2023
An optogenetic-phosphoproteomic study reveals dynamic Akt1 signaling profiles in endothelial cells
Zhou W, Li W, Wang S, Salovska B, Hu Z, Tao B, Di Y, Punyamurtula U, Turk B, Sessa W, Liu Y. An optogenetic-phosphoproteomic study reveals dynamic Akt1 signaling profiles in endothelial cells. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 3803. PMID: 37365174, PMCID: PMC10293293, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39514-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhosphorylation sitesSerine/threonine kinase AktMass spectrometry-based phosphoproteomicsThreonine kinase AktAkt-dependent phosphorylationAberrant Akt activationEndothelial cellsKinase substrateKinase AktCell signalingPhosphorylation profilePhenotypic outcomesDownstream signalingAkt activationAkt1 phosphorylationHuman diseasesSystem-level analysisAKT1Vascular endothelial cellsRich resourcePhosphorylationSignalingGrowth factorAktCells
2021
Characterization of a Novel Caveolin Modulator That Reduces Vascular Permeability and Ocular Inflammation
Bernatchez PN, Tao B, Bradshaw RA, Eveleth D, Sessa WC. Characterization of a Novel Caveolin Modulator That Reduces Vascular Permeability and Ocular Inflammation. Translational Vision Science & Technology 2021, 10: 21-21. PMID: 34111267, PMCID: PMC8132009, DOI: 10.1167/tvst.10.6.21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOcular inflammationCell-permeable peptideRetinal damageVascular permeabilityModel of uveitisVascular endothelial growth factorNitric oxide releaseEndothelial growth factorNovel cell-permeable peptideEndothelial cell signalingVascular leakageClinical developmentInflammationOxide releaseEndothelial cellsNO releaseGrowth factorUveitisVEGFDistinct assaysPhage display technologyPresent studyVivoCell signalingPeptides