2014
An Adenosine Receptor-Krüppel-like Factor 4 Protein Axis Inhibits Adipogenesis*
Eisenstein A, Carroll S, Johnston-Cox H, Farb M, Gokce N, Ravid K. An Adenosine Receptor-Krüppel-like Factor 4 Protein Axis Inhibits Adipogenesis*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289: 21071-21081. PMID: 24928509, PMCID: PMC4110311, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.566406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKruppel-like factor 4Regulator of stem cell maintenanceRegulator of adipocyte differentiationStem cell maintenanceInhibit differentiationRegulator of adipogenesisAdenosine receptorsKnockdown of KLF4Adipose tissue of obese subjectsAdipose tissue developmentExtracellular ligandsA2B adenosine receptorsKruppel-like factor 4 expressionCell maintenanceExpression of Kruppel-like factor 4Signaling cascadesSignaling moleculesAdipocyte differentiationAdipose biologyStromal vascular cellsTissue developmentAdipocyte progenitorsInhibit adipogenesisObese subjectsA2bAR activation
2012
A novel mechanism of control of NFκB activation and inflammation involving A2B adenosine receptors
Sun Y, Duan Y, Eisenstein A, Hu W, Quintana A, Lam W, Wang Y, Wu Z, Ravid K, Huang P. A novel mechanism of control of NFκB activation and inflammation involving A2B adenosine receptors. Journal Of Cell Science 2012, 125: 4507-4517. PMID: 22767505, PMCID: PMC3500865, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.105023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression of anti-NFkB activationC-terminusEctopic expressionP105 proteinsAdenosine receptorsTranscription factor NFKB1A(2B) adenosine receptorsInhibited NFkB activationPolyubiquitylationSpecific sitesA2B adenosine receptorsLigand activationNFkB pathwayP105Interleukin (IL)-10Nuclear factor kappa BProtein levelsTumor necrosis factorPro-inflammatory cytokinesFactor kappa BRegulationIL-12PathwayTNF-a