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Michael L. Jennings

High Impact

Professor and Chair

Also affiliated: University of Iowa (1982–1991); Harvard University (1976–1980); Fukuoka University (1994); Max Planck Institute of Biophysics (1978–1982); The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (1988–1996)

40 h-index 92 pubs 4,644 cited

  • Humans
  • Animals
  • Anion Exchange Protein 1, Erythrocyte
  • Erythrocytes
  • Chlorides
  • Kinetics
  • Erythrocyte Membrane
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Rabbits
  • 4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic Acid
  • Biological Transport
  • 4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic Acid
  • Stilbenes
  • Carrier Proteins
  • In Vitro Techniques

Biography and Research Information

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Michael L. Jennings' research has focused on the structure and function of membrane proteins, particularly the red blood cell anion transport protein, also known as band 3 protein. His work has investigated the kinetics of anion transport across the erythrocyte membrane, examining how factors like cell swelling and chemical agents influence transport rates. Jennings has also explored the proteolysis of band 3 protein and its interaction with specific chemical compounds, contributing to the understanding of its topography and function.

His research extends to other cell types, including mitochondria-rich cells in the collecting duct, where he has studied the cytochemistry of lectin and band 3. Jennings' work has been supported by significant publication and citation metrics, with an h-index of 41 and over 4,900 citations across more than 100 publications. He is recognized as a highly cited researcher and maintains an active research group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, collaborating with colleagues such as Samuel G. Mackintosh, Ricky D. Edmondson, Renny S. Lan, and Nükhet Aykin‐Burns.

Metrics

  • h-index: 40
  • Publications: 92
  • Citations: 4,644

Positions

  • Professor and Chair 1995–present
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Physiology and Biophysics ORCID
  • Professor 1987–1995
    University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Physiology and Biophysics ORCID
  • Associate Professor 1983–1987
    University of Iowa Physiology and Biophysics ORCID
  • Assistant Professor 1978–1983
    University of Iowa Physiology and Biophysics ORCID
  • Postdoc 1976–1978
    Max-Planck-Institut für Biophysik Zell Physiologie ORCID

Selected Publications

  • A complete set of rate constants for a transporter’s catalytic cycle (2025)
    The Journal of General Physiology DOI OpenAlex
  • Role of transporters in regulating mammalian intracellular inorganic phosphate (2023)
    Frontiers in Pharmacology 36 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Author response: Transferrin receptor 1-mediated iron uptake regulates bone mass in mice via osteoclast mitochondria and cytoskeleton (2022)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Transferrin receptor 1-mediated iron uptake regulates bone mass in mice via osteoclast mitochondria and cytoskeleton (2022)
    eLife 68 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Cell physiology and molecular mechanism of anion transport by erythrocyte band 3/AE1 (2021)
    American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 69 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Transferrin receptor 1-mediated iron uptake regulates bone mass in mice via osteoclast mitochondria and cytoskeleton (2021)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Decoding the epitranscriptional landscape from native RNA sequences (2020)
    Nucleic Acids Research 319 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Decoding the Epitranscriptional Landscape from Native RNA Sequences (2018)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 22 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Carriers, exchangers, and cotransporters in the first 100 years of the <i>Journal of General Physiology</i> (2018)
    The Journal of General Physiology 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Deletion of ferroportin in murine myeloid cells increases iron accumulation and stimulates osteoclastogenesis in vitro and in vivo (2018)
    Journal of Biological Chemistry 59 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Asymmetry of inverted-topology repeats in the AE1 anion exchanger suggests an elevator-like mechanism (2017)
    The Journal of General Physiology 40 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Murine Osteoclasts Lacking Transferrin Receptor 1 have Altered Mitochondrial Metabolism, Cytoskeletal Organization and Increased Trabecular Bone Mass (2017)
    Free Radical Biology and Medicine 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Repeat-Swap Homology Modeling of the Anion Exchanger AE1 Reveals an Elevator-Like Antiport Mechanism (2017)
    Biophysical Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Acidic Eye‐Drops De‐Swell the Edematous Corneas of <i>Slc4a11</i> ‐null Mice; Evidence for Functional Coupling between Slc4a11 and the H <sup>+</sup> /lactate Cotransporter Mct1 (2016)
    The FASEB Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Mouse Slc4a11 expressed in <i>Xenopus</i> oocytes is an ideally selective H<sup>+</sup>/OH<sup>−</sup> conductance pathway that is stimulated by rises in intracellular and extracellular pH (2016)
    American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 46 citations DOI OpenAlex

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