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Samuel G. Mackintosh

High Impact

Professor

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, College of Medicine

sgmackintosh@uams.edu

37 h-index 146 pubs 4,532 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Samuel G. Mackintosh's research group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying cancer development and exploring potential therapeutic strategies. His work investigates how phase separation contributes to aberrant chromatin looping in cancer and the development of targeted protein degradation techniques, such as PROTACs (proteolysis-targeting chimeras), to suppress oncogenic nodes and degrade specific proteins like NSD3 and cMyc.

His team also studies the role of specific proteins and signaling pathways in cancer progression. This includes examining the function of CDK8 and CDK19 as regulators of signal-induced transcription, the involvement of transcription factors like YY1 in tumorigenesis, and the engagement of histone modifications, such as H3K9me3, in silencing endogenous retrotransposons. Additionally, research extends to the interplay between cellular processes like iron uptake and mitochondrial function in regulating bone mass, with implications for diseases affecting bone health.

Mackintosh leads a research group and has a significant publication record, with 140 total publications and an h-index of 36. He has collaborated extensively with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Alan J. Tackett (23 shared publications), Aaron J. Storey (19 shared publications), Dr. Stephanie Byrum (18 shared publications), and Rick D. Edmondson (12 shared publications). His work is recognized as high-impact, evidenced by numerous citations and his designation as a highly cited researcher.

Metrics

  • h-index: 37
  • Publications: 146
  • Citations: 4,532

Selected Publications

  • 277 Proteome turnover dynamics analysis uncovers E3 ligases that enhance T-cell persistence during exhaustion (2025)
  • Multicellular tumor-stromal interactions recapitulate aspects of therapeutic response and human oncogenic signaling in a 3D disease model for H3K27M-altered DIPG (2025)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • BAHCC1 binds H4K20me1 to facilitate the MCM complex loading and DNA replication (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Protective effects of factor XI inhibition by abelacimab in a baboon model of live Staphylococcus aureus sepsis (2025)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • <i>BRCA1</i> influences whole body metabolism in humanized mice (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • The phenylalanine-and-glycine repeats of NUP98 oncofusions form condensates that selectively partition transcriptional coactivators (2025)
    18 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Staphylococcus aureus Proteins Implicated in the Reduced Virulence of sarA and sarA/agr Mutants in Osteomyelitis (2025)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Dynamic global acetylation remodeling during the yeast heat shock response (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Cold Storage Disrupts the Proteome and Phosphoproteome Landscape in Rat Kidney Transplants (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Quantitative analysis of septin Cdc10 &amp; Cdc3-associated proteome during stress response in the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • 319 Comprehensive analysis of proteome turnover dynamics during T cell exhaustion (2024)
  • Quantitative plasma proteomic analysis in children after superior cavopulmonary anastomosis with pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Klotho enhances diastolic function in aged hearts through Sirt1-mediated pathways (2024)
    9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Chromatin targeting of the RNF12/RLIM E3 ubiquitin ligase controls transcriptional responses (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • TNRC18 engages H3K9me3 to mediate silencing of endogenous retrotransposons (2023)
    57 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

  • HCV NS3: Biological, Biochemical and Structural Analysis NIH Co-Investigator
  • Single molecule nucleic acid enzymology NIH Co-Investigator
  • Orbitrap Fusion Tribrid Mass Spectrometer NIH Principal Investigator
  • Q Exactive HF-X Hybrid Quadrupole Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer NIH/Office of the Director Principal Investigator
  • Q Exactive HF-X Hybrid Quadrupole Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer NIH Principal Investigator
  • IDeA National Resource for Quantitative Proteomics NIH Co-Investigator

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342 Collaborators 80 Institutions 9 Countries

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