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CBP Faculty - Ora A. Weisz, Ph.D.

Ora A. Weisz, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Renal-Electrolytic Division, and of Cell Biology and Physiology
Vice Chair of Faculty Development, Department of Medicine
Primary Appointment: Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte
Tel: 412-383-8891
Fax: 412-383-8956
weisz@pitt.edu
PubMed pub. listing
Weisz Webpage
CBP Research Group(s):
CBMP Graduate Program Groups:
Cell Communication, Signaling and Ion Channel Biology
Genomics, Proteomics and Metabolomics
Membrane Traffic of Proteins and Lipids
DNA Damage/Repair, Cell-Cycle Control and Gene Expression, Cancer

Research Interest
Graduate Students

Emily Lackner

Publications
  1. Cui, S., C.J. Guerriero, C.M. Szalinski, C.L. Kinlough, R.P. Hughey and O.A. Weisz. OCRL1 function in renal epithelial membrane traffic. Am. J. Physiol.: Renal Physiol. 298(2): F335-F345, 2010
  2. Cresawn, K.O., Potter, B.A., Oztan, A., Guerriero, C.J., Ihrke, G., Goldenring, J.R., Apodaca, G, and Weisz, O.A. (2007) Differential involvement of endocytic compartments in the biosynthetic traffic of apical proteins. EMBO J. 26:3737-3748
  3. Blumental-Perry, A., Haney, C.J., Weixel, K.M., Watkins, S.C., Weisz, O.A., and Aridor, M. (2006) Phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate formation at ER exit sites regulates ER export. Dev. Cell. 11:671-682.
  4. Guerriero, C.J., Weixel, K.M., Bruns, J.R., and Weisz, O.A. (2006) Phosphatidylinositol 5-kinase stimulates apical biosynthetic delivery via an Arp2/3-dependent mechanism. J. Biol. Chem. 281:15376-15384.
  5. Potter, B.A., Weixel, K.M., Bruns, J.R., Ihrke, G., and Weisz, O.A. (2006) N-glycans mediate apical recycling of the sialomucin endolyn in polarized MDCK cells. Traffic. 7:146-154.
  6. Weixel, K.M., Blumental-Perry, A., Watkins, S.C., Aridor, M., and Weisz, O.A. (2005) Distinct Golgi populations of phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate regulated by phosphatidylinositol 4-kinases. J. Biol. Chem. 280:10501-10508.