2024
Abstract 2121: SUV39H1 Mediated Regulation Of KLF4 And KDM4a Coordinate Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Plasticity
Chatterjee P, Chakraborty R, Sizer A, Xie Y, Hwa J, Martin K. Abstract 2121: SUV39H1 Mediated Regulation Of KLF4 And KDM4a Coordinate Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Plasticity. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2024, 44: a2121-a2121. DOI: 10.1161/atvb.44.suppl_1.2121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRNA-seqPhenotypic plasticityEpigenetic regulationH3K9me3 repressive marksRNA-seq transcriptomicsContractile genesEpigenetic transcriptional repressionCell phenotypic plasticityH3K9me3 markExpression of SUV39H1Repressive marksTranscriptional repressionChromatin immunoprecipitationHistone methyltransferaseDedifferentiation in vitroIn vivoSUV39H1 knockdownH3K9me3MRNA stabilitySUV39H1Gene expressionPlasticity of vascular smooth muscle cellsRegulation of Klf4GenesH3K9me3 expression
2023
Serum Response Factor Reduces Gene Expression Noise and Confers Cell State Stability
Zhang J, Wu Q, Hu X, Wang Y, Lu J, Chakraborty R, Martin K, Guo S. Serum Response Factor Reduces Gene Expression Noise and Confers Cell State Stability. Stem Cells 2023, 41: 907-915. PMID: 37386941, PMCID: PMC11009695, DOI: 10.1093/stmcls/sxad051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse pluripotent stem cellsSerum response factorPluripotent stem cellsCell fate stabilityRole of SRFGene expression noiseHeterogeneous gene expressionResponse factorStem cellsNaïve pluripotencyCell state heterogeneityLineage primingExpression noiseActin dynamicsCellular statesPluripotent cellsSRF functionCell statesMechanical signalingGene expressionFunctional modulationCentral mediatorSerum-containing culturesState heterogeneityCells
2020
Circular RNA CircMAP3K5 Acts as a MicroRNA-22-3p Sponge to Promote Resolution of Intimal Hyperplasia Via TET2-Mediated Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation
Zeng Z, Xia L, Fan S, Zheng J, Qin J, Fan X, Liu Y, Tao J, Liu Y, Li K, Ling Z, Bu Y, Martin KA, Hwa J, Liu R, Tang WH. Circular RNA CircMAP3K5 Acts as a MicroRNA-22-3p Sponge to Promote Resolution of Intimal Hyperplasia Via TET2-Mediated Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation. Circulation 2020, 143: 354-371. PMID: 33207953, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.049715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman coronary artery smooth muscle cellsTet2 knockout miceCoronary artery smooth muscle cellsArtery smooth muscle cellsCircular RNAsSmooth muscle cellsVascular smooth muscle cellsWire-injured mouse femoral arteriesSmooth muscle cell differentiationCircular RNA profilingMuscle cell differentiationRNA sequencing dataLoss of TET2Coronary heart diseaseVascular SMC differentiationMiR-22-3pPlatelet-derived growth factorKnockout miceSMC differentiationMaster regulatorRNA sequencingRNA profilingPlatelet-derived growth factor-BBGene expressionSequencing data
2017
Coordinating Regulation of Gene Expression in Cardiovascular Disease: Interactions between Chromatin Modifiers and Transcription Factors
Bauer AJ, Martin KA. Coordinating Regulation of Gene Expression in Cardiovascular Disease: Interactions between Chromatin Modifiers and Transcription Factors. Frontiers In Cardiovascular Medicine 2017, 4: 19. PMID: 28428957, PMCID: PMC5382160, DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2017.00019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChromatin modifiersTranscription factorsGene expressionTranscriptional controlChromatin-modifying proteinsTranscription factor recruitmentDysregulated gene expressionNumerous cell typesChromatin structureFactor recruitmentHistone methylationGene accessibilityTranscriptional interactionsDNA methylationEpigenetic modifiersRegulatory regionsHistone acetylationVascular smooth muscle cellsCell typesSmooth muscle cellsMuscle cellsMethylationNovel therapeuticsExpressionDisease pathogenesis
2013
Ten-Eleven Translocation-2 (TET2) Is a Master Regulator of Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity
Liu R, Jin Y, Tang WH, Qin L, Zhang X, Tellides G, Hwa J, Yu J, Martin KA. Ten-Eleven Translocation-2 (TET2) Is a Master Regulator of Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity. Circulation 2013, 128: 2047-2057. PMID: 24077167, PMCID: PMC3899790, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.002887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtherosclerosisCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedDioxygenasesDNA-Binding ProteinsEpigenesis, GeneticHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMiceMice, KnockoutMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNuclear ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticProto-Oncogene ProteinsTrans-ActivatorsWound HealingConceptsTen-Eleven Translocation-2SMC differentiationTET2 knockdownSmooth muscle cellsGene expressionTranslocation 2Smooth Muscle Cell PlasticityMaster epigenetic regulatorSMC gene expressionContractile gene expressionMuscle cell plasticityDedifferentiated smooth muscle cellsTET2 overexpressionContractile smooth muscle cellsHuman smooth muscle cellsChromatin accessibilityEpigenetic landscapeSMC plasticityChromatin immunoprecipitationEpigenetic regulatorsEpigenetic mechanismsCell plasticityMaster regulatorSMC phenotypeTranscriptional upregulation
2003
The mTOR/p70 S6K1 pathway regulates vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation
Martin K, Rzucidlo E, Merenick B, Fingar D, Brown D, Wagner R, Powell R. The mTOR/p70 S6K1 pathway regulates vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2003, 286: c507-c517. PMID: 14592809, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00201.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAorta, ThoracicBiomarkersCattleCell Cycle ProteinsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27CyclinsEndothelium, VascularExtracellular Matrix ProteinsImmunosuppressive AgentsMuscle ContractionMuscle, Smooth, VascularPhenotypeProtein KinasesRibosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDaSignal TransductionSirolimusTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesTumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsVSMC differentiationVascular smooth muscle cell differentiationSmooth muscle cell differentiationVSMC gene expressionRapamycin-sensitive mTORMuscle cell differentiationContractile morphologyCyclin-dependent kinase inhibitorCell cycle withdrawalExtracellular matrix protein synthesisContractile proteinsMTOR pathway inhibitor rapamycinMuscle alpha-actinTranscriptional controlMatrix protein synthesisNovel functionGene expressionMigratory phenotypeRapamycin inductionMultiple speciesCell differentiationInhibitor rapamycinS6K1 pathwayProtein synthesis