Selected Publications
Sanchez-Esteban, J., Wang, Y., Gruppuso, P.A. and Rubin, L.P. Mechanical stretch induces fetal lung type II cell differentiation via an epidermal growth factor receptor ERK MAP kinase signaling pathway. Am. J. Mol. Cell. Respir. Biol. 30:76-83, 2004.
Rubin, L.P., Kovacs, C.A., De Paepe, M.E., Tsai, S.W., Torday, J.S. and Kronenberg, H.M. Arrested pulmonary alveolar cytodifferentiation and defective surfactant synthesis in mice missing the gene for parathyroid hormone-related protein. Dev. Dyn. 230:278-289, 2004.
De Paepe, M.E., Mao, Q., Embree-Ku, M., Rubin, L.P. and Luks, F.I. Fas/FasL-mediated apoptosis in perinatal murine lungs. Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell Mol. Physiol. 287:L730-742, 2004.
Rubin, L.P. Embryology, developmental biology, and anatomy of the endocrine system. Avery’s Diseases of the Newborn, 8th edition, Taeusch, H.W., Ballard, R.A. and Gleason, C.A. (editors), Saunders, Philadelphia, 2004.
Jaleel, M.A., Tsai, A.C., Sarkar, S., Freedman, P.V. and Rubin, L.P. Stromal-derived growth factor (SDF-1) signalling regulates human placental trophoblast cell survival. Hum. Mol. Reprod. 10:901-909, 2004.
De Paepe, M.E., Mao, Q., Cheo, Y., Powell, J.L., Rubin, L.P. and Sharma, S. Hyperoxia-induced apoptosis and Fas/FasL Expression in lung epithelial cells. Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell Mol. Physiol. 289:L647-659, 2005.
Sanchez-Esteban, J., Wang, Y., Filardo, E.J., Rubin, L.P. and Ingber, D.E. Intregrins β1, α6 and α3 contribute to mechanical strain-induced differentiation of fetal type II cells via distinct mechanisms. Am. J. Physiol. Lung Cell Mol. Physiol. 290:L343-350, 2006.
Gong, X., Tsai, S.W., Yan, B. and Rubin, L.P. Cooperation between MEF2 and PPARγ in human intestinal β,β-carotene 15,15'-monooxygenase gene expression. BMC Mol. Biol. 7:7, 2006.
Gundogan, F., Elwood, G., Greco, D., Rubin, L.P., Pinar, H., Carlson, R.I., Wands, J.R. and de la Monte, S.M. Role of aspartyl-(asparaginyl) β-hydroxylase in placental implantation: relevance to early pregnancy loss. Hum. Pathol. 38:50-59, 2007.