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John Heikkila

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Krone, Patrick
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Miskovic, Dragana
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Ohan, NW
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Fernando, Pasan
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Bols, Niels
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Bonen, Arend
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Gauley, Julie
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Glatz, Jan
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Browder, Leon
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Kaldis, Angelo
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Young Jordan T F; Gauley Julie; Heikkila John J
Simultaneous exposure of Xenopus A6 kidney epithelial cells to concurrent mild sodium arsenite and heat stress results in enhanced hsp30 and hsp70 gene expression and the acquisition of thermotolerance.
Woolfson Jessica P; Heikkila John J
Examination of cadmium-induced expression of the small heat shock protein gene, hsp30, in Xenopus laevis A6 kidney epithelial cells.
Voyer Janine; Heikkila John J
Comparison of the effect of heat shock factor inhibitor, KNK437, on heat shock- and chemical stress-induced hsp30 gene expression in Xenopus laevis A6 cells.

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2009: Young Jordan T F; Gauley Julie; Heikkila John J
Simultaneous exposure of Xenopus A6 kidney epithelial cells to concurrent mild sodium arsenite and heat stress results in enhanced hsp30 and hsp70 gene expression and the acquisition of thermotolerance.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology 2009;153(4):417-24.
2009: Woolfson Jessica P; Heikkila John J
Examination of cadmium-induced expression of the small heat shock protein gene, hsp30, in Xenopus laevis A6 kidney epithelial cells.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology 2009;152(1):91-9.
2008: Voyer Janine; Heikkila John J
Comparison of the effect of heat shock factor inhibitor, KNK437, on heat shock- and chemical stress-induced hsp30 gene expression in Xenopus laevis A6 cells.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology 2008;151(2):253-61.
2008: Gauley J; Young J T F; Heikkila J J
Intracellular localization of the heat shock protein, HSP110, in Xenopus laevis A6 kidney epithelial cells.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology 2008;151(1):133-8.
2008: Benton Carley R; Nickerson James G; Lally James; Han Xiao-Xia; Holloway Graham P; Glatz Jan F C; Luiken Joost J F P; Graham Terry E; Heikkila John J; Bonen Arend
Modest PGC-1alpha overexpression in muscle in vivo is sufficient to increase insulin sensitivity and palmitate oxidation in subsarcolemmal, not intermyofibrillar, mitochondria.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2008;283(7):4228-40.
2007: Manwell Laurie A; Heikkila John J
Examination of KNK437- and quercetin-mediated inhibition of heat shock-induced heat shock protein gene expression in Xenopus laevis cultured cells.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology 2007;148(3):521-30.
2007: Mulligan-Tuttle Anne; Heikkila John J
Expression of the small heat shock protein gene, hsp30, in Rana catesbeiana fibroblasts.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology 2007;148(2):308-16.
2007: Heikkila John J; Kaldis Angelo; Morrow Genevieve; Tanguay Robert M
The use of the Xenopus oocyte as a model system to analyze the expression and function of eukaryotic heat shock proteins.
Biotechnology advances 2007;25(4):385-95.
2007: Tuttle Anne Mulligan; Gauley Julie; Chan Norman; Heikkila John J
Analysis of the expression and function of the small heat shock protein gene, hsp27, in Xenopus laevis embryos.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology 2007;147(1):112-21.
2006: Semple Jeffrey W; Da-Silva Lance F; Jervis Eric J; Ah-Kee Jennifer; Al-Attar Hyder; Kummer Lutz; Heikkila John J; Pasero Philippe; Duncker Bernard P
An essential role for Orc6 in DNA replication through maintenance of pre-replicative complexes.
The EMBO journal 2006;25(21):5150-8.
2006: Gauley Julie; Heikkila John J
Examination of the expression of the heat shock protein gene, hsp110, in Xenopus laevis cultured cells and embryos.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology 2006;145(2):225-34.
2006: Benton Carley R; Koonen Debby P Y; Calles-Escandon Jorge; Tandon Narendra N; Glatz Jan F C; Luiken Joost J F P; Heikkila John J; Bonen Arend
Differential effects of contraction and PPAR agonists on the expression of fatty acid transporters in rat skeletal muscle.
The Journal of physiology 2006;573(Pt 1):199-210.
2006: Hamilton Amanda M; Heikkila John J
Examination of the stress-induced expression of the collagen binding heat shock protein, hsp47, in Xenopus laevis cultured cells and embryos.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology 2006;143(1):133-41.
2006: Heikkila John J; Kaldis Angelo; Abdulle Rashid
Analysis of molecular chaperones using a Xenopus oocyte protein refolding assay.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 2006;322():213-22.
2006: Morrow Geneviève; Heikkila John J; Tanguay Robert M
Differences in the chaperone-like activities of the four main small heat shock proteins of Drosophila melanogaster.
Cell stress & chaperones 2006;11(1):51-60.
2005: Gellalchew Mekonnen; Heikkila John J
Intracellular localization of Xenopus small heat shock protein, hsp30, in A6 kidney epithelial cells.
Cell biology international 2005;29(3):221-7.
2004: Heikkila John J
Regulation and function of small heat shock protein genes during amphibian development.
Journal of cellular biochemistry 2004;93(4):672-80.
2004: Kaldis Angelo; Atkinson Burr G; Heikkila John J
Molecular chaperone function of the Rana catesbeiana small heat shock protein, hsp30.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology 2004;139(2):175-82.
2004: Muller M; Gauley J; Heikkila John J
Hydrogen peroxide induces heat shock protein and proto-oncogene mRNA accumulation in Xenopus laevis A6 kidney epithelial cells.
Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology 2004;82(7):523-9.
2004: Clarke David C; Miskovic Dragana; Han Xiao-Xia; Calles-Escandon Jorge; Glatz Jan F C; Luiken Joost J F P; Heikkila John J; Bonen Arend
Overexpression of membrane-associated fatty acid binding protein (FABPpm) in vivo increases fatty acid sarcolemmal transport and metabolism.
Physiological genomics 2004;17(1):31-7.
2003: Heikkila John J
Expression and function of small heat shock protein genes during Xenopus development.
Seminars in cell & developmental biology 2003;14(5):259-66.
2003: Ovakim Daniel H; Heikkila John J
Effect of histone deacetylase inhibitors on heat shock protein gene expression during Xenopus development.
Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) 2003;36(2):88-96.
2003: Fernando Pasan; Megeney Lynn A; Heikkila John J
Phosphorylation-dependent structural alterations in the small hsp30 chaperone are associated with cellular recovery.
Experimental cell research 2003;286(2):175-85.
2002: Ali Adnan; Heikkila John J
Enhanced accumulation of constitutive heat shock protein mRNA is an initial response of eye tissue to mild hyperthermia in vivo in adult Xenopus laevis.
Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology 2002;80(11):1119-23.
2002: Fernando P; Abdulle R; Mohindra A; Guillemette J G; Heikkila J J
Mutation or deletion of the C-terminal tail affects the function and structure of Xenopus laevis small heat shock protein, hsp30.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part B, Biochemistry & molecular biology 2002;133(1):95-103.
2002: Abdulle Rashid; Mohindra Ashvin; Fernando Pasan; Heikkila John J
Xenopus small heat shock proteins, Hsp30C and Hsp30D, maintain heat- and chemically denatured luciferase in a folding-competent state.
Cell stress & chaperones 2002;7(1):6-16.
2001: Hatta H; Tonouchi M; Miskovic D; Wang Y; Heikkila J J; Bonen A
Tissue-specific and isoform-specific changes in MCT1 and MCT4 in heart and soleus muscle during a 1-yr period.
American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism 2001;281(4):E749-56.
2000: Bonen A; Tonouchi M; Miskovic D; Heddle C; Heikkila J J; Halestrap A P
Isoform-specific regulation of the lactate transporters MCT1 and MCT4 by contractile activity.
American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism 2000;279(5):E1131-8.
2000: Fernando P; Heikkila J J
Functional characterization of Xenopus small heat shock protein, Hsp30C: the carboxyl end is required for stability and chaperone activity.
Cell stress & chaperones 2000;5(2):148-59.
2000: Lang L; Miskovic D; Lo M; Heikkila J J
Stress-induced, tissue-specific enrichment of hsp70 mRNA accumulation in Xenopus laevis embryos.
Cell stress & chaperones 2000;5(1):36-44.
1999: Lang L; Miskovic D; Fernando P; Heikkila J J
Spatial pattern of constitutive and heat shock-induced expression of the small heat shock protein gene family, Hsp30, in Xenopus laevis tailbud embryos.
Developmental genetics 1999;25(4):365-74.
1999: Phang D; Joyce E M; Heikkila J J
Heat shock-induced acquisition of thermotolerance at the levels of cell survival and translation in Xenopus A6 kidney epithelial cells.
Biochemistry and cell biology = Biochimie et biologie cellulaire 1999;77(2):141-51.
1999: Miskovic D; Heikkila J J
Constitutive and stress-inducible expression of the endoplasmic reticulum heat shock protein 70 gene family member, immunoglobulin-binding protein (BiP), during Xenopus laevis early development.
Developmental genetics 1999;25(1):31-9.
1998: Ohan N W; Tam Y; Heikkila J J
Heat-shock-induced assembly of Hsp30 family members into high molecular weight aggregates in Xenopus laevis cultured cells.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part B, Biochemistry & molecular biology 1998;119(2):381-9.
1998: Ohan N W; Tam Y; Fernando P; Heikkila J J
Characterization of a novel group of basic small heat shock proteins in Xenopus laevis A6 kidney epithelial cells.
Biochemistry and cell biology = Biochimie et biologie cellulaire 1998;76(4):665-71.
1997: Ali A; Fernando P; Smith W L; Ovsenek N; Lepock J R; Heikkila J J
Preferential activation of HSF-binding activity and hsp70 gene expression in Xenopus heart after mild hyperthermia.
Cell stress & chaperones 1997;2(4):229-37.
1997: Miskovic D; Salter-Cid L; Ohan N; Flajnik M; Heikkila J J
Isolation and characterization of a cDNA encoding a Xenopus immunoglobulin binding protein, BiP (grp78).
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part B, Biochemistry & molecular biology 1997;116(2):227-34.
1997: Heikkila J J; Ohan N; Tam Y; Ali A
Heat shock protein gene expression during Xenopus development.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS 1997;53(1):114-21.
1997: Briant D; Ohan N; Heikkila J J
Effect of herbimycin A on hsp30 and hsp70 heat shock protein gene expression in Xenopus cultured cells.
Biochemistry and cell biology = Biochimie et biologie cellulaire 1997;75(6):777-82.
1996: Ali A; Salter-Cid L; Flajnik M J; Heikkila J J
Molecular cloning of a cDNA encoding a Xenopus laevis 70-kDa heat shock cognate protein, hsc70.II.
Biochimica et biophysica acta 1996;1309(3):174-8.
1996: Ali A; Krone P H; Pearson D S; Heikkila J J
Evaluation of stress-inducible hsp90 gene expression as a potential molecular biomarker in Xenopus laevis.
Cell stress & chaperones 1996;1(1):62-9.
1996: Ali A; Salter-Cid L; Flajnik M F; Heikkila J J
Isolation and characterization of a cDNA encoding a Xenopus 70-kDa heat shock cognate protein, Hsc70.I.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part B, Biochemistry & molecular biology 1996;113(4):681-7.
1995: Tam Y; Heikkila J J
Identification of members of the HSP30 small heat shock protein family and characterization of their developmental regulation in heat-shocked Xenopus laevis embryos.
Developmental genetics 1995;17(4):331-9.
1995: Ohan N W; Heikkila J J
Involvement of differential gene expression and mRNA stability in the developmental regulation of the hsp 30 gene family in heat-shocked Xenopus laevis embryos.
Developmental genetics 1995;17(2):176-84.
1994: Vezina C; Wooden S K; Lee A S; Heikkila J J
Constitutive expression of a microinjected glucose-regulated protein (grp78) fusion gene during early Xenopus laevis development.
Differentiation; research in biological diversity 1994;57(3):171-7.
1994: Ali A; Krone P H; Heikkila J J
(dA-dC)n.(dG-dT)n repeats mark the boundaries of a recent insertion event into a subgroup of Xenopus laevis hsp 30 gene promoters.
Genome / National Research Council Canada = Génome / Conseil national de recherches Canada 1994;37(3):512-5.
1993: Ohan N W; Heikkila J J
Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction: an overview of the technique and its applications.
Biotechnology advances 1993;11(1):13-29.
1993: Heikkila J J
Heat shock gene expression and development. II. An overview of mammalian and avian developmental systems.
Developmental genetics 1993;14(2):87-91.
1993: Ali A; Krone P H; Heikkila J J
Expression of endogenous and microinjected hsp 30 genes in early Xenopus laevis embryos.
Developmental genetics 1993;14(1):42-50.
1993: Heikkila J J
Heat shock gene expression and development. I. An overview of fungal, plant, and poikilothermic animal developmental systems.
Developmental genetics 1993;14(1):1-5.
1992: Karn H; Ovsenek N; Heikkila J J
Examination of the DNA sequence-specific binding properties of heat shock transcription factor in Xenopus laevis embryos.
Biochemistry and cell biology = Biochimie et biologie cellulaire 1992;70(10-11):1006-13.
1992: Ovsenek N; Heikkila J J
Compensatory effect of distal promoter sequences on the basal expression of a microinjected 70-kilodalton heat shock protein gene after the midblastula transition of Xenopus laevis embryogenesis.
Biochemistry and cell biology = Biochimie et biologie cellulaire 1992;70(5):339-42.
1992: Winning R S; Bols N C; Wooden S K; Lee A S; Heikkila J J
Analysis of the expression of a glucose-regulated protein (GRP78) promoter/CAT fusion gene during early Xenopus laevis development.
Differentiation; research in biological diversity 1992;49(1):1-6.
1992: Krone P H; Snow A; Ali A; Pasternak J J; Heikkila J J
Comparison of regulatory and structural regions of the Xenopus laevis small heat-shock protein-encoding gene family.
Gene 1992;110(2):159-66.
1991: Ovsenek N; Karn H A; Heikkila J J
Analysis of CCAAT box transcription factor binding activity during early Xenopus laevis embryogenesis.
Developmental biology 1991;145(2):323-7.
1991: Winning R S; Bols N C; Heikkila J J
Tunicamycin-inducible polypeptide synthesis during Xenopus laevis embryogenesis.
Differentiation; research in biological diversity 1991;46(3):167-72.
1991: Heikkila J J; Krone P H; Ovsenek N
Regulation of heat shock gene expression during Xenopus development.
Results and problems in cell differentiation 1991;17():120-37.
1990: Ovsenek N; Heikkila J J
DNA sequence-specific binding activity of the heat-shock transcription factor is heat-inducible before the midblastula transition of early Xenopus development.
Development (Cambridge, England) 1990;110(2):427-33.
1990: Ovsenek N; Williams G T; Morimoto R I; Heikkila J J
cis-acting sequences and trans-acting factors required for constitutive expression of a microinjected HSP70 gene after the midblastula transition of Xenopus laevis embryogenesis.
Developmental genetics 1990;11(1):97-109.
1989: Winning R S; Heikkila J J; Bols N C
Induction of glucose-regulated proteins in Xenopus laevis A6 cells.
Journal of cellular physiology 1989;140(2):239-45.
1989: Krone P H; Heikkila J J
Expression of microinjected hsp 70/CAT and hsp 30/CAT chimeric genes in developing Xenopus laevis embryos.
Development (Cambridge, England) 1989;106(2):271-81.
1989: Heikkila J J
Use of Xenopus oocytes to study the expression of cloned genes and translation of mRNA.
Biotechnology advances 1989;7(1):47-59.
1989: Browder L W; Pollock M; Nickells R W; Heikkila J J; Winning R S
Developmental regulation of the heat-shock response.
Developmental biology (New York, N.Y. : 1985) 1989;6():97-147.
1988: Ovsenek N; Heikkila J J
Heat shock-induced accumulation of ubiquitin mRNA in Xenopus laevis embryos is developmentally regulated.
Developmental biology 1988;129(2):582-5.
1988: Darasch S; Mosser D D; Bols N C; Heikkila J J
Heat shock gene expression in Xenopus laevis A6 cells in response to heat shock and sodium arsenite treatments.
Biochemistry and cell biology = Biochimie et biologie cellulaire 1988;66(8):862-70.
1988: Krone P H; Heikkila J J
Analysis of hsp 30, hsp 70 and ubiquitin gene expression in Xenopus laevis tadpoles.
Development (Cambridge, England) 1988;103(1):59-67.
1987: Browder L W; Pollock M; Heikkila J J; Wilkes J; Wang T; Krone P; Ovsenek N; Kloc M
Decay of the oocyte-type heat shock response of Xenopus laevis.
Developmental biology 1987;124(1):191-9.
1987: Heikkila J J; Darasch S P; Mosser D D; Bols N C
Heat and sodium arsenite act synergistically on the induction of heat shock gene expression in Xenopus laevis A6 cells.
Biochemistry and cell biology = Biochimie et biologie cellulaire 1987;65(4):310-6.
1987: Heikkila J J; Ovsenek N; Krone P
Examination of heat shock protein mRNA accumulation in early Xenopus laevis embryos.
Biochemistry and cell biology = Biochimie et biologie cellulaire 1987;65(2):87-94.
1986: Mosser D D; Heikkila J J; Bols N C
Temperature ranges over which rainbow trout fibroblasts survive and synthesize heat-shock proteins.
Journal of cellular physiology 1986;128(3):432-40.
1985: Heikkila J J; Kloc M; Bury J; Schultz G A; Browder L W
Acquisition of the heat-shock response and thermotolerance during early development of Xenopus laevis.
Developmental biology 1985;107(2):483-9.

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