2024
miR-33 deletion in hepatocytes attenuates NAFLD-NASH-HCC progression
Fernández-Tussy P, Cardelo M, Zhang H, Sun J, Price N, Boutagy N, Goedeke L, Cadena-Sandoval M, Xirouchaki C, Brown W, Yang X, Pastor-Rojo O, Haeusler R, Bennett A, Tiganis T, Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C. miR-33 deletion in hepatocytes attenuates NAFLD-NASH-HCC progression. JCI Insight 2024 PMID: 39190492, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.168476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiR-33Regulation of biological processesMitochondrial fatty acid oxidationRegulation of lipid metabolismNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseDevelopment of effective therapeuticsFatty acid oxidationLipid synthesisProgression of non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseMitochondrial functionTarget genesBiological processesComplex diseasesNon-alcoholic steatohepatitisLipid accumulationDeletionDevelopment of non-alcoholic fatty liver diseasePathway activationLipid metabolismProgress to non-alcoholic steatohepatitisAcid oxidationHCC progressionEffective therapeuticsTherapeutic targetHepatocellular carcinoma
2023
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatases: No Longer Undruggable?
Shillingford S, Bennett A. Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphatases: No Longer Undruggable? The Annual Review Of Pharmacology And Toxicology 2023, 63: 617-636. PMID: 36662585, PMCID: PMC10127142, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-051921-121923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitogen-activated protein kinaseSmall molecule inhibitionProtein kinaseCritical cellular functionsInhibition of PTPsProtein tyrosineCellular functionsProtein substratesPhosphorylated proteinsCell signalingTyrosine residuesAttractive therapeutic targetCellular effectsKinaseNumerous diseasesPTPDiscovery toolTherapeutic developmentTherapeutic targetMetabolic diseasesInhibitionDephosphorylationSignalingMKPProtein
2022
Defining the structure-activity relationship for a novel class of allosteric MKP5 inhibitors
Gannam Z, Jamali H, Kweon OS, Herrington J, Shillingford SR, Papini C, Gentzel E, Lolis E, Bennett AM, Ellman JA, Anderson KS. Defining the structure-activity relationship for a novel class of allosteric MKP5 inhibitors. European Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry 2022, 243: 114712. PMID: 36116232, PMCID: PMC9830533, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsStructure-Activity RelationshipConceptsStress-responsive MAPKsEnzyme-inhibitor complexDystrophic muscle diseasePhosphatase 5Muscle diseaseAllosteric inhibitorsNumber of diseasesNovel classProtein kinase phosphatase 5Structure-activity relationshipsPotential therapeutic targetMKP5X-ray crystal structureTherapeutic targetPotential therapeuticsInhibitorsLead compoundsInhibitionProper positioningMAPKCrystal structureMitogenTyr435Derivative compoundsInteraction
2020
An allosteric site on MKP5 reveals a strategy for small-molecule inhibition
Gannam Z, Min K, Shillingford SR, Zhang L, Herrington J, Abriola L, Gareiss PC, Pantouris G, Tzouvelekis A, Kaminski N, Zhang X, Yu J, Jamali H, Ellman JA, Lolis E, Anderson KS, Bennett AM. An allosteric site on MKP5 reveals a strategy for small-molecule inhibition. Science Signaling 2020, 13 PMID: 32843541, PMCID: PMC7569488, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aba3043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllosteric SiteAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell LineDual-Specificity PhosphatasesEnzyme InhibitorsFemaleHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHumansKineticsMiceMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase PhosphatasesMyoblastsProtein BindingSequence Homology, Amino AcidSignal TransductionSmall Molecule LibrariesConceptsDystrophic muscle diseaseMitogen-activated protein kinaseMuscle diseaseTGF-β1Promising therapeutic targetP38 mitogen-activated protein kinaseTherapeutic strategiesTherapeutic targetSmall molecule inhibitionSmad2 phosphorylationDiseasePotential targetSmall-molecule screenInhibitorsTreatmentInhibition
2019
Role of dual-specificity protein phosphatase DUSP10/MKP-5 in pulmonary fibrosis
Xylourgidis N, Min K, Ahangari F, Yu G, Herazo-Maya JD, Karampitsakos T, Aidinis V, Binzenhöfer L, Bouros D, Bennett AM, Kaminski N, Tzouvelekis A. Role of dual-specificity protein phosphatase DUSP10/MKP-5 in pulmonary fibrosis. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2019, 317: l678-l689. PMID: 31483681, PMCID: PMC6879900, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00264.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticBleomycinDual-Specificity PhosphatasesFemaleFibroblastsHumansMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase PhosphatasesPhosphorylationPulmonary FibrosisSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor beta1ConceptsPulmonary fibrosisLung fibrosisFibrogenic genesLung fibroblastsM1 macrophage phenotypeIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHuman lung fibrosisGrowth factor-β1Levels of hydroxyprolineProtein kinase phosphatase 5IPF lungsReduced fibrosisMuscle fibrosisProfibrogenic effectsTGF-β1Smad7 levelsTherapeutic targetAnimal modelsFactor-β1FibrosisSmad3 phosphorylationEnhanced p38 MAPK activityP38 MAPK activityMyofibroblast differentiationMKP-5 expression
2014
Mining the function of protein tyrosine phosphatases in health and disease
Lee H, Yi JS, Lawan A, Min K, Bennett AM. Mining the function of protein tyrosine phosphatases in health and disease. Seminars In Cell And Developmental Biology 2014, 37: 66-72. PMID: 25263013, PMCID: PMC4339398, DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2014.09.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPTP functionProtein tyrosineHuman diseasesProteomic approachNon-biased approachUnanticipated roleProteomic techniquesProteomic technologiesNovel therapeutic targetPTPTherapeutic targetTyrosineFundamental cellCrucial roleHuman healthDiscoveryRegulationRoleElucidationFunctionCellsCutting-edge technologiesTarget