2018
SUMOylation of VEGFR2 regulates its intracellular trafficking and pathological angiogenesis
Zhou HJ, Xu Z, Wang Z, Zhang H, Zhuang Z, Simons M, Min W. SUMOylation of VEGFR2 regulates its intracellular trafficking and pathological angiogenesis. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 3303. PMID: 30120232, PMCID: PMC6098000, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05812-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCorneaCysteine EndopeptidasesDiabetes MellitusEndopeptidasesGene DeletionGene Knock-In TechniquesGene SilencingGolgi ApparatusHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansIntracellular SpaceMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeovascularization, PathologicProtein TransportRetinaSignal TransductionSUMO-1 ProteinSumoylationVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsPathological angiogenesisPotential therapeutic targetRegulation of VEGFR2Non-sumoylated formEndothelial-specific deletionDiabetic miceHindlimb ischemiaTherapeutic targetDiabetic settingControl of angiogenesisEndothelial cellsAngiogenesisVEGFR2Surface expressionVEGFR2 activityTissue repairSENP1
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 survivalN-terminal kinaseNF-κB activationNF-κBDeletion analysisTNF responseLL motifPlasma membraneIntracellular regionCell survivalDomain IJNKSignalingDistinct rolesTNFR2 deletionProtein 1Specific deletion
2008
SENP1 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
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