2008
FGF mediates maintenance of vascular integrity in a Csk dependent manner
Murakami M, Zhuang Z, Moodie K, Stan R, Simons M. FGF mediates maintenance of vascular integrity in a Csk dependent manner. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 329.5-329.5. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.329.5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInhibition of FGFVE-cadherinVE-cadherin mutantCo-immunoprecipitation experimentsDominant-negative formCell-cell contactVE-cadherin complexVE-cadherin internalizationVE-cadherin stabilizationTotal expression levelsVascular integrityCSK associationFGF signalingP120-cateninEC monolayer permeabilitySrc activationChimera proteinTransgenic expressionFGF inhibitionFGFAdult vasculatureExpression levelsFGF-R1ProteinTie2 promoter
2007
Fibroblast Growth Factors
Murakami M, Elfenbein A, Simons M. Fibroblast Growth Factors. 2007, 291-303. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511546198.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFGF genesFibroblast growth factorGene duplicationGrowth factorBovine brainFGF receptor genesBasic isoelectric pointBALB/c 3T3 fibroblast cellsEarly vertebratesCaenorhabditis elegansDrosophila melanogasterFruit flyFGFR genesBasic fibroblast growth factorAcidic fibroblast growth factorGenesHeparin-Sepharose chromatographyReceptor geneProteinNomenclature CommitteeSepharose chromatographyFibroblast cellsBasic proteinMyelin basic proteinDuplicationSyndecans
Tkachenko E, Rhodes J, Simons M. Syndecans. 2007, 396-402. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511546198.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSyndecan familyCore proteinExtracellular domainMembrane-anchored proteinsHeparan sulfateLarger heparan sulfateExtracellular matrix proteinsDifferent core proteinsCell surface receptorsSignaling inputsTransmembrane proteinSuch proteinsExtracellular proteinsDistinct functionsMatrix proteinsSyndecansProtein coreWide expressionSurface receptorsProteinGlycosaminoglycan chainsAttachment sitesRepeating disaccharide unitCS chainsTransmembrane
2001
Syndecan-4-mediated signalling
Simons M, Horowitz A. Syndecan-4-mediated signalling. Cellular Signalling 2001, 13: 855-862. PMID: 11728825, DOI: 10.1016/s0898-6568(01)00190-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsFibroblast Growth FactorsIsoenzymesMacromolecular SubstancesMembrane GlycoproteinsModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataPhosphatidylinositol 4,5-DiphosphatePhosphorylationProtein Kinase CProtein Kinase C-alphaProtein Structure, TertiaryProteoglycansSignal TransductionSyndecan-4ConceptsSyndecan familySyndecan-4Carboxy-terminal PDZPDZ adaptor proteinsUnique signaling functionsProtein kinase C alphaCore proteinExtracellular matrix proteinsHeparan sulfate chainsSoluble growth factorsTyrosine kinase receptorsAdaptor proteinCytoplasmic tailSignaling functionsTransmembrane proteoglycansProteoglycan functionMultimolecular complexesC alphaMatrix proteinsKinase receptorsPostsynaptic density-95Zona occludensGlycosaminoglycan chainsSulfate chainsProtein
2000
Thrombospondin Type 1 Repeats Interact with Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 REGULATION OF METALLOPROTEINASE ACTIVITY*
Bein K, Simons M. Thrombospondin Type 1 Repeats Interact with Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 REGULATION OF METALLOPROTEINASE ACTIVITY*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 32167-32173. PMID: 10900205, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m003834200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesBlotting, WesternCatalytic DomainCattleCell LineCollagenasesEnzyme ActivationEnzyme PrecursorsHumansMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinase 3Matrix Metalloproteinase 9Matrix Metalloproteinase InhibitorsPeptide FragmentsPrecipitin TestsProperdinProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryRepetitive Sequences, Amino AcidSaccharomyces cerevisiaeThrombinThrombospondin 1ThrombospondinsTwo-Hybrid System TechniquesConceptsIntact thrombospondin-1Thrombospondin-1Ability of TSP1Matrix metalloproteinase-2Two-hybrid systemType 1 repeatsCatalytic domainCDNA clonesProtein interactionsThrombospondin type 1Terminal regionGelatin-binding domainAmino acidsInhibitors of angiogenesisCatalytic centerMMP activityTSP2Western blottingProteinTissue cultureClonesMapping sitesMetalloproteinase activityActivationMetalloproteinase-2Synectin, syndecan‐4 cytoplasmic domain binding PDZ protein, inhibits cell migration
Gao Y, Li M, Chen W, Simons M. Synectin, syndecan‐4 cytoplasmic domain binding PDZ protein, inhibits cell migration. Journal Of Cellular Physiology 2000, 184: 373-379. PMID: 10911369, DOI: 10.1002/1097-4652(200009)184:3<373::aid-jcp12>3.0.co;2-i.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSyndecan-4Cytoplasmic domainSyndecan-4 cytoplasmic domainTwo-hybrid libraryDomain-mediated interactionsNovel binding partnerInhibits cell migrationGene familyPDZ proteinsBinding partnerDependent regulationSynectinImportant regulatorCell adhesionCell migrationCell growthGrowth rateGIPCMigrationRegulatorDomainProteinTransportersOverexpressionNeuropilins