2010
MicroRNAs Are Necessary for Vascular Smooth Muscle Growth, Differentiation, and Function
Albinsson S, Suarez Y, Skoura A, Offermanns S, Miano JM, Sessa WC. MicroRNAs Are Necessary for Vascular Smooth Muscle Growth, Differentiation, and Function. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2010, 30: 1118-1126. PMID: 20378849, PMCID: PMC2880481, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.109.200873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsAortaCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDEAD-box RNA HelicasesEmbryo LossEndoribonucleasesGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenotypeGestational AgeHemorrhageIntegrasesLiver DiseasesMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMicrofilament ProteinsMicroRNAsMuscle DevelopmentMuscle ProteinsMuscle, Smooth, VascularNuclear ProteinsPhenotypeRibonuclease IIIStress FibersTrans-ActivatorsTranscriptional ActivationTransfectionUmbilical ArteriesVasoconstrictionVasodilationConceptsLate embryonic lethalityFundamental cellular processesContractile differentiationContractile protein markersDicer-dependent miRNAsActin stress fibersDeletion of DicerRole of miRNAsDicer resultsOverexpression of microRNAEmbryonic lethalityMiRNA synthesisCellular processesRate-limiting enzymeStress fibersVascular developmentMuscle growthCell typesCellular proliferationMiRNAsVascular smooth muscle growthVascular smooth muscle proliferationMicroRNAsProtein markersDicer
2008
Dicer-dependent endothelial microRNAs are necessary for postnatal angiogenesis
Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C, Yu J, Gerber SA, Harrison KD, Pober JS, Iruela-Arispe ML, Merkenschlager M, Sessa WC. Dicer-dependent endothelial microRNAs are necessary for postnatal angiogenesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 14082-14087. PMID: 18779589, PMCID: PMC2544582, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0804597105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial miRNAsPostnatal angiogenesisMiR-17Posttranscriptional gene regulationLoss of DicerGeneration of miRNAsExpression of miRNAsCluster miR-17Cell-specific inactivationGene regulationAngiogenic responseEndothelial microRNAsInduced expressionMiRNAsAspects of developmentEndothelial cell proliferationVariety of stimuliCell proliferationDicerThrombospondin-1Exogenous VEGFMicroRNAsExpressionEndothelial cellsRegulation
2007
Dicer Dependent MicroRNAs Regulate Gene Expression and Functions in Human Endothelial Cells
Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C, Pober JS, Sessa WC. Dicer Dependent MicroRNAs Regulate Gene Expression and Functions in Human Endothelial Cells. Circulation Research 2007, 100: 1164-1173. PMID: 17379831, DOI: 10.1161/01.res.0000265065.26744.17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expressionHuman endothelial cellsEndogenous miRNA levelsImportance of miRNAsMaturation of microRNAsEC gene expressionEndothelial cellsTek/TieKnockdown of DicerDICER-dependent microRNAsRole of DicerMiRNA expression profilesKDR/VEGFR2MiR-222/221Dicer knockdownDependent microRNAsSynthase protein levelsDicerKey regulatorExpression profilesKey enzymePhysiological pathwaysCord formationEndothelial biologyMiRNAs