2010
Functional Analyses of the Bone Marrow Kinase in the X Chromosome in Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor–Induced Lymphangiogenesis
Jones D, Xu Z, Zhang H, He Y, Kluger MS, Chen H, Min W. Functional Analyses of the Bone Marrow Kinase in the X Chromosome in Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor–Induced Lymphangiogenesis. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2010, 30: 2553-2561. PMID: 20864667, PMCID: PMC3106279, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.110.214999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedCorneaEndothelial CellsFemaleHumansLymphangiogenesisLymphatic VesselsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPhosphorylationProtein-Tyrosine KinasesRecombinant ProteinsRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionSkinTransfectionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor CVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-3ConceptsBone marrow kinaseX chromosomeLymphatic endothelial cell tube formationVascular endothelial growth factorVEGFR-3 receptorRole of BmxLymphatic endothelial cellsEndothelial cell tube formationVEGFR-2 activationCell tube formationLymphangiogenic signalingReceptor autophosphorylationFunctional analysisLymphangiogenic responseFirst insightPathological angiogenesisWild-type micePharmacological inhibitionTube formationBMXChromosomesKinaseVEGFR-3Critical roleSignalingChapter 19 Thioredoxin and Redox Signaling in Vasculature—Studies Using Trx2 Endothelium-Specific Transgenic Mice
Min W, Xu L, Zhou H, Huang Q, Zhang H, He Y, Zhe X, Luo Y. Chapter 19 Thioredoxin and Redox Signaling in Vasculature—Studies Using Trx2 Endothelium-Specific Transgenic Mice. Methods In Enzymology 2010, 474: 315-324. PMID: 20609919, DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(10)74019-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReactive oxygen speciesCellular reactive oxygen speciesMitochondrial antioxidant systemVivo functional assaysTRX2 geneRedox signalingTransgenic miceRedox genesThioredoxin 2Functional analysisHuman diseasesFunctional assaysAntioxidant systemOxygen speciesGenesCritical roleEndothelial cell culturesCell culturesPrimary lineTrx2TransgenesisThioredoxinMitochondriaSignalingSpecies
2008
AIP1 Recruits Phosphatase PP2A to ASK1 in Tumor Necrosis Factor–Induced ASK1-JNK Activation
Min W, Lin Y, Tang S, Yu L, Zhang H, Wan T, Luhn T, Fu H, Chen H. AIP1 Recruits Phosphatase PP2A to ASK1 in Tumor Necrosis Factor–Induced ASK1-JNK Activation. Circulation Research 2008, 102: 840-848. PMID: 18292600, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.107.168153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsASK1-JNK signalingASK1 dephosphorylationAssociation of PP2APP2A catalytic subunitCatalytic inactive formPP2A inhibitor okadaicASK1-JNK activationC-Jun N-terminal kinaseActivation of JNKEndothelial cellsN-terminal kinasePhosphatase PP2ACritical rolePotential phosphataseProtein phosphataseGAP domainInhibitor okadaicProtein familyCatalytic subunitC2 domainPP2AAIP1Novel memberApoptotic signalingRNA knockdown
2007
Endothelial-Specific Expression of Mitochondrial Thioredoxin Improves Endothelial Cell Function and Reduces Atherosclerotic Lesions
Zhang H, Luo Y, Zhang W, He Y, Dai S, Zhang R, Huang Y, Bernatchez P, Giordano FJ, Shadel G, Sessa WC, Min W. Endothelial-Specific Expression of Mitochondrial Thioredoxin Improves Endothelial Cell Function and Reduces Atherosclerotic Lesions. American Journal Of Pathology 2007, 170: 1108-1120. PMID: 17322393, PMCID: PMC1864879, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2007.060960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaApolipoproteins EAtherosclerosisCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsFlow CytometryImmunoblottingImmunohistochemistryMiceMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, ConfocalMitochondrial ProteinsNitric OxideReactive Oxygen SpeciesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionThioredoxinsVasodilationConceptsTg miceAtherosclerotic lesionsOxidative stressNitric oxide levelsEC functionDeficient mouse modelEndothelial cell functionAtherosclerosis developmentEnhanced vasodilationVascular EC functionEndothelium functionApolipoprotein EControl littermatesMouse modelOxide levelsMice showCapacity of ECEndothelial-specific expressionEndothelial cellsCritical roleReactive oxygen speciesCell functionMiceTotal antioxidantsLesions