2024
Human AKR1C3 binds agonists of GPR84 and participates in an expanded polyamine pathway
Dudkina N, Park H, Song D, Jain A, Khan S, Flavell R, Johnson C, Palm N, Crawford J. Human AKR1C3 binds agonists of GPR84 and participates in an expanded polyamine pathway. Cell Chemical Biology 2024 PMID: 39163853, DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2024.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3Mammalian fatty acid synthaseDNA double-strand break responseDouble-strand break responseAldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3Associated with poor prognosisPolyamine pathwayFatty acid synthesisFatty acid synthaseAcid synthaseAKR1C3 activityPoor prognosisBiochemical roleAcid synthesisClinical significanceLigand screeningFerroptosis resistanceDNA damageAKR1C3Metabolic diseasesDiverse cancersDNANADPHAgonists of GPR84GPR84
2021
Identification of Dose-Dependent DNA Damage and Repair Responses From Subchronic Exposure to 1,4-Dioxane in Mice Using a Systems Analysis Approach
Charkoftaki G, Golla JP, Santos-Neto A, Orlicky DJ, Garcia-Milian R, Chen Y, Rattray NJW, Cai Y, Wang Y, Shearn CT, Mironova V, Wang Y, Johnson CH, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Identification of Dose-Dependent DNA Damage and Repair Responses From Subchronic Exposure to 1,4-Dioxane in Mice Using a Systems Analysis Approach. Toxicological Sciences 2021, 183: 338-351. PMID: 33693819, PMCID: PMC8921626, DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfab030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDX exposureBile acid quantificationRepair responseBDF-1 miceDNA damageDose-dependent DNA damageEffects of exposureHistopathological studySubchronic exposureImmunohistochemical analysisLiver carcinogenLiver carcinogenicityLiver transcriptomicsDrinking waterMetabolomic profilingMicePotential mechanismsLiverEnvironmental chemicalsState maximum contaminant levelToxic effectsCell deathExposureOxidative stress responsePresent study