2014
Selective oral ROCK2 inhibitor down-regulates IL-21 and IL-17 secretion in human T cells via STAT3-dependent mechanism
Zanin-Zhorov A, Weiss J, Nyuydzefe M, Chen W, Scher J, Mo R, Depoil D, Rao N, Liu B, Wei J, Lucas S, Koslow M, Roche M, Schueller O, Weiss S, Poyurovsky M, Tonra J, Hippen K, Dustin M, Blazar B, Liu C, Waksal S. Selective oral ROCK2 inhibitor down-regulates IL-21 and IL-17 secretion in human T cells via STAT3-dependent mechanism. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 16814-16819. PMID: 25385601, PMCID: PMC4250132, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1414189111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cellsIL-17IL-21Forkhead box P3 (Foxp3) expressionRegulatory T cell subsetsPhase 1 clinical trialCollagen-induced arthritisIL-17 secretionRegulatory T cellsRheumatoid arthritis patientsTreatment of autoimmunityBox P3 expressionT cell subsetsDevelopment of autoimmunityROCK2 inhibitorIFN regulatory factor 4Healthy human subjectsT cell receptor stimulationIL-21 promoterSTAT3-dependent mechanismRegulatory factor 4Human T cellsArthritis patientsSiRNA-mediated inhibitionProinflammatory cytokines
2008
Cbfa1-dependent expression of an interferon-inducible p204 protein is required for chondrocyte differentiation
Zhang Y, Kong L, Carlson C, Liu C. Cbfa1-dependent expression of an interferon-inducible p204 protein is required for chondrocyte differentiation. Cell Death & Differentiation 2008, 15: 1760-1771. PMID: 18636074, DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2008.112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBone Morphogenetic Protein 2Cell DifferentiationChondrocytesChondrogenesisCollagen Type XCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitEmbryo, MammalianGrowth PlateHedgehog ProteinsHypertrophyImmunohistochemistryMiceModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataNuclear ProteinsParathyroid Hormone-Related ProteinPhosphoproteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionSOXD Transcription FactorsTranscriptional ActivationConceptsChondrocyte hypertrophyChondrocyte differentiationMatrix metalloproteinase-13Indian hedgehogHypertrophic chondrocyte differentiationGrowth plate chondrocytesMetalloproteinase-13P204 proteinReceptor 1HypertrophyAltered levelsType X collagenAltered expressionEnhanced expressionProminent expressionSiRNA approachOverexpression of p204Collagen XSpecific reporter genesPluripotent C3H10T1/2 cellsX collagenNovel regulatorExpressionCbfa1C3H10T1/2 cellsp204 Protein Overcomes the Inhibition of Core Binding Factor α-1–mediated Osteogenic Differentiation by Id Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins
Luan Y, Yu X, Yang N, Frenkel S, Chen L, Liu C. p204 Protein Overcomes the Inhibition of Core Binding Factor α-1–mediated Osteogenic Differentiation by Id Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2008, 19: 2113-2126. PMID: 18287524, PMCID: PMC2366862, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e07-10-1057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlkaline PhosphataseAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBone Morphogenetic Protein 2Bone Morphogenetic ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell LineCell NucleusCore Binding Factor alpha SubunitsFemaleHelix-Loop-Helix MotifsHumansInhibitor of Differentiation ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNuclear Export SignalsNuclear ProteinsOsteoblastsOsteocalcinOsteogenesisPhosphoproteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProtein BindingProtein TransportTransforming Growth Factor betaUbiquitinConceptsD proteinsOsteogenic differentiationSequence-specific bindingUbiquitin-proteasome pathwayCore binding factor αExpression of Cbfa1Factor alpha 1P204 proteinExport signalHelix proteinsHelix-LoopRegulatory circuitsTarget genesInterferon-inducible proteinOsteocalcin geneMolecular mechanismsALP activityOsteoblast differentiationDiminished transcriptionCytoplasmic translocationId2Cbfa1Differentiation proteinProteinAlkaline phosphatase