Zariel I. Johnson

Multipotent stromal cells/mesenchymal stem cells and fibroblasts combine to minimize skin hypertrophic scarring

Cecelia C. Yates, Mélanie Rodrigues, Austin Nuschke et al. · Stem Cell Research & Therapy · 2017 · 69 citations · Full text

Engineering, Bioengineering, Cell Biology +17

TNF-α promotes nuclear enrichment of the transcription factor TonEBP/NFAT5 to selectively control inflammatory but not osmoregulatory responses in nucleus pulposus cells

Zariel I. Johnson, Alexandra C. Doolittle, Joseph Snuggs et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2017 · 53 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +13

RNA binding protein HuR regulates extracellular matrix gene expression and pH homeostasis independent of controlling HIF-1α signaling in nucleus pulposus cells

Hehai Pan, Adam G. Strickland, Vedavathi Madhu et al. · Matrix Biology · 2018 · 37 citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +13

COX-2 expression mediated by calcium-TonEBP signaling axis under hyperosmotic conditions serves osmoprotective function in nucleus pulposus cells

Hyowon Choi, Weera Chaiyamongkol, Alexandra C. Doolittle et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2018 · 33 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Physiology +15

RNA Sequencing Reveals a Role of TonEBP Transcription Factor in Regulation of Pro-inflammatory Genes in Response to Hyperosmolarity in Healthy Nucleus Pulposus Cells

Zariel I. Johnson, Irving M. Shapiro, Makarand V. Risbud · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2016 · 30 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +12