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
2007
Structural and Functional Characterization of the Human Protein Kinase ASK1
Bunkoczi G, Salah E, Filippakopoulos P, Fedorov O, Müller S, Sobott F, Parker SA, Zhang H, Min W, Turk BE, Knapp S. Structural and Functional Characterization of the Human Protein Kinase ASK1. Structure 2007, 15: 1215-1226. PMID: 17937911, PMCID: PMC2100151, DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2007.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1Autophosphorylation sitesSignal-regulated kinases 1ASK1 kinase activityVitro autophosphorylation sitesAnalytical ultracentrifugationHigh-resolution structuresATP-mimetic inhibitorSite-directed mutantsReporter gene assayPhosphorylation motifsPhosphorylation sitesCatalytic domainFunctional characterizationKinase activityRegulatory mechanismsKinase 1Tight dimerMimetic inhibitorsGene assayEssential roleSelective inhibitorTail fashionCrystallographic analysisMass spectrometry