2021
Impaired GSH biosynthesis disrupts eye development, lens morphogenesis and PAX6 function
Thompson B, Chen Y, Davidson EA, Garcia-Milian R, Golla JP, Apostolopoulos N, Orlicky DJ, Schey K, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Impaired GSH biosynthesis disrupts eye development, lens morphogenesis and PAX6 function. The Ocular Surface 2021, 22: 190-203. PMID: 34425299, PMCID: PMC8560581, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2021.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHEK293T cellsEye developmentGSH biosynthesisTransactivation activityPax6 functionReactive oxygen speciesSubsequent gene ontologyCell identity genesButhionine sulfoximineEpithelial cell identityRNA-seq analysisIngenuity Pathway AnalysisKey upstream regulatorIdentity genesCell identityGene OntologyRNA-seqImmune response genesBioinformatics analysisResponse genesGlutathione biosynthesisLens morphogenesisMolecular consequencesUpstream regulatorMicrophthalmia phenotype
2019
Glutathione deficiency-elicited reprogramming of hepatic metabolism protects against alcohol-induced steatosis
Chen Y, Manna SK, Golla S, Krausz KW, Cai Y, Garcia-Milian R, Chakraborty T, Chakraborty J, Chatterjee R, Thompson DC, Gonzalez FJ, Vasiliou V. Glutathione deficiency-elicited reprogramming of hepatic metabolism protects against alcohol-induced steatosis. Free Radical Biology And Medicine 2019, 143: 127-139. PMID: 31351176, PMCID: PMC6848780, DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.07.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetyl Coenzyme AAlcohol DrinkingAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsEthanolFatty AcidsFatty LiverGlucuronic AcidGlutamate-Cysteine LigaseGlutamatesGlutathioneHomeostasisLipogenesisLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressPentose Phosphate PathwayProtective AgentsTranscription, GeneticConceptsGlutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunit geneProtein kinase pathwayAcetyl-CoA fluxMultiple cellular pathwaysAlcohol-induced steatosisCellular stressNucleotide biosynthesisLiver microarray analysisGlobal profilingSubunit geneCellular pathwaysMetabolic reprogrammingKinase pathwayMicroarray analysisMolecular mechanismsGSH poolCellular responsesMetabolic pathwaysLower GSHMolecular pathwaysMetabolic homeostasisAmino acidsDepletion of glutathioneCritical pathogenic eventGlucuronate pathwayHepatic metabolic adaptation in a murine model of glutathione deficiency
Chen Y, Golla S, Garcia-Milian R, Thompson DC, Gonzalez FJ, Vasiliou V. Hepatic metabolic adaptation in a murine model of glutathione deficiency. Chemico-Biological Interactions 2019, 303: 1-6. PMID: 30794799, PMCID: PMC6743730, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2019.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular non-protein thiolsMetabolic adaptationGlutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunitNon-protein thiolsHepatic metabolic adaptationCellular redoxGlobal profilingGSH homeostasisModifier subunitLiver developmentBiochemical mechanismsMetabolic homeostasisAmino acidsGclm null miceDefense mechanismsEnvironmental insultsOxidative damageFatty liver developmentNull miceSpectrum of changesNucleic acidsMetabolic signaturesPivotal roleHomeostasisGlutathione deficiency