2022
Molecular determinants of peri‐apical targeting of inositol 1,4,5‐trisphosphate receptor type 3 in cholangiocytes
Rodrigues MA, Gomes DA, Fiorotto R, Guerra MT, Weerachayaphorn J, Bo T, Sessa WC, Strazzabosco M, Nathanson MH. Molecular determinants of peri‐apical targeting of inositol 1,4,5‐trisphosphate receptor type 3 in cholangiocytes. Hepatology Communications 2022, 6: 2748-2764. PMID: 35852334, PMCID: PMC9512452, DOI: 10.1002/hep4.2042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLipid raftsCaveolin-1Intact lipid raftsType 3 inositol trisphosphate receptorApical regionC-terminal amino acidsTrisphosphate receptor type 3Madin-Darby canine kidney cellsCanine kidney cellsFluorescence microscopy techniquesInositol trisphosphate receptorApical localizationTrisphosphate receptorHeavy chain 9Molecular determinantsChemical disruptionAmino acidsITPR3RaftsKidney cellsIntracellular CaFinal common eventReceptor type 3Release channelMYH9
2021
Loss of endothelial glucocorticoid receptor promotes angiogenesis via upregulation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway
Liu B, Zhou H, Zhang T, Gao X, Tao B, Xing H, Zhuang Z, Dardik A, Kyriakides TR, Goodwin JE. Loss of endothelial glucocorticoid receptor promotes angiogenesis via upregulation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Angiogenesis 2021, 24: 631-645. PMID: 33650028, PMCID: PMC8292305, DOI: 10.1007/s10456-021-09773-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWnt/β-catenin signalingWnt/β-catenin pathwayΒ-catenin signalingΒ-catenin pathwayAutophagy fluxKey biological processesGlucocorticoid receptorNuclear receptor familyTube formation assaysEndothelial cellsBiological processesCanonical WntP62 degradationReceptor familyFormation assaysAbsence of GRCell viability assaysProcess of angiogenesisWntGR regulationSignalingVivo assaysQuantitative PCRKey receptorPathway
2016
Genome-wide RNAi screen reveals ALK1 mediates LDL uptake and transcytosis in endothelial cells
Kraehling JR, Chidlow JH, Rajagopal C, Sugiyama MG, Fowler JW, Lee MY, Zhang X, Ramírez CM, Park EJ, Tao B, Chen K, Kuruvilla L, Larriveé B, Folta-Stogniew E, Ola R, Rotllan N, Zhou W, Nagle MW, Herz J, Williams KJ, Eichmann A, Lee WL, Fernández-Hernando C, Sessa WC. Genome-wide RNAi screen reveals ALK1 mediates LDL uptake and transcytosis in endothelial cells. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 13516. PMID: 27869117, PMCID: PMC5121336, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivin-like kinase 1Wide RNAi screenGWA data setsLDL uptakeEndothelial cellsIdentification of pathwaysLDL receptorRNAi screenEndocytic pathwayLysosomal degradationKinase 1LDL transcytosisPhysiological roleGenetic ablationUptake of LDLPathwayFunctional LDL receptorsCellsLow affinityTranscytosisUptakeALK1Unique opportunityAortic endotheliumAnimalsChromium alters lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory responses both in vivo and in vitro
Jin Y, Liu L, Zhang S, Tao B, Tao R, He X, Qu L, Huang J, Wang X, Fu Z. Chromium alters lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory responses both in vivo and in vitro. Chemosphere 2016, 148: 436-443. PMID: 26841286, DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.01.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInducible nitric oxide synthaseInterleukin-6Inflammatory responseCyclooxygenase-2 mRNA levelsLipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory responsesRelease of TNFαNitric oxide synthaseTumor necrosis factorCell linesRAW264.7 cell lineConcentration-dependent mannerSerum levelsInflammatory cellsInterleukin-1βLiver weightOxide synthaseMacrophage cell lineNecrosis factorInterleukin-1αCR pretreatmentCytokine genesPeritoneal macrophagesSerious infiltrationLipopolysaccharideMRNA levels