2018
Glutathione de novo synthesis but not recycling process coordinates with glutamine catabolism to control redox homeostasis and directs murine T cell differentiation
Lian G, Gnanaprakasam JR, Wang T, Wu R, Chen X, Liu L, Shen Y, Yang M, Yang J, Chen Y, Vasiliou V, Cassel TA, Green DR, Liu Y, Fan TW, Wang R. Glutathione de novo synthesis but not recycling process coordinates with glutamine catabolism to control redox homeostasis and directs murine T cell differentiation. ELife 2018, 7: e36158. PMID: 30198844, PMCID: PMC6152796, DOI: 10.7554/elife.36158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationDimethyl FumarateGlutamate-Cysteine LigaseGlutamineGlutathioneGlutathione DisulfideHomeostasisLymphocyte ActivationMice, Inbred C57BLOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesReceptors, Antigen, T-CellTh17 CellsT-LymphocytesT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryConceptsCell fateDe novo synthesisNovo synthesisCell differentiationT cell differentiationMurine T cell differentiationT cell fateGlutamate-cysteine ligaseLineage choiceRedox demandsGlutathione de novo synthesisRecycling pathwayInhibition of GSHRedox homeostasisGSH biosynthesisGlutamine catabolismRedox balanceModifier subunitEssential precursorIntracellular GSHEssential roleGlutathione disulfideDifferentiationGSH contentGSH
2016
ALDH3A1 Plays a Functional Role in Maintenance of Corneal Epithelial Homeostasis
Koppaka V, Chen Y, Mehta G, Orlicky DJ, Thompson DC, Jester JV, Vasiliou V. ALDH3A1 Plays a Functional Role in Maintenance of Corneal Epithelial Homeostasis. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0146433. PMID: 26751691, PMCID: PMC4708999, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorneal cell proliferationCorneal epithelial homeostasisCell proliferationALDH3A1 expressionEpithelial homeostasisHuman corneal epithelial cell lineDouble knockout miceAnti-proliferation effectCorneal epithelial cell lineCorneal epithelial proliferationAldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1Epithelial cell lineCorneal differentiation markersInner ocular tissuesInverse associationFunctional roleEpithelial proliferationKnockout miceP53 expressionCorneal epitheliumOcular tissuesMouse corneaCalcium concentrationMRNA levelsEpithelial differentiationAldehyde Dehydrogenase 1B1 as a Modulator of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Singh S, Arcaroli JJ, Orlicky DJ, Chen Y, Messersmith WA, Bagby S, Purkey A, Quackenbush KS, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 1B1 as a Modulator of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Pancreas 2016, 45: 117-122. PMID: 26566217, PMCID: PMC5175203, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000000542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAldehyde DehydrogenaseAldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 FamilyAldehyde Dehydrogenase, MitochondrialAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryMice, NudeNeoplasm InvasivenessPancreatic NeoplasmsRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionTissue Array AnalysisTransfectionTumor BurdenUp-RegulationConceptsALDH1B1 expressionPancreatic cancerPancreatic adenocarcinomaTissue microarrayHuman pancreatic cancer cell linesPancreatic cancer cell linesPancreatic cancer patientsPancreatic ductal carcinomaHuman pancreatic cancerAldehyde dehydrogenase 1B1Potential modulatory rolePancreatic cancer cellsNormal human pancreasCell linesCancer cell linesDuctal carcinomaCancer patientsModulatory roleHuman pancreasGlandular cellsTumor cellsProtein expressionCancer cellsGreater expressionAdenocarcinoma