Featured Publications
Association Between Progranulin and Gaucher Disease
Jian J, Zhao S, Tian QY, Liu H, Zhao Y, Chen WC, Grunig G, Torres PA, Wang BC, Zeng B, Pastores G, Tang W, Sun Y, Grabowski GA, Kong MX, Wang G, Chen Y, Liang F, Overkleeft HS, Saunders-Pullman R, Chan GL, Liu CJ. Association Between Progranulin and Gaucher Disease. EBioMedicine 2016, 11: 127-137. PMID: 27515686, PMCID: PMC5049935, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAllelesAnimalsCase-Control StudiesDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme ActivationFemaleGaucher DiseaseGene FrequencyGenetic Association StudiesGenotypeHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLysosomesMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMiddle AgedMutationPhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideProgranulinsProtein TransportConceptsGD patientsHealthy controlsGaucher diseaseGRN genePGRN KO miceSerum PGRN levelsPGRN-deficient miceHealthy control samplesSerum levelsPGRN levelsGaucher-like cellsKO miceTherapeutic effectRecombinant PGRNGeneral populationPatientsAnimal modelsBone marrowGBA1 geneLysosomal localizationProgranulin geneNull micePGRNDiseaseMice
2018
p204 Is Required for Canonical Lipopolysaccharide-induced TLR4 Signaling in Mice
Yi Y, Jian J, Gonzalez-Gugel E, Shi Y, Tian Q, Fu W, Hettinghouse A, Song W, Liu R, He M, Qi H, Yang J, Du X, Xiao G, Chen L, Liu C. p204 Is Required for Canonical Lipopolysaccharide-induced TLR4 Signaling in Mice. EBioMedicine 2018, 29: 78-91. PMID: 29472103, PMCID: PMC5925582, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedCytokinesGenotypeImmunity, InnateInflammasomesInflammation MediatorsInterferon Regulatory Factor-3Interferon-betaLipopolysaccharidesMacrophage ActivationMacrophagesMiceMice, KnockoutModels, BiologicalNF-kappa BNuclear ProteinsPhosphoproteinsProtein BindingProtein MultimerizationRAW 264.7 CellsShock, SepticSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 4ConceptsPro-inflammatory cytokinesLPS challengeIRF-3 pathwayDimerization of TLR4Serum levelsLPS-TLR4TLR4 signalingNF-ĸBAnimal modelsPyrin domainInnate immunityExtracellular LPSInterferon-inducible p200 familyInfectious diseasesLPSMicePotential targetTLR4IFNCytokinesMacrophagesBacterial DNASignificant defectsDramatic reductionPathway