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Kevin Distor

Junior Specialist, Albeck Lab, University of California - Davis
Verified email at ucdavis.edu
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[HTML][HTML] Receptor level mechanisms are required for epidermal growth factor (EGF)-stimulated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activity pulses

B Sparta, M Pargett, M Minguet, K Distor, G Bell… - Journal of Biological …, 2015 - ASBMB
In both physiological and cell culture systems, EGF-stimulated ERK activity occurs in discrete
pulses within individual cells. Many feedback loops are present in the EGF receptor (EGFR)…

Akt regulation of glycolysis mediates bioenergetic stability in epithelial cells

…, TE Gillies, M Pargett, M Minguet, K Distor… - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.27293.001 Cells use multiple feedback controls to regulate metabolism in
response to nutrient and signaling inputs. However, feedback creates the potential for unstable …

Diversity and evolution of centromere repeats in the maize genome

P Bilinski, K Distor, J Gutierrez-Lopez, GM Mendoza… - Chromosoma, 2015 - Springer
Centromere repeats are found in most eukaryotes and play a critical role in kinetochore
formation. Though centromere repeats exhibit considerable diversity both within and among …

EVALUATION OF CELL-FREE DNA (cfDNA) IN EMBRYO SPENT MEDIA (ESM) AND ITS POTENTIAL FOR NON-INVASIVE EMBRYO ASSESSMENT

J Chuu, K Distor, J Kim, N Yasuyama, A Vadapalli… - Fertility and …, 2023 - fertstert.org
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to screen in vitro-fertilized embryos for aneuploidies
via analysis of cfDNA in ESM samples using the Embgenix™ ESM Screen Kit to assess …

[PDF][PDF] Dynamic response mapping of cell signaling effectors

M Pargett, M Minguet, K Distor, JG Albeck - q-bio.org
Short Abstract—To support the prediction of cell regulatory actions through to new protein
expression and fate, we characterize dynamic response models of transcription factor …

Abstract A2-67: Live cell imaging of ERK reveals unique inhibitor-specific adaptive responses

TE Gillies, K Distor, MM Sànchez, M Pargett, J Albeck - Cancer Research, 2015 - AACR
Defects in cell-to-cell signaling pathways can result in developmental abnormalities as well
as cancer. The Ras/MAPK pathway is a central regulator of gene expression, cellular …

Abstract B2-38: Learning the dynamic response to Ras-ERK signaling with paired reporters

M Pargett, M Minguet, K Distor, JG Albeck - Cancer Research, 2015 - AACR
To characterize key cell signaling pathways in cancer, we employ a modular strategy to
examine how signals propagate between two members in a pathway, using paired time series …

Abstract B1-30: Receptor-level feedback mechanisms distinguish frequency-and amplitude-modulated ERK activation

B Sparta, M Pargett, K Distor, M Minguet, JG Albeck - Cancer Research, 2015 - AACR
Receptor tyrosine kinases transduce signals through ERK and drive distinct cellular behaviors,
but it is not clear how dynamic patterns of ERK activity are generated. To approach this …

[PDF][PDF] Linking localized ERK/MAPK dynamics to transcriptional network states

M Minguet, M Pargett, K Distor, T Gillies, B Sparta… - q-bio.org
Short Abstract—Many genes are controlled by the activity of the ERK/MAPK pathway. Single-cell
methods reveal that different ERK targets are expressed at divergent levels within the …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative analysis of tandem repeats from hundreds of species reveals unique insights into centromere evolution

DP Melters, KR Bradnam, HA Young, N Telis, MR May… - Genome biology, 2013 - Springer
Background Centromeres are essential for chromosome segregation, yet their DNA sequences
evolve rapidly. In most animals and plants that have been studied, centromeres contain …