2019
Endothelial TGF-β signalling drives vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis
Chen PY, Qin L, Li G, Wang Z, Dahlman JE, Malagon-Lopez J, Gujja S, Cilfone N, Kauffman K, Sun L, Sun H, Zhang X, Aryal B, Canfran-Duque A, Liu R, Kusters P, Sehgal A, Jiao Y, Anderson D, Gulcher J, Fernandez-Hernando C, Lutgens E, Schwartz M, Pober J, Chittenden T, Tellides G, Simons M. Endothelial TGF-β signalling drives vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis. Nature Metabolism 2019, 1: 912-926. PMID: 31572976, PMCID: PMC6767930, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-019-0102-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTGF-β signalingVascular inflammationDisease progressionPlaque growthProgressive vascular diseaseVessel wall inflammationChronic inflammatory responseSpecific therapeutic interventionsAtherosclerotic plaque growthHyperlipidemic micePlaque inflammationWall inflammationProinflammatory effectsVascular diseaseInflammatory responseVascular permeabilityAtherosclerotic plaquesAbnormal shear stressTherapeutic interventionsInflammationEndothelial TGFΒ signalingVessel wallAtherosclerosisLipid retention
2000
Thrombospondin Type 1 Repeats Interact with Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 REGULATION OF METALLOPROTEINASE ACTIVITY*
Bein K, Simons M. Thrombospondin Type 1 Repeats Interact with Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 REGULATION OF METALLOPROTEINASE ACTIVITY*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 32167-32173. PMID: 10900205, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m003834200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesBlotting, WesternCatalytic DomainCattleCell LineCollagenasesEnzyme ActivationEnzyme PrecursorsHumansMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 3Matrix Metalloproteinase 9Matrix Metalloproteinase InhibitorsPeptide FragmentsPrecipitin TestsProperdinProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryRepetitive Sequences, Amino AcidSaccharomyces cerevisiaeThrombinThrombospondin 1ThrombospondinsTwo-Hybrid System TechniquesConceptsIntact thrombospondin-1Thrombospondin-1Ability of TSP1Matrix metalloproteinase-2Two-hybrid systemType 1 repeatsCatalytic domainCDNA clonesProtein interactionsThrombospondin type 1Terminal regionGelatin-binding domainAmino acidsInhibitors of angiogenesisCatalytic centerMMP activityTSP2Western blottingProteinTissue cultureClonesMapping sitesMetalloproteinase activityActivationMetalloproteinase-2Synectin, syndecan‐4 cytoplasmic domain binding PDZ protein, inhibits cell migration
Gao Y, Li M, Chen W, Simons M. Synectin, syndecan‐4 cytoplasmic domain binding PDZ protein, inhibits cell migration. Journal Of Cellular Physiology 2000, 184: 373-379. PMID: 10911369, DOI: 10.1002/1097-4652(200009)184:3<373::aid-jcp12>3.0.co;2-i.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSyndecan-4Cytoplasmic domainSyndecan-4 cytoplasmic domainTwo-hybrid libraryDomain-mediated interactionsNovel binding partnerInhibits cell migrationGene familyPDZ proteinsBinding partnerDependent regulationSynectinImportant regulatorCell adhesionCell migrationCell growthGrowth rateGIPCMigrationRegulatorDomainProteinTransportersOverexpressionNeuropilins
1999
The Role of Syndecan Cytoplasmic Domain in Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor-dependent Signal Transduction*
Volk R, Schwartz J, Li J, Rosenberg R, Simons M. The Role of Syndecan Cytoplasmic Domain in Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor-dependent Signal Transduction*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 24417-24424. PMID: 10446222, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.34.24417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytoplasmic domainBasic fibroblast growth factorSyndecan-4Ectoplasmic domainSignal transductionSyndecan-4 cytoplasmic domainVector-transduced cellsSyndecan cytoplasmic domainsGrowth factor-dependent signal transductionHeparan sulfate attachment sitesTransmembrane/cytoplasmic domainsGlycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor sequenceImmortalized human cellsGlypican-1Full-length sequencesAddition of bFGFCytoplasmic tailAnchor sequenceChimeric proteinMigration of cellsFibroblast growth factorLow-serum mediumHuman cellsGrowth assaysVC cellsCloning, Expression, andin VitroActivity of Human Endostatin
Dhanabal M, Volk R, Ramchandran R, Simons M, Sukhatme V. Cloning, Expression, andin VitroActivity of Human Endostatin. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1999, 258: 345-352. PMID: 10329390, DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.0595.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
c-Myb-dependent cell cycle progression and Ca2+ storage in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells.
Husain M, Bein K, Jiang L, Alper S, Simons M, Rosenberg R. c-Myb-dependent cell cycle progression and Ca2+ storage in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells. Circulation Research 1997, 80: 617-26. PMID: 9130442, DOI: 10.1161/01.res.80.5.617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsCultured vascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsCell cycle progressionMuscle cellsCycle progressionCell populationsC-myb expressionC-MybReleasable Ca2G1/S interfaceCytoplasmic Ca2C-Myb activityGrowth factorCell clonesCell proliferationProgressionSignificant reductionStable cell clonesProto-oncogeneTransient inductionC-myb proto-oncogeneS-phase entryCa2Growth-arrested cellsEnhancement of Migration by Protein Kinase Cα and Inhibition of Proliferation and Cell Cycle Progression by Protein Kinase Cδ in Capillary Endothelial Cells*
Harrington E, Löffler J, Nelson P, Kent K, Simons M, Ware J. Enhancement of Migration by Protein Kinase Cα and Inhibition of Proliferation and Cell Cycle Progression by Protein Kinase Cδ in Capillary Endothelial Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1997, 272: 7390-7397. PMID: 9054439, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.11.7390.Peer-Reviewed Original Research