2021
Cutaneous and hepatic vascular lesions due to a recurrent somatic GJA4 mutation reveal a pathway for vascular malformation
Ugwu N, Atzmony L, Ellis KT, Panse G, Jain D, Ko CJ, Nassiri N, Choate KA. Cutaneous and hepatic vascular lesions due to a recurrent somatic GJA4 mutation reveal a pathway for vascular malformation. Human Genetics And Genomics Advances 2021, 2: 100028. PMID: 33912852, PMCID: PMC8078848, DOI: 10.1016/j.xhgg.2021.100028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerum/glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1Serine/threonine kinaseWhole-exome sequencingFirst transmembrane domainCell morphologyPrimary human endothelial cellsSomatic mutationsNon-canonical activationGlucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1Threonine kinaseTransmembrane domainEndothelial cellsSGK1 activationKinase 1Human endothelial cellsGenetic driversAlpha 4Lentiviral transductionInhibitors of angiogenesisSmooth muscle cellsMutationsCell proliferationSequencingUnrelated individualsSame mutation
2002
Isolation of Primary Rat Liver Fibroblasts
Kruglov EA, Jain D, Dranoff JA. Isolation of Primary Rat Liver Fibroblasts. Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2002, 50: 179. PMID: 12033282, DOI: 10.2310/6650.2002.33431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver fibroblastsProcollagen-1 mRNAReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionRat liverTranscription-polymerase chain reactionDistinct liver cell populationsSmooth muscle actinSmooth muscle cellsStandard cell culture methodsLiver cell populationsRole of fibroblastsVon Willebrand factorPolymerase chain reactionStellate cellsProcollagen 1Muscle actinCell markersMuscle cellsLiver physiologyAppearance of cellsWillebrand factorFibroblast morphologyChain reactionLiver researchCell populations