Summer Workshop Instructor

Laura Arce, Ph.D.

Dr. Arce is a Lecturer in the Biological Science department. Dr. Arce received their B.S. from CSUF in Biological Science and Ph.D. in Biology from the University of California Irvine, College of Medicine. Dr. Arce completed their post-doctoral studies at the City of Hope, in the Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism. Over the course of their career Arce has focused on the regulation of gene expression at the epigenetic, transcription, and post-transcription levels in cancer, diabetic nephropathy and photosynthesis. Currently Arce investigates the regulation of gene expression of photosynthetic genes in Chlamydomonas reninhardtii and directs the Research Careers Preparatory (RCP) program and is the U-RISE summer workshop instructor. 

Research Interests

Arce studies mechanisms of photosynthesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in response to various light qualities and calcium. Arce specifically aims to determined how nuclear-encoded and chloroplast-encoded genes are transcriptionally regulated.

Fun Facts

 I enjoy traveling, sightseeing and antiquing. I co-host a community Halloween event every year!

Publications

Kato M, Arce L, Wang M, Putta S, Lanting L, Natarajan R. A microRNA circuit mediates transforming growth factor-β1 autoregulation in renal glomerular mesangial cells Kidney Int. 2011 Aug; 80(4):358-68.

Arce L., K. T. Pate, M.L. Waterman. 2009.  Groucho recognizes a peptide motif in LEF-1 for HDAC-dependent repression in a subset of colon cancers.  BMC Cancer 2009, 9:159.

Mitsuo Kato, Laura Arce and Rama Natarajan Micro RNAs and Their Role in Progressive Kidney Diseases. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Jul4; (7):1255-66.

Najdi, R., A. Syed, L. Arce, H. Theisen, J.T. Ting, F. Atcha, A.V. Nguyen, M. Martinez, R.F. Holcombe, R.A. Edwards, J.L. Marsh, M.L. Waterman.  2009.  A Wnt-kinase network alters nuclear localization of TCF-1 in colon cancer.  Oncogene, 2009 Nov 26; 28(47):4133-46.

Arce L, Yokoyama NN, Waterman ML. Diversity of LEF/TCF action in development and disease. Oncogene. 2006 Dec 4; 25(57):7492-504.