn, F., Kashleva, H., Ihle, J. and Schindler, C. (1994) Cytokines and grow
th factors signal through tyrosine phosphorylation of a family of related transc
ription factors. Immunity 1: 457-468.
Ullrich, A., Sures, I., DEgidio, M., Jallal, B., Powell, T. J., Herbst, R., Drep
s, A., Azam, M ., Rubinstein, M., Natoli, C., Shawver, L., Schlessinger, J.,
Iacobelli, S. (1994) The secreted tumor-associated antigen 90K is a potent immu
ne stimulator. J. Biol. Chem. 269: 18401-18407
De Corte, V., De Potter, C., Vandebberghe, D., Laerebeke, N.V., Azam, M ., Roels
, H., Mareel, M. and Vandekerckhove, J. (1994) A 50 kDa protein present in the c
onditioned medium of COLO-16 cells stimulates cell spreading and motility, and a
ctivatestyrosine phosphorylation of Neu/Her2, in SK-Br-3 mammary cancer cells. J
. Cell Sci. 107: 405-416.
Nehal, M., Azam, M. and Baquer, N.Z. (1992) Modulation of rat brain insulin rece
ptor kinase activity in diabetes. Biochem. Int. 22: 517-522
Nehal, M., Azam, M . and Baquer, N. Z. (1990) Changes in the level of catecholam
ines, hexokinase and glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase in red cell aging. Bioche
m. Int. 22:517-522
Azam, M ., Gupta, B. L., Gupta, G., Jain, S. and Baquer, N. Z. (1990) Rat brain
insulin degrading enzyme in insulin and thyroid hormones imbalances. Biochem. In
t. 21: 321-329