2020
CMH-Small Molecule Docks into SIRT1, Elicits Human IPF-Lung Fibroblast Cell Death, Inhibits Ku70-deacetylation, FLIP and Experimental Pulmonary Fibrosis
Konikov-Rozenman J, Breuer R, Kaminski N, Wallach-Dayan SB. CMH-Small Molecule Docks into SIRT1, Elicits Human IPF-Lung Fibroblast Cell Death, Inhibits Ku70-deacetylation, FLIP and Experimental Pulmonary Fibrosis. Biomolecules 2020, 10: 997. PMID: 32630842, PMCID: PMC7408087, DOI: 10.3390/biom10070997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylationAnimalsBinding SitesCASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating ProteinCell LineCell SurvivalDisease Models, AnimalFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationHumansHydroxamic AcidsIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisKu AutoantigenLungMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLModels, MolecularMolecular Docking SimulationProtein ConformationProtein StabilitySirtuin 1ConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisFibrotic-lung myofibroblastsProgressive lung diseaseExperimental pulmonary fibrosisFibroblast cell deathLung diseaseLung fibrosisLung sectionsVital organsFlow cytometryFibrosisMyofibroblast resistanceRegenerative capacityFLIP levelsCell survivalCell deathImmunoblotCmHSIRT1Activity inhibitionUseful strategySmall moleculesBleomycinMyofibroblasts
2014
Nrf2 Amplifies Oxidative Stress via Induction of Klf9
Zucker SN, Fink EE, Bagati A, Mannava S, Bianchi-Smiraglia A, Bogner PN, Wawrzyniak JA, Foley C, Leonova KI, Grimm MJ, Moparthy K, Ionov Y, Wang J, Liu S, Sexton S, Kandel ES, Bakin AV, Zhang Y, Kaminski N, Segal BH, Nikiforov MA. Nrf2 Amplifies Oxidative Stress via Induction of Klf9. Molecular Cell 2014, 53: 916-928. PMID: 24613345, PMCID: PMC4049522, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2014.01.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesBleomycinCell Line, TumorGene Expression RegulationGenes, ReporterHumansKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsLuciferasesLungMiceNF-E2-Related Factor 2NIH 3T3 CellsOxidative StressPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingPulmonary FibrosisReactive Oxygen SpeciesSignal TransductionConceptsReactive oxygen speciesKey transcriptional regulatorMetabolism of ROSOxidative stressPathogenesis of bleomycinKruppel-like factor 9Thioredoxin reductase 2Subsequent cell deathTranscription factor 2Antioxidant gene expressionUbiquitous regulatorsTranscriptional regulatorsIntracellular reactive oxygen speciesLung injuryFeedforward regulationPulmonary fibrosisGene expressionOxidant injuryROS clearanceCell deathReductase 2Mouse tissuesCultured cellsNF-E2Factor 9
2012
Allele-specific transactivation of matrix metalloproteinase 7 by FOXA2 and correlation with plasma levels in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Richards TJ, Park C, Chen Y, Gibson KF, Di Y, Pardo A, Watkins SC, Choi AM, Selman M, Pilewski J, Kaminski N, Zhang Y. Allele-specific transactivation of matrix metalloproteinase 7 by FOXA2 and correlation with plasma levels in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2012, 302: l746-l754. PMID: 22268124, PMCID: PMC3331579, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00319.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisMatrix metalloproteinase-7Plasma levelsIPF patientsPulmonary fibrosisMetalloproteinase-7MMP7 promoterIPF cohortIPF lungsPeripheral bloodHealthy controlsEmbryonic lung developmentPromoter polymorphismAA genotypeCT genotypeForkhead box A2 transcription factorMature lungLung developmentLungEpithelial cellsRs11568818PatientsFibrosisUpregulationKey regulator
2011
Finding subtypes of transcription factor motif pairs with distinct regulatory roles
Bais AS, Kaminski N, Benos PV. Finding subtypes of transcription factor motif pairs with distinct regulatory roles. Nucleic Acids Research 2011, 39: e76-e76. PMID: 21486752, PMCID: PMC3113591, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTF binding sitesTranscription factorsDownstream regulationMotif pairsTF-DNA binding specificityBinding preferencesDNA binding specificityDNA binding preferencesDistinct regulatory rolesDownstream regulatory effectsMultiple regulatory pathwaysDifferent binding preferencesDyad motifDNA sequencesSequence elementsRegulatory pathwaysBinding specificityRegulatory roleDifferential recruitmentBinding sitesMotif discoveryRegulationCofactorMotifDistinct modes