Ralph Meyer

Publications - Abstracts

Publications - Books & Book Chapters

Book Chapters

• Meyer-Ficca, M., Meyer, R., (2019). Epigenetic Changes in the Paternal Germline: Transgenerational Epigenetics, 2nd Edition. Elsevier Academic Press
• Meyer, R., Meyer-Ficca, M., Jacobson, E.L, Jacobson, M.K, (2004). Enzymes in poly(ADP-ribose) metabolism: Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation. Landes Bioscience

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Publications - Journal Articles

Academic Journal

• Cacciolatti, C., Meyer-Ficca, M., Southwood, L.L, Meyer, R., Bertolotti, L., Zarucco, L., (2019). In-vitro effects of poly(ADP-Ribose) polymerase inhibitors in an equine model of inflammation. American Journal of Veterinary Research , 80:7, 663-669. doi: DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.80.7.663
• Palzer, L., Bader, J.J, Angel, F., Witzel, M., Blaser, S., McNeil, A., Wandersee, M.K, Leu, N.A, Lengner, C.J, Cho, C.E, Welch, K.D, Kirkland, J.B, Meyer, R., Meyer-Ficca, M., (2018). Alpha-Amino-Beta-Carboxy-Muconate-Semialdehyde Decarboxylase Controls Dietary Niacin Requirements for NAD+ Synthesis. Cell Reports, 25:5, 1359-1370. doi: doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.09.091
• Ketchum, C.C, Larsen, C.D, McNeil, A., Meyer-Ficca, M., Meyer, R., (2018). Early Histone H4 Acetylation during Chromatin Remodeling in Equine Spermatogenesis. , 98:1, 115-129. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/biolre/iox159
• Meyer, R., Ketchum, C.C, Meyer-Ficca, M., (2017). Heritable Sperm Chromatin Epigenetics: A Break to Remember. Biology of Reproduction, 97:6, 787-797. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/biolre/iox137
• Douglas, H.F, Southwood, L.L, Meyer-Ficca, M., Hart, S.K, Meyer, R., (2015). The activity and inhibition of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 in equine peripheral blood mononuclear cells in vitro. , 25:4, 528-37. doi: doi: 10.1111/vec.12316
• Bryant, J.M, Donahue, G., Wang, X., Meyer-Ficca, M., Luense, L.J, Weller, A.H, Bartolomei, M.S, Blobel, G.A, Meyer, R., Garcia, B.A, Berger, S.L, (2015). Characterization of BRD4 during mammalian postmeiotic sperm development.. Molecular and cellular biology, 35:8, 1433-48.
• Meyer-Ficca, M., Ihara, M., Bader, J.J, Leu, N.A, Beneke, S., Meyer, R., (2015). Spermatid head elongation with normal nuclear shaping requires ADP-ribosyltransferase PARP11 (ARTD11) in mice.. Biology of reproduction, 92:3, 80.
• Ihara, M., Meyer-Ficca, M., Leu, N.A, Rao, S., Li, F., Gregory, B.D, Zalenskaya, I.A, Schultz, R.M, Meyer, R., (2014). Paternal poly(ADP-ribose) metabolism modulates retention of inheritable sperm histones and early embryonic gene expression. PLOS Genetics, doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004317
• Bryant, J.M, Meyer-Ficca, M., Dang, V.M, Berger, S.L, Meyer, R., (2013). Separation of spermatogenic cell types using STA-PUT velocity sedimentation. J Vis Exp80
• Meyer-Ficca, M., Lonchar, J.D, Ihara, M., Bader, J.J, Meyer, R., (2013). Alteration of poly(ADP-ribose) metabolism affects murine sperm nuclear architecture by impairing pericentric heterochromatin condensation. Chromosoma, 122:4, 319–335.
• Meyer-Ficca, M., Meyer, R., (2011). Genetic approaches to targeting multiple PARP genes in a mammalian genome. Methods Mol. Biol., 780, 349–376.
• Bermudez, Y., Benavente, C.A, Meyer, R., Coyle, W.R, Jacobson, M.K, Jacobson, E.L, (2011). Nicotinic acid receptor abnormalities in human skin cancer: implications for a role in epidermal differentiation. PLoS ONE, 6:5, e20487.
• Meyer-Ficca, M., Lonchar, J.D, Ihara, M., Meistrich, M.L, Austin, C.A, Meyer, R., (2011). Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases PARP1 and PARP2 modulate topoisomerase II beta (TOP2B) function during chromatin condensation in mouse spermiogenesis. Biol. Reprod., 84:5, 900–909.
• Meyer-Ficca, M., Ihara, M., Lonchar, J.D, Meistrich, M.L, Austin, C.A, Min, W., Wang, Z.Q, Meyer, R., (2011). Poly(ADP-ribose) metabolism is essential for proper nucleoprotein exchange during mouse spermiogenesis. Biol. Reprod., 84:2, 218–228.
• Whatcott, C.J, Meyer-Ficca, M., Meyer, R., Jacobson, M.K, (2009). A specific isoform of poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase is targeted to the mitochondrial matrix by a N-terminal mitochondrial targeting sequence. Exp. Cell Res., 315:20, 3477–3485.
• Meyer-Ficca, M., Lonchar, J., Credidio, C., Ihara, M., Li, Y., Wang, Z.Q, Meyer, R., (2009). Disruption of poly(ADP-ribose) homeostasis affects spermiogenesis and sperm chromatin integrity in mice. Biol. Reprod., 81:1, 46–55.
• Meyer, R., Meyer-Ficca, M., Whatcott, C.J, Jacobson, E.L, Jacobson, M.K, (2007). Two small enzyme isoforms mediate mammalian mitochondrial poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase (PARG) activity. Exp. Cell Res., 313:13, 2920–2936.
• Gao, H., Coyle, D.L, Meyer-Ficca, M., Meyer, R., Jacobson, E.L, Wang, Z.Q, Jacobson, M.K, (2007). Altered poly(ADP-ribose) metabolism impairs cellular responses to genotoxic stress in a hypomorphic mutant of poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase. Exp. Cell Res., 313:5, 984–996.
• Meyer-Ficca, M., Meyer, R., Jacobson, E.L, Jacobson, M.K, (2005). Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases: managing genome stability. Int. J. Biochem. Cell Biol., 37:5, 920–926.
• Meyer-Ficca, M., Scherthan, H., Burkle, A., Meyer, R., (2005). Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation during chromatin remodeling steps in rat spermiogenesis. Chromosoma, 114:1, 67–74.
• Meyer-Ficca, M., Meyer, R., Kaiser, H., Brack, A.R, Kandolf, R., Kupper, J.H, (2004). Comparative analysis of inducible expression systems in transient transfection studies. Anal. Biochem., 334:1, 9–19.
• Cortes, U., Tong, W.M, Coyle, D.L, Meyer-Ficca, M., Meyer, R., Petrilli, V., Herceg, Z., Jacobson, E.L, Jacobson, M.K, Wang, Z.Q, (2004). Depletion of the 110-kilodalton isoform of poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase increases sensitivity to genotoxic and endotoxic stress in mice. Mol. Cell. Biol., 24:16, 7163–7178.
• Meyer, R., Meyer-Ficca, M., Kaiser, H., Selinka, H.C, Kandolf, R., Kupper, J.H, (2004). Plasmid-based generation of recombinant coxsackievirus B3 particles carrying capsid gene replacement replicons. Virus Res., 104:1, 17–26.
• Meyer-Ficca, M., Meyer, R., Coyle, D.L, Jacobson, E.L, Jacobson, M.K, (2004). Human poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase is expressed in alternative splice variants yielding isoforms that localize to different cell compartments. Exp. Cell Res., 297:2, 521–532.
• Grassi, G., Maccaroni, P., Meyer, R., Kaiser, H., D’Ambrosio, E., Pascale, E., Grassi, M., Kuhn, A., Di Nardo, P., Kandolf, R., Kupper, J.H, (2003). Inhibitors of DNA methylation and histone deacetylation activate cytomegalovirus promoter-controlled reporter gene expression in human glioblastoma cell line U87. Carcinogenesis, 24:10, 1625–1635.
• Meyer, R., Meyer-Ficca, M., Jacobson, E.L, Jacobson, M.K, (2003). Human poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase (PARG) gene and the common promoter sequence it shares with inner mitochondrial membrane translocase 23 (TIM23). Gene, 314, 181–190.
• Brabeck, C., Pfeiffer, R., Leake, A., Beneke, S., Meyer, R., Burkle, A., (2003). L-selegiline potentiates the cellular poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation response to ionizing radiation. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 306:3, 973–979.
• Burkle, A., Beneke, S., Brabeck, C., Leake, A., Meyer, R., Muiras, M.L, Pfeiffer, R., (2002). Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1, DNA repair and mammalian longevity. Exp. Gerontol., 37:10-11, 1203–1205.
• Meyer, R., Kupper, J.H, Kandolf, R., Rodemann, H.P, (2002). Early growth response-1 gene (Egr-1) promoter induction by ionizing radiation in U87 malignant glioma cells in vitro. Eur. J. Biochem., 269:1, 337–346.
• Meyer, R., Muller, M., Beneke, S., Kupper, J.H, Burkle, A., (2000). Negative regulation of alkylation-induced sister-chromatid exchange by poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 activity. Int. J. Cancer, 88:3, 351–355.
• Beneke, S., Meyer, R., Burkle, A., (1997). Isolation of cDNA encoding full-length rat (Rattus norvegicus) poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Int., 43:4, 755–761.
• Van Gool, L., Meyer, R., Tobiasch, E., Cziepluch, C., Jauniaux, J.C, Mincheva, A., Lichter, P., Poirier, G.G, Burkle, A., Kupper, J.H, (1997). Overexpression of human poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase in transfected hamster cells leads to increased poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation and cellular sensitization to gamma irradiation. Eur. J. Biochem., 244:1, 15–20.
• Meyer, R., Nagl, W., (1993). Endopolyploidy in the extraembryonic membranes of the snake, Elaphe guttata. Protoplasma172, 132-135. doi: 10.1007/BF01379370

Professional Journal

• Meyer, R., Meyer-Ficca, M., Kupper, J., (2016). Adenoviral vectors for modulation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP1) – dependent DNA repair as a predictive tool for chemotherapy. Journal of Cellular Biotechnology / IOS Press, 2:1, 57-68. doi: DOI 10.3233/JCB-15026

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