2023
Progranulinopathy: A diverse realm of disorders linked to progranulin imbalances
Huang G, Jian J, Liu C. Progranulinopathy: A diverse realm of disorders linked to progranulin imbalances. Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews 2023, 76: 142-159. PMID: 37981505, PMCID: PMC10978308, DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2023.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiverse functionsRegulation of tumorigenesisChaperone activityMultiple membrane receptorsMultitude of processesGrowth factor-like moleculesExtracellular functionsNeuronal degenerative diseasesLysosomal proteinsIntricate mechanismsLysosomal functionMembrane receptorsIntracellular componentsLysosomal hydrolasesDiverse arrayLysosomal storage diseaseProteinNeural proliferationGRN geneCritical roleGrowth factorIntricate interplayRole of progranulinPathophysiological processesStorage disease
2020
In Vitro Physical and Functional Interaction Assays to Examine the Binding of Progranulin Derivative Atsttrin to TNFR2 and Its Anti-TNFα Activity
Fu W, Hettinghouse A, Liu C. In Vitro Physical and Functional Interaction Assays to Examine the Binding of Progranulin Derivative Atsttrin to TNFR2 and Its Anti-TNFα Activity. Methods In Molecular Biology 2020, 2248: 109-119. PMID: 33185871, PMCID: PMC8112733, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1130-2_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-TNFα activityAutoimmune diseasesTartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) stainingAnti-TNFα therapyCollagen-induced arthritisInflammatory disease modelsGood therapeutic effectAcid phosphatase stainingGrowth factor-like moleculesTNF inhibitorsTherapeutic effectTNFα activityProgranulinFunctional inhibitionTNFR2AtsttrinDisease modelsPhosphatase stainingTNFRTNFαDiseaseInhibitionCritical roleDirect bindingHigh affinity
2010
Granulin epithelin precursor: a bone morphogenic protein 2‐inducible growth factor that activates Erk1/2 signaling and JunB transcription factor in chondrogenesis
Feng J, Guo F, Jiang B, Zhang Y, Frenkel S, Wang D, Tang W, Xie Y, Liu C. Granulin epithelin precursor: a bone morphogenic protein 2‐inducible growth factor that activates Erk1/2 signaling and JunB transcription factor in chondrogenesis. The FASEB Journal 2010, 24: 1879-1892. PMID: 20124436, PMCID: PMC2874481, DOI: 10.1096/fj.09-144659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiomarkersBlotting, WesternBone Morphogenetic Protein 2CartilageCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedChondrocytesChondrogenesisChromatin ImmunoprecipitationFetusGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesIn Situ HybridizationIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMesenchymal Stem CellsMiceMice, Inbred C3HMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Oligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisProgranulinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-junRabbitsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA ProbesRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionConceptsJunB transcription factorKey downstream moleculeGranulin-epithelin precursorChondrocyte differentiationTranscription factorsDownstream moleculesNovel critical roleGrowth factorBone morphogenic proteinBone morphogenic protein-2Molecular eventsMesenchymal stem cellsERK1/2 signalingProtein 2Morphogenic proteinStem cellsDifferentiationBMP2Critical roleTissue regenerationVivoSignalingCartilage repairProteinChondrogenesis