Maria P. McGee, MD, PhD

Research Associate Professor, Internal Medicine -Rheumatology

Email: mmcgee@wfubmc.edu

Education:

Granada University (Spain), MD

Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Research Interests: Cell-mediated inflammation with emphasis on the biology of monocytes and macrophages.

Current Research:

Studies on the structure/function relationships of membrane proteases and on the modulation of these proteases by extracellular matrix components.

Recent Publications:

McGee MP, Wagner W, Li L. Osmotic stress regulates the anticoagulant efficiency of dermatan sulfate. Matrix Biol. 2004 Oct;23(6):363-70.

McGee MP, Liang J, Luba J. Hydration effects of heparin on antithrombin probed by osmotic stress. Biophys J. 2002 Feb;82 (2):1040-9.

McGee MP, Liang J. Regulation of glycosaminoglycan function by osmotic potentials. Measurement of water transfer during antithrombin activation by heparin. J Biol Chem. 2001 Dec 28;276(52):49275-82.

McGee MP, Chou T. Surface-dependent coagulation enzymes. Flow kinetics of factor Xa generation on live cell membranes. J Biol Chem. 2001 Mar 16;276(11):7827-35.

McGee MP, Teuschler H. Adsorption of vitamin K-dependent proteins to live cell membranes measured under flow conditions. Thromb Haemost. 1999 Jul;82(1):93-9.

Publications:
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