2015
ENPP1-Fc prevents mortality and vascular calcifications in rodent model of generalized arterial calcification of infancy
Albright RA, Stabach P, Cao W, Kavanagh D, Mullen I, Braddock AA, Covo MS, Tehan M, Yang G, Cheng Z, Bouchard K, Yu ZX, Thorn S, Wang X, Folta-Stogniew EJ, Negrete A, Sinusas AJ, Shiloach J, Zubal G, Madri JA, De La Cruz EM, Braddock DT. ENPP1-Fc prevents mortality and vascular calcifications in rodent model of generalized arterial calcification of infancy. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 10006. PMID: 26624227, PMCID: PMC4686714, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseVascular calcificationArterial calcificationOrphan diseaseCommon diseaseSequelae of diseaseEctopic vascular calcificationInternal elastic laminaPrevent mortalityRenal failureCardiac failureKidney diseaseSubcutaneous administrationRodent modelsAnimal modelsEctopic calcificationVascular wallLarge arteriesElastic laminaDiseaseCalcificationCalciphylaxisDecreased concentrationSclerosisArtery
2011
Cell organization, growth, and neural and cardiac development require αII-spectrin
Stankewich MC, Cianci CD, Stabach PR, Ji L, Nath A, Morrow JS. Cell organization, growth, and neural and cardiac development require αII-spectrin. Journal Of Cell Science 2011, 124: 3956-3966. PMID: 22159418, PMCID: PMC3244980, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.080374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsAnkyrinsAxonsBody PatterningCarrier ProteinsCell MembraneCell PolarityCell ProliferationCraniofacial AbnormalitiesEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic DevelopmentFemaleFibroblastsGene DeletionHeart Defects, CongenitalMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrofilament ProteinsNeural Tube DefectsNeuroepithelial CellsPhenotypeProtein StabilityPseudopodiaSpectrinConceptsΑII-spectrinSteady-state protein levelsΒIII spectrinEmbryonic day 12.5Tissue patterningRenal epithelial cellsEmbryonic lethalCortical actinOrgan developmentAnkyrin BExon trappingEmbryonic fibroblastsTranscriptional levelΒ-spectrinCardiac developmentCell organizationCell spreadingAxon formationNeural tubeHeterozygous animalsTargeted disruptionApical membraneNeuroepithelial cellsDay 12.5Cell morphology
2010
Placental Viral Infection Sensitizes to Endotoxin‐Induced Pre‐Term Labor: A Double Hit Hypothesis
Cardenas I, Mor G, Aldo P, Lang SM, Stabach P, Sharp A, Romero R, Mazaki‐Tovi S, Gervasi M, Means RE. Placental Viral Infection Sensitizes to Endotoxin‐Induced Pre‐Term Labor: A Double Hit Hypothesis. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2010, 65: 110-117. PMID: 20712808, PMCID: PMC3025809, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2010.00908.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-term labourPre-term deliveryDouble-hit hypothesisViral infectionPregnancy outcomesBacterial infectionsCytokine/chemokine profilesHit hypothesisConcurrent bacterial infectionFetal immune responsePro-inflammatory cytokinesWild-type miceHuman primary trophoblastsMurine gammaherpesvirus 68Fetal deathChemokine profilesPoor prognosisPregnant womenAdverse outcomesPregnant miceLPS treatmentImmune responseBacterial productsPrimary trophoblastsLow doses
1998
A widely expressed βIII spectrin associated with Golgi and cytoplasmic vesicles
Stankewich M, Tse W, Peters L, Ch’ng Y, John K, Stabach P, Devarajan P, Morrow J, Lux S. A widely expressed βIII spectrin associated with Golgi and cytoplasmic vesicles. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 14158-14163. PMID: 9826670, PMCID: PMC24343, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.24.14158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBetaIII spectrinGene mapsMembrane skeletonEndoplasmic reticulum marker calnexinPlasma membrane skeletonPleckstrin homology domainTrans-Golgi networkHuman brain cDNASyntenic regionsGene familyProtein 4.1Membrane associationCompartment markersImportant structural componentDa proteinSelf-association siteGolgi membranesHomology searchCDNA endsRapid amplificationUnidentified isoformChromosome 19Liver Golgi membranesGenBank databaseVesicle markers