2001
Interleukin-11 Up-Regulates Survivin Expression in Endothelial Cells through a Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription-3 Pathway
Mahboubi K, Li F, Plescia J, Kirkiles-Smith N, Mesri M, Du Y, Carroll J, Elias J, Altieri D, Pober J. Interleukin-11 Up-Regulates Survivin Expression in Endothelial Cells through a Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription-3 Pathway. Laboratory Investigation 2001, 81: 327-334. PMID: 11310826, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3780241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDNA-Binding ProteinsEndothelium, VascularGene ExpressionHumansInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsInterleukin-11Microtubule-Associated ProteinsNeoplasm ProteinsPhosphorylationProteinsRNA, MessengerSerineSignal TransductionSTAT1 Transcription FactorSTAT3 Transcription FactorSurvivinTrans-ActivatorsTranscription, GeneticTransgenesUmbilical VeinsConceptsSignal transducerProtein kinase B/AktDominant-negative STAT3 mutantActivator of transcriptionSurvivin mRNA expressionTranscription 3 (STAT3) pathwayIL-11Survivin protein expressionSTAT3 mutantStimulation of serumProtein expression levelsSurvivin inductionSurvivin expressionAntiapoptotic proteinsInduces expressionMRNA expressionExpression levelsSurvivin proteinProtein expressionCritical mediatorMaximal inductionExpressionSurvivin mRNAProteinDose-dependent manner
1998
The N-terminal domains target TNF receptor-associated factor-2 to the nucleus and display transcriptional regulatory activity.
Min W, Bradley JR, Galbraith JJ, Jones SJ, Ledgerwood EC, Pober JS. The N-terminal domains target TNF receptor-associated factor-2 to the nucleus and display transcriptional regulatory activity. The Journal Of Immunology 1998, 161: 319-24. PMID: 9647239, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.161.1.319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiological TransportCell NucleusCells, CulturedCytoplasmEndothelium, VascularFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectHumansPeptide FragmentsProtein BiosynthesisProtein Structure, TertiaryProteinsReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2Transcription, GeneticTransfectionUmbilical VeinsConceptsFinger domainAmino-terminal RING finger domainNuclear localizationTNF receptor-associated factor 2Cytoplasmic signal transductionReceptor-associated factor 2Zinc finger domainTranscriptional regulatory activityAmino-terminal halfC-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activationRING finger domainProminent nuclear localizationConfocal immunofluorescence microscopyWestern blottingTRAF2 moleculeAdaptor proteinDeletion mutantsSignal transductionSubcellular localizationGene transcriptionKinase activationHuman endothelial cellsTRAF2 proteinCell extractsHuman endothelial cell lineActivation and injury of endothelial cells by cytokines.
Pober JS. Activation and injury of endothelial cells by cytokines. Current Research In Translational Medicine 1998, 46: 159-63. PMID: 9769910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsApoptosisEndothelium, VascularE-SelectinGene Expression RegulationHumansSignal TransductionTranscription, GeneticTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsJun N-terminal kinaseC-Jun/ATFNF-kappa BTRAF-2Activation of JNKNew gene expressionApoptosis of ECsProtein Rac-1Endothelial cellsAnti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2Transcription factor NF-kappa BN-terminal kinaseProtein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximideApoptotic proteins Bcl-2C-Jun synthesisFactor NF-kappa BPrimary cellular targetProtein Bcl-2CDC-42CrmA proteinKinase cascadeNF-kappa B activationHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsAmino terminusUmbilical vein endothelial cells
1997
TNF initiates E-selectin transcription in human endothelial cells through parallel TRAF-NF-kappa B and TRAF-RAC/CDC42-JNK-c-Jun/ATF2 pathways.
Min W, Pober JS. TNF initiates E-selectin transcription in human endothelial cells through parallel TRAF-NF-kappa B and TRAF-RAC/CDC42-JNK-c-Jun/ATF2 pathways. The Journal Of Immunology 1997, 159: 3508-18. PMID: 9317150, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.159.7.3508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivating Transcription Factor 2Antigens, SurfaceCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinE-SelectinEndothelium, VascularGTP-Binding ProteinsHumansJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNF-kappa BPhosphorylationPromoter Regions, GeneticProto-Oncogene Proteins c-junRac GTP-Binding ProteinsReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticTumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and ProteinsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUmbilical VeinsConceptsTransient overexpressionHuman endothelial cellsC-JunSelectin transcriptionATF2/c-JunN-terminalATF2 pathwayPromoter-reporter geneKappa B elementCAMP-responsive elementEndothelial cellsDomain phosphorylationEndogenous JNKAdaptor proteinInactive JNKNF-kappa BGene transcriptionGene promoterKappa BJNK activationKinase 1TranscriptionTRAF2 proteinCdc42JNK
1996
Activation and homologous desensitization of human endothelial cells by CD40 ligand, tumor necrosis factor, and interleukin 1.
Karmann K, Min W, Fanslow WC, Pober JS. Activation and homologous desensitization of human endothelial cells by CD40 ligand, tumor necrosis factor, and interleukin 1. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 1996, 184: 173-182. PMID: 8691131, PMCID: PMC2192678, DOI: 10.1084/jem.184.1.173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCD40 LigandCell Adhesion MoleculesE-SelectinEndothelium, VascularGene ExpressionHumansIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1Interleukin-1JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMembrane GlycoproteinsMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMolecular Sequence DataOligodeoxyribonucleotidesRNA, MessengerTranscription, GeneticTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1ConceptsVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Intercellular adhesion molecule-1Tumor necrosis factorHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsAdhesion molecule-1CD40 ligandHomologous desensitizationIL-1E-selectinJun NH2-terminal kinaseNecrosis factorInterleukin-1Molecule-1ATF-2/c-JunEndothelial cellsCell adhesion molecule-1Kinetically coordinated induction of TAP1 and HLA class I by IFN-gamma: the rapid induction of TAP1 by IFN-gamma is mediated by Stat1 alpha.
Min W, Pober JS, Johnson DR. Kinetically coordinated induction of TAP1 and HLA class I by IFN-gamma: the rapid induction of TAP1 by IFN-gamma is mediated by Stat1 alpha. The Journal Of Immunology 1996, 156: 3174-83. PMID: 8617938, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.156.9.3174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAllelesATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 2ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersBase SequenceCysteine EndopeptidasesDNA-Binding ProteinsEndopeptidasesExtracellular Matrix ProteinsGene Expression RegulationHeLa CellsHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHLA AntigensHLA-B AntigensHumansInterferon Regulatory Factor-1Interferon-gammaInterferon-Stimulated Gene Factor 3KineticsMacromolecular SubstancesMolecular Sequence DataNerve Tissue ProteinsNF-kappa BPhosphoproteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA, MessengerTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticTranscriptional Regulation of the Interleukin-2 Gene in Normal Human Peripheral Blood T Cells CONVERGENCE OF COSTIMULATORY SIGNALS AND DIFFERENCES FROM TRANSFORMED T CELLS (∗)
Hughes C, Pober J. Transcriptional Regulation of the Interleukin-2 Gene in Normal Human Peripheral Blood T Cells CONVERGENCE OF COSTIMULATORY SIGNALS AND DIFFERENCES FROM TRANSFORMED T CELLS (∗). Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1996, 271: 5369-5377. PMID: 8621390, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.10.5369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsB-LymphocytesBase SequenceBinding SitesCD3 ComplexCell Line, TransformedCell NucleusCells, CulturedFlow CytometryGene Expression RegulationHumansInterleukin-2KineticsLuciferasesLymphocyte ActivationMolecular Sequence DataNF-kappa BPromoter Regions, GeneticRecombinant ProteinsRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidSignal TransductionT-LymphocytesTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticTransfectionTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsNormal T cellsT cellsCostimulatory signalsDifferent costimulatory signalsT cell receptorActivated T-cells (NFAT) sitesNormal human T cellsHuman T cellsT cell sitesTransformed T cellsCD2 antibodiesNF-kappaB siteAccessory cellsTumor cell linesCell receptorInterleukin-2 geneNuclear factorPrimary activationIL-2 promoterJurkat T cellsProximal AP-1 siteCell linesAntibodiesAP-1 siteTranscriptional regulation
1994
cAMP and tumor necrosis factor competitively regulate transcriptional activation through and nuclear factor binding to the cAMP-responsive element/activating transcription factor element of the endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1 (E-selectin) promoter.
De Luca LG, Johnson DR, Whitley MZ, Collins T, Pober JS. cAMP and tumor necrosis factor competitively regulate transcriptional activation through and nuclear factor binding to the cAMP-responsive element/activating transcription factor element of the endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1 (E-selectin) promoter. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1994, 269: 19193-19196. PMID: 7518452, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)32150-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConsensus cAMP-responsive elementCRE-binding proteinTranscription factor elementsTranscriptional activationCRE/ATF elementElectrophoretic mobility shift assaysMobility shift assaysTransient transfection assaysAntibody supershift assaysCAMP-responsive elementMigrating formPromoter elementsDNA sequencesFastest migrating formBovine aortic endothelial cellsShift assaysTransfection assaysPromoter responseSupershift assaysGene expressionFactor elementsC-JunAortic endothelial cellsEffects of TNFProtein
1993
Costimulation of peripheral blood T cell activation by human endothelial cells. Enhanced IL-2 transcription correlates with increased c-fos synthesis and increased Fos content of AP-1.
Hughes CC, Pober JS. Costimulation of peripheral blood T cell activation by human endothelial cells. Enhanced IL-2 transcription correlates with increased c-fos synthesis and increased Fos content of AP-1. The Journal Of Immunology 1993, 150: 3148-60. PMID: 8468462, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.150.8.3148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-fos mRNAIL-2 transcriptionNuclear factorT cellsTranscription factor AP-1PHA activationPeripheral blood T cell activationAP-1Blood T cell activationFactor AP-1C-fosC-JunIL-2 productionHuman umbilical vein ECT cell activationIL-2 mRNAC-Fos proteinEC costimulationEndothelial cells (EC) actAllograft rejectionHuman endothelial cellsIL-2 regulationCostimulatory signalsCell activationKey molecular mechanisms
1991
Tumor necrosis factor regulation of major histocompatibility complex gene expression
Johnson D, Pober J. Tumor necrosis factor regulation of major histocompatibility complex gene expression. Immunologic Research 1991, 10: 141. PMID: 1655923, DOI: 10.1007/bf02918161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsBase SequenceGene Expression RegulationHumansMajor Histocompatibility ComplexMiceMolecular Sequence DataOncogenesReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalSecond Messenger SystemsSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
1990
Tumor necrosis factor and immune interferon synergistically increase transcription of HLA class I heavy- and light-chain genes in vascular endothelium.
Johnson DR, Pober JS. Tumor necrosis factor and immune interferon synergistically increase transcription of HLA class I heavy- and light-chain genes in vascular endothelium. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1990, 87: 5183-5187. PMID: 2164225, PMCID: PMC54286, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.13.5183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCell NucleusCells, CulturedDrug SynergismEndothelium, VascularFlow CytometryGenes, MHC Class IHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansInterferon Type IInterferon-gammaMacromolecular SubstancesMolecular Sequence DataReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorRecombinant ProteinsRNA, MessengerSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTranscription, GeneticTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsNecrosis factorHuman endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsClass IInterferon gammaImmune interferonMRNA levelsMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesTumor necrosis factorHLA class IClass I major histocompatibility complex moleculesCultured human endothelial cellsHistocompatibility complex moleculesUntreated endothelial cellsSynergistic increase
1987
Cultured human endothelial cells express platelet-derived growth factor A chain.
Collins T, Pober JS, Gimbrone MA, Hammacher A, Betsholtz C, Westermark B, Heldin CH. Cultured human endothelial cells express platelet-derived growth factor A chain. American Journal Of Pathology 1987, 126: 7-12. PMID: 2433948, PMCID: PMC1899550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCells, CulturedDNA, CircularEndotheliumHumansPlatelet-Derived Growth FactorRNATranscription, GeneticUmbilical VeinsConceptsRNA speciesSame relative abundanceHuman endothelial cellsRelative abundanceB polypeptide chainsEndothelial cellsChain transcriptsC-sis geneB-chain transcriptsPlatelet-derived growth factorExtensive structural dataTranscript speciesCultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsB-chain expressionBovine aortic endothelial cellsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsDimeric proteinUmbilical vein endothelial cellsCultured vascular endothelial cellsDifferent genesPrincipal cell typesHybridization analysisPolypeptide chainVein endothelial cellsCell types
1986
Recombinant human tumor necrosis factor increases mRNA levels and surface expression of HLA-A,B antigens in vascular endothelial cells and dermal fibroblasts in vitro.
Collins T, Lapierre LA, Fiers W, Strominger JL, Pober JS. Recombinant human tumor necrosis factor increases mRNA levels and surface expression of HLA-A,B antigens in vascular endothelial cells and dermal fibroblasts in vitro. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1986, 83: 446-450. PMID: 3455781, PMCID: PMC322876, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.83.2.446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass II MHC antigensTumor necrosis factorClass I major histocompatibility complexI major histocompatibility complexRecombinant human tumor necrosis factorMajor histocompatibility complexHuman tumor necrosis factorHuman endothelial cellsMHC antigensSurface expressionNecrosis factorMRNA levelsHuman dermal fibroblastsEndothelial cellsClass IPresence of TNFCultured human endothelial cellsType I interferonVascular endothelial cellsMHC gene expressionMHC gene regulationDermal fibroblastsImmunoregulatory moleculesB antigensI interferon
1984
Immune interferon activates multiple class II major histocompatibility complex genes and the associated invariant chain gene in human endothelial cells and dermal fibroblasts.
Collins T, Korman AJ, Wake CT, Boss JM, Kappes DJ, Fiers W, Ault KA, Gimbrone MA, Strominger JL, Pober JS. Immune interferon activates multiple class II major histocompatibility complex genes and the associated invariant chain gene in human endothelial cells and dermal fibroblasts. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1984, 81: 4917-4921. PMID: 6431411, PMCID: PMC391603, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.81.15.4917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen expressionIFN-gammaSurface expressionClass II major histocompatibility complex antigensClass II antigen expressionImmune interferonClass II MHC antigensEndothelial cellsMajor histocompatibility complex antigensImmune accessory functionHLA-DR antigensClass II antigensHistocompatibility complex antigensVascular endothelial cellsHLA-DCDermal fibroblastsHuman endothelial cellsHLA-DRMHC antigensII antigensComplex antigensB antigensDe novo appearanceClass IIStromal cells