2019
Short AIP1 (ASK1-Interacting Protein-1) Isoform Localizes to the Mitochondria and Promotes Vascular Dysfunction
Li Z, Li L, Zhang H, Zhou HJ, Ji W, Min W. Short AIP1 (ASK1-Interacting Protein-1) Isoform Localizes to the Mitochondria and Promotes Vascular Dysfunction. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2019, 40: 112-127. PMID: 31619063, PMCID: PMC7204498, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.119.312976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAorta, ThoracicApoptosisArteriosclerosisBlotting, WesternCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalDNAEndothelium, VascularGene Expression RegulationGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, FluorescenceMitochondriaRas GTPase-Activating ProteinsSignal TransductionConceptsN-terminal pleckstrin homology domainHuman genome-wide association studiesGenome-wide association studiesPleckstrin homology domainMitochondrial reactive oxygen species generationEndothelial cellsH3K9 trimethylationHomology domainReactive oxygen species productionOxygen species productionReactive oxygen speciesReactive oxygen species generationAssociation studiesRegulatory factorsEpigenetic inhibitionEC activationOxygen species generationDependent pathwayVascular endothelial cellsProteolytic degradationSpecies productionOxygen speciesVascular homeostasisMitochondriaSpecies generation
2015
SENP1-mediated NEMO deSUMOylation in adipocytes limits inflammatory responses and type-1 diabetes progression
Shao L, Zhou HJ, Zhang H, Qin L, Hwa J, Yun Z, Ji W, Min W. SENP1-mediated NEMO deSUMOylation in adipocytes limits inflammatory responses and type-1 diabetes progression. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 8917. PMID: 26596471, PMCID: PMC4662081, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3-L1 CellsAdipocytesAnimalsApoptosisChemokine CCL5Chromatin ImmunoprecipitationCysteine EndopeptidasesCytokinesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diet, High-FatEndopeptidasesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryGene Knockout TechniquesGlucose IntoleranceHyperglycemiaImmunoblottingImmunoprecipitationInflammationInsulin ResistanceInsulin-Secreting CellsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIslets of LangerhansMiceMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNF-kappa BPhenotypeReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSmall Ubiquitin-Related Modifier ProteinsConceptsNF-κB activityAdipocyte dysfunctionCytokine productionType 1 diabetes progressionPancreatic isletsType 1 diabetes mellitusMild insulin resistanceDevelopment of diabetesType 2 diabetes phenotypeΒ-cell damageDirect cytotoxic effectNF-κB inhibitorAdipocyte-specific deletionProgression of T1DMDiabetes mellitusGlucose intolerancePancreatic inflammationProinflammatory cytokinesCCL5 expressionInsulin resistanceDiabetes progressionInflammatory responseNF-κBDiabetes phenotypeMice exhibit
2012
Both Internalization and AIP1 Association Are Required for Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 2-Mediated JNK Signaling
Ji W, Li Y, Wan T, Wang J, Zhang H, Chen H, Min W. Both Internalization and AIP1 Association Are Required for Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 2-Mediated JNK Signaling. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2012, 32: 2271-2279. PMID: 22743059, PMCID: PMC3421067, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.112.253666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisBinding SitesCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsEnzyme ActivationHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMiceMice, KnockoutNF-kappa BProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsProtein TransportRas GTPase-Activating ProteinsReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IISequence DeletionSignal TransductionTime FactorsTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2TransfectionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsJNK signalingApoptotic signalingJNK activationDomain IICaspase-dependent cell deathCell deathTNF receptor 1C-Jun N-terminal kinaseDependent cell survivalNF-κB activationN-terminal kinaseNF-κBDeletion analysisTNF responseLL motifPlasma membraneIntracellular regionCell survivalDomain IJNKSignalingDistinct rolesTNFR2 deletionProtein 1Specific deletion
2010
Chapter 19 Thioredoxin and Redox Signaling in Vasculature—Studies Using Trx2 Endothelium-Specific Transgenic Mice
Min W, Xu L, Zhou H, Huang Q, Zhang H, He Y, Zhe X, Luo Y. Chapter 19 Thioredoxin and Redox Signaling in Vasculature—Studies Using Trx2 Endothelium-Specific Transgenic Mice. Methods In Enzymology 2010, 474: 315-324. PMID: 20609919, DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(10)74019-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReactive oxygen speciesCellular reactive oxygen speciesMitochondrial antioxidant systemVivo functional assaysTRX2 geneRedox signalingTransgenic miceRedox genesThioredoxin 2Functional analysisHuman diseasesFunctional assaysAntioxidant systemOxygen speciesGenesCritical roleEndothelial cell culturesCell culturesPrimary lineTrx2TransgenesisThioredoxinMitochondriaSignalingSpeciesEndothelial-Specific Transgenesis of TNFR2 Promotes Adaptive Arteriogenesis and Angiogenesis
Luo Y, Xu Z, Wan T, He Y, Jones D, Zhang H, Min W. Endothelial-Specific Transgenesis of TNFR2 Promotes Adaptive Arteriogenesis and Angiogenesis. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2010, 30: 1307-1314. PMID: 20395596, PMCID: PMC2889154, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.110.204222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsApoptosisCell ProliferationCell SurvivalDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsFemoral ArteryHindlimbHumansIschemiaLigationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMuscle, SkeletalNeovascularization, PhysiologicProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IIRecovery of FunctionRegional Blood FlowTime FactorsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsFemoral artery ligation modelIschemic reserve capacityLimb perfusion recoveryTNFR2-deficient micePeripheral arterial diseaseCoronary artery diseaseIschemia-induced angiogenesisArtery ligation modelTNFR2 knockoutTNFR2-KOArtery diseaseActivation of TNFR2Adaptive angiogenesisArterial diseaseTg miceVascular diseaseLigation modelPerfusion recoveryAdaptive arteriogenesisVascular endotheliumLower limbsUpper limbGlobal deletionTNFR2Mice
2009
DAB2IP coordinates both PI3K-Akt and ASK1 pathways for cell survival and apoptosis
Xie D, Gore C, Zhou J, Pong RC, Zhang H, Yu L, Vessella RL, Min W, Hsieh JT. DAB2IP coordinates both PI3K-Akt and ASK1 pathways for cell survival and apoptosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 19878-19883. PMID: 19903888, PMCID: PMC2785260, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0908458106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDAB2IP proteinCell survivalDeath-signaling moleculePI3K-Akt activityPI3K-Akt activationMetastatic prostate cancer cellsPI3K-Akt pathwayCell cycle arrestASK1 activityScaffold proteinPotent growth inhibitorDeath signalsC2 domainSignal moleculesASK1 activationFunctional analysisCell homeostasisApoptotic defectsConstitutive activationJNK pathwayProstate cancer cellsASK1 pathwayPI3K-AktDAB2IP expressionCycle arrestJAK2 and SHP2 Reciprocally Regulate Tyrosine Phosphorylation and Stability of Proapoptotic Protein ASK1*
Yu L, Min W, He Y, Qin L, Zhang H, Bennett AM, Chen H. JAK2 and SHP2 Reciprocally Regulate Tyrosine Phosphorylation and Stability of Proapoptotic Protein ASK1*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2009, 284: 13481-13488. PMID: 19287004, PMCID: PMC2679448, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m809740200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCell LineEndothelial CellsEnzyme StabilityHumansInterferon-gammaJanus Kinase 2MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5MiceMice, KnockoutMultienzyme ComplexesMutationPhosphorylationProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11Signal TransductionSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 ProteinSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling ProteinsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsTyrosine phosphorylationSubstrate-trapping mutantProtein tyrosine phosphatase 2Phosphatase-inactive mutantProteasomal inhibitor MG132ASK1-JNK signalingEndothelial cellsJAK2-specific inhibitorIFN-gamma-induced tyrosine phosphorylationASK1 degradationASK1 dephosphorylationInactive mutantMouse endothelial cellsASK1 phosphorylationPhosphatase 2Inhibitor MG132SHP2Wild typeASK1DephosphorylationMutantsPhosphorylationEnhanced associationJAK2EC apoptosisEndothelial-Specific Expression of Mitochondrial Thioredoxin Promotes Ischemia-Mediated Arteriogenesis and Angiogenesis
Dai S, He Y, Zhang H, Yu L, Wan T, Xu Z, Jones D, Chen H, Min W. Endothelial-Specific Expression of Mitochondrial Thioredoxin Promotes Ischemia-Mediated Arteriogenesis and Angiogenesis. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2009, 29: 495-502. PMID: 19150880, PMCID: PMC2734510, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.108.180349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisArteriesBlood Flow VelocityCell MovementDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsHindlimbIschemiaJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMaleMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5MiceMice, TransgenicMitochondriaMuscle, SkeletalNeovascularization, PhysiologicNitric OxideOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesRegional Blood FlowSignal TransductionThioredoxinsTime FactorsConceptsEndothelial cellsFlow recoveryFemoral artery ligation modelIschemia-mediated arteriogenesisIschemic reserve capacityLimb perfusion recoveryENOS-deficient miceENOS-KO miceNitric oxide bioavailabilityIschemia-induced angiogenesisEC apoptosisArtery ligation modelEC survivalENOS deletionNontransgenic littermatesStress-induced activationLigation modelPerfusion recoveryLower limbsUpper limbEndothelial-specific expressionSevere impairmentMajor antioxidant proteinsIschemiaMice
2008
AIP1 Recruits Phosphatase PP2A to ASK1 in Tumor Necrosis Factor–Induced ASK1-JNK Activation
Min W, Lin Y, Tang S, Yu L, Zhang H, Wan T, Luhn T, Fu H, Chen H. AIP1 Recruits Phosphatase PP2A to ASK1 in Tumor Necrosis Factor–Induced ASK1-JNK Activation. Circulation Research 2008, 102: 840-848. PMID: 18292600, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.107.168153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsASK1-JNK signalingASK1 dephosphorylationAssociation of PP2APP2A catalytic subunitCatalytic inactive formPP2A inhibitor okadaicASK1-JNK activationC-Jun N-terminal kinaseActivation of JNKEndothelial cellsN-terminal kinasePhosphatase PP2ACritical rolePotential phosphataseProtein phosphataseGAP domainInhibitor okadaicProtein familyCatalytic subunitC2 domainPP2AAIP1Novel memberApoptotic signalingRNA knockdownAIP1 Is Critical in Transducing IRE1-mediated Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response*
Luo D, He Y, Zhang H, Yu L, Chen H, Xu Z, Tang S, Urano F, Min W. AIP1 Is Critical in Transducing IRE1-mediated Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2008, 283: 11905-11912. PMID: 18281285, PMCID: PMC2335342, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m710557200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCattleDimerizationDNA-Binding ProteinsEndoplasmic ReticulumEndothelial CellsEnzyme ActivationHumansJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5Membrane ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutProtein BindingProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein Structure, TertiaryRas GTPase-Activating ProteinsRegulatory Factor X Transcription FactorsSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsX-Box Binding Protein 1ConceptsASK1-interacting protein-1SENP1 mediates TNF-induced desumoylation and cytoplasmic translocation of HIPK1 to enhance ASK1-dependent apoptosis
Li X, Luo Y, Yu L, Lin Y, Luo D, Zhang H, He Y, Kim YO, Kim Y, Tang S, Min W. SENP1 mediates TNF-induced desumoylation and cytoplasmic translocation of HIPK1 to enhance ASK1-dependent apoptosis. Cell Death & Differentiation 2008, 15: 739-750. PMID: 18219322, DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4402303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcysteineAnimalsAntioxidantsApoptosisCarrier ProteinsCattleCells, CulturedCysteine EndopeptidasesCytoplasmEndopeptidasesEndothelial CellsFibroblastsHumansMAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5MiceMice, KnockoutMutationProtein KinasesProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein TransportReactive Oxygen SpeciesRecombinant ProteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionSmall Ubiquitin-Related Modifier ProteinsThioredoxinsTime FactorsTransfectionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsASK1-dependent apoptosisASK1-JNK activationCytoplasmic translocationMouse embryonic fibroblast cellsNuclear translocationSUMO-specific proteasesWild-type formEmbryonic fibroblast cellsNuclear importAntioxidant protein thioredoxinHIPK1Mutant formsEndothelial cellsDeSUMOylationProtein thioredoxinSubsequent cytoplasmic translocationSENP1TranslocationCritical functionsThioredoxinFibroblast cellsApoptosisCellsActivationSUMO
2007
RIP1-mediated AIP1 Phosphorylation at a 14-3-3-binding Site Is Critical for Tumor Necrosis Factor-induced ASK1-JNK/p38 Activation*
Zhang R, Zhang H, Lin Y, Li J, Pober JS, Min W. RIP1-mediated AIP1 Phosphorylation at a 14-3-3-binding Site Is Critical for Tumor Necrosis Factor-induced ASK1-JNK/p38 Activation*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2007, 282: 14788-14796. PMID: 17389591, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m701148200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords14-3-3 ProteinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAmino Acid SubstitutionAnimalsApoptosisCarrier ProteinsCattleCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsEnzyme ActivationGuanylate KinasesHumansMAP Kinase Kinase 4MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5MAP Kinase Signaling SystemMultiprotein ComplexesMutation, MissenseP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProteinsReceptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsJNK/p38 activationP38 activationTRAF2-ASK1ASK1-JNK activationPhospho-specific antibodiesTNF treatmentEndothelial cellsComplex formationGAP domainProtein familyTerminal domainAIP1Novel memberApoptotic signalingTNF signalingRNA knockdownRIP1PhosphorylationProtein 1ASK1-interacting protein-1EC apoptosisTRAF2ASK1Similar kineticsTumor necrosis factor