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
2010
Crystal Structure of CCM3, a Cerebral Cavernous Malformation Protein Critical for Vascular Integrity*
Li X, Zhang R, Zhang H, He Y, Ji W, Min W, Boggon TJ. Crystal Structure of CCM3, a Cerebral Cavernous Malformation Protein Critical for Vascular Integrity*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2010, 285: 24099-24107. PMID: 20489202, PMCID: PMC2911348, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.128470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBinding, CompetitiveBrainCrystallography, X-RayDimerizationHemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous SystemHumansKineticsMembrane ProteinsMolecular ConformationMutationPaxillinProtein ConformationProtein FoldingProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryProto-Oncogene ProteinsConceptsN-terminal dimerization domainPaxillin LD motifsCerebral cavernous malformationsAlpha-helical proteinsLD motifsCCM complexHomology domainFocal adhesionsDimerization domainMolecular basisHydrophobic pocketHuman populationCCM3 mutationsMutationsCCM3Crystal structureVascular integrityCCM2DomainPaxillinProteinMotifCCM1InteractionCells
2008
SENP1 mediates TNF-induced desumoylation and cytoplasmic translocation of HIPK1 to enhance ASK1-dependent apoptosis
Li X, Luo Y, Yu L, Lin Y, Luo D, Zhang H, He Y, Kim YO, Kim Y, Tang S, Min W. SENP1 mediates TNF-induced desumoylation and cytoplasmic translocation of HIPK1 to enhance ASK1-dependent apoptosis. Cell Death & Differentiation 2008, 15: 739-750. PMID: 18219322, DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4402303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcysteineAnimalsAntioxidantsApoptosisCarrier ProteinsCattleCells, CulturedCysteine EndopeptidasesCytoplasmEndopeptidasesEndothelial CellsFibroblastsHumansMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5MiceMice, KnockoutMutationProtein KinasesProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein TransportReactive Oxygen SpeciesRecombinant ProteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionSmall Ubiquitin-Related Modifier ProteinsThioredoxinsTime FactorsTransfectionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsASK1-dependent apoptosisASK1-JNK activationCytoplasmic translocationMouse embryonic fibroblast cellsNuclear translocationSUMO-specific proteasesWild-type formEmbryonic fibroblast cellsNuclear importAntioxidant protein thioredoxinHIPK1Mutant formsEndothelial cellsDeSUMOylationProtein thioredoxinSubsequent cytoplasmic translocationSENP1TranslocationCritical functionsThioredoxinFibroblast cellsApoptosisCellsActivationSUMO