2021
Loss of endothelial glucocorticoid receptor promotes angiogenesis via upregulation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway
Liu B, Zhou H, Zhang T, Gao X, Tao B, Xing H, Zhuang Z, Dardik A, Kyriakides TR, Goodwin JE. Loss of endothelial glucocorticoid receptor promotes angiogenesis via upregulation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Angiogenesis 2021, 24: 631-645. PMID: 33650028, PMCID: PMC8292305, DOI: 10.1007/s10456-021-09773-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWnt/β-catenin signalingWnt/β-catenin pathwayΒ-catenin signalingΒ-catenin pathwayAutophagy fluxKey biological processesGlucocorticoid receptorNuclear receptor familyTube formation assaysEndothelial cellsBiological processesCanonical WntP62 degradationReceptor familyFormation assaysAbsence of GRCell viability assaysProcess of angiogenesisWntGR regulationSignalingVivo assaysQuantitative PCRKey receptorPathway
2016
Genome-wide RNAi screen reveals ALK1 mediates LDL uptake and transcytosis in endothelial cells
Kraehling JR, Chidlow JH, Rajagopal C, Sugiyama MG, Fowler JW, Lee MY, Zhang X, Ramírez CM, Park EJ, Tao B, Chen K, Kuruvilla L, Larriveé B, Folta-Stogniew E, Ola R, Rotllan N, Zhou W, Nagle MW, Herz J, Williams KJ, Eichmann A, Lee WL, Fernández-Hernando C, Sessa WC. Genome-wide RNAi screen reveals ALK1 mediates LDL uptake and transcytosis in endothelial cells. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 13516. PMID: 27869117, PMCID: PMC5121336, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivin-like kinase 1Wide RNAi screenGWA data setsLDL uptakeEndothelial cellsIdentification of pathwaysLDL receptorRNAi screenEndocytic pathwayLysosomal degradationKinase 1LDL transcytosisPhysiological roleGenetic ablationUptake of LDLPathwayFunctional LDL receptorsCellsLow affinityTranscytosisUptakeALK1Unique opportunityAortic endotheliumAnimals