Roberta Erickson OTR/L CHT
Occupational Therapist | Hand
3835 SUPREME CT NW BEMIDJI MN, 56601About
Dr. Roberta Erickson practices Occupational Medicine in BEMIDJI, MN. Dr. Erickson evaluates the interaction between work and health. Occupational medicine physicians have general knowledge of worksite operations and are familiar with the toxic properties of materials used by employees and the potential hazards and stressors of work processes; in addition to being qualified to determine an employees physical and emotional fitness for work; diagnosing and treating occupational diseases; handling work related injuries; and having an understanding of rehabilitation methods, health education techniques, sanitation, and workers compensation laws.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Integrin alpha6beta4 promotes expression of autotaxin/ENPP2 autocrine motility factor in breast carcinoma cells.
- Use of pseudosubstrate affinity to measure active protein kinase A.
- Upregulation and redistribution of integrin alpha6beta4 expression occurs at an early stage in pancreatic adenocarcinoma progression.
- LPA2 (EDG4) mediates Rho-dependent chemotaxis with lower efficacy than LPA1 (EDG2) in breast carcinoma cells.
- Integrin alpha 6 beta 4 promotes migration, invasion through Tiam1 upregulation, and subsequent Rac activation.
- Integrin alpha6beta4 controls the expression of genes associated with cell motility, invasion, and metastasis, including S100A4/metastasin.
- Spatial distribution of protein kinase A activity during cell migration is mediated by A-kinase anchoring protein AKAP Lbc.
- Src kinase pathway is involved in NFAT5-mediated S100A4 induction by hyperosmotic stress in colon cancer cells.
- Integrin α6β4 cooperates with LPA signaling to stimulate Rac through AKAP-Lbc-mediated RhoA activation.
- LPA, HGF, and EGF utilize distinct combinations of signaling pathways to promote migration and invasion of MDA-MB-231 breast carcinoma cells.
- Use of synthetic isoprenoids to target protein prenylation and Rho GTPases in breast cancer invasion.
- Clinical significance of the integrin alpha6beta4 in human malignancies.
- Integrin α6β4 Promotes Autocrine Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Signaling to Stimulate Migration and Invasion toward Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF).
- Elevated integrin α6β4 expression is associated with venous invasion and decreased overall survival in non-small cell lung cancer.
- S100A4 drives non-small cell lung cancer invasion, associates with poor prognosis, and is effectively targeted by the FDA-approved anti-helminthic agent niclosamide.
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