2024
Ezrin drives adaptation of monocytes to the inflamed lung microenvironment
Gudneppanavar R, Di Pietro C, H Öz H, Zhang P, Cheng E, Huang P, Tebaldi T, Biancon G, Halene S, Hoppe A, Kim C, Gonzalez A, Krause D, Egan M, Gupta N, Murray T, Bruscia E. Ezrin drives adaptation of monocytes to the inflamed lung microenvironment. Cell Death & Disease 2024, 15: 864. PMID: 39613751, PMCID: PMC11607083, DOI: 10.1038/s41419-024-07255-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivation of focal adhesion kinaseExtracellular matrixActin-binding proteinsFocal adhesion kinaseLung extracellular matrixKnock-out mouse modelProtein kinase signalingCortical cytoskeletonLoss of ezrinKinase signalingPlasma membraneCell migrationSignaling pathwayEzrinResponse to lipopolysaccharideTissue-resident macrophagesMouse modelLipopolysaccharideCytoskeletonEzrin expressionLung microenvironmentKinaseMonocyte recruitmentProteinAkt
2010
SENP1-mediated GATA1 deSUMOylation is critical for definitive erythropoiesis
Yu L, Ji W, Zhang H, Renda MJ, He Y, Lin S, Cheng EC, Chen H, Krause DS, Min W. SENP1-mediated GATA1 deSUMOylation is critical for definitive erythropoiesis. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2010, 207: 1183-1195. PMID: 20457756, PMCID: PMC2882842, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20092215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) modificationImportant regulatory mechanismEmbryonic day 13.5Down-regulation correlatesFetal liverCre-loxP systemEmbryonic lethalityProtein functionDefinitive erythropoiesisGene promoterDNA bindingRegulatory mechanismsGene expressionGATA1SENP1Fetal liver cellsProtein analysisDay 13.5Global deletionProteinSubsequent erythropoiesisKnockout miceErythropoiesisLiver cellsDeSUMOylation
2007
Lung‐specific nuclear reprogramming is accompanied by heterokaryon formation and Y chromosome loss following bone marrow transplantation and secondary inflammation
Herzog EL, Van Arnam J, Hu B, Zhang J, Chen Q, Haberman AM, Krause DS. Lung‐specific nuclear reprogramming is accompanied by heterokaryon formation and Y chromosome loss following bone marrow transplantation and secondary inflammation. The FASEB Journal 2007, 21: 2592-2601. PMID: 17449722, DOI: 10.1096/fj.06-7861com.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Marrow TransplantationChromosome DeletionFemaleInflammationIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMiceMice, KnockoutPeptidesPostoperative ComplicationsPulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein CTransplantation ChimeraTransplantation ConditioningWhole-Body IrradiationY ChromosomeConceptsTransplanted bone marrow-derived cellsY chromosomeHeterokaryon formationBone marrow-derived cellsLung-specific gene expressionGene expression patternsSurfactant protein CY chromosome lossNuclear reprogrammingSP-C mRNAChromosome lossExpression patternsGene expressionCell fusionSP-C deficiencyChromosomesReprogrammingSpNonhematopoietic cellsWild-type marrowMarrow-derived cellsCellsProtein CProteinFusion