2024
UBXN9 governs GLUT4-mediated spatial confinement of RIG-I-like receptors and signaling
Harrison A, Yang D, Cahoon J, Geng T, Cao Z, Karginov T, Hu Y, Li X, Chiari C, Qyang Y, Vella A, Fan Z, Vanaja S, Rathinam V, Witczak C, Bogan J, Wang P. UBXN9 governs GLUT4-mediated spatial confinement of RIG-I-like receptors and signaling. Nature Immunology 2024, 25: 2234-2246. PMID: 39567760, DOI: 10.1038/s41590-024-02004-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Vascular smooth muscle cells derived from inbred swine induced pluripotent stem cells for vascular tissue engineering
Luo J, Qin L, Kural MH, Schwan J, Li X, Bartulos O, Cong XQ, Ren Y, Gui L, Li G, Ellis MW, Li P, Kotton DN, Dardik A, Pober JS, Tellides G, Rolle M, Campbell S, Hawley RJ, Sachs DH, Niklason LE, Qyang Y. Vascular smooth muscle cells derived from inbred swine induced pluripotent stem cells for vascular tissue engineering. Biomaterials 2017, 147: 116-132. PMID: 28942128, PMCID: PMC5638652, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle cellsPluripotent stem cellsFunctional vascular smooth muscle cellsMassachusetts General Hospital miniature swineMuscle cellsSelf-assembly approachBiodegradable polyglycolic acid (PGA) scaffoldsPrimary vascular smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle myosin heavy chainMuscle myosin heavy chainVascular tissue engineeringStem cellsTissue engineeringPolyglycolic acid scaffoldsReprogramming factorsVascular diseaseContractile functionVascular constructsImmunodeficient miceOrgan transplantsMiniature swinePreclinical investigationsGreat potentialMyosin heavy chain