2019
Reduction in SNAP-23 Alters Microfilament Organization in Myofibrobastic Hepatic Stellate Cells.
Eubanks HB, Lavoie EG, Goree J, Kamykowski JA, Gokden N, Fausther M, Dranoff JA. Reduction in SNAP-23 Alters Microfilament Organization in Myofibrobastic Hepatic Stellate Cells. Gene Expression 2019, 20: 25-37. PMID: 31757226, PMCID: PMC7284106, DOI: 10.3727/105221619x15742818049365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActin Depolymerizing FactorsActinsAnimalsCarbon TetrachlorideCell LineCell MovementCell SeparationGene Knockdown TechniquesHepatic Stellate CellsHumansLiverLiver CirrhosisMiceMyofibroblastsQb-SNARE ProteinsQc-SNARE ProteinsRho-Associated KinasesRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionStress FibersWound HealingConceptsSNAP-23T-SNARE proteinsSpecific SNARE proteinsMyofibroblastic hepatic stellate cellsSNARE proteinsActin cytoskeletonActin dynamicsHepatic stellate cellsCytoskeletal reorganizationCell movementPlasma membraneHomologous proteinsExtracellular environmentMicrofilament organizationSNAP-25HSC phenotypeReceptor proteinProteinStellate cellsQuiescent hepatic stellate cellsPhenotypeCellsCritical effector cellsCytoskeletonVivo
2014
NT5E Mutations That Cause Human Disease Are Associated with Intracellular Mistrafficking of NT5E Protein
Fausther M, Lavoie EG, Goree JR, Baldini G, Dranoff JA. NT5E Mutations That Cause Human Disease Are Associated with Intracellular Mistrafficking of NT5E Protein. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e98568. PMID: 24887587, PMCID: PMC4041762, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman diseasesWild typeCOS-7 kidney cellsWild-type proteinNovel genetic causesSubcellular traffickingER retentionMalachite green assayHeterologous expressionType proteinDefective proteinMutant fusionTrafficking defectsPlasma membraneExtracellular environmentGene mutationsDegradation of AMPBiochemical activityConfocal immunofluorescenceDistinct familiesWestern blot analysisCatalytic functionSynthetic apparatusMutant humanCell surface
1999
Short‐term regulation of bile acid uptake by microfilament‐dependent translocation of rat ntcp to the plasma membrane
Dranoff J, McClure M, Burgstahler A, Denson L, Crawford A, Crawford J, Karpen S, Nathanson M. Short‐term regulation of bile acid uptake by microfilament‐dependent translocation of rat ntcp to the plasma membrane. Hepatology 1999, 30: 223-229. PMID: 10385660, DOI: 10.1002/hep.510300136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonAnimalsBase SequenceBile Acids and SaltsBiological TransportCarcinoma, HepatocellularCarrier ProteinsCell MembraneCyclic AMPCytochalasin DGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansKineticsLiver NeoplasmsLuminescent ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataOpen Reading FramesOrganic Anion Transporters, Sodium-DependentProtein Structure, SecondaryRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSymportersTaurocholic AcidTransfectionTritiumTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsPlasma membraneGreen fluorescence proteinGFP fluorescenceNTCP-GFPPlasma membrane fluorescenceMembrane fluorescenceRat NtcpInhibitor of microfilamentsSecond messenger adenosinePrimary transporterFluorescence proteinNocodazole removalCytochalasin DTransporter activityShort-term regulationAcid uptakeConfocal video microscopyMicrotubule inhibitorsHepG2 cellsTaurocholate cotransportMembraneProteinMicrofilamentsCellsVideo microscopy