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Joseph Avruch, M.D.

TitleProfessor of Medicine
InstitutionMassachusetts General Hospital
DepartmentMedicine
AddressMassachusetts General Hospital
Richard B. Simches Bldg., Diabetes Rsch. Labs, Rm 6.408
185 Cambridge St
Boston MA 02114
Phone617/726-6909
Fax617/726-5649

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  1. Regué L, Mou F, Avruch J. G protein-coupled receptors engage the mammalian Hippo pathway through F-actin: F-Actin, assembled in response to Galpha12/13 induced RhoA-GTP, promotes dephosphorylation and activation of the YAP oncogene. Bioessays. 2013 May; 35(5):430-5.
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  2. Dai N, Christiansen J, Nielsen FC, Avruch J. mTOR complex 2 phosphorylates IMP1 cotranslationally to promote IGF2 production and the proliferation of mouse embryonic fibroblasts. Genes Dev. 2013 Feb 1; 27(3):301-12.
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  3. Avruch J, Zhou D, Fitamant J, Bardeesy N, Mou F, Barrufet LR. Protein kinases of the Hippo pathway: regulation and substrates. Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2012 Sep; 23(7):770-84.
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  4. Faustman DL, Wang L, Okubo Y, Burger D, Ban L, Man G, Zheng H, Schoenfeld D, Pompei R, Avruch J, Nathan DM. Proof-of-concept, randomized, controlled clinical trial of Bacillus-Calmette-Guerin for treatment of long-term type 1 diabetes. PLoS One. 2012; 7(8):e41756.
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  5. Chen L, Qin F, Deng X, Avruch J, Zhou D. Hippo pathway in intestinal homeostasis and tumorigenesis. Protein Cell. 2012 Apr; 3(4):305-10.
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  6. Kyriakis JM, Avruch J. Mammalian MAPK signal transduction pathways activated by stress and inflammation: a 10-year update. Physiol Rev. 2012 Apr; 92(2):689-737.
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  7. Avruch J, Zhou D, Bardeesy N. YAP oncogene overexpression supercharges colon cancer proliferation. Cell Cycle. 2012 Mar 15; 11(6):1090-6.
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  8. Mou F, Praskova M, Xia F, Van Buren D, Hock H, Avruch J, Zhou D. The Mst1 and Mst2 kinases control activation of rho family GTPases and thymic egress of mature thymocytes. J Exp Med. 2012 Apr 9; 209(4):741-59.
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  9. Papageorgiou A, Avruch J. A genome-wide RNAi screen for polypeptides that alter rpS6 phosphorylation. Methods Mol Biol. 2012; 821:187-214.
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  10. Zhou D, Zhang Y, Wu H, Barry E, Yin Y, Lawrence E, Dawson D, Willis JE, Markowitz SD, Camargo FD, Avruch J. Mst1 and Mst2 protein kinases restrain intestinal stem cell proliferation and colonic tumorigenesis by inhibition of Yes-associated protein (Yap) overabundance. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Dec 6; 108(49):E1312-20.
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  11. Rapley J, Oshiro N, Ortiz-Vega S, Avruch J. The mechanism of insulin-stimulated 4E-BP protein binding to mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) complex 1 and its contribution to mTOR complex 1 signaling. J Biol Chem. 2011 Nov 4; 286(44):38043-53.
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  12. Bertran MT, Sdelci S, Regué L, Avruch J, Caelles C, Roig J. Nek9 is a Plk1-activated kinase that controls early centrosome separation through Nek6/7 and Eg5. EMBO J. 2011 Jul 6; 30(13):2634-47.
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  13. Dai N, Rapley J, Angel M, Yanik MF, Blower MD, Avruch J. mTOR phosphorylates IMP2 to promote IGF2 mRNA translation by internal ribosomal entry. Genes Dev. 2011 Jun 1; 25(11):1159-72.
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  14. Schlegelmilch K, Mohseni M, Kirak O, Pruszak J, Rodriguez JR, Zhou D, Kreger BT, Vasioukhin V, Avruch J, Brummelkamp TR, Camargo FD. Yap1 acts downstream of a-catenin to control epidermal proliferation. Cell. 2011 Mar 4; 144(5):782-95.
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  15. Park J, Kang SI, Lee SY, Zhang XF, Kim MS, Beers LF, Lim DS, Avruch J, Kim HS, Lee SB. Tumor suppressor ras association domain family 5 (RASSF5/NORE1) mediates death receptor ligand-induced apoptosis. J Biol Chem. 2010 Nov 5; 285(45):35029-38.
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  16. Zhou D, Conrad C, Xia F, Park JS, Payer B, Yin Y, Lauwers GY, Thasler W, Lee JT, Avruch J, Bardeesy N. Mst1 and Mst2 maintain hepatocyte quiescence and suppress hepatocellular carcinoma development through inactivation of the Yap1 oncogene. Cancer Cell. 2009 Nov 6; 16(5):425-38.
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  17. Lin Y, Avruch J. pTOM, a vector for expressing two proteins in mammalian cells. Anal Biochem. 2009 May 15; 388(2):353-5.
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  18. Avruch J, Long X, Lin Y, Ortiz-Vega S, Rapley J, Papageorgiou A, Oshiro N, Kikkawa U. Activation of mTORC1 in two steps: Rheb-GTP activation of catalytic function and increased binding of substrates to raptor. Biochem Soc Trans. 2009 Feb; 37(Pt 1):223-6.
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  19. Avruch J, Xavier R, Bardeesy N, Zhang XF, Praskova M, Zhou D, Xia F. Rassf family of tumor suppressor polypeptides. J Biol Chem. 2009 Apr 24; 284(17):11001-5.
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  20. Zhou D, Medoff BD, Chen L, Li L, Zhang XF, Praskova M, Liu M, Landry A, Blumberg RS, Boussiotis VA, Xavier R, Avruch J. The Nore1B/Mst1 complex restrains antigen receptor-induced proliferation of naïve T cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Dec 23; 105(51):20321-6.
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  21. Patursky-Polischuk I, Stolovich-Rain M, Hausner-Hanochi M, Kasir J, Cybulski N, Avruch J, Rüegg MA, Hall MN, Meyuhas O. The TSC-mTOR pathway mediates translational activation of TOP mRNAs by insulin largely in a raptor- or rictor-independent manner. Mol Cell Biol. 2009 Feb; 29(3):640-9.
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  22. Rapley J, Nicolàs M, Groen A, Regué L, Bertran MT, Caelles C, Avruch J, Roig J. The NIMA-family kinase Nek6 phosphorylates the kinesin Eg5 at a novel site necessary for mitotic spindle formation. J Cell Sci. 2008 Dec 1; 121(Pt 23):3912-21.
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  23. Anguera MC, Liu M, Avruch J, Lee JT. Characterization of two Mst1-deficient mouse models. Dev Dyn. 2008 Nov; 237(11):3424-34.
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  24. Avruch J, Long X, Ortiz-Vega S, Rapley J, Papageorgiou A, Dai N. Amino acid regulation of TOR complex 1. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Apr; 296(4):E592-602.
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  25. Hagan GN, Lin Y, Magnuson MA, Avruch J, Czech MP. A Rictor-Myo1c complex participates in dynamic cortical actin events in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Mol Cell Biol. 2008 Jul; 28(13):4215-26.
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  26. Praskova M, Xia F, Avruch J. MOBKL1A/MOBKL1B phosphorylation by MST1 and MST2 inhibits cell proliferation. Curr Biol. 2008 Mar 11; 18(5):311-21.
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  27. Oshiro N, Takahashi R, Yoshino K, Tanimura K, Nakashima A, Eguchi S, Miyamoto T, Hara K, Takehana K, Avruch J, Kikkawa U, Yonezawa K. The proline-rich Akt substrate of 40 kDa (PRAS40) is a physiological substrate of mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1. J Biol Chem. 2007 Jul 13; 282(28):20329-39.
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  28. Long X, Lin Y, Ortiz-Vega S, Busch S, Avruch J. The Rheb switch 2 segment is critical for signaling to target of rapamycin complex 1. J Biol Chem. 2007 Jun 22; 282(25):18542-51.
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  29. Avruch J. MAP kinase pathways: the first twenty years. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2007 Aug; 1773(8):1150-60.
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  30. Avruch J, Praskova M, Ortiz-Vega S, Liu M, Zhang XF. Nore1 and RASSF1 regulation of cell proliferation and of the MST1/2 kinases. Methods Enzymol. 2006; 407:290-310.
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  31. Lenz G, Avruch J. Glutamatergic regulation of the p70S6 kinase in primary mouse neurons. J Biol Chem. 2005 Nov 18; 280(46):38121-4.
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  32. Zhu J, Balan V, Bronisz A, Balan K, Sun H, Leicht DT, Luo Z, Qin J, Avruch J, Tzivion G. Identification of Raf-1 S471 as a novel phosphorylation site critical for Raf-1 and B-Raf kinase activities and for MEK binding. Mol Biol Cell. 2005 Oct; 16(10):4733-44.
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  33. Roig J, Groen A, Caldwell J, Avruch J. Active Nercc1 protein kinase concentrates at centrosomes early in mitosis and is necessary for proper spindle assembly. Mol Biol Cell. 2005 Oct; 16(10):4827-40.
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  34. Long X, Ortiz-Vega S, Lin Y, Avruch J. Rheb binding to mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is regulated by amino acid sufficiency. J Biol Chem. 2005 Jun 24; 280(25):23433-6.
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  35. Long X, Lin Y, Ortiz-Vega S, Yonezawa K, Avruch J. Rheb binds and regulates the mTOR kinase. Curr Biol. 2005 Apr 26; 15(8):702-13.
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  36. Avruch J, Lin Y, Long X, Murthy S, Ortiz-Vega S. Recent advances in the regulation of the TOR pathway by insulin and nutrients. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2005 Jan; 8(1):67-72.
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  37. Praskova M, Khoklatchev A, Ortiz-Vega S, Avruch J. Regulation of the MST1 kinase by autophosphorylation, by the growth inhibitory proteins, RASSF1 and NORE1, and by Ras. Biochem J. 2004 Jul 15; 381(Pt 2):453-62.
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  38. Aoyama Y, Avruch J, Zhang XF. Nore1 inhibits tumor cell growth independent of Ras or the MST1/2 kinases. Oncogene. 2004 Apr 22; 23(19):3426-33.
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  39. Rabizadeh S, Xavier RJ, Ishiguro K, Bernabeortiz J, Lopez-Ilasaca M, Khokhlatchev A, Mollahan P, Pfeifer GP, Avruch J, Seed B. The scaffold protein CNK1 interacts with the tumor suppressor RASSF1A and augments RASSF1A-induced cell death. J Biol Chem. 2004 Jul 9; 279(28):29247-54.
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  40. Oshiro N, Yoshino K, Hidayat S, Tokunaga C, Hara K, Eguchi S, Avruch J, Yonezawa K. Dissociation of raptor from mTOR is a mechanism of rapamycin-induced inhibition of mTOR function. Genes Cells. 2004 Apr; 9(4):359-66.
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  41. Shen YH, Godlewski J, Bronisz A, Zhu J, Comb MJ, Avruch J, Tzivion G. Significance of 14-3-3 self-dimerization for phosphorylation-dependent target binding. Mol Biol Cell. 2003 Nov; 14(11):4721-33.
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  42. Belham C, Roig J, Caldwell JA, Aoyama Y, Kemp BE, Comb M, Avruch J. A mitotic cascade of NIMA family kinases. Nercc1/Nek9 activates the Nek6 and Nek7 kinases. J Biol Chem. 2003 Sep 12; 278(37):34897-909.
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  43. Nojima H, Tokunaga C, Eguchi S, Oshiro N, Hidayat S, Yoshino K, Hara K, Tanaka N, Avruch J, Yonezawa K. The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) partner, raptor, binds the mTOR substrates p70 S6 kinase and 4E-BP1 through their TOR signaling (TOS) motif. J Biol Chem. 2003 May 2; 278(18):15461-4.
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  44. Lin Y, Khokhlatchev A, Figeys D, Avruch J. Death-associated protein 4 binds MST1 and augments MST1-induced apoptosis. J Biol Chem. 2002 Dec 13; 277(50):47991-8001.
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  45. Long X, Spycher C, Han ZS, Rose AM, Müller F, Avruch J. TOR deficiency in C. elegans causes developmental arrest and intestinal atrophy by inhibition of mRNA translation. Curr Biol. 2002 Sep 3; 12(17):1448-61.
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  46. Hara K, Maruki Y, Long X, Yoshino K, Oshiro N, Hidayat S, Tokunaga C, Avruch J, Yonezawa K. Raptor, a binding partner of target of rapamycin (TOR), mediates TOR action. Cell. 2002 Jul 26; 110(2):177-89.
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  47. Roig J, Mikhailov A, Belham C, Avruch J. Nercc1, a mammalian NIMA-family kinase, binds the Ran GTPase and regulates mitotic progression. Genes Dev. 2002 Jul 1; 16(13):1640-58.
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  48. Tommasi S, Dammann R, Jin SG, Zhang XF, Avruch J, Pfeifer GP. RASSF3 and NORE1: identification and cloning of two human homologues of the putative tumor suppressor gene RASSF1. Oncogene. 2002 Apr 18; 21(17):2713-20.
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  49. Ortiz-Vega S, Khokhlatchev A, Nedwidek M, Zhang XF, Dammann R, Pfeifer GP, Avruch J. The putative tumor suppressor RASSF1A homodimerizes and heterodimerizes with the Ras-GTP binding protein Nore1. Oncogene. 2002 Feb 21; 21(9):1381-90.
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  50. Khokhlatchev A, Rabizadeh S, Xavier R, Nedwidek M, Chen T, Zhang XF, Seed B, Avruch J. Identification of a novel Ras-regulated proapoptotic pathway. Curr Biol. 2002 Feb 19; 12(4):253-65.
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  51. Wu S, Mikhailov A, Kallo-Hosein H, Hara K, Yonezawa K, Avruch J. Characterization of ubiquilin 1, an mTOR-interacting protein. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2002 Jan 30; 1542(1-3):41-56.
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  52. Tzivion G, Avruch J. 14-3-3 proteins: active cofactors in cellular regulation by serine/threonine phosphorylation. J Biol Chem. 2002 Feb 1; 277(5):3061-4.
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  53. Force T, Pombo CM, Avruch JA, Bonventre JV, Kyriakis JM. Stress-activated protein kinases in cardiovascular disease. Circ Res. 1996 Jun; 78(6):947-53.
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