2009
Endothelial and Smooth Muscle-derived Neuropilin-like Protein Regulates Platelet-derived Growth Factor Signaling in Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Modulating Receptor Ubiquitination*
Guo X, Nie L, Esmailzadeh L, Zhang J, Bender JR, Sadeghi MM. Endothelial and Smooth Muscle-derived Neuropilin-like Protein Regulates Platelet-derived Growth Factor Signaling in Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Modulating Receptor Ubiquitination*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2009, 284: 29376-29382. PMID: 19696027, PMCID: PMC2785569, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.049684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCells, CulturedDown-RegulationHumansMembrane ProteinsMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Muscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MusclePhosphorylationPlatelet-Derived Growth FactorProto-Oncogene Proteins c-cblReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor betaSignal TransductionSrc-Family KinasesUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUbiquitinationConceptsPlatelet-derived growth factorSmooth muscle cell-derived neuropilin-like proteinPDGF receptorPlatelet-derived growth factor signalingPrototypic growth factorsE3 ubiquitin ligaseGrowth factor signalingExpression levelsPrimary human VSMCsHuman vascular smooth muscle cellsVascular smooth muscle cell growthReceptor ubiquitinationGrowth factorUbiquitin ligaseFactor signalingRNA interferenceC-CblVascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cell growthMuscle cell growthVSMC DNA synthesisUbiquitinationESDNHuman VSMCsSmooth muscle cells
2006
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor simvastatin mitigates VEGF-induced “inside-out” signaling to extracellular matrix by preventing RhoA activation
Xu H, Zeng L, Peng H, Chen S, Jones J, Chew TL, Sadeghi MM, Kanwar YS, Danesh FR. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor simvastatin mitigates VEGF-induced “inside-out” signaling to extracellular matrix by preventing RhoA activation. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2006, 291: f995-f1004. PMID: 16774905, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00092.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonActinsAnimalsCells, CulturedCollagen Type IVExtracellular MatrixFocal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine KinasesHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIntegrin beta1Mesangial CellsMevalonic AcidPhosphorylationProlineRatsRhoA GTP-Binding ProteinSignal TransductionSimvastatinTritiumTyrosineVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AConceptsRhoA activationIntact actin cytoskeletonCell signaling cascadesPrecise signaling mechanismUnderlying molecular mechanismsActin cytoskeletonECM expansionMevalonate depletionSignaling cascadesIntegrin activationMevalonate pathwayECM accumulationMolecular mechanismsVEGF stimulationSignaling mechanismComplex biologyExtracellular matrixPleiotropic effectsAngiogenic polypeptideType IV collagen accumulationEndothelial cell permeabilityExtracellular matrix accumulationCell permeabilityGrowth factorPathological processes