2005
The Anti-apoptotic Protein Mcl-1 Inhibits Mitochondrial Ca2+ Signals*
Minagawa N, Kruglov EA, Dranoff JA, Robert ME, Gores GJ, Nathanson MH. The Anti-apoptotic Protein Mcl-1 Inhibits Mitochondrial Ca2+ Signals*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 33637-33644. PMID: 16027162, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m503210200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAniline CompoundsAntibodies, MonoclonalApoptosisBile Duct NeoplasmsCalcium SignalingCarbocyaninesCell LineCell Line, TumorCell NucleusFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectFluorescent DyesHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-RingHumansHydrazinesImmunohistochemistryMicroscopy, ConfocalMitochondriaModels, BiologicalMyeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 ProteinNeoplasm ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Signal TransductionTissue DistributionXanthenesConceptsAnti-apoptotic proteinsMcl-1Mitochondrial Ca2Mcl-1 expressionApoptotic stimuliEndoplasmic reticulum Ca2Trisphosphate receptorCell growthNovel mechanismApoptosisMechanism of actionProteinExpressionDevelopment of neoplasiaCa2Reticulum Ca2CellsMitochondriaInositolRegulationPathwayMechanismSignalsReceptorsRegenerationPortal Fibroblasts Regulate the Proliferation of Bile Duct Epithelia via Expression of NTPDase2*
Jhandier MN, Kruglov EA, Lavoie É, Sévigny J, Dranoff JA. Portal Fibroblasts Regulate the Proliferation of Bile Duct Epithelia via Expression of NTPDase2*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 22986-22992. PMID: 15799977, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m412371200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphatasesAnimalsBile DuctsBromodeoxyuridineCell ProliferationCholangiocarcinomaCholestasisCoculture TechniquesDNA, ComplementaryEpithelial CellsFibroblastsHumansLiverMaleMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, BiologicalRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionTransfectionConceptsBile ductular proliferationExpression of NTPDase2Portal fibroblastsDuctular proliferationBile duct epitheliumNTPDase2 expressionMz-ChA-1 cellsPortal myofibroblastsP2Y receptorsDuct epitheliumBile duct-ligated ratsCell proliferationDuct-ligated ratsReal-time reverse transcription PCRQuantitative real-time reverse transcription PCRHuman cholangiocarcinoma cellsNovel co-culture modelMz-ChA-1 human cholangiocarcinoma cellsNucleotidase apyraseP2Y activationCo-culture modelObstructive cholestasisReverse transcription-PCRPathologic alterationsEpithelial proliferation
2001
Polarized expression and function of P2Y ATP receptors in rat bile duct epithelia
Dranoff J, Masyuk A, Kruglov E, LaRusso N, Nathanson M. Polarized expression and function of P2Y ATP receptors in rat bile duct epithelia. AJP Gastrointestinal And Liver Physiology 2001, 281: g1059-g1067. PMID: 11557527, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2001.281.4.g1059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP2Y receptor subtypesP2Y receptorsReceptor subtypesIntrahepatic bile duct unitsATP receptorsBile duct epitheliumMultiple P2Y receptor subtypesRat bile duct epitheliaBile duct unitsImportant regulatorLuminal ATPLuminal perfusionMolecular subtypesBile secretionDuct epitheliumBasolateral additionExtracellular nucleotidesDuctular secretionSubtypesCytosolic Ca2Duct unitsRT-PCRCholangiocytesReceptorsSecretion