2015
Nanoparticles that deliver triplex-forming peptide nucleic acid molecules correct F508del CFTR in airway epithelium
McNeer NA, Anandalingam K, Fields RJ, Caputo C, Kopic S, Gupta A, Quijano E, Polikoff L, Kong Y, Bahal R, Geibel JP, Glazer PM, Saltzman WM, Egan ME. Nanoparticles that deliver triplex-forming peptide nucleic acid molecules correct F508del CFTR in airway epithelium. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 6952. PMID: 25914116, PMCID: PMC4480796, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineChloridesCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorDNA-Binding ProteinsGenetic TherapyHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansLactic AcidMice, Inbred C57BLNanoparticlesPeptide Nucleic AcidsPolyglycolic AcidPolylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid CopolymerPolymersRespiratory MucosaConceptsFacile genome engineeringVivo gene deliveryBiodegradable polymer nanoparticlesTransient gene expressionNanoparticle systemsGene deliveryPolymer nanoparticlesGene correctionGenome engineeringNanoparticlesOff-target effectsPeptide nucleic acidLethal genetic disorderNucleic acidsDonor DNATarget effectsIntranasal deliveryDeliveryCystic fibrosisEngineeringOligonucleotideChloride effluxHuman cellsAirway epitheliumLung tissue
2011
Calcium-Modulated Chloride Pathways Contribute to Chloride Flux in Murine Cystic Fibrosis-Affected Macrophages
Shenoy A, Kopic S, Murek M, Caputo C, Geibel JP, Egan ME. Calcium-Modulated Chloride Pathways Contribute to Chloride Flux in Murine Cystic Fibrosis-Affected Macrophages. Pediatric Research 2011, 70: 447-452. PMID: 21796019, PMCID: PMC3189336, DOI: 10.1203/pdr.0b013e31822f2448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic fibrosisWT macrophagesCF macrophagesExtracellular Ca2CAMP-activated chloride channelCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) proteinContribution of CFTRIon transport abnormalitiesResult of mutationsContribution of calciumRegulator proteinRobust inflammationChronic infectionMacrophage dysfunctionMacrophage functionIntracellular Ca2Transport abnormalitiesMacrophagesChloride channelsMethoxy-quinolinium bromideCFTRinh-172Fluorescent indicator dyesFibrosisPathwayCFTR
1998
Chloride channel and chloride conductance regulator domains of CFTR, the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
Schwiebert E, Morales M, Devidas S, Egan M, Guggino W. Chloride channel and chloride conductance regulator domains of CFTR, the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 2674-2679. PMID: 9482946, PMCID: PMC19458, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.5.2674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords4,4'-Diisothiocyanostilbene-2,2'-Disulfonic AcidAnimalsBase SequenceBronchiCells, CulturedChloride ChannelsChloridesCyclic AMPCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorDNA, ComplementaryEpithelial CellsFemaleHumansMembrane PotentialsModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedOligodeoxyribonucleotidesOocytesPatch-Clamp TechniquesPoint MutationProtein ConformationRecombinant ProteinsSequence DeletionTranscription, GeneticTransfectionXenopus laevisConceptsCl- channel functionConductance regulatorDomains of CFTRCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorChloride channelsFibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorFirst transmembrane domainC-terminal truncationsIndividual amino acid substitutionsTransmembrane conductance regulatorCl- channel poreCl- channelsAmino acid substitutionsRegulator domainTransmembrane domainTwo-electrode voltage-clamp recordingsRegulatory domainMutant CFTRAcid substitutionsRegulator functionHuman airway epithelial cellsCFTRXenopus oocytesRegulatorRelease of ATP
1997
In vitro pharmacologic restoration of CFTR-mediated chloride transport with sodium 4-phenylbutyrate in cystic fibrosis epithelial cells containing delta F508-CFTR.
Rubenstein R, Egan M, Zeitlin P. In vitro pharmacologic restoration of CFTR-mediated chloride transport with sodium 4-phenylbutyrate in cystic fibrosis epithelial cells containing delta F508-CFTR. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1997, 100: 2457-2465. PMID: 9366560, PMCID: PMC508446, DOI: 10.1172/jci119788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDelta F508-CFTRIB3-1 cellsCystic fibrosis epithelial cellsFunctional chloride channelChloride channelsHigh molecular mass formsModification of oligosaccharidesCF epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsMolecular mass formsTranscriptional regulatorsPlasma membraneGolgi apparatusEndoplasmic reticulumCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) mutationsCF phenotypeIB3-1Cell surfaceDelta F508 mutationWhole cellsMass formNasal polyp epitheliumRegulator mutationsCFTRF508 mutation
1992
Modulation of Ion Transport in Cultured Rabbit Tracheal Epithelium by Lipoxygenase Metabolites
Egan M, Wagner M, Zeitlin P, Guggino W. Modulation of Ion Transport in Cultured Rabbit Tracheal Epithelium by Lipoxygenase Metabolites. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 1992, 7: 500-506. PMID: 1419026, DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb/7.5.500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNordihydroguaiaretic acidPresence of NDGALipoxygenase pathwayTracheal epithelial cellsLeukotriene releaseUnstimulated culturesEpithelial cellsCultured rabbit tracheal epitheliumMicroM nordihydroguaiaretic acidCultured tracheal epithelial cellsRabbit tracheal epitheliumExogenous LTD4NDGA inhibitionRabbit tracheal epithelial cellsFluid balanceCl(-) secretionLipoxygenase metabolitesAdult rabbitsTracheal epitheliumPrior inhibitionLTD4InhibitionLTC4Tracer flux experimentsCellsDefective regulation of outwardly rectifying Cl− channels by protein kinase A corrected by insertion of CFTR
Egan M, Flotte T, Afione S, Solow R, Zeitlin P, Carter B, Guggino W. Defective regulation of outwardly rectifying Cl− channels by protein kinase A corrected by insertion of CFTR. Nature 1992, 358: 581-584. PMID: 1380129, DOI: 10.1038/358581a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCyclic AMP-dependent proteinCF geneCF bronchial epithelial cellsLethal genetic diseaseProtein kinaseDefective acidificationBronchial epithelial cellsGenetic diseasesProteinDefective regulationLarge conductanceEpithelial cellsGenesCFTRConductance pathwayCystic fibrosisLinear current-voltage relationshipVirus vectorsRegulationKinaseConductancePathwayExpressionAcidificationCells