2012
Surface modified poly(β amino ester)-containing nanoparticles for plasmid DNA delivery
Fields RJ, Cheng CJ, Quijano E, Weller C, Kristofik N, Duong N, Hoimes C, Egan ME, Saltzman WM. Surface modified poly(β amino ester)-containing nanoparticles for plasmid DNA delivery. Journal Of Controlled Release 2012, 164: 41-48. PMID: 23041278, PMCID: PMC3625648, DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2012.09.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfection efficiencyPDNA loadingNovel nanoparticle systemPlasmid DNA loadingGene delivery vehiclesGene therapy applicationsPlasmid DNA deliverySurface coatingSurface chargePBAE polymerCoated nanoparticlesNanoparticle systemsLiposomal vectorsUnmodified particlesDNA deliveryDNA loadingPDNA deliveryTherapy applicationsCellular internalizationDelivery vehiclesUnmodified NPsPBAEIntracellular uptakeBlended particlesNanoparticles
2004
Curcumin, a Major Constituent of Turmeric, Corrects Cystic Fibrosis Defects
Egan ME, Pearson M, Weiner SA, Rajendran V, Rubin D, Glöckner-Pagel J, Canny S, Du K, Lukacs GL, Caplan MJ. Curcumin, a Major Constituent of Turmeric, Corrects Cystic Fibrosis Defects. Science 2004, 304: 600-602. PMID: 15105504, DOI: 10.1126/science.1093941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCalciumCalnexinCell LineCell MembraneCricetinaeCurcuminCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorElectrolytesEndoplasmic ReticulumGene TargetingGlycosylationHumansIntestinal MucosaIntestinal ObstructionIsoproterenolMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, KnockoutMutationNasal MucosaPolyethylene GlycolsProtein FoldingRectumTransfectionConceptsCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorCFTR proteinDeltaF508 cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorDeltaF508 CFTR proteinFibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorTransmembrane conductance regulatorBaby hamster kidney cellsPlasma membraneComplete knockoutConductance regulatorHamster kidney cellsEndoplasmic reticulumCystic fibrosis defectCFTR geneKidney cellsCFTR miceGenesProteinMutationsCommon mutationsHomozygous expressionCurcumin treatmentFunctional appearanceWeight basisRegulator
1998
Chloride channel and chloride conductance regulator domains of CFTR, the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
Schwiebert E, Morales M, Devidas S, Egan M, Guggino W. Chloride channel and chloride conductance regulator domains of CFTR, the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 2674-2679. PMID: 9482946, PMCID: PMC19458, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.5.2674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic AcidAnimalsBase SequenceBronchiCells, CulturedChloride ChannelsChloridesCyclic AMPCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorDNA, ComplementaryEpithelial CellsFemaleHumansMembrane PotentialsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedOligodeoxyribonucleotidesOocytesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPoint MutationProtein ConformationRecombinant ProteinsSequence DeletionTranscription, GeneticTransfectionXenopus laevisConceptsCl- channel functionConductance regulatorDomains of CFTRCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorChloride channelsFibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorFirst transmembrane domainC-terminal truncationsIndividual amino acid substitutionsTransmembrane conductance regulatorCl- channel poreCl- channelsAmino acid substitutionsRegulator domainTransmembrane domainTwo-electrode voltage-clamp recordingsRegulatory domainMutant CFTRAcid substitutionsRegulator functionHuman airway epithelial cellsCFTRXenopus oocytesRegulatorRelease of ATP
1995
CFTR regulates outwardly rectifying chloride channels through an autocrine mechanism involving ATP
Schwiebert E, Egan M, Hwang T, Fulmer S, Allen S, Cutting G, Guggino W. CFTR regulates outwardly rectifying chloride channels through an autocrine mechanism involving ATP. Cell 1995, 81: 1063-1073. PMID: 7541313, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(05)80011-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnknown regulatory mechanismCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) functionRegulatory mechanismsConductance regulatorCl- secretory pathwaySignaling mechanismShort-circuit current recordingsRegulator functionCFTR functionChloride channelsCellular mechanismsSingle-channel patch-clamp recordingsCFTRCl- channelsEpithelial cellsATPAutocrine mechanismCurrent recordingsORCCPathwayCF airwaysPatch-clamp recordingsCellsMechanismRegulator
1992
Defective regulation of outwardly rectifying Cl− channels by protein kinase A corrected by insertion of CFTR
Egan M, Flotte T, Afione S, Solow R, Zeitlin P, Carter B, Guggino W. Defective regulation of outwardly rectifying Cl− channels by protein kinase A corrected by insertion of CFTR. Nature 1992, 358: 581-584. PMID: 1380129, DOI: 10.1038/358581a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCyclic AMP-dependent proteinCF geneCF bronchial epithelial cellsLethal genetic diseaseProtein kinaseDefective acidificationBronchial epithelial cellsGenetic diseasesProteinDefective regulationLarge conductanceEpithelial cellsGenesCFTRConductance pathwayCystic fibrosisLinear current-voltage relationshipVirus vectorsRegulationKinaseConductancePathwayExpressionAcidificationCells