Department of Animal Science

Faculty

	Ted W. Huiatt Associate Professor of Animal Science Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Iowa State University 3112 Molecular Biology Ames, IA 50011-3150 Phone: 515-294-8289 Fax: 515-294-0543 Email: twhuiatt@iastate.edu
Education Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University: 1979 Bachelor of Arts, University of Colorado: 1972
Instruction Dr. Huiatt's teaching responsibilities include Domestic Animal Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory AnS 214L; structures and reactions in biochemical processes (BBMB 221), general biochemical research techniques (BBMB 411), and molecular biology of muscle (AnS 670). Dr. Huiatt also serves as an advisor in Agricultural Biochemistry.
Research Dr. Huiatt's area of research is in muscle development, including examination of factors regulating skeletal muscle growth and differentiation and examination of the mechanism of myofibril assembly during embryonic development of skeletal and cardiac muscle.
Professional Affiliations American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology American Society for Cell Biology American Society of Animal Science
Selected Publications Wang, R., M. H. Stromer, and T. W. Huiatt. 1998. Integrin expression in developing smooth muscle cells. J. Histochem. Cytochem 46:119-125. Bilak, S. R., S. W. Sernett, M. M. Bilak, R. M. Bellin, M. H. Stromer, T. W. Huiatt, and R. M. Robson. 1998. Properties of the novel intermediate filament protein synemin and its identification in mammalian muscle. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 355:63-76. Hemken, P.M., R. M. Bellin, S. W. Sernett, B. Becker, T. W. Huiatt, and R.M. Robson. 1997. Molecular characteristics of the novel intermediate filament protein paranemin. J. Biol. Chem. 272:32489-32499. Zhou, H., T. W. Huiatt, R. M. Robson, S. W. Sernett, and D. J. Graves. 1996. Characterization of ADP-ribosylation sites on desmin and restoration of desmin intermediate filament assembly by de-ADP-ribosylation. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 334:214-222. Huang, H.-Y., H. Zhou, T. W. Huiatt, and D. J. Graves. 1996. Target proteins for arginine-specific mono(ADP-ribosyl)transferase in membrane fractions from chick skeletal muscle cells. Exp. Cell Res. 226:147-153.