2015
SENP1-mediated NEMO deSUMOylation in adipocytes limits inflammatory responses and type-1 diabetes progression
Shao L, Zhou HJ, Zhang H, Qin L, Hwa J, Yun Z, Ji W, Min W. SENP1-mediated NEMO deSUMOylation in adipocytes limits inflammatory responses and type-1 diabetes progression. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 8917. PMID: 26596471, PMCID: PMC4662081, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3-L1 CellsAdipocytesAnimalsApoptosisChemokine CCL5Chromatin ImmunoprecipitationCysteine EndopeptidasesCytokinesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diet, High-FatEndopeptidasesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryGene Knockout TechniquesGlucose IntoleranceHyperglycemiaImmunoblottingImmunoprecipitationInflammationInsulin ResistanceInsulin-Secreting CellsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIslets of LangerhansMiceMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNF-kappa BPhenotypeReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSmall Ubiquitin-Related Modifier ProteinsConceptsNF-κB activityAdipocyte dysfunctionCytokine productionType 1 diabetes progressionPancreatic isletsType 1 diabetes mellitusMild insulin resistanceDevelopment of diabetesType 2 diabetes phenotypeΒ-cell damageDirect cytotoxic effectNF-κB inhibitorAdipocyte-specific deletionProgression of T1DMDiabetes mellitusGlucose intolerancePancreatic inflammationProinflammatory cytokinesCCL5 expressionInsulin resistanceDiabetes progressionInflammatory responseNF-κBDiabetes phenotypeMice exhibit
2010
Stabilization of VEGFR2 Signaling by Cerebral Cavernous Malformation 3 Is Critical for Vascular Development
He Y, Zhang H, Yu L, Gunel M, Boggon TJ, Chen H, Min W. Stabilization of VEGFR2 Signaling by Cerebral Cavernous Malformation 3 Is Critical for Vascular Development. Science Signaling 2010, 3: ra26. PMID: 20371769, PMCID: PMC3052863, DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2000722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCardiovascular SystemEndothelial CellsFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectGene DeletionGene Expression ProfilingGene Knockdown TechniquesHematopoiesisHumansImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryImmunoprecipitationMiceReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsCarboxyl-terminal domainVascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2Vascular developmentHuman vascular malformationsCerebral cavernous malformation 3Early embryonic stagesCerebral cavernous malformationsEndothelial cell-specific deletionApoptotic stimuliCell-specific deletionVivo functionEmbryonic angiogenesisEndothelial growth factor receptor 2Unknown functionVEGF stimulationVEGFR2 signalingEmbryonic stagesMessenger RNASmooth muscle cellsGrowth factor receptor 2DeletionCCM3 genesFactor receptor 2Muscle cellsGenes
2004
AIP1/DAB2IP, a Novel Member of the Ras-GAP Family, Transduces TRAF2-induced ASK1-JNK Activation*
Zhang H, Zhang R, Luo Y, D'Alessio A, Pober JS, Min W. AIP1/DAB2IP, a Novel Member of the Ras-GAP Family, Transduces TRAF2-induced ASK1-JNK Activation*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 44955-44965. PMID: 15310755, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m407617200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCattleCell LineCell MembraneCytoplasmGene DeletionGenes, ReporterGuanylate KinasesHumansImmunoblottingImmunoprecipitationJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMAP Kinase Kinase 4MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase 5Microscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescenceMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesModels, BiologicalMutationNF-kappa BProlineProtein Structure, TertiaryProtein TransportProteinsRas GTPase-Activating ProteinsSignal TransductionTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2Transfection