2022
Ghost mitochondria drive metastasis through adaptive GCN2/Akt therapeutic vulnerability
Ghosh JC, Perego M, Agarwal E, Bertolini I, Wang Y, Goldman AR, Tang HY, Kossenkov AV, Landis CJ, Languino LR, Plow EF, Morotti A, Ottobrini L, Locatelli M, Speicher DW, Caino MC, Cassel J, Salvino JM, Robert ME, Vaira V, Altieri DC. Ghost mitochondria drive metastasis through adaptive GCN2/Akt therapeutic vulnerability. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2115624119. PMID: 35177476, PMCID: PMC8872753, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2115624119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell DeathCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionHumansMitochondriaMitochondrial DynamicsMitochondrial ProteinsMuscle ProteinsNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasmsNeoplastic ProcessesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReactive Oxygen SpeciesSignal TransductionConceptsEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionGene expression programsTherapeutic vulnerabilitiesTumor cell movementCytokine/chemokine signalingExpression programsTherapeutic targetCell movementMitochondrial dynamicsEssential scaffoldMitochondrial structureSurvival signalingMitochondrial integrityCancer metabolismStress responseActionable therapeutic targetsCell deathChemokine signalingMitochondriaSmall-molecule drug screensCell proliferationOxidative damageInnate immunityMetastatic disseminationHuman tumors
2020
Polycystin 2 is increased in disease to protect against stress-induced cell death
Brill AL, Fischer TT, Walters JM, Marlier A, Sewanan LR, Wilson PC, Johnson EK, Moeckel G, Cantley LG, Campbell SG, Nerbonne JM, Chung HJ, Robert ME, Ehrlich BE. Polycystin 2 is increased in disease to protect against stress-induced cell death. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 386. PMID: 31941974, PMCID: PMC6962458, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-57286-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystin-2General cellular homeostasisCell deathStress-induced cell deathPathological cell deathAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseEndoplasmic reticulum membraneCellular homeostasisCellular stressPrimary ciliaUbiquitous expressionExpression changesCell stressReticulum membraneTransient receptor potential cation channelHuman diseasesMultiple tissuesEndogenous roleDominant polycystic kidney diseaseTissue typesCation channelsPolycystic kidney diseaseDifferent pathological statesMultiple diseasesKidney disease
2001
Selective T-cell subset ablation demonstrates a role for T1 and T2 cells in ongoing acute graft-versus-host disease: a model system for the reversal of disease
Liu J, Anderson B, Robert M, McNiff J, Emerson S, Shlomchik W, Shlomchik M. Selective T-cell subset ablation demonstrates a role for T1 and T2 cells in ongoing acute graft-versus-host disease: a model system for the reversal of disease. Blood 2001, 98: 3367-3375. PMID: 11719376, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v98.12.3367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DeathCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFlow CytometryGanciclovirGraft vs Host DiseaseGraft vs Leukemia EffectHematopoiesisHematopoietic Stem CellsInterleukin-2Interleukin-4Lymphocyte SubsetsMaleMiceMice, TransgenicPromoter Regions, GeneticSimplexvirusSpleenT-LymphocytesThymidine KinaseThymus GlandWeight GainConceptsDonor T cellsT cellsT2 cellsGVHD reactionsHost diseaseInterleukin-2Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene transductionAllogeneic stem cell transplantationCytokine-producing T cellsPrevention of GVHDStem cell transplantationReversal of diseaseT cell deletionLater time pointsAcute graftCytokine polarizationOngoing GVHDClinical GVHDAntibody infusionPeak diseaseClinical effectsCell transplantationIL-4 promoterGVHDDeficient mice