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Employment (4)

University of Kansas Medical Center: Kansas City, Kansas, US

2018 to present | Professor and Vice-Chair (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
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Joseph Fontes

University of Kansas Medical Center: KS, KS, US

2018 to present | Assistant Dean (Office of Medical Education)
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Joseph Fontes

The University of Kansas Medical Center: Kansas City, KS, US

2007-01-03 to present | Associate Professor (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
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Joseph Fontes

Cleveland State University: Cleveland, Ohio, US

1998-08 to 2006-12 | Asst/Assoc Professor (Biological Sciences)
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Joseph Fontes

Education and qualifications (3)

University of California, San Francisco: CA, CA, US

1998 | Post-doctoral fellowship (Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
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Joseph Fontes

University of California, Davis: CA, CA, US

1992 | Ph.D. Pharmacology and Toxicology
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Joseph Fontes

University of California, Santa Barbara: CA, CA, US

1983 to 1987 | B.S. Pharmacology
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Joseph Fontes

Works (48)

The intrinsically disordered transcriptional activation domain of CIITA is functionally tuneable by single substitutions: An exception or a new paradigm?

Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society
2023-12-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Shwetha Sreenivasan; Heffren P; Suh KS; Rodnin MV; Kosa E; Aron Fenton; Ladokhin AS; Smith PE; Fontes JD; Liskin Swint-Kruse
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Joseph Fontes

Physician Perception of the Importance of Medical Genetics and Genomics in Medical Education and Clinical Practice.

Medical Education Online
2023-12-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Joseph Fontes; French EL; Kader L; Young EE; Fontes JD
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Joseph Fontes
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Equivalent Performance of Exam Items Associated with Case-Based Learning, Flipped Classroom, and Lecture in a Pre-clerkship Medical Curriculum

Medical Science Educator
2023-07-25 | Journal article
Contributors: Dorothy Hughes; Sarah A. Keim; Joseph D. Fontes
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BCL9/STAT3 regulation of transcriptional enhancer networks promote DCIS progression

npj Breast Cancer
2020-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2374-4677
Contributors: Joseph Fontes; Hanan Elsarraj; Yan Hong; Darlene Limback; Ruonan Zhao; Jenna Berger; Stephanie C. Bishop; Aria Sabbagh; Linzi Oppenheimer; Haleigh E. Harper et al.
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The University of Kansas School of Medicine

Academic Medicine
2020-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1040-2446
Contributors: Joseph Fontes; Giulia A. Bonaminio; Joseph D. Fontes; Gary Doolittle; Pam Shaw; Scott Moser; Michael Robinson
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Joseph Fontes

O-GlcNAc homeostasis contributes to cell fate decisions during hematopoiesis

Journal of Biological Chemistry
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85060617475

Part of ISBN:

1083351X 00219258

Contributors: Zhang, Z.; Parker, M.P.; Graw, S.; Novikova, L.V.; Fedosyuk, H.; Fontes, J.D.; Koestler, D.C.; Peterson, K.R.; Slawson, C.
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Joseph Fontes via Scopus - Elsevier

Teaching Biochemistry to Students of Dentistry, Medicine, and Pharmacy: 7th International Conference of the Association of Biochemistry Educators (ABE) Tucson, AZ, USA, May 5–9, 2019

Medical Science Educator
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85075338961

Part of ISBN:

21568650

Contributors: Cline, S.D.; Simmons, J.M.; Niederhoffer, E.C.; Cruthirds, D.L.; Arbor, S.C.; Franklin, D.S.; Abali, E.E.; Bateman, R.C.; Fontes, J.D.; Lindsley, J.E. et al.
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Joseph Fontes via Scopus - Elsevier

Obituary: Mark Thomas Fisher, Ph.D. June 21,1954-September 4, 2018

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85059223812

Part of ISBN:

2296889X

Contributors: Fontes, J.D.
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Joseph Fontes via Scopus - Elsevier

The regulation of glycogenolysis in the brain.

The Journal of biological chemistry
2018-02-26 | Journal article
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Joseph Fontes
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A potential role for neuronal connexin 36 in the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Neuroscience letters
2017-12-12 | Journal article
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Joseph Fontes
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Teaching Biochemistry and Genetics to Students of Dentistry, Medicine, and Pharmacy 6th International Conference of the Association of Biochemistry Educators (ABE) Clearwater Beach, FL, USA, May 7-11, 2017.

Medical science educator
2017-12-01 | Journal article
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Joseph Fontes
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Gap junctions and hemichannels: communicating cell death in neurodevelopment and disease.

BMC cell biology
2017-01-17 | Journal article
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Joseph Fontes
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Role of neuronal gap junctions in NMDA receptor-mediated excitotoxicity and ischemic neuronal death

Neural Regeneration Research
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84958962784

Part of ISBN:

18767958 16735374

Contributors: Belousov, A.B.; Fontes, J.D.
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Joseph Fontes via Scopus - Elsevier

Medical Student Perspectives of Active Learning: A Focus Group Study.

Teaching and learning in medicine
2016-12-29 | Journal article
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Joseph Fontes
grade
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On the Origins of Perceptions: Student Perceptions of Active Learning and Their Implications for Educational Reform.

Teaching and learning in medicine
2016-10-01 | Journal article
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Joseph Fontes
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Death of neurons following injury requires conductive neuronal gap junction channels but not a specific connexin

PLoS ONE
2015 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84959012634

Part of ISBN:

19326203

Contributors: Fontes, J.D.; Ramsey, J.; Polk, J.M.; Koop, A.; Denisova, J.V.; Belousov, A.B.
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Joseph Fontes via Scopus - Elsevier

Neuronal gap junction coupling as the primary determinant of the extent of glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity.

2014-08 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1007/s00702-013-1109-7

PMID:

24178243

Contributors: Belousov AB; Fontes JD
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central
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The zinc finger transcription factor ZXDC activates CCL2 gene expression by opposing BCL6-mediated repression.

2013-12 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.molimm.2013.07.001

PMID:

23954399

Contributors: Ramsey JE; Fontes JD
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central
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Neuronal gap junctions: making and breaking connections during development and injury.

2013-04 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.tins.2012.11.001

PMID:

23237660

PMC:

PMC3609876

Contributors: Belousov AB; Fontes JD
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central
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Neuronal gap junctions play a role in the secondary neuronal death following controlled cortical impact.

2012-08 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.neulet.2012.06.065

PMID:

22781494

PMC:

PMC3414632

Contributors: Belousov AB; Wang Y; Song JH; Denisova JV; Berman NE; Fontes JD
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central
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Regulation of connexin 36 expression during development.

2012-03 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.neulet.2012.01.075

PMID:

22342304

PMC:

PMC3302950

Contributors: Song JH; Wang Y; Fontes JD; Belousov AB
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central
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Neuronal gap junction coupling is regulated by glutamate and plays critical role in cell death during neuronal injury.

2012-01 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3872-11.2012

PMID:

22238107

PMC:

PMC3567463

Contributors: Wang Y; Song JH; Denisova JV; Park WM; Fontes JD; Belousov AB
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central
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Interplay of chemical neurotransmitters regulates developmental increase in electrical synapses

Journal of Neuroscience
2011 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-79955752342

Part of ISBN:

02706474 15292401

Contributors: Park, W.-M.; Wang, Y.; Park, S.; Denisova, J.V.; Fontes, J.D.; Belousov, A.B.
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Joseph Fontes via Scopus - Elsevier

Polymorphic variation in cytochrome oxidase subunit genes.

2010 | Journal article
DOI:

10.3233/JAD-2010-100123

PMID:

20413852

PMC:

PMC2910218

Contributors: Lu J; Wang K; Rodova M; Esteves R; Berry D; E L; Crafter A; Barrett M; Cardoso SM; Onyango I et al.
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central
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Neuronal gap junctions are required for NMDA receptor-mediated excitotoxicity: implications in ischemic stroke.

2010-12 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1152/jn.00656.2010

PMID:

20943940

PMC:

PMC3007655

Contributors: Wang Y; Denisova JV; Kang KS; Fontes JD; Zhu BT; Belousov AB
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central
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An N- and C-terminal truncated isoform of zinc finger X-linked duplicated C protein represses MHC class II transcription.

2010-04 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1007/s11010-009-0280-5

PMID:

19777325

PMC:

PMC3488874

Contributors: Aleksandrova A; Galkin O; Koneni R; Fontes JD
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central
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Sumoylation of the zinc finger protein ZXDC enhances the function of its transcriptional activation domain.

2007-09 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1515/BC.2007.106

PMID:

17696781

Contributors: Jambunathan S; Fontes JD
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central
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The zinc finger proteins ZXDA and ZXDC form a complex that binds CIITA and regulates MHC II gene transcription.

2007-06 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.jmb.2007.04.033

PMID:

17493635

PMC:

PMC1963517

Contributors: Al-Kandari W; Koneni R; Navalgund V; Aleksandrova A; Jambunathan S; Fontes JD
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central
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ZXDC, a novel zinc finger protein that binds CIITA and activates MHC gene transcription.

2007-01 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.molimm.2006.02.029

PMID:

16600381

PMC:

PMC1624858

Contributors: Al-Kandari W; Jambunathan S; Navalgund V; Koneni R; Freer M; Parimi N; Mudhasani R; Fontes JD
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central
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Multiple interactions between BRG1 and MHC class II promoter binding proteins.

2005-04 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.molimm.2004.09.021

PMID:

15781111

Contributors: Mudhasani R; Fontes JD
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central
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When the lymphocyte loses its clothes.

2003-04 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/S1074-7613(03)00086-4

PMID:

12705848

Contributors: Nekrep N; Fontes JD; Geyer M; Peterlin BM
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central
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The class II transactivator requires brahma-related gene 1 to activate transcription of major histocompatibility complex class II genes.

2002-07 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1128/MCB.22.14.5019-5026.2002

PMID:

12077331

PMC:

PMC139786

Contributors: Mudhasani R; Fontes JD
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Inhibition of class II trans-activator function by HIV-1 tat in mouse cells is independent of competition for binding to cyclin T1.

2002-01 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/S0161-5890(01)00091-8

PMID:

11750655

Contributors: Mudhasani R; Fontes JD
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central
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Interactions between the class II transactivator and CREB binding protein increase transcription of major histocompatibility complex class II genes

Molecular and Cellular Biology
1999 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0032937881

Part of ISBN:

02707306

Contributors: Fontes, J.D.; Kanazawa, S.; Jean, D.; Peterlin, B.M.
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Joseph Fontes via Scopus - Elsevier

The class II transactivator CIITA is a transcriptional integrator.

1999-09 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/S1286-4579(99)00232-4

PMID:

10614003

Contributors: Fontes JD; Kanazawa S; Nekrep N; Peterlin BM
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central
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Interactions between the class II transactivator and CREB binding protein increase transcription of major histocompatibility complex class II genes.

1999-01 | Journal article
PMID:

9858618

PMC:

PMC83952

Contributors: Fontes JD; Kanazawa S; Jean D; Peterlin BM
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central

Assembly of functional regulatory complexes on MHC class II promoters in vivo.

1997-07 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1006/jmbi.1997.1121

PMID:

9237901

Contributors: Fontes JD; Jabrane-Ferrat N; Peterlin BM
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central
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The class II trans-activator CIITA interacts with the TBP-associated factor TAFII32.

1997-06 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1093/nar/25.12.2522

PMID:

9171108

PMC:

PMC146770

Contributors: Fontes JD; Jiang B; Peterlin BM
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central
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Sequence-independent inhibition of RNA transcription by DNA dumbbells and other decoys.

1997-02 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1093/nar/25.3.575

PMID:

9016598

PMC:

PMC146464

Contributors: Lim CS; Jabrane-Ferrat N; Fontes JD; Okamoto H; Garovoy MR; Peterlin BM; Hunt CA
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Complex architecture of major histocompatibility complex class II promoters: Reiterated motifs and conserved protein-protein interactions

Molecular and Cellular Biology
1996 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0029762163

Part of ISBN:

02707306

Contributors: Jabrane-Ferrat, N.; Fontes, J.D.; Boss, J.M.; Peterlin, B.M.
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Joseph Fontes via Scopus - Elsevier

Complex architecture of major histocompatibility complex class II promoters: reiterated motifs and conserved protein-protein interactions.

1996-09 | Journal article
PMID:

8756625

PMC:

PMC231468

Contributors: Jabrane-Ferrat N; Fontes JD; Boss JM; Peterlin BM
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central

Binding and cooperative interactions between two B cell-specific transcriptional coactivators.

1996-06 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1084/jem.183.6.2517

PMID:

8676072

PMC:

PMC2192624

Contributors: Fontes JD; Jabrane-Ferrat N; Toth CR; Peterlin BM
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central
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Class II transactivator (CIITA) is sufficient for the inducible expression of major histocompatibility complex class II genes.

1994-10 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1084/jem.180.4.1367

PMID:

7931070

PMC:

PMC2191681

Contributors: Chang CH; Fontes JD; Peterlin M; Flavell RA
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Phorbol esters modulate the phosphorylation of human T-cell leukemia virus type I Tax

Journal of Virology
1993 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0027280994

Part of ISBN:

0022538X

Contributors: Fontes, J.D.; Strawhecker, J.M.; Bills, N.D.; Lewis, R.E.; Hinrichs, S.H.
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Joseph Fontes via Scopus - Elsevier

Phorbol esters modulate the phosphorylation of human T-cell leukemia virus type I Tax.

1993-07 | Journal article
PMID:

8510230

PMC:

PMC237821

Contributors: Fontes JD; Strawhecker JM; Bills ND; Lewis RE; Hinrichs SH
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central

Transgenic models of human cancer.

1991 | Journal article
PMID:

1668887

Contributors: Hinrichs SH; Fontes JD; Bills ND; Schneider PD
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central

Transgenic models of human cancer.

Princess Takamatsu symposia
1991 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0026361414

Contributors: Hinrichs, S.H.; Fontes, J.D.; Bills, N.D.; Schneider, P.D.
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Joseph Fontes via Scopus - Elsevier

Rapid isolation of substrate-quality plasmid DNA without CsCl-dye density gradients.

1990-11 | Journal article
PMID:

2268418

Contributors: Aguilar-Cordova E; Fontes J
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Joseph Fontes via Europe PubMed Central

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Review activity for Journal of bioenergetics and biomembranes. (1)