Featured Publications
Endothelial Cell-Pericyte Interactions in the Pathogenesis of Cerebral Cavernous Malformations (CCMs).
Min W, Zhou JH. Endothelial Cell-Pericyte Interactions in the Pathogenesis of Cerebral Cavernous Malformations (CCMs). Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Medicine 2022, 13: a041188. PMID: 35667709, PMCID: PMC9760308, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a041188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cavernous malformationsCCM lesionsEndothelial cellsCavernous malformationsEndothelial cell-pericyte interactionsEC-specific deletionBrain vasculatureMice resultsLesion formationParenchymal cellsCCM formationLesionsPericytesPrimary defectFunction mutationsMalformationsUnexpected findingCell typesUbiquitous expressionCellsPatients
2019
CD34+KLF4+ Stromal Stem Cells Contribute to Endometrial Regeneration and Repair
Yin M, Zhou HJ, Lin C, Long L, Yang X, Zhang H, Taylor H, Min W. CD34+KLF4+ Stromal Stem Cells Contribute to Endometrial Regeneration and Repair. Cell Reports 2019, 27: 2709-2724.e3. PMID: 31141693, PMCID: PMC6548470, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.04.088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial regenerationEndometrial epitheliumStem cellsLocal stem cellsEndometrial repairHuman endometriumUterine hyperplasiaStromal stem cellsCD34Regenerative capacitySM22αEpitheliumCellsProliferative signalingTranscriptional activityRepairKLF4EndometriumHyperplasiaERαProtein SUMOylationRegeneration modelMice
2017
Smooth muscle cell differentiation: Mechanisms and models for vascular diseases
Deng Y, Lin C, Zhou H, Min W. Smooth muscle cell differentiation: Mechanisms and models for vascular diseases. Frontiers In Biology 2017, 12: 392-405. DOI: 10.1007/s11515-017-1473-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVSMC differentiationVascular diseaseVSMC behaviorEnvironmental cuesVSMC phenotypeMolecular mechanismsPhenotypic switchingPhenotype modulationMature cellsNew therapeutic targetsSynthetic stateProgenitor cellsSmooth muscle cellsMuscle cellsCritical roleVascular-related diseasesTherapeutic targetDifferentiationCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular conditionsCellsContractile stateDiseaseComprehensive understandingPhenotypeStromal Senp1 promotes mouse early folliculogenesis by regulating BMP4 expression
Tan S, Feng B, Yin M, Zhou HJ, Lou G, Ji W, Li Y, Min W. Stromal Senp1 promotes mouse early folliculogenesis by regulating BMP4 expression. Cell & Bioscience 2017, 7: 36. PMID: 28770041, PMCID: PMC5526272, DOI: 10.1186/s13578-017-0163-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStromal cellsFollicle maturationPremature ovarian failureOvarian follicle developmentCell-specific deletionOocyte developmentOvarian failureFollicle numberSENP1 deficiencyOvarian folliclesEarly folliculogenesisDecreased expressionFollicle developmentEarly oocyte developmentGrowth factorRegulation of BMP4Oocyte growthFolliculogenesisMiceBMP4 expressionCre systemCellsMaturationSENP1Critical role
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
2014
Carbamoylating Activity Associated with the Activation of the Antitumor Agent Laromustine Inhibits Angiogenesis by Inducing ASK1-Dependent Endothelial Cell Death
Ji W, Yang M, Praggastis A, Li Y, Zhou HJ, He Y, Ghazvinian R, Cincotta DJ, Rice KP, Min W. Carbamoylating Activity Associated with the Activation of the Antitumor Agent Laromustine Inhibits Angiogenesis by Inducing ASK1-Dependent Endothelial Cell Death. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e103224. PMID: 25068797, PMCID: PMC4113355, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBiocatalysisCarbamatesCattleCell DeathCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsHumansHydrazinesImmunoblottingIsocyanatesMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8Neovascularization, PhysiologicSignal TransductionSulfonamidesThioredoxin Reductase 1ThioredoxinsConceptsTrx reductase 1Non-apoptotic pathwaysEndothelial cellsKinase activityCys residuesASK1Endothelial cell deathReductase 1Cell deathInterstrand DNATrx1Reduced thioredoxinInduces dissociationCell lysatesInhibitor 14Role of methylWhole cellsInhibits angiogenesisInhibition of angiogenesisEC deathFree thiol groupsChloroethylating speciesTumor angiogenesisASK1-JNK/p38Cells