2009
AIP1 Functions as Arf6-GAP to Negatively Regulate TLR4 Signaling2
Wan T, Liu T, Zhang H, Tang S, Min W. AIP1 Functions as Arf6-GAP to Negatively Regulate TLR4 Signaling2. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2009, 285: 3750-3757. PMID: 19948740, PMCID: PMC2823516, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.069385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingADP-Ribosylation Factor 6ADP-Ribosylation FactorsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCattleCell LineCells, CulturedChlorocebus aethiopsCOS CellsGTPase-Activating ProteinsGuanylate KinasesHumansImmunoblottingLipopolysaccharidesMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMolecular Sequence DataMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88NF-kappa BPhosphatidylinositol 4,5-DiphosphateProtein BindingReceptors, Interleukin-1Sequence Homology, Amino AcidToll-Like Receptor 4TransfectionConceptsGTPase-activating proteinsArf6 GAPAIP1 functionsNovel GTPase-activating proteinInhibition of ARF6Pleckstrin homologyGAP domainAdaptor proteinSmall GTPaseDisrupts formationPlasma membraneAIP1MAPK pathwayLipid precursorsToll-like receptor 4Arf6NF-kappaBComplex componentsToll-like receptorsProteinRich sitesGTPaseHomologyComplexesCells increases
2007
Structural and Functional Characterization of the Human Protein Kinase ASK1
Bunkoczi G, Salah E, Filippakopoulos P, Fedorov O, Müller S, Sobott F, Parker SA, Zhang H, Min W, Turk BE, Knapp S. Structural and Functional Characterization of the Human Protein Kinase ASK1. Structure 2007, 15: 1215-1226. PMID: 17937911, PMCID: PMC2100151, DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2007.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1Autophosphorylation sitesSignal-regulated kinases 1ASK1 kinase activityVitro autophosphorylation sitesAnalytical ultracentrifugationHigh-resolution structuresATP-mimetic inhibitorSite-directed mutantsReporter gene assayPhosphorylation motifsPhosphorylation sitesCatalytic domainFunctional characterizationKinase activityRegulatory mechanismsKinase 1Tight dimerMimetic inhibitorsGene assayEssential roleSelective inhibitorTail fashionCrystallographic analysisMass spectrometry
2006
Differential Functions of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1 and 2 Signaling in Ischemia-Mediated Arteriogenesis and Angiogenesis
Luo D, Luo Y, He Y, Zhang H, Zhang R, Li X, Dobrucki WL, Sinusas AJ, Sessa WC, Min W. Differential Functions of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 1 and 2 Signaling in Ischemia-Mediated Arteriogenesis and Angiogenesis. American Journal Of Pathology 2006, 169: 1886-1898. PMID: 17071609, PMCID: PMC1780200, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2006.060603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArteriesBlood VesselsCattleCell MovementCell ProliferationCell SurvivalEndothelial CellsEndothelium, VascularHindlimbHumansIschemiaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMolecular Sequence DataNeovascularization, PathologicOrganogenesisPerfusionProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IISignal TransductionTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2ConceptsTNFR2 KO miceTumor necrosis factorTNFR1-KOEndothelial cellsFemoral artery ligation modelIschemia-mediated arteriogenesisIschemic reserve capacityTNFR1 knockout miceInfiltration of macrophagesTumor necrosis factor receptor 1Wild-type miceArtery ligation modelNecrosis factor receptor 1Dependent reporter gene expressionNuclear factor-kappaBEC survivalFactor receptor 1Vascular endothelial cellsActivation of TNFR1Murine endothelial cellsTNFR2-KOClinical recoveryActivation of TNFR2Limb perfusionVascular proliferation