2024
SRF SUMOylation modulates smooth muscle phenotypic switch and vascular remodeling
Xu Y, Zhang H, Chen Y, Pober J, Zhou M, Zhou J, Min W. SRF SUMOylation modulates smooth muscle phenotypic switch and vascular remodeling. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 6919. PMID: 39134547, PMCID: PMC11319592, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51350-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsSerum response factorCardiovascular diseaseVSMC synthetic phenotypeVascular remodelingNeointimal formationSENP1 deficiencySerum response factor activitySmooth muscle phenotypic switchingPhenotypic switchingPathogenesis of cardiovascular diseaseSmooth muscle cellsPost-translational SUMOylationTreatment of cardiovascular diseasesInhibitor AZD6244Phospho-ELK1Increased nuclear accumulationLysosomal localizationGene transcriptionNuclear accumulationMuscle cellsCoronary arteryCVD patientsVSMC phenotypic switchTherapeutic potential
2017
Stromal Senp1 promotes mouse early folliculogenesis by regulating BMP4 expression
Tan S, Feng B, Yin M, Zhou HJ, Lou G, Ji W, Li Y, Min W. Stromal Senp1 promotes mouse early folliculogenesis by regulating BMP4 expression. Cell & Bioscience 2017, 7: 36. PMID: 28770041, PMCID: PMC5526272, DOI: 10.1186/s13578-017-0163-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStromal cellsFollicle maturationPremature ovarian failureOvarian follicle developmentCell-specific deletionOocyte developmentOvarian failureFollicle numberSENP1 deficiencyOvarian folliclesEarly folliculogenesisDecreased expressionFollicle developmentEarly oocyte developmentGrowth factorRegulation of BMP4Oocyte growthFolliculogenesisMiceBMP4 expressionCre systemCellsMaturationSENP1Critical role