School of Molecular Biosciences

Dr Kenneth Watterson

  • Lecturer (Molecular Biosciences)

telephone: 1900
email: Kenneth.Watterson@glasgow.ac.uk

Room 1008, Level 10, Boyd Orr Building, Glasgow, G12 8QQ

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ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026

Research interests

Publications

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Jump to: 2026 | 2023 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2009 | 2007 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2000
Number of items: 23.

2026

Watterson, Kenneth ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, McVey, Mary ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3740-6023, Knox, Kirsten ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5487-1763 and Finlay, Chris ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6079-1199 (2026) A Home from Home: Developing Strategies to Increase Belonging and Engagement in the Growing Population of Undergraduate Students Living at Home and Commuting to University. 19th Annual University of Glasgow Learning and Teaching Conference, Glasgow, UK, 30 March - 01 April 2026.

Rudzik, Nicholas ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8819-0826, Stubbs, Fiona, Watterson, Kenneth ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026 and McVey, Mary ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3740-6023 (2026) Skills auditing, surfacing and signalling: embedding employability focussed activities in a Level 1 Life Sciences course. LTCONF26: 19th Annual University of Glasgow Learning & Teaching Conference, Glasgow, UK, 30th March 2026.

2023

Watterson, Kenneth ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Daly, Craig ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0410-7548, Uwase, Christine and MacRobbie, Catherine (2023) The Development of a Novel Educational Resource to Support Student Learning and Engagement in Pharmacology. 19th World Congress of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology 2023, Glasgow, Scotland, 2-7 July 2023. (doi: 10.1111/bph.16108)

2017

Shaw, Andy, Jeromson, Stewart, Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Pediani, John D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6615-537X, Gallagher, Iain, Whalley, Tim, Dreczkowski, Gillian, Brooks, Naomi, Galloway, Stuart and Hamilton, D. Lee (2017) Multiple AMPK activators inhibit L-Carnitine uptake in C2C12 skeletal muscle myotubes. American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology, 312(6), C689-C696. (doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00026.2016) (PMID:28298333)

Watterson, K. R. et al. (2017) Probe-dependent negative allosteric modulators of the long-chain free fatty acid receptor FFA4. Molecular Pharmacology, 91(6), pp. 630-641. (doi: 10.1124/mol.116.107821) (PMID:28385906) (PMCID:PMC5438128)

2016

Azevedo, C. M. G. et al. (2016) Non-acidic free fatty acid receptor 4 agonists with antidiabetic activity. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 59(19), pp. 8868-8878. (doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00685) (PMID:27570890)

2015

Milligan, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6946-3519, Alvarez-Curto, E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4004-4545, Watterson, K.R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Ulven, T. and Hudson, B.D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7059-0091 (2015) Characterizing pharmacological ligands to study the long-chain fatty acid receptors GPR40/FFA1 and GPR120/FFA4. British Journal of Pharmacology, 172(13), pp. 3254-3265. (doi: 10.1111/bph.12879) (PMID:25131623)

Christiansen, E. et al. (2015) Activity of dietary fatty acids on FFA1 and FFA4 and characterisation of pinolenic acid as a dual FFA1/FFA4 agonist with potential effect against metabolic diseases. British Journal of Nutrition, 113(11), pp. 1677-1688. (doi: 10.1017/S000711451500118X) (PMID:25916176)

2014

Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Hudson, Brian D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7059-0091, Ulven, Trond and Milligan, Graeme ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6946-3519 (2014) Treatment of type 2 diabetes by free fatty acid receptor agonists. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 5, 137. (doi: 10.3389/fendo.2014.00137) (PMID:25221541) (PMCID:PMC4147718)

2013

Beall, Craig, Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, McCrimmon, Rory J. and Ashford, Michael L.J. (2013) AMPK modulates glucose-sensing in insulin-secreting cells by altered phosphotransfer to KATP channels. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes, 45(3), pp. 229-241. (doi: 10.1007/s10863-013-9509-9) (PMID:23575945)

Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Bestow, Dawn, Gallagher, Jennifer, Hamilton, D. Lee, Ashford, Fiona B., Meakin, Paul J. and Ashford, Michael L.J. (2013) Anorexigenic and orexigenic hormone modulation of mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 activity and the regulation of hypothalamic agouti-related protein mRNA expression. Neurosignals, 21(1-2), pp. 28-41. (doi: 10.1159/000334144) (PMID:22456226) (PMCID:PMC3704126)

2009

Ning, Ke, Miller, Lisa C., Laidlaw, Hilary A., Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Gallagher, Jennifer, Sutherland, Calum and Ashford, Michael L.J. (2009) Leptin-dependent phosphorylation of PTEN mediates actin restructuring and activation of ATP-sensitive K+ channels. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 284(14), pp. 9331-9340. (doi: 10.1074/jbc.M806774200) (PMID:19208634) (PMCID:PMC2666585)

2007

Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Berg, Krystina M., Kapitonov, Dmitri, Payne, Shawn G., Miner, Amy S., Bittman, Robert, Milstien, Sheldon, Ratz, Paul H. and Spiegel, Sarah (2007) Sphingosine-1-phosphate and the immunosuppressant, FTY720-phosphate, regulate detrusor muscle tone. FASEB Journal, 21(11), pp. 2818-2828. (doi: 10.1096/fj.06-7326com) (PMID:17449719)

Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Lanning, David A., Diegelmann, Robert F. and Spiegel, Sarah (2007) Regulation of fibroblast functions by lysophospholipid mediators: potential roles in wound healing. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 15(5), pp. 607-616. (doi: 10.1111/j.1524-475X.2007.00292.x) (PMID:17971005)

2005

Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Ratz, Paul H. and Spiegel, Sarah (2005) The role of sphingosine-1-phosphate in smooth muscle contraction. Cellular Signalling, 17(3), pp. 289-298. (doi: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2004.09.013) (PMID:15567060)

Goparaju, S. K. et al. (2005) The S1P2 receptor negatively regulates platelet-derived growth factor-induced motility and proliferation. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 25(10), pp. 4237-4249. (doi: 10.1128/MCB.25.10.4237-4249.2005) (PMID:15870293) (PMCID:PMC1087716)

Jolly, Puneet S., Bektas, Meryem, Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Sankala, Heidi, Payne, Shawn G., Milstien, Sheldon and Spiegel, Sarah (2005) Expression of SphK1 impairs degranulation and motility of RBL-2H3 mast cells by desensitizing S1P receptors. Blood, 105(12), pp. 4736-4742. (doi: 10.1182/blood-2004-12-4686) (PMID:15741218) (PMCID:PMC1894993)

2004

Toman, Rachelle E., Payne, Shawn G., Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Maceyka, Michael, Lee, Norman H., Milstien, Sheldon, Bigbee, John W. and Spiegel, Sarah (2004) Differential transactivation of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors modulates NGF-induced neurite extension. Journal of Cell Biology, 166(3), pp. 381-92. (doi: 10.1083/jcb.200402016) (PMID:15289497) (PMCID:PMC2172260)

2003

Rosenfeldt, Hans M., Amrani, Yassine, Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Murthy, Karnam S., Panettieri, Reynold A. and Spiegel, Sarah (2003) Sphingosine-1-phosphate stimulates contraction of human airway smooth muscle cells. FASEB Journal, 17(13), pp. 1789-1799. (doi: 10.1096/fj.02-0836com) (PMID:14519658)

Watterson, Kenneth ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Sankala, Heidi, Milstien, Sheldon and Spiegel, Sarah (2003) Pleiotropic actions of sphingosine-1-phosphate. Progress in Lipid Research, 42(4), pp. 344-357. (doi: 10.1016/S0163-7827(03)00015-8) (PMID:12790117)

2002

Ferguson, G., Watterson, K.R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026 and Palmer, T.M. (2002) Subtype-specific regulation of receptor internalization and recycling by the carboxyl-terminal domains of the human A(1) and rat A(3) adenosine receptors: Consequences for agonist-stimulated translocation of arrestin3. Biochemistry, 41, pp. 14748-14761. (doi: 10.1021/bi0262911)

Watterson, KR ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Johnston, E, Chalmers, C, Pronin, A, Cook, SJ, Benovic, JL and Palmer, TM (2002) Dual regulation of EDG1/S1P(1) receptor phosphorylation and internalization by protein kinase C and G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 2. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277, pp. 5767-5777. (doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110647200)

2000

Ferguson, Gail, Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026 and Palmer, Timothy M. (2000) Subtype-specific kinetics of inhibitory adenosine receptor internalization are determined by sensitivity to phosphorylation by G protein-coupled receptor kinases. Molecular Pharmacology, 57(3), pp. 546-552. (doi: 10.1124/mol.57.3.546) (PMID:10692495)

This list was generated on Fri Oct 16 21:45:57 2026 BST.
Number of items: 23.

Articles

Shaw, Andy, Jeromson, Stewart, Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Pediani, John D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6615-537X, Gallagher, Iain, Whalley, Tim, Dreczkowski, Gillian, Brooks, Naomi, Galloway, Stuart and Hamilton, D. Lee (2017) Multiple AMPK activators inhibit L-Carnitine uptake in C2C12 skeletal muscle myotubes. American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology, 312(6), C689-C696. (doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00026.2016) (PMID:28298333)

Watterson, K. R. et al. (2017) Probe-dependent negative allosteric modulators of the long-chain free fatty acid receptor FFA4. Molecular Pharmacology, 91(6), pp. 630-641. (doi: 10.1124/mol.116.107821) (PMID:28385906) (PMCID:PMC5438128)

Azevedo, C. M. G. et al. (2016) Non-acidic free fatty acid receptor 4 agonists with antidiabetic activity. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 59(19), pp. 8868-8878. (doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00685) (PMID:27570890)

Milligan, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6946-3519, Alvarez-Curto, E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4004-4545, Watterson, K.R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Ulven, T. and Hudson, B.D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7059-0091 (2015) Characterizing pharmacological ligands to study the long-chain fatty acid receptors GPR40/FFA1 and GPR120/FFA4. British Journal of Pharmacology, 172(13), pp. 3254-3265. (doi: 10.1111/bph.12879) (PMID:25131623)

Christiansen, E. et al. (2015) Activity of dietary fatty acids on FFA1 and FFA4 and characterisation of pinolenic acid as a dual FFA1/FFA4 agonist with potential effect against metabolic diseases. British Journal of Nutrition, 113(11), pp. 1677-1688. (doi: 10.1017/S000711451500118X) (PMID:25916176)

Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Hudson, Brian D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7059-0091, Ulven, Trond and Milligan, Graeme ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6946-3519 (2014) Treatment of type 2 diabetes by free fatty acid receptor agonists. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 5, 137. (doi: 10.3389/fendo.2014.00137) (PMID:25221541) (PMCID:PMC4147718)

Beall, Craig, Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, McCrimmon, Rory J. and Ashford, Michael L.J. (2013) AMPK modulates glucose-sensing in insulin-secreting cells by altered phosphotransfer to KATP channels. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes, 45(3), pp. 229-241. (doi: 10.1007/s10863-013-9509-9) (PMID:23575945)

Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Bestow, Dawn, Gallagher, Jennifer, Hamilton, D. Lee, Ashford, Fiona B., Meakin, Paul J. and Ashford, Michael L.J. (2013) Anorexigenic and orexigenic hormone modulation of mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 activity and the regulation of hypothalamic agouti-related protein mRNA expression. Neurosignals, 21(1-2), pp. 28-41. (doi: 10.1159/000334144) (PMID:22456226) (PMCID:PMC3704126)

Ning, Ke, Miller, Lisa C., Laidlaw, Hilary A., Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Gallagher, Jennifer, Sutherland, Calum and Ashford, Michael L.J. (2009) Leptin-dependent phosphorylation of PTEN mediates actin restructuring and activation of ATP-sensitive K+ channels. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 284(14), pp. 9331-9340. (doi: 10.1074/jbc.M806774200) (PMID:19208634) (PMCID:PMC2666585)

Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Berg, Krystina M., Kapitonov, Dmitri, Payne, Shawn G., Miner, Amy S., Bittman, Robert, Milstien, Sheldon, Ratz, Paul H. and Spiegel, Sarah (2007) Sphingosine-1-phosphate and the immunosuppressant, FTY720-phosphate, regulate detrusor muscle tone. FASEB Journal, 21(11), pp. 2818-2828. (doi: 10.1096/fj.06-7326com) (PMID:17449719)

Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Lanning, David A., Diegelmann, Robert F. and Spiegel, Sarah (2007) Regulation of fibroblast functions by lysophospholipid mediators: potential roles in wound healing. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 15(5), pp. 607-616. (doi: 10.1111/j.1524-475X.2007.00292.x) (PMID:17971005)

Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Ratz, Paul H. and Spiegel, Sarah (2005) The role of sphingosine-1-phosphate in smooth muscle contraction. Cellular Signalling, 17(3), pp. 289-298. (doi: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2004.09.013) (PMID:15567060)

Goparaju, S. K. et al. (2005) The S1P2 receptor negatively regulates platelet-derived growth factor-induced motility and proliferation. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 25(10), pp. 4237-4249. (doi: 10.1128/MCB.25.10.4237-4249.2005) (PMID:15870293) (PMCID:PMC1087716)

Jolly, Puneet S., Bektas, Meryem, Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Sankala, Heidi, Payne, Shawn G., Milstien, Sheldon and Spiegel, Sarah (2005) Expression of SphK1 impairs degranulation and motility of RBL-2H3 mast cells by desensitizing S1P receptors. Blood, 105(12), pp. 4736-4742. (doi: 10.1182/blood-2004-12-4686) (PMID:15741218) (PMCID:PMC1894993)

Toman, Rachelle E., Payne, Shawn G., Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Maceyka, Michael, Lee, Norman H., Milstien, Sheldon, Bigbee, John W. and Spiegel, Sarah (2004) Differential transactivation of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors modulates NGF-induced neurite extension. Journal of Cell Biology, 166(3), pp. 381-92. (doi: 10.1083/jcb.200402016) (PMID:15289497) (PMCID:PMC2172260)

Rosenfeldt, Hans M., Amrani, Yassine, Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Murthy, Karnam S., Panettieri, Reynold A. and Spiegel, Sarah (2003) Sphingosine-1-phosphate stimulates contraction of human airway smooth muscle cells. FASEB Journal, 17(13), pp. 1789-1799. (doi: 10.1096/fj.02-0836com) (PMID:14519658)

Watterson, Kenneth ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Sankala, Heidi, Milstien, Sheldon and Spiegel, Sarah (2003) Pleiotropic actions of sphingosine-1-phosphate. Progress in Lipid Research, 42(4), pp. 344-357. (doi: 10.1016/S0163-7827(03)00015-8) (PMID:12790117)

Ferguson, G., Watterson, K.R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026 and Palmer, T.M. (2002) Subtype-specific regulation of receptor internalization and recycling by the carboxyl-terminal domains of the human A(1) and rat A(3) adenosine receptors: Consequences for agonist-stimulated translocation of arrestin3. Biochemistry, 41, pp. 14748-14761. (doi: 10.1021/bi0262911)

Watterson, KR ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Johnston, E, Chalmers, C, Pronin, A, Cook, SJ, Benovic, JL and Palmer, TM (2002) Dual regulation of EDG1/S1P(1) receptor phosphorylation and internalization by protein kinase C and G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 2. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277, pp. 5767-5777. (doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110647200)

Ferguson, Gail, Watterson, Kenneth R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026 and Palmer, Timothy M. (2000) Subtype-specific kinetics of inhibitory adenosine receptor internalization are determined by sensitivity to phosphorylation by G protein-coupled receptor kinases. Molecular Pharmacology, 57(3), pp. 546-552. (doi: 10.1124/mol.57.3.546) (PMID:10692495)

Conference or Workshop Item

Watterson, Kenneth ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, McVey, Mary ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3740-6023, Knox, Kirsten ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5487-1763 and Finlay, Chris ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6079-1199 (2026) A Home from Home: Developing Strategies to Increase Belonging and Engagement in the Growing Population of Undergraduate Students Living at Home and Commuting to University. 19th Annual University of Glasgow Learning and Teaching Conference, Glasgow, UK, 30 March - 01 April 2026.

Rudzik, Nicholas ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8819-0826, Stubbs, Fiona, Watterson, Kenneth ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026 and McVey, Mary ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3740-6023 (2026) Skills auditing, surfacing and signalling: embedding employability focussed activities in a Level 1 Life Sciences course. LTCONF26: 19th Annual University of Glasgow Learning & Teaching Conference, Glasgow, UK, 30th March 2026.

Watterson, Kenneth ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3819-4026, Daly, Craig ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0410-7548, Uwase, Christine and MacRobbie, Catherine (2023) The Development of a Novel Educational Resource to Support Student Learning and Engagement in Pharmacology. 19th World Congress of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology 2023, Glasgow, Scotland, 2-7 July 2023. (doi: 10.1111/bph.16108)

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