2022
PRMT4-mediated arginine methylation promotes tyrosine phosphorylation of VEGFR-2 and regulates filopodia protrusions
Hartsough E, Shelke R, Amraei R, Aryan Z, Lotfollahzadeh S, Rahimi N. PRMT4-mediated arginine methylation promotes tyrosine phosphorylation of VEGFR-2 and regulates filopodia protrusions. IScience 2022, 25: 104736. PMID: 35942094, PMCID: PMC9356023, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSrc homology domain 2Protein arginine methyltransferase 4N-terminal domain bindsFilopodia protrusionsVEGFR-2Arginine methylationDomain bindsVascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 activationSignal transductionTyrosine phosphorylationC-SrcMolecular mechanismsDomain 2MethylationPhosphorylationAngiogenic signalingPathological angiogenesisReceptor 2 activationAngiogenic responseTumor angiogenesisVEGFR-2 inhibitorsEVH1AngiogenesisTransductionSignaling
2021
NEDD4 regulates ubiquitination and stability of the cell adhesion molecule IGPR-1 via lysosomal pathway
Sun L, Amraei R, Rahimi N. NEDD4 regulates ubiquitination and stability of the cell adhesion molecule IGPR-1 via lysosomal pathway. Journal Of Biomedical Science 2021, 28: 35. PMID: 33962630, PMCID: PMC8103646, DOI: 10.1186/s12929-021-00731-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell adhesion molecule IGPR-1IGPR-1Lysosomal-dependent degradationUbiquitin E3Vivo co-immunoprecipitation assaysWild-type Nedd4Knockdown of NEDD4Polyproline-rich motifCritical cellular processesCell-cell adhesionCo-immunoprecipitation assaysTreatment of cellsCell surface levelsHEK-293 cellsA375 melanoma cellsWW domainsCellular processesRich motifLysosomal pathwayC-terminusNedd4Key regulatorLysosomal inhibitorsMolecular mechanismsMelanoma cell lines
2020
Transmembrane and Immunoglobulin Domain Containing 1, a Putative Tumor Suppressor, Induces G2/M Cell Cycle Checkpoint Arrest in Colon Cancer Cells
De La Cena K, Ho R, Amraei R, Woolf N, Tashjian J, Zhao Q, Richards S, Walker J, Huang J, Chitalia V, Rahimi N. Transmembrane and Immunoglobulin Domain Containing 1, a Putative Tumor Suppressor, Induces G2/M Cell Cycle Checkpoint Arrest in Colon Cancer Cells. American Journal Of Pathology 2020, 191: 157-167. PMID: 33129760, PMCID: PMC7788663, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2020.09.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell cycleColorectal cancerCell cycle checkpoint arrestCell cycle inhibitor proteinsNovel tumor suppressor geneFull molecular mechanismsPutative tumor suppressorColon cancer cellsTumor suppressor geneG2/M phaseSporadic human colorectal cancerNormal intestinal epithelial cellsEpigenetic mechanismsCheckpoint arrestTMIGD1Inhibitor proteinNovel potential therapeutic targetIntestinal epithelial cellsMolecular mechanismsTumor suppressorPoor overall survivalSuppressor geneDevelopment of adenomasImmunoglobulin domainHuman colorectal cancer