L. Courtney Smith

The Genome of the Sea Urchin <i>Strongylocentrotus purpuratus</i>

Erica Sodergren, George M. Weinstock, Eric H. Davidson et al. · Science · 2006 · 1.2K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics +13

The immune gene repertoire encoded in the purple sea urchin genome

Taku Hibino, Mariano Loza‐Coll, Cynthia Messier et al. · Developmental Biology · 2006 · 638 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Immunology +14

PU.1 (Spi-1) and C/EBP alpha regulate the granulocyte colony- stimulating factor receptor promoter in myeloid cells

L. Courtney Smith, Stefan Hohaus, Débora A. González et al. · Blood · 1996 · 343 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Molecular Biology +12

Macroarray analysis of coelomocyte gene expression in response to LPS in the sea urchin. Identification of unexpected immune diversity in an invertebrate

Sham V. Nair, Heather B Del Valle, Paul S. Gross et al. · Physiological Genomics · 2005 · 182 citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Immunology +17

Sea urchin genes expressed in activated coelomocytes are identified by expressed sequence tags. Complement homologues and other putative immune response genes suggest immune system homology within the deuterostomes

L. Courtney Smith, Li-Pin Chang, Roy J. Britten et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 1996 · 177 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Molecular Biology +15