2018

Aasen, T., Johnstone, S., Vidal-Brime, L., Lynn, K. S. and Koval, M. (2018) Connexins: synthesis, post-translational modifications, and trafficking in health and disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 19(5), 1296. (doi: 10.3390/ijms19051296) (PMID:29701678)

Faniku, C., O'Shaughnessy, E., Lorraine, C., Johnstone, S. R., Graham, A., Greenhough, S. and Martin, P. E.M. (2018) The connexin mimetic peptide Gap27 and Cx43-knockdown reveal differential roles for Connexin43 in wound closure events in skin model systems. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 19(2), 604. (doi: 10.3390/ijms19020604) (PMID:29463027)

2017

Yanguas, S. C., Willebrords, J., Johnstone, S. R., Maes, M., Decrock, E., De Bock, M., Leybaert, L., Cogliati, B. and Vinken, M. (2017) Pannexin1 as mediator of inflammation and cell death. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Molecular Cell Research, 1864(1), pp. 51-61. (doi: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.10.006) (PMID:27741412)

2016

Good, M. E., Begandt, D., DeLalio, L. J., Johnstone, S. R. and Isakson, B. E. (2016) Small interfering RNA-mediated connexin gene knockdown in vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells. In: Vinken, M. and Johnstone, S. R. (eds.) Gap Junction Protocols. Series: Methods in molecular biology, 1437. Springer New York, pp. 71-82. ISBN 9781493936625 (doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3664-9_5)

Lohman, A. W., Straub, A. C. and Johnstone, S. R. (2016) Identification of Connexin43 phosphorylation and S-nitrosylation in cultured primary vascular cells. In: Vinken, M. and Johnstone, S. R. (eds.) Gap Junction Protocols. Series: Methods in molecular biology, 1437 (1437). Springer New York, pp. 97-111. ISBN 9781493936625 (doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3664-9_7)

2015

Sun, P., Dong, L., MacDonald, A. I., Akbari, S., Edward, M., Hodgins, M. B., Johnstone, S. R. and Graham, S. V. (2015) HPV16 E6 controls the gap junction protein Cx43 in cervical tumour cells. Viruses, 7(10), pp. 5243-5256. (doi: 10.3390/v7102871) (PMID:26445057) (PMCID:PMC4632379)

Johnstone, S. J., Wright, C. S. and Martin, P. E. (2015) Overview of the 8th UK Gap Junction meeting – 5th December 2014. Biochemical Society Transactions, 43(3), pp. 447-449. (doi: 10.1042/BST20150038)

Johnstone, S. R. (2015) Going against the flow: the connexin connection in hypertension. Hypertension, 65(3), pp. 502-504. (doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.114.04707) (PMID:25547340)

Lohman, A. W. et al. (2015) Pannexin 1 channels regulate leukocyte emigration through the venous endothelium during acute inflammation. Nature Communications, 6, 7965. (doi: 10.1038/ncomms8965) (PMID:26242575) (PMCID:PMC4824045)

2014

Campbell, A. S., Johnstone, S. R., Baillie, G. S. and Smith, G. (2014) β-Adrenergic modulation of myocardial conduction velocity: Connexins vs. sodium current. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 77, pp. 147-154. (doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2014.09.030)

Billaud, M., Lohman, A. W., Johnstone, S. R., Biwer, L. A., Mutchler, S. and Isakson, B. E. (2014) Regulation of cellular communication by signalling microdomains in the blood vessel wall. Pharmacological Reviews, 66(2), pp. 513-569. (doi: 10.1124/pr.112.007351)

2013

Billaud, M., Johnstone, S.J., Heberlein, K., Straub, A. and Isakson, B. (2013) The effect of oxidative stress on connexins in the vasculature. In: Oviedo-Orta, E., Kwak, B.R. and Evans, W.H. (eds.) Connexin Cell Communication Channels: Roles in the Immune System and Immunopathology. Taylor & Francis: Boca Raton, FL, USA. ISBN 9781439862575

2012

Straub, A., Lohman, A., Billaud, M., Johnstone, S., Dwyer, S., Lee, M., Schoppe-Bortz, P., Best, A., Gaston, B. and Isakson, B. (2012) Endothelial cell expression of haemoglobin α regulates nitric oxide signalling. Nature, 491(7424), pp. 473-477. (doi: 10.1038/nature11626)

Lohman, A.W., Billaud, M., Straub, A.C., Johnstone, S.R., Best, A.K., Lee, M., Barr, K., Penuela, S., Laird, D.W. and Isakson, B.E. (2012) Expression of pannexin isoforms in the systemic murine arterial network. Journal of Vascular Research, 49(5), pp. 405-416. (doi: 10.1159/000338758)

Looft-Wilson, R.C., Billaud, M., Johnstone, S.R., Straub, A.C. and Isakson, B.E. (2012) Interaction between nitric oxide signaling and gap junctions: effects on vascular function. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Biomembranes, 1818(8), pp. 1895-1902. (doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2011.07.031)

Johnstone, S.R., Billaud, M., Lohman, A.W., Taddeo, E.P. and Isakson, B.E. (2012) Posttranslational modifications in connexins and pannexins. Journal of Membrane Biology, 245(5-6), pp. 319-332. (doi: 10.1007/s00232-012-9453-3)

Billard, M., Lohman, A.W., Sraub, A.C., Parpaite, T., Johnstone, S.R. and Isakson, B.E. (2012) Characterization of the thoracodorsal artery: morphology and reactivity. Microcirculation, 19(4), pp. 360-372. (doi: 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2012.00172.x)

Billaud, M., Johnstone, S.R. and Isakson, B.E. (2012) Loss of compliance in small arteries, but not in conduit arteries, after 6 weeks exposure to high fat diet. Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research, 5(3), pp. 256-263. (doi: 10.1007/s12265-012-9354-y)

Johnstone, S.R., Kroncke, B.M., Straub, A.C., Best, A.K., Dunn, C.A., Koval, M., Lampe, P.D., Columbus, L. and Isakson, B.E. (2012) MAPK phosphorylation of connexin 43 promotes binding of cyclin E and smooth muscle cell proliferation. FASEB Journal, 26, 870.15. (PMID:22652908) (PMCID:3405546)

Johnstone, S.R. et al. (2012) MAPK phosphorylation of connexin 43 promotes binding of cyclin E and smooth muscle cell proliferation. Circulation Research, 111(2), pp. 201-211. (doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.112.272302)

2011

Billaud, M. et al. (2011) Pannexin1 regulates 1-adrenergic receptor- mediated vasoconstriction. Circulation Research, 109(1), pp. 80-85. (doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.110.237594)

Koval, M., Billaud, M., Straub, A.C., Johnstone, S.R., Zarbock, A., Duling, B.R. and Isakson, B.E. (2011) Spontaneous lung dysfunction and fibrosis in mice lacking connexin 40 and endothelial cell connexin 43. American Journal of Pathology, 178(6), pp. 2536-2546. (doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.02.045)

Straub, A.C. et al. (2011) Compartmentalized connexin 43 S-Nitrosylation/Denitrosylation regulates heterocellular communication in the vessel wall. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 31(2), pp. 399-407. (doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.110.215939)

2010

Kadl, A. et al. (2010) Identification of a novel macrophage phenotype that develops in response to atherogenic phospholipids via Nrf2. Circulation Research, 107(6), pp. 737-746. (doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.109.215715)

Johnstone, S.R., Best, A.K., Wright, C.S., Isakson, B.E., Errington, R.J. and Martin, P.E. (2010) Enhanced connexin 43 expression delays intra-mitoitc duration and cell cycle traverse independently of gap junction channel function. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 110(3), pp. 772-782. (doi: 10.1002/jcb.22590)

Straub, A.C., Johnstone, S.R., Heberlein, K.R., Rizzo, M.J., Best, A.K., Boitano, S. and Isakson, B.E. (2010) Site-specific connexin phosphorylation is associated with reduced heterocellular communication between smooth muscle and endothelium. Journal of Vascular Research, 47(4), pp. 277-286. (doi: 10.1159/000265562)

2009

Johnstone, S.R., Ross, J., Rizzo, M.J., Straub, A.C., Lampe, P.D., Leitinger, N. and Isakson, B.E. (2009) Oxidized phospholipid species promote in vivo differential Cx43 phosphorylation and vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. American Journal of Pathology, 175(2), pp. 916-924. (doi: 10.2353/ajpath.2009.090160)

Johnstone, S.R., Isakson, B. and Locke, D. (2009) Chapter 2 biological and biophysical properties of vascular connexin channels. International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology, 278, pp. 69-118. (doi: 10.1016/S1937-6448(09)78002-5)

Articles

Aasen, T., Johnstone, S., Vidal-Brime, L., Lynn, K. S. and Koval, M. (2018) Connexins: synthesis, post-translational modifications, and trafficking in health and disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 19(5), 1296. (doi: 10.3390/ijms19051296) (PMID:29701678)

Faniku, C., O'Shaughnessy, E., Lorraine, C., Johnstone, S. R., Graham, A., Greenhough, S. and Martin, P. E.M. (2018) The connexin mimetic peptide Gap27 and Cx43-knockdown reveal differential roles for Connexin43 in wound closure events in skin model systems. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 19(2), 604. (doi: 10.3390/ijms19020604) (PMID:29463027)

Yanguas, S. C., Willebrords, J., Johnstone, S. R., Maes, M., Decrock, E., De Bock, M., Leybaert, L., Cogliati, B. and Vinken, M. (2017) Pannexin1 as mediator of inflammation and cell death. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Molecular Cell Research, 1864(1), pp. 51-61. (doi: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.10.006) (PMID:27741412)

Sun, P., Dong, L., MacDonald, A. I., Akbari, S., Edward, M., Hodgins, M. B., Johnstone, S. R. and Graham, S. V. (2015) HPV16 E6 controls the gap junction protein Cx43 in cervical tumour cells. Viruses, 7(10), pp. 5243-5256. (doi: 10.3390/v7102871) (PMID:26445057) (PMCID:PMC4632379)

Johnstone, S. J., Wright, C. S. and Martin, P. E. (2015) Overview of the 8th UK Gap Junction meeting – 5th December 2014. Biochemical Society Transactions, 43(3), pp. 447-449. (doi: 10.1042/BST20150038)

Johnstone, S. R. (2015) Going against the flow: the connexin connection in hypertension. Hypertension, 65(3), pp. 502-504. (doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.114.04707) (PMID:25547340)

Lohman, A. W. et al. (2015) Pannexin 1 channels regulate leukocyte emigration through the venous endothelium during acute inflammation. Nature Communications, 6, 7965. (doi: 10.1038/ncomms8965) (PMID:26242575) (PMCID:PMC4824045)

Campbell, A. S., Johnstone, S. R., Baillie, G. S. and Smith, G. (2014) β-Adrenergic modulation of myocardial conduction velocity: Connexins vs. sodium current. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 77, pp. 147-154. (doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2014.09.030)

Billaud, M., Lohman, A. W., Johnstone, S. R., Biwer, L. A., Mutchler, S. and Isakson, B. E. (2014) Regulation of cellular communication by signalling microdomains in the blood vessel wall. Pharmacological Reviews, 66(2), pp. 513-569. (doi: 10.1124/pr.112.007351)

Straub, A., Lohman, A., Billaud, M., Johnstone, S., Dwyer, S., Lee, M., Schoppe-Bortz, P., Best, A., Gaston, B. and Isakson, B. (2012) Endothelial cell expression of haemoglobin α regulates nitric oxide signalling. Nature, 491(7424), pp. 473-477. (doi: 10.1038/nature11626)

Lohman, A.W., Billaud, M., Straub, A.C., Johnstone, S.R., Best, A.K., Lee, M., Barr, K., Penuela, S., Laird, D.W. and Isakson, B.E. (2012) Expression of pannexin isoforms in the systemic murine arterial network. Journal of Vascular Research, 49(5), pp. 405-416. (doi: 10.1159/000338758)

Looft-Wilson, R.C., Billaud, M., Johnstone, S.R., Straub, A.C. and Isakson, B.E. (2012) Interaction between nitric oxide signaling and gap junctions: effects on vascular function. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta: Biomembranes, 1818(8), pp. 1895-1902. (doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2011.07.031)

Johnstone, S.R., Billaud, M., Lohman, A.W., Taddeo, E.P. and Isakson, B.E. (2012) Posttranslational modifications in connexins and pannexins. Journal of Membrane Biology, 245(5-6), pp. 319-332. (doi: 10.1007/s00232-012-9453-3)

Billard, M., Lohman, A.W., Sraub, A.C., Parpaite, T., Johnstone, S.R. and Isakson, B.E. (2012) Characterization of the thoracodorsal artery: morphology and reactivity. Microcirculation, 19(4), pp. 360-372. (doi: 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2012.00172.x)

Billaud, M., Johnstone, S.R. and Isakson, B.E. (2012) Loss of compliance in small arteries, but not in conduit arteries, after 6 weeks exposure to high fat diet. Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research, 5(3), pp. 256-263. (doi: 10.1007/s12265-012-9354-y)

Johnstone, S.R., Kroncke, B.M., Straub, A.C., Best, A.K., Dunn, C.A., Koval, M., Lampe, P.D., Columbus, L. and Isakson, B.E. (2012) MAPK phosphorylation of connexin 43 promotes binding of cyclin E and smooth muscle cell proliferation. FASEB Journal, 26, 870.15. (PMID:22652908) (PMCID:3405546)

Johnstone, S.R. et al. (2012) MAPK phosphorylation of connexin 43 promotes binding of cyclin E and smooth muscle cell proliferation. Circulation Research, 111(2), pp. 201-211. (doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.112.272302)

Billaud, M. et al. (2011) Pannexin1 regulates 1-adrenergic receptor- mediated vasoconstriction. Circulation Research, 109(1), pp. 80-85. (doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.110.237594)

Koval, M., Billaud, M., Straub, A.C., Johnstone, S.R., Zarbock, A., Duling, B.R. and Isakson, B.E. (2011) Spontaneous lung dysfunction and fibrosis in mice lacking connexin 40 and endothelial cell connexin 43. American Journal of Pathology, 178(6), pp. 2536-2546. (doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.02.045)

Straub, A.C. et al. (2011) Compartmentalized connexin 43 S-Nitrosylation/Denitrosylation regulates heterocellular communication in the vessel wall. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 31(2), pp. 399-407. (doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.110.215939)

Kadl, A. et al. (2010) Identification of a novel macrophage phenotype that develops in response to atherogenic phospholipids via Nrf2. Circulation Research, 107(6), pp. 737-746. (doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.109.215715)

Johnstone, S.R., Best, A.K., Wright, C.S., Isakson, B.E., Errington, R.J. and Martin, P.E. (2010) Enhanced connexin 43 expression delays intra-mitoitc duration and cell cycle traverse independently of gap junction channel function. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 110(3), pp. 772-782. (doi: 10.1002/jcb.22590)

Straub, A.C., Johnstone, S.R., Heberlein, K.R., Rizzo, M.J., Best, A.K., Boitano, S. and Isakson, B.E. (2010) Site-specific connexin phosphorylation is associated with reduced heterocellular communication between smooth muscle and endothelium. Journal of Vascular Research, 47(4), pp. 277-286. (doi: 10.1159/000265562)

Johnstone, S.R., Ross, J., Rizzo, M.J., Straub, A.C., Lampe, P.D., Leitinger, N. and Isakson, B.E. (2009) Oxidized phospholipid species promote in vivo differential Cx43 phosphorylation and vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. American Journal of Pathology, 175(2), pp. 916-924. (doi: 10.2353/ajpath.2009.090160)

Johnstone, S.R., Isakson, B. and Locke, D. (2009) Chapter 2 biological and biophysical properties of vascular connexin channels. International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology, 278, pp. 69-118. (doi: 10.1016/S1937-6448(09)78002-5)

Book Sections

Good, M. E., Begandt, D., DeLalio, L. J., Johnstone, S. R. and Isakson, B. E. (2016) Small interfering RNA-mediated connexin gene knockdown in vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells. In: Vinken, M. and Johnstone, S. R. (eds.) Gap Junction Protocols. Series: Methods in molecular biology, 1437. Springer New York, pp. 71-82. ISBN 9781493936625 (doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3664-9_5)

Lohman, A. W., Straub, A. C. and Johnstone, S. R. (2016) Identification of Connexin43 phosphorylation and S-nitrosylation in cultured primary vascular cells. In: Vinken, M. and Johnstone, S. R. (eds.) Gap Junction Protocols. Series: Methods in molecular biology, 1437 (1437). Springer New York, pp. 97-111. ISBN 9781493936625 (doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3664-9_7)

Billaud, M., Johnstone, S.J., Heberlein, K., Straub, A. and Isakson, B. (2013) The effect of oxidative stress on connexins in the vasculature. In: Oviedo-Orta, E., Kwak, B.R. and Evans, W.H. (eds.) Connexin Cell Communication Channels: Roles in the Immune System and Immunopathology. Taylor & Francis: Boca Raton, FL, USA. ISBN 9781439862575