2012
Ocular aldehyde dehydrogenases: Protection against ultraviolet damage and maintenance of transparency for vision
Chen Y, Thompson DC, Koppaka V, Jester JV, Vasiliou V. Ocular aldehyde dehydrogenases: Protection against ultraviolet damage and maintenance of transparency for vision. Progress In Retinal And Eye Research 2012, 33: 28-39. PMID: 23098688, PMCID: PMC3570594, DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2012.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAldehyde DehydrogenaseAldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 FamilyAnimalsCorneaEye InjuriesHumansLens, CrystallineRetinal DehydrogenaseUltraviolet RaysConceptsAldehyde dehydrogenasePutative regulatory functionTaxon-specific mannerNon-catalytic functionsRetinoic acid signalingALDH proteinsMaintenance of transparencyCellular transparencyAcid signalingCorneal crystallinsExogenous aldehydesEye developmentOxygen-induced damageCorneal cell proliferationStructural roleRegulatory functionsException of rabbitsMost mammalsRetinaldehyde dehydrogenasesLens crystallinsALDH1A1 proteinMammalian corneaAnimal speciesCell proliferationDependent oxidationALDH1A Isozymes are Markers of Human Melanoma Stem Cells and Potential Therapeutic Targets
Luo Y, Dallaglio K, Chen Y, Robinson WA, Robinson SE, McCarter MD, Wang J, Gonzalez R, Thompson DC, Norris DA, Roop DR, Vasiliou V, Fujita M. ALDH1A Isozymes are Markers of Human Melanoma Stem Cells and Potential Therapeutic Targets. Stem Cells 2012, 30: 2100-2113. PMID: 22887839, PMCID: PMC3448863, DOI: 10.1002/stem.1193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAldehyde DehydrogenaseAldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 FamilyAldehyde OxidoreductasesAnimalsApoptosisCell Transformation, NeoplasticDacarbazineDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene SilencingHumansIsoenzymesMelanomaMiceMice, Inbred NODMice, SCIDNeoplasm TransplantationNeoplastic Stem CellsResponse ElementsRetinal DehydrogenaseRNA, Small InterferingSkin NeoplasmsTemozolomideTretinoinConceptsCancer stem cellsPositive melanoma cellsMelanoma cellsTherapeutic targetBiomarkers of CSCsHuman melanomaPatient-derived tumor specimensMelanoma cancer stem cellsNOD/SCID miceALDH-negative cellsHigh aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) activityALDH isozymesNonobese diabetic/Potential therapeutic targetDrug-induced cell deathAttractive therapeutic targetNew molecular targetsHuman melanoma cellsStem cellsMelanoma stem cellsAldehyde dehydrogenase activityHuman melanoma stem cellsNSG miceCell cycle arrestImmunodeficiency mice
2011
Aldehyde dehydrogenases are regulators of hematopoietic stem cell numbers and B-cell development
Gasparetto M, Sekulovic S, Brocker C, Tang P, Zakaryan A, Xiang P, Kuchenbauer F, Wen M, Kasaian K, Witty MF, Rosten P, Chen Y, Imren S, Duester G, Thompson DC, Humphries RK, Vasiliou V, Smith C. Aldehyde dehydrogenases are regulators of hematopoietic stem cell numbers and B-cell development. Experimental Hematology 2011, 40: 318-329.e2. PMID: 22198153, DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2011.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAldehyde DehydrogenaseAldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 FamilyAldehydesAnimalsAnimals, CongenicB-LymphocytesBone Marrow TransplantationCell CountCell CycleCell LineageCells, CulturedColony-Forming Units AssayDNA DamageEnzyme InductionGene Expression RegulationHematopoiesisHematopoietic Stem CellsLymphopeniaMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesRadiation ChimeraReactive Oxygen SpeciesRetinal DehydrogenaseSignal TransductionConceptsB cell developmentHematopoietic stem cellsReactive oxygen speciesMitogen-activated protein kinase activityP38 mitogen-activated protein kinase activityProtein kinase activityExcess reactive oxygen speciesOxygen speciesReactive aldehydesStem cell numbersHematopoietic stem cell numbersReactive oxygen species levelsEarly B cellsNumber of HSCsHSC biologyCell cycle distributionKinase activityOxygen species levelsAldh1a1 deficiencyGene expressionSpecies levelIntracellular signalingAldehyde dehydrogenasesDNA damageCell cyclingFocus on Molecules: ALDH1A1: From lens and corneal crystallin to stem cell marker
Chen Y, Koppaka V, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Focus on Molecules: ALDH1A1: From lens and corneal crystallin to stem cell marker. Experimental Eye Research 2011, 102: 105-106. PMID: 21536030, PMCID: PMC3423494, DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2011.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsAldehyde dehydrogenase 1B1 (ALDH1B1) is a potential biomarker for human colon cancer
Chen Y, Orlicky DJ, Matsumoto A, Singh S, Thompson DC, Vasiliou V. Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1B1 (ALDH1B1) is a potential biomarker for human colon cancer. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2011, 405: 173-179. PMID: 21216231, PMCID: PMC3112362, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman colon cancerColon cancerPotential biomarkersLipid peroxidationHigher expression scoresHuman cancersAldehyde dehydrogenase 1B1Cancer stem cellsColonic cancer specimensHuman colonic adenocarcinomaColonic adenocarcinomaImmunohistochemical expressionCancer specimensActivity of ALDHTumor tissueExpression scoreHuman adenocarcinomasTissue arraysAdenocarcinomaALDH activityCancerALDH1A1ALDH isozymesCancerous tissuesStem cells
2009
Corneal aldehyde dehydrogenases: Multiple functions and novel nuclear localization
Stagos D, Chen Y, Cantore M, Jester JV, Vasiliou V. Corneal aldehyde dehydrogenases: Multiple functions and novel nuclear localization. Brain Research Bulletin 2009, 81: 211-218. PMID: 19720116, PMCID: PMC3025408, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2009.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsException of rabbitsCorneal epitheliumOcular tissuesMouse corneaProtective roleUVR exposureCorneaMessenger levelsNuclear presenceOxidative damageCorneal crystallinsSubstantial evidenceNovel nuclear localizationALDH3A1Rabbit keratocytesReactive aldehydesCell cycle regulationAntioxidant activityGene expressionALDHMost mammalsCycle regulationExogenous aldehydesNuclear localizationALDH1A1