2025
Atgl-dependent adipocyte lipolysis promotes lipodystrophy and restrains fibrogenic responses during skin fibrosis
Caves E, Jussila A, Forni M, Benvie A, Lei V, King D, Edelman H, Hamdan M, Odell I, Hinchcliff M, Atit R, Horsley V. Atgl-dependent adipocyte lipolysis promotes lipodystrophy and restrains fibrogenic responses during skin fibrosis. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2025 PMID: 39884454, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2024.12.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLipid storageAdipocyte lipolysisExtracellular matrix proteinsFatty acidsTranscriptional analysisSkin fibrosisAdipocyte lipid storageTranscriptional changesSkin fibrosis developmentExtracellular matrix remodelingFibrosis developmentLipid-filled adipocytesDermal extracellular matrixHuman diseasesTreating fibrotic diseasesMouse modelMatrix proteinsDermal adipocytesFibrogenic responseGenetic modelsExtracellular matrixAdipocytesLoss of adipose tissueBleomycin-treated miceFibrotic mouse model
2024
Biliary atresia susceptibility gene EFEMP1 regulates extrahepatic bile duct elastic fiber formation and mechanics
Gupta K, Llewellyn J, Roberts E, Liu C, Naji A, Assoian R, Wells R. Biliary atresia susceptibility gene EFEMP1 regulates extrahepatic bile duct elastic fiber formation and mechanics. JHEP Reports 2024, 7: 101215. PMID: 39717503, PMCID: PMC11663959, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2024.101215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtrahepatic bile ductNeonatal extrahepatic bile ductsBiliary atresiaSusceptibility genesBile ductFibulin-3Genome wide association studiesExtracellular matrix protein 1Pressure myographyGene EFEMP1Elastic fibersExtracellular matrix proteinsAssociation studiesHuman extrahepatic bile ductsExtracellular matrix componentsElastic fiber organizationMatrix protein 1Decreased elastic fibersBile duct structuresMatrix proteinsFormation of elastic fibersFunctional relevanceGenesFiber formationNormal ductsIdentification of a fibronectin-binding protein signature associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Sun Y, King B, Hamlin A, Saniepay M, Gorshkov K, Barker G, Ziegler M, Mukundan S, Cvijic M, Schwarzbauer J. Identification of a fibronectin-binding protein signature associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Cells And Development 2024, 179: 203941. PMID: 39038657, PMCID: PMC11344656, DOI: 10.1016/j.cdev.2024.203941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFn-binding proteinsExtracellular matrixInsulin-like growth factor binding protein-3Extracellular matrix protein fibronectinLevels of ECM proteinsExtracellular matrix proteinsIn vivo diseaseMatrisome genesEDB exonsProtein fibronectinECM proteinsRNA sequencingGene expressionTGF-bDown-regulationProteinHuman lung fibroblastsUp-regulatedLevels of FNProtein signaturesFibronectinFN expressionGrowth factor binding protein-3ExonAssociated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisFibroblast expression of transmembrane protein smoothened governs microenvironment characteristics after acute kidney injury
Gui Y, Fu H, Palanza Z, Tao J, Lin Y, Min W, Qiao Y, Bonin C, Hargis G, Wang Y, Yang P, Kreutzer D, Wang Y, Liu Y, Yu Y, Liu Y, Zhou D. Fibroblast expression of transmembrane protein smoothened governs microenvironment characteristics after acute kidney injury. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2024, 134: e165836. PMID: 38713523, PMCID: PMC11213467, DOI: 10.1172/jci165836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNidogen-1Expression of transmembrane proteinsCell-matrix interactionsAcute kidney injuryExtracellular matrix proteinsWnt Signaling PathwayGlobal proteomeHedgehog signalingTransmembrane proteinsTubular cell apoptosisSignaling pathwayCell apoptosisMatrix proteinsIntegrin B1Kidney fibroblastsMesenchymal cell activationKidney injuryHedgehogProteinMitigate acute kidney injurySMOPreserved kidney functionAcute kidney injury pathogenesisFibroblastsPhosphoproteome
2022
Fibronectin-Integrin α5 Signaling in Vascular Complications of Type 1 Diabetes.
Chen M, Hu R, Cavinato C, Zhuang ZW, Zhang J, Yun S, Fernandez Tussy P, Singh A, Murtada SI, Tanaka K, Liu M, Fernández-Hernando C, Humphrey JD, Schwartz MA. Fibronectin-Integrin α5 Signaling in Vascular Complications of Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes 2022, 71: 2020-2033. PMID: 35771994, PMCID: PMC9450851, DOI: 10.2337/db21-0958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular complicationsInjection of streptozotocinBlood flow recoveryHigh-fat dietType 1 diabetesInflammatory cell invasionIntegrin α5T1D miceVascular basement membraneVascular diseaseCarotid arteryHindlimb ischemiaMetalloproteinase expressionMain receptorType 1Plaque sizeBeneficial effectsEndothelial cellsMajor causeCell invasionExtracellular matrix proteinsHyperlipidemiaComplicationsBasement membraneT1D
2021
Peroxiredoxin 6 protects irradiated cells from oxidative stress and shapes their senescence-associated cytokine landscape
Salovska B, Kondelova A, Pimkova K, Liblova Z, Pribyl M, Fabrik I, Bartek J, Vajrychova M, Hodny Z. Peroxiredoxin 6 protects irradiated cells from oxidative stress and shapes their senescence-associated cytokine landscape. Redox Biology 2021, 49: 102212. PMID: 34923300, PMCID: PMC8688892, DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2021.102212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSenescence-associated secretory phenotypePeroxiredoxin 6Senescent cellsIrreversible cell cycle arrestProtein secretory pathwayStress-induced cell deathProteome-level changesProteome-wide analysisCyclin-dependent kinasesProtein sulfhydryl oxidationOxidative stressPeroxiredoxin family membersExtracellular matrix proteinsComplex stress responseHTERT-RPE-1Cell cycle arrestSecretory pathwayRadiation-induced senescenceRedox homeostasisCellular senescenceDependent kinasesSecretome analysisStress responseSenescent phenotypeAntioxidant proteinsTalin in mechanotransduction and mechanomemory at a glance
Goult BT, Brown NH, Schwartz MA. Talin in mechanotransduction and mechanomemory at a glance. Journal Of Cell Science 2021, 134: jcs258749. PMID: 34708856, PMCID: PMC8697387, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.258749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelical bundleHead domainC-terminal rod domainIntegrin conformational activationCytoskeletal linker proteinTerminal head domainExtracellular matrix proteinsCryptic binding sitesFlexible neck regionGlance articleAccompanying posterLinker proteinCytoplasmic tailConformational activationRod domainActin filamentsMatrix proteinsCell scienceTalinProteinBinding sitesDomain linksForce inducesDomainMechanotransductionMethods for Differentiating hiPSCs into Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
Li ML, Luo J, Ellis MW, Riaz M, Ajaj Y, Qyang Y. Methods for Differentiating hiPSCs into Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Methods In Molecular Biology 2021, 2375: 21-34. PMID: 34591296, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1708-3_3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman induced pluripotent stem cellsVascular smooth muscle cellsPluripotent stem cellsLateral plate mesodermEarly embryonic developmentStem cellsSmooth muscle cellsHuman pluripotent stem cellsInduced pluripotent stem cellsExtracellular matrix proteinsMuscle cellsMesoderm lineagePlate mesodermEmbryonic developmentVascular cell sourceEmbryoid bodiesEB formationMatrix proteinsCellular interactionsDisease modelingPhysiological characteristicsVascular tissueTissue-engineered vascular graftsCell-based therapiesCell replacementIntegrin intra-heterodimer affinity inversely correlates with integrin activatability
Sun G, Guillon E, Holley SA. Integrin intra-heterodimer affinity inversely correlates with integrin activatability. Cell Reports 2021, 35: 109230. PMID: 34107244, PMCID: PMC8227800, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopyCell surface expressionHeterodimeric cell surface receptorsPoor cell surface expressionCell surface stabilityRobust cell surface expressionExtracellular matrix proteinsCell surface receptorsZebrafish somitogenesisSurface expressionCross-correlation spectroscopyFluorescence resonance energy transferIntegrin activationΒ-subunitIntegrin heterodimersFibronectin matrixMatrix proteinsVivo contextConformational changesCell adhesionResonance energy transferSurface receptorsIntegrin αvβ1Biophysical measurementsIntegrinsSending out molecules from the TGN
Ramazanov BR, Tran ML, von Blume J. Sending out molecules from the TGN. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 2021, 71: 55-62. PMID: 33706234, PMCID: PMC8328904, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2021.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrans-Golgi networkEndoplasmic reticulum contact sitesCell-cell communicationExtracellular matrix proteinsMembrane traffickingCargo proteinsCargo sortingTGN structureTransmembrane proteinPlasma membraneContact sitesExciting linkSoluble proteinMatrix proteinsSorting mechanismProteinTransport carriersMajor open questionsSortingMembraneNovel typeTraffickingMachineryOrganismsVesicles
2020
Pulling the springs of a cell by single-molecule force spectroscopy
Mukherjee C, Bera M, Ainavarapu S, Sengupta K. Pulling the springs of a cell by single-molecule force spectroscopy. Emerging Topics In Life Sciences 2020, 5: 77-87. PMID: 33284963, DOI: 10.1042/etls20200254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-molecule force spectroscopyFilamentous proteinsForce spectroscopyExtracellular matrix proteinsNucleoskeletal proteinsTraction forceMatrix proteinsNecessary anchorageProteinIntermediate filamentsWhole cellsCurrent understandingTissue repairFundamental unitCellsBiochemical changesFibrillar networkMechanotransductionMicrotubulesMicrofilamentsECMFilamentsRegenerationNucleusChapter 22: Structural and signaling functions of integrins
Kadry YA, Calderwood DA. Chapter 22: Structural and signaling functions of integrins. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes 2020, 1862: 183206. PMID: 31991120, PMCID: PMC7063833, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunction of integrinsAbility of integrinsTransmembrane adhesion receptorsNon-redundant functionsDifferent integrin heterodimersExtracellular matrix proteinsComplex structural rearrangementsDiverse downstreamCytoskeletal complexMetazoan lifeExtracellular environmentΒ-subunitAdhesion receptorsIntegrin heterodimersIntegrin familyMatrix proteinsCell adhesionIntegrinsStructural rearrangementsHeterodimersRecent advancesSubunitsSignalingProteinFunction
2019
Proteomics-Based Comparative Mapping of the Secretomes of Human Brown and White Adipocytes Reveals EPDR1 as a Novel Batokine
Deshmukh A, Peijs L, Beaudry J, Jespersen N, Nielsen C, Ma T, Brunner A, Larsen T, Bayarri-Olmos R, Prabhakar B, Helgstrand C, Severinsen M, Holst B, Kjaer A, Tang-Christensen M, Sanfridson A, Garred P, Privé G, Pedersen B, Gerhart-Hines Z, Nielsen S, Drucker D, Mann M, Scheele C. Proteomics-Based Comparative Mapping of the Secretomes of Human Brown and White Adipocytes Reveals EPDR1 as a Novel Batokine. Cell Metabolism 2019, 30: 963-975.e7. PMID: 31668873, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman adipocytesExtracellular matrix proteinsWhite adipocytesComparative mappingAdipose secretomeMatrix proteinsMetabolic crosstalkImportant regulatorFunctional studiesProtein 1ProteinBrown adipocytesSecretomeWhite adipose tissueWhite adipose depotsProteomicsAdipocytesBrown adiposeGrowth factorHuman brownCell mediumBatokinesAdipose depotsAdipose tissueComplement systemMicroRNA-dependent regulation of biomechanical genes establishes tissue stiffness homeostasis
Moro A, Driscoll TP, Boraas LC, Armero W, Kasper DM, Baeyens N, Jouy C, Mallikarjun V, Swift J, Ahn SJ, Lee D, Zhang J, Gu M, Gerstein M, Schwartz M, Nicoli S. MicroRNA-dependent regulation of biomechanical genes establishes tissue stiffness homeostasis. Nature Cell Biology 2019, 21: 348-358. PMID: 30742093, PMCID: PMC6528464, DOI: 10.1038/s41556-019-0272-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArgonaute 2MicroRNA-dependent regulationMechanical homeostasisMicroRNA recognition elementsExtracellular matrix proteinsZebrafish finsMicroRNA familiesTarget mRNAsVertebrate tissuesHyper-contractile phenotypesRegulatory pathwaysUntranslated regionRecognition elementMatrix proteinsComprehensive identificationCaM mRNAConnective tissue growth factorExtracellular matrix depositionHomeostasisTissue growth factorMRNAFibroblast cellsMicroRNAsGrowth factorSoft substrates
2018
Tenascin-X in amniotic fluid and reproductive tissues of pregnancies complicated by infection and preterm prelabor rupture of membranes†
Rood KM, Buhimschi CS, Zhao G, Oliver EA, Summerfield T, Bahtiyar MO, Buhimschi IA. Tenascin-X in amniotic fluid and reproductive tissues of pregnancies complicated by infection and preterm prelabor rupture of membranes†. Biology Of Reproduction 2018, 100: 773-782. PMID: 30277495, PMCID: PMC6437262, DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioy216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-amniotic infection/inflammationPreterm prelabor ruptureFetal membranesAmniotic fluidTNX expressionPrelabor ruptureInfection/inflammationLung maturity testingMembrane statusSpontaneous PPROMPregnancy complicationsNormal outcomeTherapeutic targetGenetic karyotypingReproductive tissuesPPROMMRNA expressionMaturity testingPregnancyWestern blottingMRNA levelsQRT-PCRExtracellular matrix proteinsCervixInflammation
2017
Comparison of 10 murine models reveals a distinct biomechanical phenotype in thoracic aortic aneurysms
Bellini C, Bersi MR, Caulk AW, Ferruzzi J, Milewicz DM, Ramirez F, Rifkin DB, Tellides G, Yanagisawa H, Humphrey JD. Comparison of 10 murine models reveals a distinct biomechanical phenotype in thoracic aortic aneurysms. Journal Of The Royal Society Interface 2017, 14: 20161036. PMID: 28490606, PMCID: PMC5454287, DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2016.1036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic mutationsExtracellular matrix proteinsTransmembrane receptorsCytoskeletal proteinsMatrix proteinsWild-type controlsBiomechanical phenotypeDysfunctional mechanosensingExtracellular matrixDiverse mouse modelsSmooth muscle cellsMutationsMuscle cellsProteinAorta of miceMurine modelCellsMechanosensingElastic fiber integrityMouse modelMechanoregulationStructural integrityPhenotypeIntracellularIntegrityIntegrins, Immunology
de Moll E, Dong J, Oliva M, Saenger Y. Integrins, Immunology. 2017, 285-294. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0717-2_131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuccessful human trialsAnti-integrin antibodiesIntegrin blockadeClinical trialsHuman trialsRole of integrinsPrincipal receptorTumor growthTumor proliferationTumor cellsMetastasisIntegrin expressionCell functionExtracellular matrix proteinsMultiple mechanismsTrialsAngiogenesisIntegrinsMatrix proteinsProliferationCell signalingMajor roleBlockade
2016
Integrins, Immunology
de Moll E, Dong J, Oliva M, Saenger Y. Integrins, Immunology. 2016, 1-10. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6613-0_131-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuccessful human trialsAnti-integrin antibodiesIntegrin blockadeClinical trialsHuman trialsRole of integrinsPrincipal receptorTumor growthTumor proliferationTumor cellsMetastasisIntegrin expressionCell functionExtracellular matrix proteinsMultiple mechanismsTrialsAngiogenesisIntegrinsMatrix proteinsProliferationCell signalingMajor roleBlockade
2015
Proteomic Analysis of the Pericyte Derived Extracellular Matrix
Brown L, Sava P, Garcia C, Gonzalez A. Proteomic Analysis of the Pericyte Derived Extracellular Matrix. Cellular And Molecular Bioengineering 2015, 8: 349-363. DOI: 10.1007/s12195-015-0408-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMatrix proteinsStructural ECM proteinsBasic cellular responsesExtracellular matrix proteinsFunctional annotationProteomic analysisRegulatory signalsCell rufflingECM proteinsCellular responsesWestern blot analysisECM componentsExtracellular matrixEndothelial cell tubule formationFirst characterizationProteinMigratory velocityBlot analysisTubule formationECMNeutrophil polarizationStructural collagenVascular integrityLC/MS-MSBasement membrane
2014
Interferon-γ Protects First-Trimester Decidual Cells against Aberrant Matrix Metalloproteinases 1, 3, and 9 Expression in Preeclampsia
Lockwood CJ, Basar M, Kayisli UA, Guzeloglu-Kayisli O, Murk W, Wang J, De Paz N, Shapiro JP, Masch RJ, Semerci N, Huang SJ, Schatz F. Interferon-γ Protects First-Trimester Decidual Cells against Aberrant Matrix Metalloproteinases 1, 3, and 9 Expression in Preeclampsia. American Journal Of Pathology 2014, 184: 2549-2559. PMID: 25065683, PMCID: PMC4188280, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2014.05.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlotting, WesternDeciduaEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryInterferon-gammaKiller Cells, NaturalMacrophagesMatrix Metalloproteinase 1Matrix Metalloproteinase 3Matrix Metalloproteinase 9Matrix Metalloproteinases, SecretedPre-EclampsiaPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsMitogen-activated protein kinaseP38 mitogen-activated protein kinaseMitogen-activated protein kinase phosphorylationP38 mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphorylationExtracellular matrix proteinsProtein kinase phosphorylationHuman first trimester decidual cellsProtein kinaseReal-time quantitative RT-PCREVT invasionKinase phosphorylationQuantitative RT-PCRMatrix proteinsProteolytic cascadeDecidual cellsIntegrin receptorsExtravillous trophoblastsHuman extravillous trophoblastsIncomplete spiral arteryMMP-9Protein levelsProtein expressionMMP-1MMP-2Fibrillar collagen
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