VirginiaA.LightnerMD

Dermatology • Raleigh, NC

Assistant Consulting Professor of Dermatology, Duke University School of Medicine

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Office
11081 Forest Pines Dr
Suite 110
Raleigh, NC 27614
Phone+1 919-562-8887
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Education & Training

Duke University HospitalResidency, Dermatology, 1983 - 1986
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1983
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 1983 - 2025
American Board of Dermatology Dermatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

14 citations
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF A HUMAN GLIAL VARIANT LAMININ
Ellen K. LeMosy, Virginia A. Lightner, Harold P. Erickson> ;Experimental Cell Research. 1996 Aug 25
26 citations
Tenascin: Does It Play a Role in Epidermal Morphogenesis and Homeostasis?
Virginia A. Lightner> ;The Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 1994 Mar 1
49 citations
Epithelial Cells Are an Important Source of Tenascin in Normal and Malignant Human Breast Tissue
Virginia A. Lightner, Jeffrey R. Marks, S. Spence McCachren> ;Experimental Cell Research. 1994 Feb 1
48 citations
Tenascin expression in prostatic hyperplasia, intraepithelial neoplasia, and carcinoma.
Stacey N. Ibrahim, Virginia A. Lightner, Joseph B. Ventimiglia, George K. Ibrahim, Philip J. Walther, Darell D. Bigner, Peter A. Humphrey> ;Human Pathology. 1993 Sep 1
7 citations
Divalent cation-dependent adhesion at the myotendinous junction: ultrastructure and mechanics of failure.
Douglas J. Law, Virginia A. Lightner> ;Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. 1993 Apr 1
5 citations
Localization of tenascin in uterine sarcomas and partially transformed endometrial stromal cells.
Günter Vollmer, Virginia A. Lightner, Charleata A. Carter, Gene P. Siegal, Harold P. Erickson, Rudolf Knuppen, David G. Kaufman> ;Pathobiology. 1993 Jan 1
58 citations
Expression of human tenascin in synovitis and its regulation by interleukin-1.
S. Spence McCachren, Virginia A. Lightner> ;Arthritis and Rheumatism. 1992 Oct 1
70 citations
Tenascin expression in human glioma cell lines and normal tissues.
Joseph B. Ventimiglia, Carol J. Wikstrand, Mario A. Bourdon, Virginia A. Lightner, Darell D. Bigner> ;Journal of Neuroimmunology. 1992 Jan 1
244 citations
Focal adhesion integrity is downregulated by the alternatively spliced domain of human tenascin
Joanne E. Murphy-Ullrich, Virginia A. Lightner, Ikramudin Aukhil, Y. Z. Yan, Harold P. Erickson, Magnus Höök> ;The Journal of Cell Biology. 1991 Nov 15
19 citations
IgA-binding structures in dermatitis herpetiformis skin are independent of elastic-microfibrillar bundles.
Virginia A. Lightner, Lynn Y. Sakai, Russell P. Hall> ;The Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 1991 Jan 1
22 citations
Ichthyosis, mental retardation, and asymptomatic spasticity. A new neurocutaneous syndrome with normal fatty alcohol:NAD+ oxidoreductase activity.
Mark D. Koone, William B. Rizzo, Peter M. Elias, Mary L. Williams, Virginia A. Lightner, Sheldon R. Pinnell> ;Archives of Dermatology. 1990 Nov 1
63 citations
Tenascin expression in the human endometrium and in endometrial adenocarcinomas.
Günter Vollmer, Gene P. Siegal, R Chiquet-Ehrismann, Virginia A. Lightner, H Arnholdt, Rudolf Knuppen> ;Laboratory Investigation; a Journal of Technical Methods and Pathology. 1990 Jun 1
38 citations
Purification of Hexabrachion (Tenascin) from Cell Culture Conditioned Medium, and Separation from a Cell Adhesion Factor
Ikramuddin Aukhil, C.C. Slemp, Virginia A. Lightner, K. Nishimura, Gina Briscoe, Harold P. Erickson> ;Matrix. 1990 May 1
90 citations
Binding of hexabrachion (tenascin) to the extracellular matrix and substratum and its effect on cell adhesion.
Virginia A. Lightner, Harold P. Erickson> ;Journal of Cell Science. 1990 Feb 1
31 citations
Localization and Quantitation of Hexabrachion (Tenascin) in Skin, Embryonic Brain, Tumors, and Plasma
Virginia A. Lightner, C. A. Slemp, Harold P. Erickson> ;Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1990 Feb 1
58 citations
Biochemical and structural studies of tenascin/hexabrachion proteins.
Hope C. Taylor, Virginia A. Lightner, Wayne F. Beyer, Darrell R. McCaslin, Gina Briscoe, Harold P. Erickson> ;Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 1989 Oct 1
133 citations
Tenascin/hexabrachion in human skin: biochemical identification and localization by light and electron microscopy.
Virginia A. Lightner, F Gumkowski, Darell D. Bigner, Harold P. Erickson> ;The Journal of Cell Biology. 1989 Jun 1
Membrane phospholipid synthesis in Escherichia coli. Identification of the sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase polypeptide as the plsB gene product.
Larson, T. J., Lightner, V. A., Green, P. R., Modrich, P., Bell, R. M.> ;J Biol Chem. 1980 Oct 10
Regulation of phospholipid biosynthesis in Escherichia coli. Cloning of the structural gene for the biosynthetic sn-glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.
Clark, D., Lightner, V., Edgar, R., Modrich, P., Cronan, J. E., Bell, R. M.> ;J Biol Chem. 1980 Jan 25
The DNA sequences encoding plsB and dgk loci of Escherichia coli.
Lightner, V. A., Bell, R. M., Modrich, P.> ;J Biol Chem. 1983 Sep 25
Membrane phospholipid synthesis in Escherichia coli. Cloning of a structural gene (plsB) of the sn-glycerol-3-phosphate acyl/transferase.
Lightner, V. A., Larson, T. J., Tailleur, P., Kantor, G. D., Raetz, C. R., Bell, R. M., Modrich, P.> ;J Biol Chem. 1980 Oct 10
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Grant Support

Tenascin Regulation Of Cell Matrix Interactions In SkinNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1995–1997
Characterization Of A New Cell Surface ProteinNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1986–1990

Hospital Affiliations

Duke University HospitalDurham, North Carolina