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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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCardiomegalyCells, CulturedHumansMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5MiceMice, KnockoutMitochondria, HeartReactive Oxygen SpeciesThioredoxinsConceptsMitochondrial 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
ASK family in cardiovascular biology and medicine
Liu T, Zhou HJ, Min W. ASK family in cardiovascular biology and medicine. Advances In Biological Regulation 2017, 66: 54-62. PMID: 29107568, PMCID: PMC5705453, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbior.2017.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCardiovascular DiseasesHumansMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5MAP Kinase Kinase KinasesOxidative StressSignal TransductionConceptsProtein kinase signalsMAPK signal cascadeCellular functionsKinase signalsSignal cascadeCell survivalCardiovascular biologyASK1Signal pathwayKey moleculesNovel therapeutic strategiesPathwayCrucial roleASK3MAPKKKASK2Therapeutic strategiesCardiovascular pathophysiologyBiologyApoptosisMitogenRegulationCurrent reviewCascadeProliferationASK1-dependent endothelial cell activation is critical in ovarian cancer growth and metastasis
Yin M, Zhou HJ, Zhang J, Lin C, Li H, Li X, Li Y, Zhang H, Breckenridge DG, Ji W, Min W. ASK1-dependent endothelial cell activation is critical in ovarian cancer growth and metastasis. JCI Insight 2017, 2: e91828. PMID: 28931753, PMCID: PMC5621912, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.91828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationFemaleMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, NudeNeoplasm MetastasisOvarian NeoplasmsPeritoneal NeoplasmsConceptsTumor-associated macrophagesOvarian cancer growthOvarian cancerTranscoelomic metastasisCancer growthTumor growthOrthotopic ovarian cancer modelPeritoneal tumor growthInflammation-mediated tumorigenesisOvarian cancer modelEndothelial cell activationJunction protein VE-cadherinOvarian cancer progressionTAM infiltrationMacrophage infiltrationVascular leakageMacrophage transmigrationVascular permeabilityMouse modelVascular endotheliumMetastasis cancerTherapeutic targetMacrophage activationColon cancerCancer model
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