THE SHAPIRO LAB

At the University of Illinois

Model for the estrogen regulation of mRNA degradation by vigilin and the mRNA degrading enzyme PMR-1.

Contact Information:

email: djshapir@uiuc.edu

Professor David J. Shapiro

Department of Biochemistry, B-4 RAL

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

600 S. Mathews Ave.

Urbana, Il 61801

Overview of Our Research

RESEARCH AREAS

	Estrogen Receptor Regulation of Gene Transcription
	Tamoxifen-induced Apoptosis
	Regulation of Inflammation and Immune Surveillance by Control of Proteinase Inhibitor 9 (PI-9)
	Estrogen Regulation of mRNA Degradation
	RNAi Applications and Vigilin in RNA Metabolism
	Summaries of 10 Representative Papers

Other Destinations

Department of Biochemistry    School of Molecular & Cellular Biology

Reproductive Biology Program    Medical Scholars Program

U of I College of Medicine

Last Updated: 08/12/03