2015
Regulation of actin polymerization by tropomodulin-3 controls megakaryocyte actin organization and platelet biogenesis
Sui Z, Nowak RB, Sanada C, Halene S, Krause DS, Fowler VM. Regulation of actin polymerization by tropomodulin-3 controls megakaryocyte actin organization and platelet biogenesis. Blood 2015, 126: 520-530. PMID: 25964668, PMCID: PMC4513252, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2014-09-601484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActin CytoskeletonAnimalsApoptosisBlood PlateletsBlotting, WesternCell MembraneCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCytoplasmEmbryo, MammalianFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHematopoiesisHemorrhageImmunoprecipitationMegakaryocytesMiceMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMicroscopy, FluorescencePloidiesPolymerizationTropomodulinConceptsPlatelet biogenesisDemarcation membrane systemF-actinTropomodulin-3Organelle distributionProplatelet formationActin polymerizationF-actin cappingF-actin organizationF-actin cytoskeletonWild-type megakaryocytesActin cytoskeletonActin organizationMK differentiationTmod isoformsLarge proplateletsBiogenesisContractile bundlesActin filamentsDMS formationBinds tropomyosinBud sizeMK numberConfocal microscopyCytoskeleton
2011
Activation of autophagy in mesenchymal stem cells provides tumor stromal support
Sanchez CG, Penfornis P, Oskowitz AZ, Boonjindasup AG, Cai DZ, Dhule SS, Rowan BG, Kelekar A, Krause DS, Pochampally RR. Activation of autophagy in mesenchymal stem cells provides tumor stromal support. Carcinogenesis 2011, 32: 964-972. PMID: 21317300, PMCID: PMC3128555, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgr029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSD-MSCsStromal cellsMesenchymal stem cellsMultipotential mesenchymal stem cellsMCF-7 tumor growthBreast cancer cell proliferationStem cellsVivo tumor xenograftsMCF-7 breast cancer cellsCancer cell proliferationSolid tumor survivalBreast cancer cellsBeclin-1 stainingActivation of autophagyAnti-apoptotic factorsTime-dependent increaseUpregulation of autophagySolid tumor microenvironmentBreast cancerImmunodeficient miceTumor xenograftsSolid tumorsTumor growthParacrine factorsSurvival mechanism
2006
Threshold of Lung Injury Required for the Appearance of Marrow‐Derived Lung Epithelia
Herzog EL, Van Arnam J, Hu B, Krause DS. Threshold of Lung Injury Required for the Appearance of Marrow‐Derived Lung Epithelia. Stem Cells 2006, 24: 1986-1992. PMID: 16868209, DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2005-0579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow-derived cellsBone marrow transplantationLung injuryMarrow transplantationLung epitheliumEngraftment of BMDCsLocal host factorsSex-mismatched bone marrow transplantationMarrow-derived cellsType II pneumocytesMyeloablative radiationLung damageHematopoietic chimerismEpithelial chimerismApparent injuryInjuryTransplantationHost factorsEpitheliumEpithelial cellsEpithelial phenotypeLungChimerismPneumocytesPhenotypic changesSALL4, a novel oncogene, is constitutively expressed in human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and induces AML in transgenic mice
Ma Y, Cui W, Yang J, Qu J, Di C, Amin HM, Lai R, Ritz J, Krause DS, Chai L. SALL4, a novel oncogene, is constitutively expressed in human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and induces AML in transgenic mice. Blood 2006, 108: 2726-2735. PMID: 16763212, PMCID: PMC1895586, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2006-02-001594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAnimalsApoptosisBase SequenceBeta CateninCloning, MolecularColony-Forming Units AssayDNA, ComplementaryDNA, NeoplasmDNA-Binding ProteinsGene ExpressionHematopoiesisHumansLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMiceMice, TransgenicMyelodysplastic SyndromesNeoplasm TransplantationOncogenesProtein IsoformsRNA, MessengerRNA, NeoplasmSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsWnt ProteinsConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaMyeloid leukemiaMurine modelTransgenic miceHuman primary acute myeloid leukemiaMDS/acute myeloid leukemiaPrimary acute myeloid leukemiaHuman acute myeloid leukemiaLeukemia stem cellsAML transformationMyelodysplastic syndromePolymerase chain reactionWnt/beta-catenin pathwayZinc finger transcriptional factorNovel oncogeneBeta-catenin pathwayLeukemogenic potentialConstitutive expressionChain reactionPathway's roleLeukemiaSALL4MiceStem cellsMouse marrow