2015
ALDH1B1 links alcohol consumption and diabetes
Singh S, Chen Y, Matsumoto A, Orlicky DJ, Dong H, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. ALDH1B1 links alcohol consumption and diabetes. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2015, 463: 768-773. PMID: 26086111, PMCID: PMC4517591, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol DrinkingAldehyde DehydrogenaseAldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 FamilyAldehyde Dehydrogenase, MitochondrialAnimalsBase SequenceDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDNA PrimersEthanolGlucoseHomeostasisMiceMice, KnockoutReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsKO miceDevelopment of diabetesBlood glucose levelsBlood acetaldehyde levelsAldehyde dehydrogenase 1B1Knockout mouse lineGlucose levelsPharmacokinetic analysisMouse modelGlucose homeostasisKnockout miceAlcohol consumptionAcetaldehyde levelsAcetaldehyde metabolismGood healthMouse linesALDH2 proteinMiceALDH isozymesAlcohol sensitivityDiabetesStem cellsALDH1B1Physiological functionsMitochondrial enzymes
2008
Knock-In Mouse Lines Expressing either Mitochondrial or Microsomal CYP1A1: Differing Responses to Dietary Benzo[a]pyrene as Proof of Principle
Dong H, Dalton TP, Miller ML, Chen Y, Uno S, Shi Z, Shertzer HG, Bansal S, Avadhani NG, Nebert DW. Knock-In Mouse Lines Expressing either Mitochondrial or Microsomal CYP1A1: Differing Responses to Dietary Benzo[a]pyrene as Proof of Principle. Molecular Pharmacology 2008, 75: 555-567. PMID: 19047483, PMCID: PMC2684908, DOI: 10.1124/mol.108.051888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial importCryptic targeting signalMitochondrial-targeting signalSignal recognition particleInner mitochondrial membraneDifferent substrate specificitiesMouse linesCYP1A1 proteinTargeting signalsRecognition particleCYP1A1 enzymeSubstrate specificityMitochondrial membraneEndoplasmic reticulumBaP toxicityPhysiological functionsTerminal processingProteinCytosolic peptidasesProof of principleMutationsEnzymeInducer propertiesCYP1B1 mRNAMicrosomal CYP1A1