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Thioredoxin-2 Inhibits Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Apoptosis Stress Kinase-1 Activity to Maintain Cardiac Function
Huang Q, Zhou HJ, Zhang H, Huang Y, Hinojosa-Kirschenbaum F, Fan P, Yao L, Belardinelli L, Tellides G, Giordano FJ, Budas GR, Min W. Thioredoxin-2 Inhibits Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Apoptosis Stress Kinase-1 Activity to Maintain Cardiac Function. Circulation 2015, 131: 1082-1097. PMID: 25628390, PMCID: PMC4374031, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.012725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial reactive oxygen species generationReactive oxygen species generationOxygen species generationASK1-dependent apoptosisMitochondrial reactive oxygen species productionPhosphorylation/activityKey mitochondrial proteinsSpecies generationMitochondrial membrane depolarizationKinase 1 activityMitochondrial proteinsReactive oxygen species productionCellular redoxMitochondrial Trx2Inhibition of ASK1Apoptotic signalingOxygen species productionThioredoxin 2Protein expression levelsKinase 1ATP productionASK1 inhibitionKnockout miceMitochondrial ultrastructureASK1 inhibitors
2017
Mechanistic Role of Thioredoxin 2 in Heart Failure
Chen C, Chen H, Zhou HJ, Ji W, Min W. Mechanistic Role of Thioredoxin 2 in Heart Failure. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2017, 982: 265-276. PMID: 28551792, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-55330-6_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThioredoxin 2ASK1-dependent apoptosisMechanistic roleMitochondrial reactive oxygen species generationCellular oxidative stressGlobal gene knockoutMitochondrial proteinsEmbryonic lethalityMitochondrial Trx2Gene knockoutKinase 1Reactive oxygen species generationTrx2Key mechanistic roleOxygen species generationCardiomyocyte apoptosisActive tissuesApoptosisCommon mechanismOxidative stressSpecies generationPromising targetHeart failureTherapeutic strategiesTreatment of DCM
2015
AIP1-Mediated Stress Signaling in Atherosclerosis and Arteriosclerosis
Zhang J, Zhou HJ, Ji W, Min W. AIP1-Mediated Stress Signaling in Atherosclerosis and Arteriosclerosis. Current Atherosclerosis Reports 2015, 17: 24. PMID: 25732743, PMCID: PMC5051342, DOI: 10.1007/s11883-015-0503-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesHuman genome-wide association studiesApoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1Signal-regulated kinases 1EC-specific deletionEndothelial cellsStress signalingEndoplasmic reticulum stressAIP1 functionsKinase 1Association studiesAIP1Human cardiovascular diseaseVascular endothelial cellsReticulum stressProteinGene variantsMouse modelDAB2IPSignalingInflammatory responseDeletionRegulationStressCells