2018
An HDAC9-MALAT1-BRG1 complex mediates smooth muscle dysfunction in thoracic aortic aneurysm
Lino Cardenas CL, Kessinger CW, Cheng Y, MacDonald C, MacGillivray T, Ghoshhajra B, Huleihel L, Nuri S, Yeri AS, Jaffer FA, Kaminski N, Ellinor P, Weintraub NL, Malhotra R, Isselbacher EM, Lindsay ME. An HDAC9-MALAT1-BRG1 complex mediates smooth muscle dysfunction in thoracic aortic aneurysm. Nature Communications 2018, 9: 1009. PMID: 29520069, PMCID: PMC5843596, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03394-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActomyosinAnimalsAortaAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicCell LineCell NucleusChromatinDisease Models, AnimalDNA HelicasesDNA MethylationFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHistone DeacetylasesHistonesHumansMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMuscle, Smooth, VascularMutationMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNuclear ProteinsPhenotypePrimary Cell CultureRepressor ProteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsChromatin-remodeling enzyme BRG1Contractile protein gene expressionProtein gene expressionLong noncoding RNA MALAT1Noncoding RNA MALAT1Bind chromatinTGF-β signalingTrimethylation modificationActomyosin cytoskeletonEpigenetic pathwaysContractile protein expressionGene expressionSimilar phenotypeRNA MALAT1Ternary complexBRG1HDAC9VSMC dysfunctionAortic aneurysmCytoskeletonProtein expressionPotential common mechanismsCommon mechanismSmooth muscle dysfunctionMutations
2017
Application of “Omics” and Systems Biology to Sarcoidosis Research
Crouser ED, Fingerlin TE, Yang IV, Maier LA, Nana-Sinkam P, Collman RG, Kaminski N. Application of “Omics” and Systems Biology to Sarcoidosis Research. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2017, 14: s445-s451. PMID: 29053026, PMCID: PMC5822413, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201707-567ot.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystems biology researchBiology researchSystems biologyDistinct genetic mechanismsNumerous genetic mutationsField of sarcoidosisGenetic mechanismsDiverse clinical phenotypesOmicsMechanistic underpinningsComprehensive profilingPolygenic diseaseGenetic mutationsDiverse diseasesBiologyAdvanced computational approachesEnormous data setsComputational approachClinical phenotypeOrganismsPolygenicMutationsDisease-related mortalityPhenotypeLife-altering symptoms