2003
Plasma membrane localization and function of the estrogen receptor α variant (ER46) in human endothelial cells
Li L, Haynes MP, Bender JR. Plasma membrane localization and function of the estrogen receptor α variant (ER46) in human endothelial cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2003, 100: 4807-4812. PMID: 12682286, PMCID: PMC153637, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0831079100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAnimalsBase SequenceCell LineCell MembraneCOS CellsEndothelium, VascularEstrogen Receptor alphaGenes, ReporterGenetic VariationHumansNitric Oxide SynthaseNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalReceptors, EstrogenRecombinant ProteinsRNA, MessengerSubcellular FractionsTranscriptional ActivationTransfectionConceptsPlasma membranePalmitoylation-dependent mannerPlasma membrane localizationInhibition of palmitoylationFull-length ER alphaReporter gene transactivationCOS-7 cellsEndothelial cell proteinsMembrane localizationAlternative splicingEstrogen receptor α variantsOestrogen receptor-alpha variantsN-terminusHuman endothelial cellsCell proteinsER46Synthase pathwayAcid labelingHy926 cellsNonendothelial cellsENOS activationENOS phosphorylationCellsEndothelial cellsMembrane
2001
INHIBITION OF INTERFERON-γ–MEDIATED MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLASS II GENE ACTIVATION BY HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS1
Sadeghi M, Tiglio A, Sadigh K, O’Donnell L, Collinge M, Pardi R, Bender J. INHIBITION OF INTERFERON-γ–MEDIATED MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX CLASS II GENE ACTIVATION BY HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS1. Transplantation 2001, 71: 1262-1268. PMID: 11397960, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200105150-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrovascular endothelial cellsClass II transactivatorInhibitory effectVascular diseaseSimvastatin pretreatmentIFN-gammaReductase inhibitorsClass II major histocompatibility complex moleculesCardiac transplant patientsGraft vascular diseaseLate graft failureHMG-CoA reductase inhibitorsHuman leukocyte antigenEffect of simvastatinMajor histocompatibility complex moleculesHLA-DR inductionSTAT-1 phosphorylationCoA reductase inhibitorsHistocompatibility complex moleculesHuman microvascular endothelial cellsInhibition of interferonTranscription-polymerase chain reaction analysisCardiac transplantationTransplant patientsGraft failure
1998
Class II transactivator-independent endothelial cell MHC class II gene activation induced by lymphocyte adhesion.
Collinge M, Pardi R, Bender J. Class II transactivator-independent endothelial cell MHC class II gene activation induced by lymphocyte adhesion. The Journal Of Immunology 1998, 161: 1589-93. PMID: 9712019, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.161.4.1589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass II transactivatorNK cellsIFN-gamma-dependent mechanismIFN-gamma-independent mannerLymphocyte adhesionMHC class II expressionHLA-DR alpha mRNAHLA-DR expressionMHC class II moleculesNK cell activationAllogeneic endothelial cellsClass II expressionIFN-gamma-induced MHC class II expressionClass II moleculesAlpha mRNA expressionCell linesHLA-DRIFN-gammaCell activationMRNA expressionEndothelial cellsAlpha mRNACellsPromoter constructsActivation
1995
Contact-dependent endothelial class II HLA gene activation induced by NK cells is mediated by IFN-gamma-dependent and -independent mechanisms.
Watson C, Petzelbauer P, Zhou J, Pardi R, Bender J. Contact-dependent endothelial class II HLA gene activation induced by NK cells is mediated by IFN-gamma-dependent and -independent mechanisms. The Journal Of Immunology 1995, 154: 3222-33. PMID: 7897208, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.154.7.3222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernCell AdhesionCells, CulturedEndothelium, VascularGene Expression RegulationHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIHLA-DR AntigensHumansInterferon-gammaKiller Cells, NaturalMolecular Sequence DataOrgan Culture TechniquesPromoter Regions, GeneticSkinTranscriptional ActivationTransfectionConceptsNK cellsNK lymphocytesEndothelial cellsIFN-gammaMHC class II AgIFN-gamma dependenceT cell recruitmentClass II HLAClass II expressionHLA-DR inductionClass II AgT cell proliferationMembrane expressionTrans-well experimentsReceptor AbEndothelial activationImmune amplificationCell recruitmentMicrovessel endotheliumHuman IFN-gammaPromoter constructsClonal expansionCoculture modelCell proliferationChinese hamster ovary cells