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
2011
FGF-dependent regulation of VEGF receptor 2 expression in mice
Murakami M, Nguyen LT, Hatanaka K, Schachterle W, Chen PY, Zhuang ZW, Black BL, Simons M. FGF-dependent regulation of VEGF receptor 2 expression in mice. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2011, 121: 2668-2678. PMID: 21633168, PMCID: PMC3223828, DOI: 10.1172/jci44762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsEnzyme ActivationFibroblast Growth FactorsHindlimbHumansIschemiaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Neovascularization, PhysiologicProto-Oncogene Proteins c-etsSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorsConceptsFGF-dependent regulationEts transcription factorsERK1/2-dependent mannerVEGF receptor-2 expressionActivation of ERK1/2Enhancer activationTranscriptional analysisTranscription factorsVEGFR2 expressionVascular morphogenesisFGF stimulationVEGF stimulationFGFVascular formationExpressionVascular integrityReceptor 2 expressionActivationMorphogenesisVEGFERK1/2Numerous studiesPathwayRegulationDownregulation
2010
ERK1/2-Akt1 crosstalk regulates arteriogenesis in mice and zebrafish
Ren B, Deng Y, Mukhopadhyay A, Lanahan AA, Zhuang ZW, Moodie KL, Mulligan-Kehoe MJ, Byzova TV, Peterson RT, Simons M. ERK1/2-Akt1 crosstalk regulates arteriogenesis in mice and zebrafish. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2010, 120: 1217-1228. PMID: 20237411, PMCID: PMC2846043, DOI: 10.1172/jci39837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsArteriesCarrier ProteinsMaleMiceMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3MorphogenesisNeovascularization, PhysiologicNeuropeptidesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ZebrafishZebrafish Proteins