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  Colorado State University
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
MRB 316
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1870
USA


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Education:
  2003   PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University - Thesis: Histone binding preference and oligomerization of the nucleosome assembly protein 1 (NAP1)
 
1999 Master of Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University
1990 Bachelor of Arts, Environmental, Population and Organismic Biology
Research Experience:
  2003 - present   Post Doctoral Fellow, Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Hansen, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
  1998 - 2003   Graduate Research Student, Advisor: Dr. Karolin Luger Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
 
  1992 - 1998   Lab Technician, Dr. Joel M. Gottesfeld, The Scripps Research Institute, Medical Biology Institute, La Jolla, CA
  1991 - 1992   Lab Technician, Dr. Ann J. Feeney, Medical Biology Institute, La Jolla, CA
       
Publications:
  Park Y.J., Chodaparambil J.V., Bao Y., McBryant S.J., Luger K. (2004) Nucleosome assembly protein 1 exchanges histone H2A-H2B dimers and assists nucleosome sliding.
J Biol Chem. 2005 Jan 21;280(3):1817-25.
  McBryant, S.J., and Peersen, O.B. (2004) Self-association of the yeast nucleosome assembly protein 1. Biochemistry, 43, 10592-10599.
  McBryant, S.J., Abernathy, S.M., Laybourn, P.J., Nyborg, J.K., and Luger, K. (2003) Preferential binding of the histone (H3-H4)2 tetramer by NAP1 is mediated by the amino- terminal histone tails. J Biol Chem, 278, 44574-44583
  Vendel, A.C., McBryant, S.J., and Lumb, K.J. (2003) KIX-Mediated assembly of the CREB-CBP-HTLV-1 Tax complex. Biochemistry, 42, 12481-12487.
  Livengood, J.A., Scoggin, K.E., Van Orden, K., McBryant, S.J., Edayathumangalam, R.S., Laybourn, P.J. and Nyborg, J.K. (2002) p53 Transcriptional activity is mediated through the SRC1-interacting domain of CBP/p300. J Biol Chem, 277, 9054-9061.
  McBryant, S.J., Baird, E.E., Trauger, J.W., Dervan, P.B. and Gottesfeld, J.M. (1999) Minor groove DNA-protein contacts upstream of a tRNA gene detected with a synthetic DNA binding ligand. J Mol Biol, 286, 973-981.
  McBryant, S.J. and Gottesfeld, J.M. (1997) Differential kinetics of transcription complex assembly distinguish oocyte and somatic 5S RNA genes of Xenopus. Gene Expr, 6, 387-399.
  McBryant, S.J., Gedulin, B., Clemens, K.R., Wright, P.E. and Gottesfeld, J.M. (1996) Assessment of major and minor groove DNA interactions by the zinc fingers of Xenopus transcription factor IIIA. Nucleic Acids Res, 24, 2567-2574.
  McBryant, S.J., Meier, E., Leresche, A., Sharp, S.J., Wolf, V.J. and Gottesfeld, J.M. (1996) TATA-box DNA binding activity and subunit composition for RNA polymerase III transcription factor IIIB from Xenopus laevis. Mol Cell Biol, 16, 4639-4647.
  McBryant, S.J., Kassavetis, G.A. and Gottesfeld, J.M. (1995) Repression of vertebrate RNA polymerase III transcription by DNA binding proteins located upstream from the transcription start site. J Mol Biol, 250, 315-326.
  McBryant, S.J., Veldhoen, N., Gedulin, B., Leresche, A., Foster, M.P., Wright, P.E., Romaniuk, P.J. and Gottesfeld, J.M. (1995) Interaction of the RNA binding fingers of Xenopus transcription factor IIIA with specific regions of 5 S ribosomal RNA. J Mol Biol, 248, 44-57.
  Clemens, K.R., Zhang, P., Liao, X., McBryant, S.J., Wright, P.E. and Gottesfeld, J.M. (1994) Relative contributions of the zinc fingers of transcription factor IIIA to the energetics of DNA binding. J Mol Biol, 244, 23-35.
  Clemens, K.R., Wolf, V., McBryant, S.J., Zhang, P., Liao, X., Wright, P.E. and Gottesfeld, J.M. (1993) Molecular basis for specific recognition of both RNA and DNA by a zinc finger protein. Science, 260, 530-3.
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