2018
Endothelial Cell Autonomous Role of Akt1
Lee MY, Gamez-Mendez A, Zhang J, Zhuang Z, Vinyard DJ, Kraehling J, Velazquez H, Brudvig GW, Kyriakides TR, Simons M, Sessa WC. Endothelial Cell Autonomous Role of Akt1. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2018, 38: 870-879. PMID: 29449333, PMCID: PMC6503971, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.118.310748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAorta, ThoracicBlood Flow VelocityBlood PressureDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsHindlimbIschemiaMaleMice, KnockoutMuscle, SkeletalNeovascularization, PhysiologicNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIPhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRegional Blood FlowSignal TransductionVasoconstriction
2016
The neuropilin-like protein ESDN regulates insulin signaling and sensitivity
Li X, Jung JJ, Nie L, Razavian M, Zhang J, Samuel V, Sadeghi MM. The neuropilin-like protein ESDN regulates insulin signaling and sensitivity. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2016, 310: h1184-h1193. PMID: 26921437, PMCID: PMC4867389, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00782.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsAntigens, CDAorta, ThoracicCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnzyme ActivationFemaleGenotypeGRB10 Adaptor ProteinInsulinInsulin ResistanceMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNeuropilinsPhenotypePhosphorylationProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptor, InsulinSignal TransductionTime FactorsUbiquitinationConceptsSignal transductionNovel regulatorSmooth muscle cell-derived neuropilin-like proteinInsulin receptorInsulin receptor signal transductionMitogen-activated protein kinase activationSrc homology 2Novel regulatory mechanismReceptor signal transductionProtein kinase BInsulin signal transductionProtein kinase activationInsulin receptor phosphorylationPleckstrin homologyHomology 2Adaptor proteinTransmembrane proteinGrowth factor receptorKinase activationVascular smooth muscle cell proliferationRegulatory mechanismsKinase BInsulin signalingReceptor phosphorylationNovel therapeutic avenuesmiR-182 Modulates Myocardial Hypertrophic Response Induced by Angiogenesis in Heart
Li N, Hwangbo C, Jaba IM, Zhang J, Papangeli I, Han J, Mikush N, Larrivée B, Eichmann A, Chun HJ, Young LH, Tirziu D. miR-182 Modulates Myocardial Hypertrophic Response Induced by Angiogenesis in Heart. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 21228. PMID: 26888314, PMCID: PMC4758045, DOI: 10.1038/srep21228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCardiomegalyEndotheliumMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Membrane ProteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMicroRNAsMultiprotein ComplexesMyocytes, CardiacNeovascularization, PathologicNitric OxideNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIIProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRGS ProteinsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesUp-RegulationConceptsHypertrophic responseMiR-182Myocardial hypertrophyEndothelial-cardiomyocyte crosstalkLV pressure overloadEndothelium-derived NOPlacental growth factorMyocardial hypertrophic responseDevelopment of hypertrophyDegradation of regulatorsMiR-182 targetsHemodynamic demandsPressure overloadPlGF expressionBlood supplyParacrine actionCardiomyocyte hypertrophyMyocardial angiogenesisCardiac angiogenesisTreatment inhibitsHypertrophyAKT/mTORC1 pathwaysNovel targetAkt/Growth factor
2013
Angiopoietin-2 Secretion by Endothelial Cell Exosomes REGULATION BY THE PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE (PI3K)/Akt/ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE (eNOS) AND SYNDECAN-4/SYNTENIN PATHWAYS*
Ju R, Zhuang ZW, Zhang J, Lanahan AA, Kyriakides T, Sessa WC, Simons M. Angiopoietin-2 Secretion by Endothelial Cell Exosomes REGULATION BY THE PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE (PI3K)/Akt/ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE (eNOS) AND SYNDECAN-4/SYNTENIN PATHWAYS*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2013, 289: 510-519. PMID: 24235146, PMCID: PMC3879572, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.506899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPI3K/Akt/endothelial nitric oxide synthaseAkt/endothelial nitric oxide synthaseAkt1 null miceCritical signaling pathwaysMode of secretionEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseExtracellular proteinsSignaling pathwaysSyndecan-4Angiopoietin/Tie2Novel mechanismVascular defectsNitric oxide synthaseAngiopoietin-2 secretionNull miceTie2 receptorPathwayPrincipal ligandEndothelial cellsSynthaseVascular integrityRegulationOxide synthaseVascular growthImportant role