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Susceptibility loci for intracranial aneurysm in European and Japanese populations
Bilguvar K, Yasuno K, Niemelä M, Ruigrok YM, von und zu Fraunberg M, van Duijn CM, van den Berg LH, Mane S, Mason CE, Choi M, Gaál E, Bayri Y, Kolb L, Arlier Z, Ravuri S, Ronkainen A, Tajima A, Laakso A, Hata A, Kasuya H, Koivisto T, Rinne J, Öhman J, Breteler MM, Wijmenga C, State MW, Rinkel GJ, Hernesniemi J, Jääskeläinen JE, Palotie A, Inoue I, Lifton RP, Günel M. Susceptibility loci for intracranial aneurysm in European and Japanese populations. Nature Genetics 2008, 40: 1472-1477. PMID: 18997786, PMCID: PMC2682433, DOI: 10.1038/ng.240.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Interferon-γ resistance and immune evasion in glioma develop via Notch-regulated co-evolution of malignant and immune cells
Parmigiani E, Ivanek R, Rolando C, Hafen K, Turchinovich G, Lehmann FM, Gerber A, Brkic S, Frank S, Meyer SC, Wakimoto H, Günel M, Louvi A, Mariani L, Finke D, Holländer G, Hutter G, Tussiwand R, Taylor V, Giachino C. Interferon-γ resistance and immune evasion in glioma develop via Notch-regulated co-evolution of malignant and immune cells. Developmental Cell 2022, 57: 1847-1865.e9. PMID: 35803280, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-associated microglia/macrophagesGlioma cellsImmune surveillanceMicroglia/macrophagesImmune cell populationsBrain tumor cellsMouse glioma cellsCytokine expressionImmune attackImmune cellsMouse modelImmune evasionSuppression of NotchTumor cellsNotch inhibitionTumor initiationUpregulation of oncogenesNotch activityCell populationsGliomasCellsSurveillanceLow Notch activityNiche controlTherapy
2015
Augmentor α and β (FAM150) are ligands of the receptor tyrosine kinases ALK and LTK: Hierarchy and specificity of ligand–receptor interactions
Reshetnyak AV, Murray PB, Shi X, Mo ES, Mohanty J, Tome F, Bai H, Gunel M, Lax I, Schlessinger J. Augmentor α and β (FAM150) are ligands of the receptor tyrosine kinases ALK and LTK: Hierarchy and specificity of ligand–receptor interactions. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 15862-15867. PMID: 26630010, PMCID: PMC4702955, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1520099112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseAnimalsCell LineCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCytokinesDoxycyclineEnzyme ActivationHEK293 CellsHeparinHumansImmunoblottingLigandsMiceMolecular Sequence DataNIH 3T3 CellsProtein BindingReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsLeukocyte tyrosine kinaseReceptor tyrosine kinasesTyrosine kinaseIL-3-independent growthCritical cellular functionsBa/F3 cellsCell surface receptorsAnaplastic lymphoma kinaseLigand-receptor interactionsCellular functionsLigand bindingF3 cellsReceptor tyrosineProtein ligandsNIH/3T3 cellsKinaseSurface receptorsIndependent growthSubnanomolar potencyCellsDisease statesHigh affinityLymphoma kinaseFAM150ANovel cytokine