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Associate Research Scientist
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- Horwich Lab
- Pierce Lab
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- PhD
- University of Texas Medical Branch (2010)
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Frequent collaborators of Weiming Ni's published research.
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A big-picture view of Weiming Ni's research output by year.
Francesc Lopez-Giraldez, PhD
Richard Pierce, MD
Jordan Pober, MD, PhD
Maria Nagy, PhD
Arthur Horwich, MD
Hai Feng Zhang
7Publications
203Citations
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2022
ArhGEF12 activates Rap1A and not RhoA in human dermal microvascular endothelial cells to reduce tumor necrosis factor‐induced leak
Khan A, Ni W, Baltazar T, Lopez‐Giraldez F, Pober JS, Pierce RW. ArhGEF12 activates Rap1A and not RhoA in human dermal microvascular endothelial cells to reduce tumor necrosis factor‐induced leak. The FASEB Journal 2022, 36: e22254. PMID: 35294066, PMCID: PMC9103844, DOI: 10.1096/fj.202101873rr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2021
Tumor necrosis factor‐induced ArhGEF10 selectively activates RhoB contributing to human microvascular endothelial cell tight junction disruption
Khan A, Ni W, Lopez‐Giraldez F, Kluger MS, Pober JS, Pierce RW. Tumor necrosis factor‐induced ArhGEF10 selectively activates RhoB contributing to human microvascular endothelial cell tight junction disruption. The FASEB Journal 2021, 35: e21627. PMID: 33948992, PMCID: PMC9026622, DOI: 10.1096/fj.202002783rr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCapillary endothelial cellsHuman dermal microvascular endothelial cellsMicrovascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsTight junctionsCultured human microvascular endothelial cellsEC tight junctionsLoss of barrierCapillary leak syndromeCapillary barrier functionDermal microvascular endothelial cellsRhoB activationTight junction disruptionDisrupts tight junctionsHuman microvascular endothelial cellsExtent of TNFHuman capillary endothelial cellsLeak syndromeOverwhelming inflammationCapillary leakBarrier lossTJ disruptionJunction disruptionRhoB knockdownTNF
2020
BMX Represses Thrombin-PAR1–Mediated Endothelial Permeability and Vascular Leakage During Early Sepsis
Li Z, Yin M, Zhang H, Ni W, Pierce R, Zhou HJ, Min W. BMX Represses Thrombin-PAR1–Mediated Endothelial Permeability and Vascular Leakage During Early Sepsis. Circulation Research 2020, 126: 471-485. PMID: 31910739, PMCID: PMC7035171, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.119.315769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPAR1 internalizationPuncture-induced sepsisCecal ligationVascular leakageEndothelial permeabilityExpression of BmxThrombin-PAR1Early sepsisEndothelial cellsPuncture modelSignal inactivationPAR1 antagonist SCH79797Negative regulatorLung epithelial cellsTransendothelial electrical resistanceAdult stageEmbryonic stagesCultured endothelial cellsPulmonary leakageCellular analysisLung injuryPathological stimuliEndothelium dysfunctionPlatelet dysfunctionSepsis
2017
An ALS-Associated Mutant SOD1 Rapidly Suppresses KCNT1 (Slack) Na+-Activated K+ Channels in Aplysia Neurons
Zhang Y, Ni W, Horwich AL, Kaczmarek LK. An ALS-Associated Mutant SOD1 Rapidly Suppresses KCNT1 (Slack) Na+-Activated K+ Channels in Aplysia Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2017, 37: 2258-2265. PMID: 28119399, PMCID: PMC5338764, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3102-16.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAplysiaBiophysicsCells, CulturedElectric StimulationEnzyme InhibitorsGanglia, InvertebrateHumansLuminescent ProteinsMembrane PotentialsMicroinjectionsMorpholinosMutationNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium ChannelsPotassium Channels, Sodium-ActivatedRNA, Small InterferingSodiumSuperoxide Dismutase-1ConceptsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisSuperoxide dismutase 1Mutant superoxide dismutase 1Potassium currentC-Jun N-terminal kinaseNeuronal excitabilityLateral sclerosisFatal adult-onset neurodegenerative diseaseN-terminal kinaseMutant human Cu/ZnNeuronal developmentDismutase 1Adult-onset neurodegenerative diseaseCurrent-clamp recordingsMotor neuron toxicityOutward potassium currentHuman Cu/ZnWild-type superoxide dismutase 1Neuron toxicityActivity of NaBag cell neuronsClamp recordingsNeuronal functionCell neuronsAction potentials
2016
Reduced high-frequency motor neuron firing, EMG fractionation, and gait variability in awake walking ALS mice
Hadzipasic M, Ni W, Nagy M, Steenrod N, McGinley MJ, Kaushal A, Thomas E, McCormick DA, Horwich AL. Reduced high-frequency motor neuron firing, EMG fractionation, and gait variability in awake walking ALS mice. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: e7600-e7609. PMID: 27821773, PMCID: PMC5127366, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1616832113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsALS miceAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisAcute spinal cord slicesSingle-unit extracellular recordingsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsLoss of neuronsMotor neuron lossMotor neuron firingSpinal cord slicesPatch-clamp recordingsHigh-frequency firingStep variabilityLethal neurodegenerative diseaseNeuron lossCord slicesSpinal cordLeg flexorsLateral sclerosisGait variabilityVivo effectsClamp recordingsExtracellular recordingsEMG patternsMutant miceNeuron firing
2014
UCS Proteins: Chaperones for Myosin and Co-Chaperones for Hsp90
Ni W, Odunuga O. UCS Proteins: Chaperones for Myosin and Co-Chaperones for Hsp90. Subcellular Biochemistry 2014, 78: 133-152. PMID: 25487020, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-11731-7_7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsHSP90 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsModels, MolecularMolecular ChaperonesMuscular DiseasesMyosinsNeoplasmsProtein ConformationProtein FoldingSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSignal TransductionStructure-Activity RelationshipConceptsUCS proteinsUNC-45 proteinTPR domainUNC-45Co-chaperoneCellular processesC-terminal UCS domainMyosin-specific chaperonesActomyosin-based processesFunction of myosinTwo-domain architectureNon-muscle myosinUCS domainActin filamentsSkeletal muscle developmentMyosin headsElongated oligomersChaperoneCell differentiationMyosinMuscle developmentProteinMuscle formationHsp90Myofibril organization
2013
Molecular chaperone Hsp110 rescues a vesicle transport defect produced by an ALS-associated mutant SOD1 protein in squid axoplasm
Song Y, Nagy M, Ni W, Tyagi NK, Fenton WA, López-Giráldez F, Overton JD, Horwich AL, Brady ST. Molecular chaperone Hsp110 rescues a vesicle transport defect produced by an ALS-associated mutant SOD1 protein in squid axoplasm. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 5428-5433. PMID: 23509252, PMCID: PMC3619309, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1303279110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAxonal TransportBacterial ProteinsDecapodiformesGene Expression ProfilingHSP110 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansLuminescent ProteinsMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5MiceMice, TransgenicMutation, Missensep38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationProtein FoldingProteomicsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSpinal CordSuperoxide DismutaseSuperoxide Dismutase-1Transport VesiclesConceptsMutant SOD1 proteinTransport defectSOD1 proteinApoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 inhibitorsPhosphorylation of kinesinNucleotide exchange factorsMolecular chaperone Hsc70Different oligomeric statesYellow fluorescent proteinTransgenic miceProtein disaggregationChaperone Hsc70Exchange factorMAPK cascadePhosphorylation of p38Oligomeric stateDiminished phosphorylationKinase 1 inhibitorFusion proteinFluorescent proteinP38 inhibitorP38 MAPKPhosphorylationHsp110Cu/Zn
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