Putney, James W., Ph.D.
individual record
Senior Investigator
Positions:
- Senior Investigator, Signal Transduction Laboratory / Calcium Regulation Group
overview
Dr. Putney received his Ph.D. from the Medical College of Virginia, and held academic posts at Wayne State University and the Medical College of Virginia where he achieved the rank of Professor of Pharmacology. His current position is Chief, Calcium Regulation Group, Laboratory of Signal Transduction, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Formerly he served as Chief of the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology. He also holds positions as Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology at the University of North Carolina, and Affiliate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University.
selected publications
Academic Articles255
- (2013). Role of STIM1-and Orai1-mediated Ca2+ entry in Ca2+-induced epidermal keratinocyte differentiation. JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE. 126(2), 605-612.
- (2012). Alternative translation initiation gives rise to two isoforms of Orai1 with distinct plasma membrane mobilities. JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE. 125(18), 4354-4361.
- (2012). Deletion of Orai1 alters expression of multiple genes during osteoclast and osteoblast maturation. CELL CALCIUM. 52(6), 488-500.
- (2012). Orai1-mediated calcium entry plays a critical role in osteoclast differentiation and function by regulating activation of the transcription factor NFATc1. FASEB JOURNAL. 26(4), 1484-1492.