2007
Endothelial-Specific Expression of Mitochondrial Thioredoxin Improves Endothelial Cell Function and Reduces Atherosclerotic Lesions
Zhang H, Luo Y, Zhang W, He Y, Dai S, Zhang R, Huang Y, Bernatchez P, Giordano FJ, Shadel G, Sessa WC, Min W. Endothelial-Specific Expression of Mitochondrial Thioredoxin Improves Endothelial Cell Function and Reduces Atherosclerotic Lesions. American Journal Of Pathology 2007, 170: 1108-1120. PMID: 17322393, PMCID: PMC1864879, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2007.060960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaApolipoproteins EAtherosclerosisCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsFlow CytometryImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, ConfocalMitochondrial ProteinsNitric OxideReactive Oxygen SpeciesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionThioredoxinsVasodilationConceptsTg miceAtherosclerotic lesionsOxidative stressNitric oxide levelsEC functionDeficient mouse modelEndothelial cell functionAtherosclerosis developmentEnhanced vasodilationVascular EC functionEndothelium functionApolipoprotein EControl littermatesMouse modelOxide levelsMice showCapacity of ECEndothelial-specific expressionEndothelial cellsCritical roleReactive oxygen speciesCell functionMiceTotal antioxidantsLesions
2004
AIP1/DAB2IP, a Novel Member of the Ras-GAP Family, Transduces TRAF2-induced ASK1-JNK Activation*
Zhang H, Zhang R, Luo Y, D'Alessio A, Pober JS, Min W. AIP1/DAB2IP, a Novel Member of the Ras-GAP Family, Transduces TRAF2-induced ASK1-JNK Activation*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 44955-44965. PMID: 15310755, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m407617200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCattleCell LineCell MembraneCytoplasmGene DeletionGenes, ReporterGuanylate KinasesHumansImmunoblottingImmunoprecipitationJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMAP Kinase Kinase 4MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5Microscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescenceMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesModels, BiologicalMutationNF-kappa BProlineProtein Structure, TertiaryProtein TransportProteinsRas GTPase-Activating ProteinsSignal TransductionTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2Transfection