2017
Ezrin links CFTR to TLR4 signaling to orchestrate anti-bacterial immune response in macrophages
Di Pietro C, Zhang PX, O’Rourke T, Murray TS, Wang L, Britto CJ, Koff JL, Krause DS, Egan ME, Bruscia EM. Ezrin links CFTR to TLR4 signaling to orchestrate anti-bacterial immune response in macrophages. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 10882. PMID: 28883468, PMCID: PMC5589856, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11012-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorCytoskeletal ProteinsDisease Models, AnimalMacrophage ActivationMacrophagesMicePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 4ConceptsCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorPI3K/AktFibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorTransmembrane conductance regulatorPI3K/Akt signalingConductance regulatorAnti-bacterial immune responseAkt signalingAltered localizationEzrinCystic fibrosis diseaseMφ activationAktProtein levelsFibrosis diseaseActivationImmune regulationPhagocytosisInductionDirect linkSignalingRegulatorImmune responseMΦMacrophages
2015
Nanoparticles that deliver triplex-forming peptide nucleic acid molecules correct F508del CFTR in airway epithelium
McNeer NA, Anandalingam K, Fields RJ, Caputo C, Kopic S, Gupta A, Quijano E, Polikoff L, Kong Y, Bahal R, Geibel JP, Glazer PM, Saltzman WM, Egan ME. Nanoparticles that deliver triplex-forming peptide nucleic acid molecules correct F508del CFTR in airway epithelium. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 6952. PMID: 25914116, PMCID: PMC4480796, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineChloridesCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorDNA-Binding ProteinsGenetic TherapyHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansLactic AcidMice, Inbred C57BLNanoparticlesPeptide Nucleic AcidsPolyglycolic AcidPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerPolymersRespiratory MucosaConceptsFacile genome engineeringVivo gene deliveryBiodegradable polymer nanoparticlesTransient gene expressionNanoparticle systemsGene deliveryPolymer nanoparticlesGene correctionGenome engineeringNanoparticlesOff-target effectsPeptide nucleic acidLethal genetic disorderNucleic acidsDonor DNATarget effectsIntranasal deliveryDeliveryCystic fibrosisEngineeringOligonucleotideChloride effluxHuman cellsAirway epitheliumLung tissue
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
2001
Effects of the Serine/Threonine Kinase SGK1 on the Epithelial Na+ Channel (ENaC) and CFTR: Implications for Cystic Fibrosis
Wagner C, Ott M, Klingel K, Beck S, Melzig J, Friedrich B, Wild K, Bröer S, Moschen I, Albers A, Waldegger S, Tümmler B, Egan M, Geibel J, Kandolf R, Lang F. Effects of the Serine/Threonine Kinase SGK1 on the Epithelial Na+ Channel (ENaC) and CFTR: Implications for Cystic Fibrosis. Cellular Physiology And Biochemistry 2001, 11: 209-218. PMID: 11509829, DOI: 10.1159/000051935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthineAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsBronchiCell LineCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorEpithelial CellsEpithelial Sodium ChannelsHumansIn Situ HybridizationLungMacrophages, AlveolarMutationOocytesPatch-Clamp TechniquesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesPulmonary AlveoliRNA, ComplementaryRNA, MessengerSodiumSodium ChannelsXenopus laevisConceptsSerine/threonine kinase SGK1Lung tissueCystic fibrosisCF patientsKinase SGK1CF lung tissueXenopus oocytesLoss of CFTRLung epithelial cell lineCoexpression of CFTREffect of SGK1Pathophysiological factorsEpithelial cell lineRespiratory epitheliumLung phenotypeVariety of stimuliCl(-) secretionSGK1 expressionInhibitor amilorideInhibitory effectEpithelial cellsEnhanced expressionChannel ENaC.CFTR mutationsChannel activity
1999
Continuous detection of extracellular ATP on living cells by using atomic force microscopy
Schneider S, Egan M, Jena B, Guggino W, Oberleithner H, Geibel J. Continuous detection of extracellular ATP on living cells by using atomic force microscopy. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 12180-12185. PMID: 10518596, PMCID: PMC18432, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.21.12180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtomic force microscopyForce microscopyLiving cellsImportant compoundsSurface of cellsATP concentrationSurface microenvironmentScanning tipExtracellular ATPCell linesMicroscopyPhysiological conditionsPowerful techniqueCellsContinuous detectionBiosensorSurfaceCompoundsActive tipATPConcentrationFuture developmentSoftnessDetectionMicroenvironmentCFTR is functionally active in GnRH-expressing GT1–7 hypothalamic neurons
Weyler R, Yurko-Mauro K, Rubenstein R, Kollen W, Reenstra W, Altschuler S, Egan M, Mulberg A. CFTR is functionally active in GnRH-expressing GT1–7 hypothalamic neurons. American Journal Of Physiology 1999, 277: c563-c571. PMID: 10484343, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1999.277.3.c563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGT1-7 hypothalamic neuronsHypothalamic neuronsHypothalamic neuronal cell lineGonadotropin-releasing hormoneGT1-7 cellsNeuronal cell linePreincubation of cellsGnRH secretionGT1-7Cystic fibrosisCFTR geneWestern blottingCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) geneCell linesGnRHDiverse manifestationsHuman brainNeuronsCAMP analogTransmembrane conductance regulator geneSexual differentiationExon 10CFTR activity
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 recordingsCellsMechanismRegulatorDifferential expression of ORCC and CFTR induced by low temperature in CF airway epithelial cells
Egan M, Schwiebert E, Guggino W. Differential expression of ORCC and CFTR induced by low temperature in CF airway epithelial cells. American Journal Of Physiology 1995, 268: c243-c251. PMID: 7530908, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1995.268.1.c243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCl- channel activityAirway epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsCFTR Cl- channel activityProtein kinase ANonepithelial cell typesMutant proteinsKinase ACF airway epithelial cellsIon channel expressionDifferential expressionIncubation temperatureCell typesCF airway epitheliaChannel expressionRegulator mutationsCFTRMultiple alterationsMutationsCells
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