2008
Vascular cell signaling by membrane estrogen receptors
Kim KH, Moriarty K, Bender JR. Vascular cell signaling by membrane estrogen receptors. Steroids 2008, 73: 864-869. PMID: 18325557, PMCID: PMC2519041, DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2008.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumerous signal transduction cascadesEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseCaveolin-1 interactionSignal transduction cascadeEndothelial cellsNon-genomic actionsTranscriptional regulationPI3K/AktMembrane estrogen receptorsCaveolar membranesTransduction cascadeC-SrcCell signalingN-terminusHuman endothelial cellsRapid activationMolecular studiesConsequent activationVascular cellsNumerous animalsNitric oxideMultiple biological effectsEstrogen receptor alphaFavorable estrogenic effectsER46
2007
Variant estrogen receptor–c-Src molecular interdependence and c-Src structural requirements for endothelial NO synthase activation
Li L, Hisamoto K, Kim KH, Haynes MP, Bauer PM, Sanjay A, Collinge M, Baron R, Sessa WC, Bender JR. Variant estrogen receptor–c-Src molecular interdependence and c-Src structural requirements for endothelial NO synthase activation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 16468-16473. PMID: 17921256, PMCID: PMC2034248, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0704315104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-SrcC-Src kinase activityTyrosine kinase c-SrcRapid signal transductionKinase c-SrcC-Src functionC-Src kinaseEndothelial NO synthase activationENOS activationMembrane recruitmentSignal transductionComplex assemblyPlasma membraneKinase activityOestrogen receptor-alpha variantsVenous endothelial cellsER46Pathway activationHormonal stimuliCritical roleArterial responseNO synthase activationSynthase activationStructural requirementsEndothelial cells
1995
Conserved regions in the cytoplasmic domains of the leukocyte integrin alpha L beta 2 are involved in endoplasmic reticulum retention, dimerization, and cytoskeletal association.
Pardi R, Bossi G, Inverardi L, Rovida E, Bender J. Conserved regions in the cytoplasmic domains of the leukocyte integrin alpha L beta 2 are involved in endoplasmic reticulum retention, dimerization, and cytoskeletal association. The Journal Of Immunology 1995, 155: 1252-63. PMID: 7636193, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.155.3.1252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllosteric RegulationAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell CompartmentationCell Line, TransformedChlorocebus aethiopsCytoskeletonEndoplasmic ReticulumLymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1Molecular Sequence DataProtein ConformationProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSequence DeletionT-LymphocytesTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateTransfectionConceptsAlpha L beta 2Cytoplasmic domainEndoplasmic reticulum retentionCytoskeletal associationBeta subunitAlpha L subunitAlpha beta complexFunction of integrinsBeta 2GFFKR motifAdherent cellsDeletion mutantsSubstitution mutantsEctopic expressionIntegrin alphaPlasma membraneHeterodimer formationConserved regionsAdhesion receptorsBeta complexCytoplasmic truncationRegulated functionsL subunitsStructural determinantsAlpha L