2016
Leukaemia-associated Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (LARG) plays an agonist specific role in platelet function through RhoA activation
Zou S, Teixeira AM, Yin M, Xiang Y, Xavier-Ferrucio J, Zhang PX, Hwa J, Min W, Krause DS. Leukaemia-associated Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (LARG) plays an agonist specific role in platelet function through RhoA activation. Thrombosis And Haemostasis 2016, 116: 506-516. PMID: 27345948, PMCID: PMC5845781, DOI: 10.1160/th15-11-0848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMegakaryocyte maturationPlatelet functionRhoA activationKO plateletsLeukemia-associated Rho guanineΑ-granule releasePlatelet signal transductionSmall molecule-mediated inhibitionExchange factorSignal transductionMyosin light chain phosphorylationRho guanineKO miceBleeding timeHuman megakaryocytesInternal bleedingPlatelet aggregationNormal haemostasisLight chain phosphorylationHuman plateletsVivo assaysPlateletsSpecific roleMiceChain phosphorylation
2010
Serum response factor is an essential transcription factor in megakaryocytic maturation
Halene S, Gao Y, Hahn K, Massaro S, Italiano JE, Schulz V, Lin S, Kupfer GM, Krause DS. Serum response factor is an essential transcription factor in megakaryocytic maturation. Blood 2010, 116: 1942-1950. PMID: 20525922, PMCID: PMC3173990, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-01-261743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBleeding TimeBlood PlateletsBone Marrow CellsCell DifferentiationCell LineageCells, CulturedCytoskeletonFemaleFlow CytometryGene Expression ProfilingLuminescent ProteinsMaleMegakaryocytesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionPlatelet CountPlatelet Factor 4Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSerum Response FactorThrombocytopeniaTranscription FactorsConceptsSerum response factorCytoskeletal genesTranscription factorsMADS-box transcription factorsRole of SRFNormal megakaryocyte maturationAbnormal actin distributionResponse factorEssential transcription factorNormal Mendelian frequencyMegakaryocyte developmentMuscle differentiationPF4-Cre miceStress fibersMegakaryocyte maturationMegakaryocytic maturationActin distributionMegakaryocytic lineageMendelian frequencyMegakaryocyte progenitorsVivo assaysCFU-MKGenesPlatelet productionCritical role
2008
Rectal Potential Difference and the Functional Expression of CFTR in the Gastrointestinal Epithelia in Cystic Fibrosis Mouse Models
Weiner SA, Caputo C, Bruscia E, Ferreira EC, Price JE, Krause DS, Egan ME. Rectal Potential Difference and the Functional Expression of CFTR in the Gastrointestinal Epithelia in Cystic Fibrosis Mouse Models. Pediatric Research 2008, 63: 73-78. PMID: 18043508, DOI: 10.1203/pdr.0b013e31815b4bc6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRectal potential differenceMouse modelCF mouse modelsCystic fibrosisFibrosis mouse modelDifferent mouse modelsCystic fibrosis mouse modelUssing chamber methodEffects of interventionsAutosomal recessive diseasePharmacologic interventionsRespiratory epitheliumElectrophysiologic phenotypeGastrointestinal epitheliumCF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) geneRecessive diseaseVivo methodsVivo assaysVivo dataCFTR functionTransmembrane conductance regulator geneReliable assayEpitheliumInterventionCFTR expression