2014
Ceramide-Activated Phosphatase Mediates Fatty Acid–Induced Endothelial VEGF Resistance and Impaired Angiogenesis
Mehra VC, Jackson E, Zhang XM, Jiang XC, Dobrucki LW, Yu J, Bernatchez P, Sinusas AJ, Shulman GI, Sessa WC, Yarovinsky TO, Bender JR. Ceramide-Activated Phosphatase Mediates Fatty Acid–Induced Endothelial VEGF Resistance and Impaired Angiogenesis. American Journal Of Pathology 2014, 184: 1562-1576. PMID: 24606881, PMCID: PMC4005977, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2014.01.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaArteriesCattleCeramidesDiet, High-FatEndothelial CellsEnzyme ActivationExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesHaploinsufficiencyHindlimbHumansIschemiaMice, Inbred C57BLNeovascularization, PhysiologicNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIPalmitic AcidPhosphorylationProtein Phosphatase 2Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSerine C-PalmitoyltransferaseSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsPP2A inhibitor okadaic acidProtein phosphatase 2AInhibitor okadaic acidVEGF-induced signalingSerine palmitoyltransferase inhibitor myriocinDe novo ceramide synthesisPhosphatase 2AENOS agonistsNovo ceramide synthesisPalmitic acidAngiogenic responsePotential molecular targetsOkadaic acidEndothelial cellsEarly speciesEndothelial cell responsesCord formationVEGFR2 phosphorylationSaturated free fatty acidVEGF resistanceCeramide synthesisResistance mechanismsMolecular targetsVascular homeostasisPhosphorylation
2011
Splice isoform estrogen receptors as integral transmembrane proteins
Kim KH, Toomre D, Bender JR. Splice isoform estrogen receptors as integral transmembrane proteins. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2011, 22: 4415-4423. PMID: 21937726, PMCID: PMC3216666, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e11-05-0416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSplice isoformsTotal internal reflection fluorescence microscopySteroid hormone receptorsIntegral transmembrane proteinN-terminal ectodomainReflection fluorescence microscopyHormone receptorsTransmembrane proteinPlasma membraneProtein structureHuman endothelial cellsLigand engagementPotential novel therapeutic targetER46Fluorescence microscopyNovel therapeutic targetEcliptic pHluorinActivation signalsEndothelial nitric oxide synthase activationEstrogen receptor αENOS activationReceptor αIsoformsTherapeutic targetNitric oxide synthase activation