2015
Epigenetic control of intestinal barrier function and inflammation in zebrafish
Marjoram L, Alvers A, Deerhake ME, Bagwell J, Mankiewicz J, Cocchiaro JL, Beerman RW, Willer J, Sumigray KD, Katsanis N, Tobin DM, Rawls JF, Goll MG, Bagnat M. Epigenetic control of intestinal barrier function and inflammation in zebrafish. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 2770-2775. PMID: 25730872, PMCID: PMC4352795, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1424089112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal epithelial cellsUbiquitin-like proteinEpigenetic controlTumor necrosis factorEpigenetic repressionLoss of functionIntestinal epitheliumPrecise regulationInflammatory bowel diseasePromoter methylationBarrier functionChronic inflammationEpithelial cellsTNF inductionPotent cytokineImmune cell recruitmentIntestinal barrier functionCell sheddingTNFA expressionRing fingerProinflammatory stimuliProper responseExpressionHoming signalsCell recruitment
2014
Cell-Cell Adhesions and Cell Contractility Are Upregulated upon Desmosome Disruption
Sumigray K, Zhou K, Lechler T. Cell-Cell Adhesions and Cell Contractility Are Upregulated upon Desmosome Disruption. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e101824. PMID: 25006807, PMCID: PMC4090201, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdherens junctionsMyosin IIAAdhesion structuresAnti-Dsg3 antibodiesCell-cell adhesion structuresCell adhesion structuresCell-cell adhesionMyosin II activityDesmosomal protein desmoplakinDesmosome functionTransmembrane componentBarrier functionClaudin genesGenetic disordersSignificant increaseMouse keratinocytesCell contractilityDisruption resultsPosttranslational changesTight junctionsII activity