Kristen Wells, PhD
Assistant Research Professor, Pediatrics-Barbara Davis Center

Publications

  • Stensland ZC, Magera CA, Broncucia H, Gomez BD, Rios-Guzman NM, Wells KL, Nicholas CA, Rihanek M, Hunter MJ, Toole KP, Gottlieb PA, Smith MJ. Identification of an anergic BND cell-derived activated B cell population (BND2) in young-onset type 1 diabetes patients. J Exp Med. 2023 Aug 7;220(8). PubMed PMID: 37184563
  • Abarinov V, Levine JA, Churchill AJ, Hopwood B, Deiter CS, Guney MA, Wells KL, Schrunk JM, Guo Y, Hammelman J, Gifford DK, Magnuson MA, Wichterle H, Sussel L. Major ß cell-specific functions of NKX2.2 are mediated via the NK2-specific domain. Genes Dev. 2023 Jun 1;37(11-12):490-504. PubMed PMID: 37364986
  • Moss ND, Wells KL, Theis A, Kim YK, Spigelman AF, Liu X, MacDonald PE, Sussel L. Modulation of insulin secretion by RBFOX2-mediated alternative splicing. Nat Commun. 2023 Nov 25;14(1):7732. PubMed PMID: 38007492
  • Yuan F, Gasser GN, Lemire E, Montoro DT, Jagadeesh K, Zhang Y, Duan Y, Ievlev V, Wells KL, Rotti PG, Shahin W, Winter M, Rosen BH, Evans I, Cai Q, Yu M, Walsh SA, Acevedo MR, Pandya DN, Akurathi V, Dick DW, Wadas TJ, Joo NS, Wine JJ, Birket S, Fernandez CM, Leung HM, Tearney GJ, Verkman AS, Haggie PM, Scott K, Bartels D, Meyerholz DK, Rowe SM, Liu X, Yan Z, Haber AL, Sun X, Engelhardt JF. Transgenic ferret models define pulmonary ionocyte diversity and function. Nature. 2023 Sep;621(7980):857-867. PubMed PMID: 37730992
  • Kim YK, Walters JA, Moss ND, Wells KL, Sheridan R, Miranda JG, Benninger RKP, Pyle LL, O'Brien RM, Sussel L, Davidson HW. Zinc transporter 8 haploinsufficiency protects against beta cell dysfunction in type 1 diabetes by increasing mitochondrial respiration. Mol Metab. 2022 Dec;66:101632. PubMed PMID: 36347424
  • Sanders BE, Wolsky R, Doughty ES, Wells KL, Ghosh D, Ku L, Pressey JG, Bitler BB, Brubaker LW. Small cell carcinoma of the ovary hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT): A review and novel case with dual germline SMARCA4 and BRCA2 mutations. Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2022 Dec;44:101077. PubMed PMID: 36249907
  • Miranda JG, Schleicher WE, Wells KL, Ramirez DG, Landgrave SP, Benninger RKP. Dynamic changes in ß-cell [Ca(2 )] regulate NFAT activation, gene transcription, and islet gap junction communication. Mol Metab. 2022 Mar;57:101430. PubMed PMID: 34979329
  • Kim Y.K., Kim Y.J., Wells K.L., Guney M., Tsai C., Zee T., Karsenty G., Nakayasu E.S., Sussel L. IPTPN2 regulates metabolic flux to affect beta cell susceptibility to inflammatory stress. Diabetes
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Department: Pediatrics-Barbara Davis Center
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