2015
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
2012
Both Internalization and AIP1 Association Are Required for Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 2-Mediated JNK Signaling
Ji W, Li Y, Wan T, Wang J, Zhang H, Chen H, Min W. Both Internalization and AIP1 Association Are Required for Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 2-Mediated JNK Signaling. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2012, 32: 2271-2279. PMID: 22743059, PMCID: PMC3421067, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.112.253666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBinding SitesCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsEnzyme ActivationHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMiceMice, KnockoutNF-kappa BProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein TransportRas GTPase-Activating ProteinsReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IISequence DeletionSignal TransductionTime FactorsTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2TransfectionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsJNK signalingApoptotic signalingJNK activationDomain IICaspase-dependent cell deathCell deathTNF receptor 1C-Jun N-terminal kinaseDependent cell survivalNF-κB activationN-terminal kinaseNF-κBDeletion analysisTNF responseLL motifPlasma membraneIntracellular regionCell survivalDomain IJNKSignalingDistinct rolesTNFR2 deletionProtein 1Specific deletion
2008
AIP1 Recruits Phosphatase PP2A to ASK1 in Tumor Necrosis Factor–Induced ASK1-JNK Activation
Min W, Lin Y, Tang S, Yu L, Zhang H, Wan T, Luhn T, Fu H, Chen H. AIP1 Recruits Phosphatase PP2A to ASK1 in Tumor Necrosis Factor–Induced ASK1-JNK Activation. Circulation Research 2008, 102: 840-848. PMID: 18292600, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.107.168153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsASK1-JNK signalingASK1 dephosphorylationAssociation of PP2APP2A catalytic subunitCatalytic inactive formPP2A inhibitor okadaicASK1-JNK activationC-Jun N-terminal kinaseActivation of JNKEndothelial cellsN-terminal kinasePhosphatase PP2ACritical rolePotential phosphataseProtein phosphataseGAP domainInhibitor okadaicProtein familyCatalytic subunitC2 domainPP2AAIP1Novel memberApoptotic signalingRNA knockdown
2007
RIP1-mediated AIP1 Phosphorylation at a 14-3-3-binding Site Is Critical for Tumor Necrosis Factor-induced ASK1-JNK/p38 Activation*
Zhang R, Zhang H, Lin Y, Li J, Pober JS, Min W. RIP1-mediated AIP1 Phosphorylation at a 14-3-3-binding Site Is Critical for Tumor Necrosis Factor-induced ASK1-JNK/p38 Activation*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2007, 282: 14788-14796. PMID: 17389591, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m701148200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords14-3-3 ProteinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsApoptosisCarrier ProteinsCattleCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsEnzyme ActivationGuanylate KinasesHumansMAP Kinase Kinase 4MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5MAP Kinase Signaling SystemMultiprotein ComplexesMutation, MissenseP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProteinsReceptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsJNK/p38 activationP38 activationTRAF2-ASK1ASK1-JNK activationPhospho-specific antibodiesTNF treatmentEndothelial cellsComplex formationGAP domainProtein familyTerminal domainAIP1Novel memberApoptotic signalingTNF signalingRNA knockdownRIP1PhosphorylationProtein 1ASK1-interacting protein-1EC apoptosisTRAF2ASK1Similar kineticsTumor necrosis factor