Research Summary:

Dr. Patel is working in the laboratory of Dr. Greg Dressler (Pathology) where he has focused on transcriptional mechanisms of kidney development.

Link to PubMed Citations

Selected Publications:

Lin, J., Patel, S.R., Wang, M., and Dressler, G.R. The cysteine rich domain protein KCP is a suppressor of TGF-b/Activin signaling in renal epithelia. Mol. Cell. Biol. 2006 Jun;26(12):4577-85.

Patel, S. R. and Dressler, G. BMP Signaling in Kidney Development and Disease. Trends in Molecular Medicine 11(11):512-8, 2005. Epub 2005 Oct 10.

Lin, J. Patel, S.R., Cho, E.A., Levitan, I., Ullenbruch, M., Phan, S., Park, J.M. and Dressler, G.R. Kielin/Chordin like protein (KCP), a novel enhancer of BMP signaling attenuates renal fibrotic disease. Nature Medicine 11(4):387-93, 2005. Epub 2005 Mar 27.

Patel S, and Dressler, G. Expression of Pax2 in the intermediate mesoderm is regulated by YY1. Dev Biol. 2004 Mar 15;267(2):505-16.