2015
AMPK is critical for mitochondrial function during reperfusion after myocardial ischemia
Zaha VG, Qi D, Su KN, Palmeri M, Lee HY, Hu X, Wu X, Shulman GI, Rabinovitch PS, Russell RR, Young LH. AMPK is critical for mitochondrial function during reperfusion after myocardial ischemia. Journal Of Molecular And Cellular Cardiology 2015, 91: 104-113. PMID: 26746142, PMCID: PMC4839186, DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2015.12.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCatalaseGene Expression RegulationHydrogen PeroxideMAP Kinase Kinase 4MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMitochondria, HeartMitochondrial Membrane Transport ProteinsMitochondrial Permeability Transition PoreMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial ReperfusionMyocardiumNecrosisProtein Kinase InhibitorsSignal TransductionTransgenesConceptsWild typeProtein kinase kinase 4Mitochondrial functionMitochondrial catalaseKinase-dead AMPKMitochondrial reactive oxygen productionStress-responsive kinaseMPTP openingC-Jun terminal kinaseInhibition of JNKPermeability transition pore openingMitochondrial permeability transition pore openingTransition pore openingAMPK inactivationResponsive kinaseTerminal kinaseCellular metabolismJNK activationMitochondrial integrityReactive oxygen productionTransgenic expressionCell survivalAMPKKinase 4Kinase
2013
NO triggers RGS4 degradation to coordinate angiogenesis and cardiomyocyte growth
Jaba IM, Zhuang ZW, Li N, Jiang Y, Martin KA, Sinusas AJ, Papademetris X, Simons M, Sessa WC, Young LH, Tirziu D. NO triggers RGS4 degradation to coordinate angiogenesis and cardiomyocyte growth. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2013, 123: 1718-1731. PMID: 23454748, PMCID: PMC3613910, DOI: 10.1172/jci65112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, BiologicalAnimalsCell EnlargementCells, CulturedCoronary VesselsEndothelium, VascularHeart VentriclesMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMultiprotein ComplexesMyocytes, CardiacNeovascularization, PhysiologicNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthasePlacenta Growth FactorPregnancy ProteinsProteinsProteolysisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRGS ProteinsSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsCardiomyocyte growthAkt/mTORC1 signalingNovel NO-dependent mechanismProteasomal degradationCoordination of angiogenesisMTORC1 signalingConditional overexpressionMurine cardiac tissueG proteinsTransgenic expressionAkt/Physiological mechanismsMyocyte growthVessel growthGrowth factorTransgenic miceHypertrophic responseAngiogenesisKnockout miceMyocardial hypertrophyExpressionGrowthCardiac hypertrophyNOS inhibitor L-NAMEInduction