2008
TNF-&agr; Induces MMP2 Gelatinase Activity and MT1-MMP Expression in an In Vitro Model of Nucleus Pulposus Tissue Degeneration
Séguin CA, Pilliar RM, Madri JA, Kandel RA. TNF-&agr; Induces MMP2 Gelatinase Activity and MT1-MMP Expression in an In Vitro Model of Nucleus Pulposus Tissue Degeneration. Spine 2008, 33: 356-365. PMID: 18277865, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3181642a5e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCattleElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGene ExpressionImmunoblottingIn Vitro TechniquesIntervertebral DiscLuciferasesMatrix Metalloproteinase 14Matrix Metalloproteinase 2Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUp-RegulationConceptsMMP-2 gelatinase activityERK MAPK pathwayTranscriptional activationMT1-MMPElectrophoretic mobility shift assaysMT1-MMP promoterMMP-2 geneMobility shift assaysSignal transduction mechanismsProtein levelsERK 1/2 activationNP tissuesTranscription factorsShift assaysMT1-MMP expressionReporter constructsTNF-alpha inductionERK MAPKGelatinase activityLuciferase constructEgr-1TNF-alpha treatmentMMP-2 activationSP-1Transduction mechanisms
2003
Transcriptional Up-regulation of Endothelial Cell Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 in Response to Extracellular Cues Involves GATA-2*
Han X, Boyd PJ, Colgan S, Madri JA, Haas TL. Transcriptional Up-regulation of Endothelial Cell Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 in Response to Extracellular Cues Involves GATA-2*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2003, 278: 47785-47791. PMID: 14512418, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m309482200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternCell NucleusCells, CulturedCollagenCOS CellsDNA-Binding ProteinsEndothelial CellsExtracellular MatrixGATA2 Transcription FactorGelatinGenes, ReporterLuciferasesMatrix Metalloproteinase 2MicrocirculationMolecular Sequence DataNeovascularization, PhysiologicPhenotypePromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingRatsTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticTranscriptional ActivationTransfectionUp-Regulation