Alfons Lawen

Publications

• Mammalian Iron Homeostasis in Health and Disease: Uptake, Storage, Transport, and Molecular Mechanisms of Action
  Antioxidants & Redox Signaling. Jun, 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 23199217
• The Glutamate Aspartate Transporter (GLAST) Mediates L-glutamate-stimulated Ascorbate-release Via Swelling-activated Anion Channels in Cultured Neonatal Rodent Astrocytes
  Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. Mar, 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 22886112
• Characterization of the N-methyltransferase Activities of the Multifunctional Polypeptide Cyclosporin Synthetase
  Chemistry & Biology. Apr, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21513883
• Two Routes of Iron Accumulation in Astrocytes: Ascorbate-dependent Ferrous Iron Uptake Via the Divalent Metal Transporter (DMT1) Plus an Independent Route for Ferric Iron
  The Biochemical Journal. Nov, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20819077
• Neurones Express Glutamine Synthetase when Deprived of Glutamine or Interaction with Astrocytes
  Journal of Neurochemistry. Sep, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20557426
• A Role for Na+/H+ Exchangers and Intracellular PH in Regulating Vitamin C-driven Electron Transport Across the Plasma Membrane
  The Biochemical Journal. Jun, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20307259
• Voltage-dependent Anion-selective Channel (VDAC) in the Plasma Membrane
  FEBS Letters. May, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20184885
• Inhibition of Abeta Aggregation and Neurotoxicity by the 39-kDa Receptor-associated Protein
  Journal of Neurochemistry. Mar, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20002523
• Ascorbate and Plasma Membrane Electron Transport--enzymes Vs Efflux
  Free Radical Biology & Medicine. Sep, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19501649
• Targeting Mitochondrial Permeability in Cancer Drug Development
  Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. Jan, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19035550
• Transplasma Membrane Electron Transport Comes in Two Flavors
  BioFactors (Oxford, England). 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 19734120
• Non-transferrin Iron Reduction and Uptake Are Regulated by Transmembrane Ascorbate Cycling in K562 Cells
  The Journal of Biological Chemistry. May, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18347019
• A Highly Sensitive Colorimetric Microplate Ferrocyanide Assay Applied to Ascorbate-stimulated Transplasma Membrane Ferricyanide Reduction and Mitochondrial Succinate Oxidation
  Analytical Biochemistry. Feb, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 17949676
• Another Piece of the Puzzle of Apoptotic Cytochrome C Release
  Molecular Microbiology. Nov, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17887962
• Mitocans: Mitochondrial Targeted Anti-cancer Drugs As Improved Therapies and Related Patent Documents
  Recent Patents on Anti-cancer Drug Discovery. Nov, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 18221044
• An Improved Purification Procedure for Cyclosporin Synthetase
  Protein Expression and Purification. Feb, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16139518
• Voltage-dependent Anion-selective Channel 1 (VDAC1)--a Mitochondrial Protein, Rediscovered As a Novel Enzyme in the Plasma Membrane
  The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. Feb, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 15474974
• Plasma Membrane NADH-oxidoreductase in Cells Carrying Mitochondrial DNA G11778A Mutation and in Cells Devoid of Mitochondrial DNA (rho0)
  BioFactors (Oxford, England). 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 15706055
• Characterization of VDAC1 As a Plasma Membrane NADH-oxidoreductase
  BioFactors (Oxford, England). 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 15630200
• VDAC1 is a Transplasma Membrane NADH-ferricyanide Reductase
  The Journal of Biological Chemistry. Feb, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 14573604
• Non-ribosomal Peptide Synthetases As Technological Platforms for the Synthesis of Highly Modified Peptide Bioeffectors--Cyclosporin Synthetase As a Complex Example
  Biotechnology Annual Review. 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 14650927
• Bioethics Needs a Distinct Voice if It is to Aid Science
  Nature. Oct, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 14574381
• Novel Effects on Memory Observed Following Unilateral Intracranial Administration of Okadaic Acid, Cyclosporin A, FK506 and [MeVal4]CyA
  Brain Research. Oct, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 14519526
• Apoptosis-an Introduction
  BioEssays : News and Reviews in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology. Sep, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 12938178
• Involvement of Reactive Oxygen Species in Capsaicinoid-induced Apoptosis in Transformed Cells
  Free Radical Research. Jun, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 12868488
• New Functions of an Old Protein: the Eukaryotic Porin or Voltage Dependent Anion Selective Channel (VDAC)
  The Italian Journal of Biochemistry. Mar, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 12833633
• Photoaffinity Labeling of the N-methyltransferase Domains of Cyclosporin Synthetase
  Photochemistry and Photobiology. Feb, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 12785050
• Transplasma Membrane Electron Transport: Enzymes Involved and Biological Function
  Redox Report : Communications in Free Radical Research. 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 12631439
• Mapping and Molecular Modeling of S-adenosyl-L-methionine Binding Sites in N-methyltransferase Domains of the Multifunctional Polypeptide Cyclosporin Synthetase
  The Journal of Biological Chemistry. Jan, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 12399454
• Cyclosporin A, FK506 and Rapamycin Produce Multiple, Temporally Distinct, Effects on Memory Following Single-trial, Passive Avoidance Training in the Chick
  Brain Research. Feb, 2002  |   Pubmed ID: 11821011