2023
Acetate controls endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition
Zhu X, Wang Y, Soaita I, Lee H, Bae H, Boutagy N, Bostwick A, Zhang R, Bowman C, Xu Y, Trefely S, Chen Y, Qin L, Sessa W, Tellides G, Jang C, Snyder N, Yu L, Arany Z, Simons M. Acetate controls endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Cell Metabolism 2023, 35: 1163-1178.e10. PMID: 37327791, PMCID: PMC10529701, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTGF-β signalingChronic vascular diseaseTGF-β receptor ALK5Mesenchymal transitionInduction of EndMTVascular diseaseMolecular basisPositive feedback loopReceptor ALK5Cellular levelSMADs 2Novel targetEndMT inductionMetabolic modulationMetabolic basisFibrotic stateSignalingPotential treatmentEndMTTGFDiseaseActivationInductionACSS2PDK4
2014
Science Signaling Podcast: 23 September 2014
Simons M, VanHook A. Science Signaling Podcast: 23 September 2014. Science Signaling 2014, 7 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2005857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTGF-β signalingMesenchymal transitionReceptor FGFR1Line blood vesselsFibroblast growth factor (FGF) pathwayEndothelial cellsTGF-β receptorCell biologyPolarized cellsGrowth factor pathwaysScience SignalingSignalingBlood vesselsFactor pathwayVascular homeostasisFGFNormal functionCellsFGFR1EndMTNormal conditionsMicroRNAsSenior authorBiologyHomeostasisFibroblast growth factor receptor 1 is a key inhibitor of TGFβ signaling in the endothelium
Chen PY, Qin L, Tellides G, Simons M. Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 is a key inhibitor of TGFβ signaling in the endothelium. Science Signaling 2014, 7: ra90. PMID: 25249657, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2005504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell TransdifferentiationCoronary VesselsEndothelium, VascularExtracellular MatrixFibroblastsGraft RejectionHeart TransplantationHeterograftsHindlimbHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansIschemiaMesodermMiceMice, Mutant StrainsMicroRNAsMuscle, Smooth, VascularNeointimaReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1Receptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorSignal TransductionSmad2 ProteinTransforming Growth Factor betaTransplantation ChimeraConceptsFibroblast growth factor receptor 1Growth factor receptor 1Factor receptor 1Extracellular matrixSmooth muscle cellsMuscle cellsEndothelial cell-specific knockoutKey regulatorReceptor 1TGFβ signalingCell-specific knockoutDecreased abundanceMesenchymal transitionKey inhibitorVascular homeostasisGrowth factorDevelopment of EndMTRecurrence of stenosisTGFβGrowth of neointimaCellsNeointima formationEndMTVascular lumenSignaling