Superfund Research Program

Richard R. Vaillancourt

University of Arizona
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
1703 E. Mabel, POB 210207
Room 134
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0207
Phone: 520-626-4374
Fax: 520-626-2466
Email: vaillancourt@pharmacy.arizona.edu

Projects

• University of Arizona: Role of Annexin II in Peripheral Vascular Disease (2005-2010)

Publications

2019

• Garcia-Flores AE, Sollome JJ, Thavathiru E, Bower JL, Vaillancourt RR. 2019. HER2/HER3 regulates lactate secretion and expression of lactate receptor mRNA through the MAP3K4 associated protein GIT1. Sci Rep 9:10823. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-46954-7 PMID:31346208

2014

• Sollome JJ, Thavathiru E, Camenisch TD, Vaillancourt RR. 2014. HER2/HER3 regulates extracellular acidification and cell migration through MTK1 (MEKK4). Cell Signal 26(1):70-82. doi:10.1016/j.cellsig.2013.08.043 PMID:24036211 PMCID:PMC3869707

2012

• Druwe IL, Sollome JJ, Sanchez-Soria P, Hardwick RN, Camenisch TD, Vaillancourt RR. 2012. Arsenite activates NF Kappa B through induction of C-reactive protein. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 261(3):263-270. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2012.04.005 PMID:22521605 PMCID:PMC3598891

2010

• Craig E, Austin A, Vaillancourt RR, Barnett JV, Camenisch TD. 2010. TGF beta 2-mediated production of hyaluronan is important for the induction of epicardial cell differentiation and invasion. Exp Cell Res 316:3397-3405. doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2010.07.006 PMID:20633555 PMCID:PMC3397912
• Druwe IL, Vaillancourt RR. 2010. Influence of arsenate and arsenite on signal transduction pathways: an update. Arch Toxicol 84:585-596. doi:10.1007/s00204-010-0554-4 PMID:20502880 PMCID:PMC2911141

2008

• Andrew AS, Lantz RC, Rodgers, LS, Vaillancourt RR, Camenisch TD, Hays AM, Sollome JJ, Hamilton JW. 2008. Arsenic-induced decreases in the vascular matrix. Toxicol Pathol 36(6):805-817. doi:10.1177/0192623308323919 PMID:18812580 PMCID:PMC2875876
• Pysher MD, Chen QM, Vaillancourt RR. 2008. Arsenic alters vascular smooth muscle cell focal adhesion complexes leading to activation of FAK-src mediated pathways. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 231(2):135-141. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2008.04.002 PMID:18486177 PMCID:PMC3900024

2007

• Pysher MD, Sollome JJ, Regan SP, Cardinal TR, Hoying JB, Brooks HL, Vaillancourt RR. 2007. Increased hexokinase II expression in the renal glomerulus of mice in response to arsenic. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 224(1):39-48. PMID:17643460

2005

• Derbyshire ZE, Halfter UM, Heimark RL, Vaillancourt RR. 2005. Angiotensin II stimulated transcription of cyclooxygenase II is regulated by a novel kinase cascade involving Pyk2, MEKK4 and annexin II. Mol Cell Biochem 271(1-2):77-90. PMID:15881658
• Halfter UM, Derbyshire ZE, Vaillancourt RR. 2005. Interferon-gamma-dependent tyrosine phosphorylation of MEKK4 via Pyk2 is regulated by annexin II and SHP2 in keratinocytes. Biochem J 388(Pt1):17-28. doi:10.1042/BJ20041236 PMID:15601262 PMCID:PMC1186689

2002

• Adams DG, Sachs NA, Vaillancourt RR. 2002. Phosphorylation of the stress-activated protein kinase, MEKK3, at serine 166. Arch Biochem Biophys 407(1):103-116. PMID:12392720

1999

• Porter AC, Fanger GR, Vaillancourt RR. 1999. Signal transduction pathways regulated by arsenate and arsenite. Oncogene 18(54):7794-7802. PMID:10618720