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
2010
SENP1-mediated GATA1 deSUMOylation is critical for definitive erythropoiesis
Yu L, Ji W, Zhang H, Renda MJ, He Y, Lin S, Cheng EC, Chen H, Krause DS, Min W. SENP1-mediated GATA1 deSUMOylation is critical for definitive erythropoiesis. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2010, 207: 1183-1195. PMID: 20457756, PMCID: PMC2882842, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20092215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) modificationImportant regulatory mechanismEmbryonic day 13.5Down-regulation correlatesFetal liverCre-loxP systemEmbryonic lethalityProtein functionDefinitive erythropoiesisGene promoterDNA bindingRegulatory mechanismsGene expressionGATA1SENP1Fetal liver cellsProtein analysisDay 13.5Global deletionProteinSubsequent erythropoiesisKnockout miceErythropoiesisLiver cellsDeSUMOylationRole of DAB2IP in modulating epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and prostate cancer metastasis
Xie D, Gore C, Liu J, Pong RC, Mason R, Hao G, Long M, Kabbani W, Yu L, Zhang H, Chen H, Sun X, Boothman DA, Min W, Hsieh JT. Role of DAB2IP in modulating epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and prostate cancer metastasis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 2485-2490. PMID: 20080667, PMCID: PMC2823864, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0908133107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninBlotting, WesternCadherinsCell LineCell Line, TumorCell MovementEpithelial CellsGene ExpressionHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMesodermMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasms, ExperimentalProstatic NeoplasmsRas GTPase-Activating ProteinsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Small InterferingTCF Transcription FactorsTransfectionTransplantation, HeterologousVimentinConceptsProstate cancerMesenchymal transitionDAB2IP expressionCarcinoma cellsMultiple lymph nodesMetastatic prostate cancerDistant organ metastasisAggressive prostate cancerMetastatic PCa cellsProstate cancer metastasisClinical prostate cancer specimensHuman normal prostatePotential therapeutic targetXenograft mouse modelProstate cancer specimensProstate carcinoma cellsLymph nodesOrgan metastasisPCa cellsRole of DAB2IPPrognostic biomarkerPCa metastasisKnockout miceTherapeutic targetHuman carcinoma cells