Peter B. Armstrong
Professor
pbarmstrong@ucdavis.edu

Molecular & Cellular Biology

Office
3123 Life Sciences Addition
752-1565


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Degrees:
1966 PhD The Johns Hopkins University Biology
1961 BS University of Rochester Chemistry
Research Interests:
Comparative immunology
Comparative biology of evolutionarily conserved effectors of the innate immune system: a2-macroglobulin & C-reactive protein. Role of the blood clotting system in immunity. Lipopolysaccharide/endotoxin: immune defense against endotoxemia, phylogenetic distribution of lipopolysaccharide.


 Tissue morphodynamics
Role of cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix adhesion in the determination of tissue structure. Cell adhesion to the extracellular matrix: regulation of cell motility and proliferation. Mechanisms of intercellular invasion. Regulation of embryonic morphogenesis. Mode of action of peptide growth factors.


Department and Center Affiliations:
Molecular and Cellular Biology
U.C. Davis Cancer Center
Professional Societies:
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
American Society for Cell Biology
International Society for Developmental and Comparative Immunology
CBS Graduate Group Affiliations:
Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology  
Publications: Last updated 11/9/2009
  • Shrive, A.K., Burns, I., Chou, H.-T., Stahlberg, H., Armstrong, P.B., and Greenhough, T.J. 2009. Crystal structures of Limulus SAP-like pentraxin reveal two molecular aggregations. J. Mol. Biol. 386:1240-1254.
  • Harrington, J.M., Chou, H.-T., Gutsmann, T., Gelhaus, C., Stahlberg, H., Leippe, M., and Armstrong, P.B. 2009. Membrane activity of a C-reactive protein. FEBS Lett. 583:1001-1005.
  • Harrington, J.M., Chou, H-T., Gutsmann, T., Gelhaus, C., Stahlberg, M., Leippe, M., Armstrong, P.B. 2008. Membrane pore-formation by pentraxin proteins from Limulus, the American horseshoe crab. Biochem. J. 413:305-313.
  • Armstrong, M.T., Turlo, K., Elges, C.J., Dayton, S.M., Lee, J., Armstrong, P.B. 2006. A novel form of wound healing of the embryonic epidermis. Exp. Cell Res. 312:2415-2423.
  • Armstrong, M.T., Theg, S.M., Braun, N., Wainwright, N., Pardy, R.L., Armstrong, P.B. 2006. Histochemical Evidence for Lipopolysaccharide (Endotoxin) in Eukaryote Chloroplasts. FASEB J. 20:2145-2146 and E1506-E1509.
Field Sites:
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA http://www.mbl.edu
Teaching Interests:
Developmental biology. Cellular basis of morphogenesis. Cell and molecular biology of cancer. http://
Courses:
MCB 150 Developmental biology Fall
MCB 252 Cellular Basis of Morphogenesis Winter
MCB 256 Cell and Molecular Basis of Cancer Fall
MCB 258 Seminar in Developmental Biology Winter
MCB 259 Recent Advences in Developmental Biology Fall,Winter,Spring