Education/Credentials Postdoctoral Fellowship: Emory UniversityPostdoctoral Fellowship: Emory University School of MedicineDoctoral Degree: Auburn University (Biology)Bachelor of Science: Auburn University (Microbiology) Contact Information Medical Sciences Building Office 513-558-0023 Email vestke@ucmail.uc.edu Research InterestsMolecular Biology, RNA Biology, Skeletal Muscle Regeneration, Trace Element Homeostasis Peer Reviewed Publications Boulet, Aren; Vest, Katherine E; Maynard, Margaret K; Gammon, Micah G; Russell, Antoinette C; Mathews, Alexander T; Cole, Shelbie E; Zhu, Xinyu; Phillips, Casey B; Kwong, Jennifer Q; Dodani, Sheel C; Leary, Scot C; Cobine, Paul A 2018. The mammalian phosphate carrier SLC25A3 is a mitochondrial copper transporter required for cytochrome c oxidase biogenesis. The Journal of biological chemistry, 293 6, 1887-1896Vest, Katherine E; Paskavitz, Amanda L; Lee, Joseph B; Padilla-Benavides, Teresita 2018. Dynamic changes in copper homeostasis and post-transcriptional regulation of Atp7a during myogenic differentiation. Metallomics : integrated biometal science, 10 2, 309-322Banerjee, Ayan; Vest, Katherine E; Pavlath, Grace K; Corbett, Anita H 2017. Nuclear poly(A) binding protein 1 (PABPN1) and Matrin3 interact in muscle cells and regulate RNA processing. Nucleic acids research, 45 18, 10706-10725Choo, Hyo-Jung; Canner, James P; Vest, Katherine E; Thompson, Zachary; Pavlath, Grace K 2017. A tale of two niches: differential functions for VCAM-1 in satellite cells under basal and injured conditions. American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 313 4, C392-C404Vest, Katherine E; Phillips, Brittany L; Banerjee, Ayan; Apponi, Luciano H; Dammer, Eric B; Xu, Weiting; Zheng, Dinghai; Yu, Julia; Tian, Bin; Pavlath, Grace K; Corbett, Anita H 2017. Novel mouse models of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) reveal early onset mitochondrial defects and suggest loss of PABPN1 may contribute to pathology. Human molecular genetics, 26 17, 3235-3252Vest, Katherine E; Wang, Jing; Gammon, Micah G; Maynard, Margaret K; White, Olivia L; Cobine, Jai A; Mahone, Wilkerson K; Cobine, Paul A 2016. Overlap of copper and iron uptake systems in mitochondria in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Open biology, 6 1, 150223Randolph, Matthew E; Phillips, Brittany L; Choo, Hyo-Jung; Vest, Katherine E; Vera, Yandery; Pavlath, Grace K 2015. Pharyngeal Satellite Cells Undergo Myogenesis Under Basal Conditions and Are Required for Pharyngeal Muscle Maintenance. Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio), 33 12, 3581-95Vest, Katherine E; Apponi, Luciano H; Banerjee, Ayan; Pavlath, Grace K; Corbett, Anita H 2015. An Antibody to Detect Alanine-Expanded PABPN1: A New Tool to Study Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy. Journal of neuromuscular diseases, 2 4, 439-446Randolph, Matthew E; Luo, Qingwei; Ho, Justin; Vest, Katherine E; Sokoloff, Alan J; Pavlath, Grace K 2014. Ageing and muscular dystrophy differentially affect murine pharyngeal muscles in a region-dependent manner. The Journal of physiology, 592 23, 5301-15Vest, Katherine E; Hashemi, Hayaa F; Cobine, Paul A 2013. The copper metallome in eukaryotic cells. Metal ions in life sciences, 12 , 451-78Vest, Katherine E; Leary, Scot C; Winge, Dennis R; Cobine, Paul A 2013. Copper import into the mitochondrial matrix in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is mediated by Pic2, a mitochondrial carrier family protein. The Journal of biological chemistry, 288 33, 23884-92
Research InterestsMolecular Biology, RNA Biology, Skeletal Muscle Regeneration, Trace Element Homeostasis
Peer Reviewed Publications Boulet, Aren; Vest, Katherine E; Maynard, Margaret K; Gammon, Micah G; Russell, Antoinette C; Mathews, Alexander T; Cole, Shelbie E; Zhu, Xinyu; Phillips, Casey B; Kwong, Jennifer Q; Dodani, Sheel C; Leary, Scot C; Cobine, Paul A 2018. The mammalian phosphate carrier SLC25A3 is a mitochondrial copper transporter required for cytochrome c oxidase biogenesis. The Journal of biological chemistry, 293 6, 1887-1896Vest, Katherine E; Paskavitz, Amanda L; Lee, Joseph B; Padilla-Benavides, Teresita 2018. Dynamic changes in copper homeostasis and post-transcriptional regulation of Atp7a during myogenic differentiation. Metallomics : integrated biometal science, 10 2, 309-322Banerjee, Ayan; Vest, Katherine E; Pavlath, Grace K; Corbett, Anita H 2017. Nuclear poly(A) binding protein 1 (PABPN1) and Matrin3 interact in muscle cells and regulate RNA processing. Nucleic acids research, 45 18, 10706-10725Choo, Hyo-Jung; Canner, James P; Vest, Katherine E; Thompson, Zachary; Pavlath, Grace K 2017. A tale of two niches: differential functions for VCAM-1 in satellite cells under basal and injured conditions. American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 313 4, C392-C404Vest, Katherine E; Phillips, Brittany L; Banerjee, Ayan; Apponi, Luciano H; Dammer, Eric B; Xu, Weiting; Zheng, Dinghai; Yu, Julia; Tian, Bin; Pavlath, Grace K; Corbett, Anita H 2017. Novel mouse models of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) reveal early onset mitochondrial defects and suggest loss of PABPN1 may contribute to pathology. Human molecular genetics, 26 17, 3235-3252Vest, Katherine E; Wang, Jing; Gammon, Micah G; Maynard, Margaret K; White, Olivia L; Cobine, Jai A; Mahone, Wilkerson K; Cobine, Paul A 2016. Overlap of copper and iron uptake systems in mitochondria in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Open biology, 6 1, 150223Randolph, Matthew E; Phillips, Brittany L; Choo, Hyo-Jung; Vest, Katherine E; Vera, Yandery; Pavlath, Grace K 2015. Pharyngeal Satellite Cells Undergo Myogenesis Under Basal Conditions and Are Required for Pharyngeal Muscle Maintenance. Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio), 33 12, 3581-95Vest, Katherine E; Apponi, Luciano H; Banerjee, Ayan; Pavlath, Grace K; Corbett, Anita H 2015. An Antibody to Detect Alanine-Expanded PABPN1: A New Tool to Study Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy. Journal of neuromuscular diseases, 2 4, 439-446Randolph, Matthew E; Luo, Qingwei; Ho, Justin; Vest, Katherine E; Sokoloff, Alan J; Pavlath, Grace K 2014. Ageing and muscular dystrophy differentially affect murine pharyngeal muscles in a region-dependent manner. The Journal of physiology, 592 23, 5301-15Vest, Katherine E; Hashemi, Hayaa F; Cobine, Paul A 2013. The copper metallome in eukaryotic cells. Metal ions in life sciences, 12 , 451-78Vest, Katherine E; Leary, Scot C; Winge, Dennis R; Cobine, Paul A 2013. Copper import into the mitochondrial matrix in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is mediated by Pic2, a mitochondrial carrier family protein. The Journal of biological chemistry, 288 33, 23884-92
Boulet, Aren; Vest, Katherine E; Maynard, Margaret K; Gammon, Micah G; Russell, Antoinette C; Mathews, Alexander T; Cole, Shelbie E; Zhu, Xinyu; Phillips, Casey B; Kwong, Jennifer Q; Dodani, Sheel C; Leary, Scot C; Cobine, Paul A 2018. The mammalian phosphate carrier SLC25A3 is a mitochondrial copper transporter required for cytochrome c oxidase biogenesis. The Journal of biological chemistry, 293 6, 1887-1896Vest, Katherine E; Paskavitz, Amanda L; Lee, Joseph B; Padilla-Benavides, Teresita 2018. Dynamic changes in copper homeostasis and post-transcriptional regulation of Atp7a during myogenic differentiation. Metallomics : integrated biometal science, 10 2, 309-322Banerjee, Ayan; Vest, Katherine E; Pavlath, Grace K; Corbett, Anita H 2017. Nuclear poly(A) binding protein 1 (PABPN1) and Matrin3 interact in muscle cells and regulate RNA processing. Nucleic acids research, 45 18, 10706-10725Choo, Hyo-Jung; Canner, James P; Vest, Katherine E; Thompson, Zachary; Pavlath, Grace K 2017. A tale of two niches: differential functions for VCAM-1 in satellite cells under basal and injured conditions. American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 313 4, C392-C404Vest, Katherine E; Phillips, Brittany L; Banerjee, Ayan; Apponi, Luciano H; Dammer, Eric B; Xu, Weiting; Zheng, Dinghai; Yu, Julia; Tian, Bin; Pavlath, Grace K; Corbett, Anita H 2017. Novel mouse models of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) reveal early onset mitochondrial defects and suggest loss of PABPN1 may contribute to pathology. Human molecular genetics, 26 17, 3235-3252Vest, Katherine E; Wang, Jing; Gammon, Micah G; Maynard, Margaret K; White, Olivia L; Cobine, Jai A; Mahone, Wilkerson K; Cobine, Paul A 2016. Overlap of copper and iron uptake systems in mitochondria in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Open biology, 6 1, 150223Randolph, Matthew E; Phillips, Brittany L; Choo, Hyo-Jung; Vest, Katherine E; Vera, Yandery; Pavlath, Grace K 2015. Pharyngeal Satellite Cells Undergo Myogenesis Under Basal Conditions and Are Required for Pharyngeal Muscle Maintenance. Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio), 33 12, 3581-95Vest, Katherine E; Apponi, Luciano H; Banerjee, Ayan; Pavlath, Grace K; Corbett, Anita H 2015. An Antibody to Detect Alanine-Expanded PABPN1: A New Tool to Study Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy. Journal of neuromuscular diseases, 2 4, 439-446Randolph, Matthew E; Luo, Qingwei; Ho, Justin; Vest, Katherine E; Sokoloff, Alan J; Pavlath, Grace K 2014. Ageing and muscular dystrophy differentially affect murine pharyngeal muscles in a region-dependent manner. The Journal of physiology, 592 23, 5301-15Vest, Katherine E; Hashemi, Hayaa F; Cobine, Paul A 2013. The copper metallome in eukaryotic cells. Metal ions in life sciences, 12 , 451-78Vest, Katherine E; Leary, Scot C; Winge, Dennis R; Cobine, Paul A 2013. Copper import into the mitochondrial matrix in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is mediated by Pic2, a mitochondrial carrier family protein. The Journal of biological chemistry, 288 33, 23884-92