2024
Proteomic Profile of Circulating Extracellular Vesicles in the Brain after Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Inhalation
Lallai V, Lam T, Garcia-Milian R, Chen Y, Fowler J, Manca L, Piomelli D, Williams K, Nairn A, Fowler C. Proteomic Profile of Circulating Extracellular Vesicles in the Brain after Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Inhalation. Biomolecules 2024, 14: 1143. PMID: 39334909, PMCID: PMC11430348, DOI: 10.3390/biom14091143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmediate early gene c-fosChronic THC exposureEarly gene c-fosCannabinoid 1 receptorGene c-fosSex-specific mannerTHC exposurePsychoactive componentExtracellular vesiclesCentral signaling mechanismDrug effectsTHCChoroid plexus epithelial cellsFemale ratsC-fosPlexus epithelial cellsBrainCannabisRelease of EVsRegulate intercellular communicationCerebrospinal fluidEpithelial cellsIntercellular signaling mediatorsEV signalingIntercellular communication
2023
Common Pathways of Epileptogenesis in Patients With Epilepsy Post–Brain Injury
Misra S, Khan E, Lam T, Mazumder R, Gururangan K, Hickman L, Goswami V, Funaro M, Eldem E, Sansing L, Sico J, Quinn T, Liebeskind D, Montaner J, Kwan P, Mishra N. Common Pathways of Epileptogenesis in Patients With Epilepsy Post–Brain Injury. Neurology 2023, 101: e2243-e2256. PMID: 37550071, PMCID: PMC10727219, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandardized mean differencePoststroke epilepsyBrain injuryGenetic susceptibilityDisparate time pointsRisk of epileptogenesisLate-onset seizuresDevelopment of epilepsyBlood glucose levelsTraumatic brain injuryMean biomarker levelsIndividual genetic susceptibilityWeb of ScienceReported biomarkersPrimary outcomeEpileptogenic processBiofluid biomarkersBias assessmentBiomarker levelsCommon biological pathwaysEnrichment analysisGlucose levelsHigh riskPrognostic studiesEpilepsy
2022
Sex- and estrous-cycle dependent dorsal hippocampal phosphoproteomic changes induced by low-dose ketamine
Saland SK, Wilczak K, Voss E, Lam TT, Kabbaj M. Sex- and estrous-cycle dependent dorsal hippocampal phosphoproteomic changes induced by low-dose ketamine. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 1820. PMID: 35110693, PMCID: PMC8810966, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05937-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-dose ketamineFemale ratsMale ratsTherapeutic effectIntact adult male ratsNMDA receptor antagonist ketamineAcute low doseKetamine's therapeutic effectsRapid antidepressant actionsAdult male ratsKetamine-induced changesRapid actionAntidepressant actionAntidepressant ketamineHormonal milieuHormone-dependent modulationHormonal statusLow doseKetamineBrain regionsRatsSynaptic signalingPathway activationBi-directional effectsCritical modulator
2021
Cocaine self-administration induces sex-dependent protein expression in the nucleus accumbens
López AJ, Johnson AR, Euston TJ, Wilson R, Nolan SO, Brady LJ, Thibeault KC, Kelly SJ, Kondev V, Melugin P, Kutlu MG, Chuang E, Lam TT, Kiraly DD, Calipari ES. Cocaine self-administration induces sex-dependent protein expression in the nucleus accumbens. Communications Biology 2021, 4: 883. PMID: 34272455, PMCID: PMC8285523, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02358-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein expression patternsExpression patternsQuantitative mass spectrometrySubstance use disordersCritical biological variableProteomic functionProtein regulationRegulated proteinsUnique molecular profileNucleus accumbensSexual dimorphismProteomeProtein expressionMolecular substratesDrug-induced plasticityMolecular profileChronic neuropsychiatric conditionsPreclinical evidenceBaseline differencesCocaine administrationReward-associated behaviorsUse disordersMass spectrometryMale subjectsBiological variablesSmall Extracellular Vesicles Control Dendritic Spine Development through Regulation of HDAC2 Signaling
Zhang L, Lin TV, Yuan Q, Sadoul R, Lam TT, Bordey A. Small Extracellular Vesicles Control Dendritic Spine Development through Regulation of HDAC2 Signaling. Journal Of Neuroscience 2021, 41: 3799-3807. PMID: 33741723, PMCID: PMC8084316, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0766-20.2021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall extracellular vesiclesRegulation of HDAC2Extracellular vesiclesSpine developmentCell-cell signalingTranscriptional programsCortical neuronsSEV releaseTranscriptional decreaseDendritic spinesNeuronal developmentNeuron developmentDendritic spine developmentLines of evidenceHDAC2Paracrine communicationAge-dependent decreaseVesiclesPopulations of neuronsRegulationLC-MS/MSHDAC2 levelsSynaptic targetsExcitatory synapsesSpine growth
2020
Bioactive Plasma Mitochondrial DNA Is Associated With Disease Progression in Scleroderma‐Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Ryu C, Walia A, Ortiz V, Perry C, Woo S, Reeves BC, Sun H, Winkler J, Kanyo JE, Wang W, Vukmirovic M, Ristic N, Stratton EA, Meena SR, Minasyan M, Kurbanov D, Liu X, Lam TT, Farina G, Gomez JL, Gulati M, Herzog EL. Bioactive Plasma Mitochondrial DNA Is Associated With Disease Progression in Scleroderma‐Associated Interstitial Lung Disease. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2020, 72: 1905-1915. PMID: 32602227, PMCID: PMC8081728, DOI: 10.1002/art.41418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCGAS/STING activationExtracellular vesiclesMitochondrial DNAPattern recognition receptorsCyclic GMP-AMP synthase/stimulatorHuman lung fibroblastsSSc-ILD cohortsInterstitial lung diseaseMT-ATP6 geneΑ-SMA expressionI interferonSSc-ILDScleroderma-Associated Interstitial Lung DiseaseSynthetic CpG DNATLR-9Clinical outcomesLung diseaseSTING activationInterleukin-6Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-based methodProteomic profilesMulticellular originSystemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung diseaseImmune pattern recognition receptorsExtracellular mtDNA
2019
Phosphorylation of human placental aromatase CYP19A1.
Ghosh D, Egbuta C, Kanyo J, Lam TT. Phosphorylation of human placental aromatase CYP19A1. Biochemical Journal 2019, 476: 3313-3331. PMID: 31652308, PMCID: PMC7069221, DOI: 10.1042/bcj20190633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAromatase CYP19A1Protein-level regulationPhosphorylation/dephosphorylationMultiple phosphorylation sitesNon-genomic signaling pathwaysPost-translational modificationsNon-genomic signalingTranscriptional activatorPhosphorylation sitesProline residuesSignaling pathwaysHistidine residuesPhosphorylationLevel regulationAromatase inhibitor resistanceInhibitor resistanceMembrane interfaceRegulationReproductive systemStructural dataAromatase activityActive siteResiduesGenotoxic effectsSynaptic terminalsIdentification of new biomarkers of bronchopulmonary dysplasia using metabolomics
Piersigilli F, Lam TT, Vernocchi P, Quagliariello A, Putignani L, Aghai ZH, Bhandari V. Identification of new biomarkers of bronchopulmonary dysplasia using metabolomics. Metabolomics 2019, 15: 20. PMID: 30830433, DOI: 10.1007/s11306-019-1482-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBronchopulmonary dysplasiaPreterm neonatesNew biomarkersNeonatal intensive care unitMost preterm infantsIntensive care unitNovel specific biomarkersTracheal aspirate samplesSub-group analysisGestational age differencesPreterm infantsCare unitAspirate samplesNeonatesSpecific biomarkersFirst weekC16-OHIsoleucine levelsSelect metabolitesBiomarkersDysplasiaPartial least squares discriminant analysisLeast squares discriminant analysisSquares discriminant analysisAge differences
2018
Quantification of Urinary Protein Biomarkers of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease by Parallel Reaction Monitoring
Rauniyar N, Yu X, Cantley J, Voss EZ, Belcher J, Colangelo CM, Stone KL, Dahl N, Parikh C, Lam TT, Cantley LG. Quantification of Urinary Protein Biomarkers of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease by Parallel Reaction Monitoring. Proteomics Clinical Applications 2018, 12: e1700157. PMID: 29573172, PMCID: PMC6736530, DOI: 10.1002/prca.201700157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney diseaseDominant polycystic kidney diseasePolycystic kidney diseaseCyst growthKidney diseaseUrinary proteinNormal controlsEnd-stage renal failureUrine samplesUrinary protein biomarkersLife-long diseasePresence of cystsRespective urine samplesMost patientsRenal failureADPKD patientsEarly diagnosisClinical relevanceUrinary proteomeParallel reaction monitoringPatientsCyst formationDiseaseWater intakePathogenesis
2017
A Branched-Chain Amino Acid-Related Metabolic Signature Characterizes Obese Adolescents with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Goffredo M, Santoro N, Tricò D, Giannini C, D’Adamo E, Zhao H, Peng G, Yu X, Lam TT, Pierpont B, Caprio S, Herzog RI. A Branched-Chain Amino Acid-Related Metabolic Signature Characterizes Obese Adolescents with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Nutrients 2017, 9: 642. PMID: 28640216, PMCID: PMC5537762, DOI: 10.3390/nu9070642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseMagnetic resonance imagingBranched-chain amino acidsFatty liver diseaseHepatic fat contentObese adolescentsInsulin resistanceLiver diseaseTwo-step hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clampOral glucose tolerance testSecond magnetic resonance imagingSubset of patientsGlucose tolerance testHyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clampHigher plasma levelsHepatic insulin sensitivityChain amino acidsPlasma levelsTolerance testInsulin sensitivityMetabolomic signaturePlasma metabolitesResonance imagingValine levelsLipid metabolism
2016
Evaluation of the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor-Associated Proteome at Baseline and Following Nicotine Exposure in Human and Mouse Cortex
McClure-Begley TD, Esterlis I, Stone KL, Lam TT, Grady SR, Colangelo CM, Lindstrom JM, Marks MJ, Picciotto MR. Evaluation of the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor-Associated Proteome at Baseline and Following Nicotine Exposure in Human and Mouse Cortex. ENeuro 2016, 3: eneuro.0166-16.2016. PMID: 27559543, PMCID: PMC4985585, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0166-16.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPutative interacting proteinsQuantitative proteomic assessmentProtein-protein interactionsTemporal cortex tissueChaperone familyMood disordersInteracting proteinProtein complexesPresynaptic neurotransmitter releaseNovel etiological mechanismsNicotine exposureProteomic assessmentProteomeNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsMouse cortexProteinHigh-affinity nAChRsΒ2 subunitCortex of miceMaintenance of smokingNew treatment targetsResult of smokingNeurotransmitter releaseAcetylcholine receptorsPrimary function
2015
Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis with DNAJC5/CSPα mutation has PPT1 pathology and exhibit aberrant protein palmitoylation
Henderson MX, Wirak GS, Zhang YQ, Dai F, Ginsberg SD, Dolzhanskaya N, Staropoli JF, Nijssen PC, Lam TT, Roth AF, Davis NG, Dawson G, Velinov M, Chandra SS. Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis with DNAJC5/CSPα mutation has PPT1 pathology and exhibit aberrant protein palmitoylation. Acta Neuropathologica 2015, 131: 621-637. PMID: 26659577, PMCID: PMC4791186, DOI: 10.1007/s00401-015-1512-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal ceroid lipofuscinosesProtein palmitoylationDisease pathwaysPalmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1Forms of NCLEnzyme palmitoyl-protein thioesterase 1Disease-associated proteinsCommon disease pathwaysNCL genesQuantitative proteomicsCSPα mutationsSpecific enzymatic activityCSPαFunctional linkNeuronal ceroid lipofuscinosisGlobal changePPT1Synaptic proteinsEnzymatic activityCeroid lipofuscinosesPalmitoylationGenesCeroid lipofuscinosisNeurodegenerative disordersProtein
2011
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5 Regulates PSD-95 Ubiquitination in Neurons
Bianchetta MJ, Lam TT, Jones SN, Morabito MA. Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 5 Regulates PSD-95 Ubiquitination in Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 12029-12035. PMID: 21849563, PMCID: PMC3190401, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2388-11.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAMPA receptor endocytosisClathrin adaptor protein complex AP-2Receptor endocytosisAP-2Protein complex AP-2PSD-95Cdk5 activityMajor postsynaptic scaffolding proteinCyclin-dependent kinase 5Interaction of MDM2Β-adaptinNonproteolytic functionsUbiquitin E3Scaffolding proteinUbiquitinationMolecular mechanismsActivator p35Kinase 5Postsynaptic scaffolding proteinGenetic reductionPSD-95 protein levelsNMDA receptor stimulationProtein levelsEndocytosisNeurodegenerative diseases