Scholars

Zimmer, Warren

Scott Exter Professor

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Scott Exter Professor, Medical Physiology, College of Medicine

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wezimmer@tamu.edu

1 979 436 0752

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overview

Our research interests are directed towards understanding the complex mechanisms which regulate the expression of specific gene sequences in development. We have focused our studies upon the factors that influence the smooth muscle component of the developing gastrointestinal (G.I.) tract. It has been shown that smooth muscle cells are predominantly derived from mesodermal precursor cells, however the factors regulating the selection of the smooth muscle myogenic pathway is not well defined.

education and training

Vanderbilt University - (Nashville, Tennessee, United States), Postdoctoral Training 1989
Ph.D. in Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine - (Houston, Texas, United States) 1985
B.S. in Biology, University of Houston - (Houston, Texas, United States) 1977

selected publications

Academic Articles62

Abbasgholizadeh, R., Zhang, H., Craft, J. W., Bryan, R. M., Bark, S. J., Briggs, J. M., ... Schwartz, R. J. (2019). Discovery of vascular Rho kinase (ROCK) inhibitory peptides. EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE. 244(11), 940-951.
Doersch, K. M., Moses, K. A., & Zimmer, W. E. (2016). Synergistic immunologic targets for the treatment of prostate cancer. EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE. 241(17), 1900-1910.
Goodman, S. R., Chapa, R. P., & Zimmer, W. E. (2015). Spectrin’s chimeric E2/E3 enzymatic activity. EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE. 240(8), 1039-1049.
Fillmore, R. A., Kojima, C., Johnson, C., Kolcun, G., Dangott, L. J., & Zimmer, W. E. (2014). New concepts concerning prostate cancer screening. EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE. 239(7), 793-804.
Papke, C. L., Cao, J., Kwartler, C. S., Villamizar, C., Byanova, K. L., Lim, S., ... Milewicz, D. M. (2013). Smooth muscle hyperplasia due to loss of smooth muscle alpha-actin is driven by activation of focal adhesion kinase, altered p53 localization and increased levels of platelet-derived growth factor receptor-beta. Human Molecular Genetics. 22(15), 3123-3137.

Chapters3

Goodman, S. R., & Zimmer, W. E. (2007). Cytoskeleton. Medical Cell Biology: Third Edition. (pp. 59-100). Elsevier.
Zimmer, W. E. (2007). Regulation of Gene Expression. Medical Cell Biology: Third Edition. (pp. 149-190). Elsevier.
Balczon, R., Bao, L., Zimmer, W. E., Brown, K., Zinkowski, R. P., & Brinkley, B. R. (1994). Analysis of Centrosome Replication Events in Mammalian Cells. The Cell Cycle. (pp. 229-235). Springer Us.

Conference Papers5

Zimmer, W. E. (2006). Spectrin's key role in synaptic transmission. The FASEB Journal. 20(5), A868-A868.
Zimmer, W. E., Stanfel, M. N., Moses, K. A., Chi, X., Takamoto, N., Dean, D. A., & Schwartz, R. J. (2005). The bagpipe homolog Nkx3.2 is an important factor in the specification of bone and intestinal tract mesoderm. MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT. 122, S64-S64.
Van Eldik, L. J., Zimmer, W. E., Barger, S. W., & Watterson, D. M. (1990). Perturbation of the Calmodulin System in Transformed Cells. MATHEMATICAL MODELLING IN EXPERIMENTAL NUTRITION. 269, 111-120.
Lukas, T. J., Haiech, J., Lau, W., Craig, T. A., Zimmer, W. E., Shattuck, R. L., Shoemaker, M. O., & Watterson, D. M. (1988). Calmodulin and calmodulin-regulated protein kinases as transducers of intracellular calcium signals.. Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 53 Pt 1(0), 185-193.
ZIMMER, W. E., CHANG, K. S., BERGSMA, D., & SCHWARTZ, R. (1983). ORGANIZATION AND EXPRESSION OF THE CHICKEN ACTIN MULTIGENE FAMILY DURING MYOGENESIS. J Cell Biol. 97(5), A330-A330.