Publications
Floyd Z.E. and Stephens J. M. (2002) IFNγ mediated activation and ubiquitin-proteasome dependent degradation of PPARγ in adipocytes. J. Biol. Chem. 277, 4062-4068. [PubMed]
Levert K.L., Waldrop G.L. and Stephens J.M. (2002) A Biotin Analog Inhibits Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase activity and adipogenesis. J. Biol. Chem. 277, 16347-16350. [PubMed] [PDF]
Zvonic S., Cornelius P., Stewart W.C., Mynatt R.L. and Stephens J.M. (2003) The regulation and activation of CNTF signaling proteins in adipocytes. J. Biol. Chem. 278, 2228-2235. [PubMed]
Floyd Z.E. and Stephens J. M. (2003) STAT 5A promotes adipogenesis in non-precursor cells and associates with glucocorticoid receptor during adipocyte differentiation. Diabetes 52, 308-14. [PubMed] [PDF]
Zvonic S., Story D.J. Stephens J.M, and Mynatt R.L. (2003) Growth hormone, but not insulin, activates STAT5 proteins in adipocytes in vivo. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun 302, 359-62. [PubMed] [PDF]
Mynatt R.L. and Stephens J.M. (2003) Regulation of PPARγ and Obesity by Agouti/Melanocortin Signaling in Adipocytes. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 994, 141-146. [PubMed]
Hogan J.C. and Stephens J.M. (2003) STAT 1 binds to the LPL promoter in vitro. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun 307, 350-354. [PubMed] [PDF]
Floyd Z.E. and Stephens J. M. (2004) Control of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma2 stability and activity by SUMOylation. Obesity Research 12, 921-8. [PubMed] [PDF]
Stewart W. C., Baugh J.E. Jr., Floyd Z.E. and Stephens J. M. (2004) STAT 5 activators can replace the requirement of FBS in the adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 cells. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun, 324, 355-359.
Zvonic S., Baugh J.E. Jr., Arbour-Reily P., Mynatt R. L., and Stephens J.M. (2005) Cross-talk among gp130 cytokines in adipocytes J. Biol. Chem. 40, 33856-63.[PubMed] [PDF]
Stephens J.M. and Vidal-Puig A.J. (2006) An update on visfatin/pre-B cell colony-enhancing factor, an ubiquitously expressed, illusive cytokine that is regulated in obesity Current Opinion in Lipidology 2006 Apr;17(2):128-31. [PDF]
Coulter A.A. and Stephens J.M. (2006) STAT5 activators modulate acyl CoA oxidase (AOX) expression in adipocytes and STAT5A binds to the AOX promoter in vitro. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2006 Jun 16;344(4):1342-5. [PDF]
Story D.J. and Stephens J.M. (2006) Modulation and Lack of Cross-Talk between Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 5 and Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling-3 in Insulin and Growth Hormone Signaling in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes. Obesity 2006 Aug;14(8):1303-11. [PDF]
Baugh J.E. Jr., Floyd Z.E., and Stephens J.M. (2007) The Modulation of STAT5A/GR Complexes during Fat Cell Differentiation and in Mature Adipocytes. Obesity 2007 Mar;15(3):583-90. [PDF]
White U.A., Coulter A.A., Miles T.K., and Stephens J.M. (2007) The STAT5A-Mediated Induction of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase 4 Expression by Prolactin or Growth Hormone in Adipoyctes. Diabetes 2007 Jun;56:1623-29. [PDF]
