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2: Miyazaki M, Esser KA. REDD2 is enriched in skeletal muscle and inhibits mTOR signaling in response to leucine and stretch. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2009 Mar;296(3):C583-92. Epub 2009 Jan 7. PubMed PMID: 19129461; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2660267.
3: Miyazaki M, Esser KA. Cellular mechanisms regulating protein synthesis and skeletal muscle hypertrophy in animals. J Appl Physiol. 2009 Apr;106(4):1367-73. Epub 2008 Nov 26. PubMed PMID: 19036895.
4: Drummond MJ, McCarthy JJ, Fry CS, Esser KA, Rasmussen BB. Aging differentially affects human skeletal muscle microRNA expression at rest and after an anabolic stimulus of resistance exercise and essential amino acids. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Dec;295(6):E1333-40. Epub 2008 Sep 30. PubMed PMID:18827171; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2603551.
5: Drummond MJ, Miyazaki M, Dreyer HC, Pennings B, Dhanani S, Volpi E, Esser KA, Rasmussen BB. Expression of growth-related genes in young and older human skeletal muscle following an acute stimulation of protein synthesis. J Appl Physiol. 2009 Apr;106(4):1403-11. Epub 2008 Sep 11. PubMed PMID: 18787087.
6: McCarthy JJ, Esser KA. Counterpoint: Satellite cell addition is not obligatory for skeletal muscle hypertrophy. J Appl Physiol. 2007 Sep;103(3):1100-2; discussion 1102-3. PubMed PMID: 17724306.
7: McCarthy JJ, Andrews JL, McDearmon EL, Campbell KS, Barber BK, Miller BH, Walker JR, Hogenesch JB, Takahashi JS, Esser KA. Identification of the circadian transcriptome in adult mouse skeletal muscle. Physiol Genomics. 2007 Sep 19;31(1):86-95. Epub 2007 Jun 5. PubMed PMID: 17550994.
8: Kostek MC, Chen YW, Cuthbertson DJ, Shi R, Fedele MJ, Esser KA, Rennie MJ. Gene expression responses over 24 h to lengthening and shortening contractions in human muscle: major changes in CSRP3, MUSTN1, SIX1, and FBXO32. Physiol Genomics. 2007 Sep 19;31(1):42-52. Epub 2007 May 22. PubMed PMID: 17519359.
9: Miller BH, McDearmon EL, Panda S, Hayes KR, Zhang J, Andrews JL, Antoch MP, Walker JR, Esser KA, Hogenesch JB, Takahashi JS. Circadian and CLOCK-controlled regulation of the mouse transcriptome and cell proliferation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Feb 27;104(9):3342-7. Epub 2007 Feb 20. PubMed PMID: 17360649; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1802006.
10: McCarthy JJ, Esser KA. MicroRNA-1 and microRNA-133a expression are decreased during skeletal muscle hypertrophy. J Appl Physiol. 2007 Jan;102(1):306-13. Epub 2006 Sep 28. PubMed PMID: 17008435.
11: Armstrong DD, Wong VL, Esser KA. Expression of beta-catenin is necessary for physiological growth of adult skeletal muscle. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2006 Jul;291(1):C185-8. Epub 2006 Jan 25. PubMed PMID: 16436469.
12: Cuthbertson DJ, Babraj J, Smith K, Wilkes E, Fedele MJ, Esser K, Rennie M. Anabolic signaling and protein synthesis in human skeletal muscle after dynamic shortening or lengthening exercise. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Apr;290(4):E731-8. Epub 2005 Nov 1. PubMed PMID: 16263770.
13: Nader GA, McLoughlin TJ, Esser KA. mTOR function in skeletal muscle hypertrophy: increased ribosomal RNA via cell cycle regulators. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2005 Dec;289(6):C1457-65. Epub 2005 Aug 3. PubMed PMID: 16079186.
14: Armstrong DD, Esser KA. Wnt/beta-catenin signaling activates growth-control genes during overload-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2005 Oct;289(4):C853-9. Epub 2005 May 11. PubMed PMID: 15888552.
15: Hornberger TA, Armstrong DD, Koh TJ, Burkholder TJ, Esser KA. Intracellular signaling specificity in response to uniaxial vs. multiaxial stretch: implications for mechanotransduction. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2005 Jan;288(1):C185-94. Epub 2004 Sep 15. PubMed PMID: 15371259.
16: Hornberger TA, Esser KA. Mechanotransduction and the regulation of protein synthesis in skeletal muscle. Proc Nutr Soc. 2004 May;63(2):331-5. Review. PubMed PMID: 15294051.