Dr. Karen M. Downs


	Select Publications Downs, K.M., Martin, G.M., and Bishop, J.M. (1989). Contrasting patterns of myc and N-myc expression during gastrulation of the mouse embryo. Genes and Dev. 3: 860-869. Paterno, G. and Downs, K. M. (1991). Sequence of a cDNA encoding a mouse cyclin B protein. Gene 108: 315-316. Copp, A.J., Estibeiro, J.P., Brook, F.A., and Downs, K.M. (1992). Exogenous transferrin is taken up and localized by the neurulation stage mouse embryo in vitro. Dev. Biol.153: 312-323. Downs, K.M. and Davies, T. (1993). Staging of gastrulation in mouse embryos by morphological landmarks in the dissection microscope. Development 118, 1255-1266. Downs, K. M. and Gardner, R. L. (1995). An investigation into early placental ontogeny: allantoic attachment to the chorion is selective and developmentally-regulated. Development 121, 407-416. Southwood, C. M., Downs, K. M., and Bieker, J. J. (1996). Erythroid Kruppel-like factor (EKLF) exhibits an early and sequentially localized pattern of expression during mammalian erythroid ontogeny. Dev. Dyn. 206, 248-259. Downs, K. M. and Harmann, C. (1997). Developmental potency of the murine allantois. Development 124, 2769-2780. Downs, K.M. (1998). The murine allantois. In Current Topics in Developmental Biology, Academic Press (eds. R. Pedersen and G. Schatten), Vol. 39, 1-33, Academic Press: San Diego. Downs, K. M., Gifford, S., Blahnik, M. and Gardner, R. L. (1998). Vascularization in the murine allantois occurs by vasculogenesis without accompanying erythropoiesis. Development 125, 4507-4520. Forsberg, C., Downs, K. M., and Bresnick, E. (2000). Direct interaction of NF-E2 with hypersensitive site 2 of the ß-globin locus control region in living cells. Blood 96, 334-339. Downs, K.M. (2000). Mouse early development: molecular basis. In Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, Macmillan Reference Limited: London. In press. Downs, K. M. and Bertler, C. (2000). Growth in the murine allantois. Anat. Embryol. 202, 323-331. Forsberg, C., Downs, K. M., Christensen, H. M., Im, H., Nuzzi, P. A., and Bresnick, E. (2000). Developmentally dynamic histone acetylation pattern of a tissue-specific chromatin domain. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., USA, in press. Downs, K. M., Temkin, R., Gifford, S. and McHugh, J. (2001). Study of the murine allantois by allantoic explants. Dev. Biol., in press. Forsberg, C., Downs, K. M., Christensen, H. M., Im, H., Nuzzi, P. A., and Bresnick, E. (2000). Developmentally dynamic histone acetylation pattern of a tissue-specific chromatin domain. PNAS 97: 14494-14499. Downs, K. M., Temkin, R., Gifford, S. and McHugh, J. (2001). Study of the murine allantois by allantoic explants. Dev. Biol. 233, 347-364. Downs, K. M. (2001). Early placentation in the mouse. Placenta, in press.

Select Publications

Downs, K.M., Martin, G.M., and Bishop, J.M. (1989). Contrasting patterns of myc and N-myc expression during gastrulation of the mouse embryo. Genes and Dev. 3: 860-869.

Paterno, G. and Downs, K. M. (1991). Sequence of a cDNA encoding a mouse cyclin B protein. Gene 108: 315-316.

Copp, A.J., Estibeiro, J.P., Brook, F.A., and Downs, K.M. (1992). Exogenous transferrin is taken up and localized by the neurulation stage mouse embryo in vitro. Dev. Biol.153: 312-323.

Downs, K.M. and Davies, T. (1993). Staging of gastrulation in mouse embryos by morphological landmarks in the dissection microscope. Development 118, 1255-1266.

Downs, K. M. and Gardner, R. L. (1995). An investigation into early placental ontogeny: allantoic attachment to the chorion is selective and developmentally-regulated. Development 121, 407-416.

Southwood, C. M., Downs, K. M., and Bieker, J. J. (1996). Erythroid Kruppel-like factor (EKLF) exhibits an early and sequentially localized pattern of expression during mammalian erythroid ontogeny. Dev. Dyn. 206, 248-259.

Downs, K. M. and Harmann, C. (1997). Developmental potency of the murine allantois. Development 124, 2769-2780.

Downs, K.M. (1998). The murine allantois. In Current Topics in Developmental Biology, Academic Press (eds. R. Pedersen and G. Schatten), Vol. 39, 1-33, Academic Press: San Diego.

Downs, K. M., Gifford, S., Blahnik, M. and Gardner, R. L. (1998). Vascularization in the murine allantois occurs by vasculogenesis without accompanying erythropoiesis. Development 125, 4507-4520.

Forsberg, C., Downs, K. M., and Bresnick, E. (2000). Direct interaction of NF-E2 with hypersensitive site 2 of the ß-globin locus control region in living cells. Blood 96, 334-339.

Downs, K.M. (2000). Mouse early development: molecular basis. In Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, Macmillan Reference Limited: London. In press.

Downs, K. M. and Bertler, C. (2000). Growth in the murine allantois. Anat. Embryol. 202, 323-331.

Forsberg, C., Downs, K. M., Christensen, H. M., Im, H., Nuzzi, P. A., and Bresnick, E. (2000). Developmentally dynamic histone acetylation pattern of a tissue-specific chromatin domain. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., USA, in press.

Downs, K. M., Temkin, R., Gifford, S. and McHugh, J. (2001). Study of the murine allantois by allantoic explants. Dev. Biol., in press.

Forsberg, C., Downs, K. M., Christensen, H. M., Im, H., Nuzzi, P. A., and Bresnick, E. (2000). Developmentally dynamic histone acetylation pattern of a tissue-specific chromatin domain. PNAS 97: 14494-14499.

Downs, K. M., Temkin, R., Gifford, S. and McHugh, J. (2001). Study of the murine allantois by allantoic explants. Dev. Biol. 233, 347-364.

Downs, K. M. (2001). Early placentation in the mouse. Placenta, in press.