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
2009
DAB2IP coordinates both PI3K-Akt and ASK1 pathways for cell survival and apoptosis
Xie D, Gore C, Zhou J, Pong RC, Zhang H, Yu L, Vessella RL, Min W, Hsieh JT. DAB2IP coordinates both PI3K-Akt and ASK1 pathways for cell survival and apoptosis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 19878-19883. PMID: 19903888, PMCID: PMC2785260, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0908458106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDAB2IP proteinCell survivalDeath-signaling moleculePI3K-Akt activityPI3K-Akt activationMetastatic prostate cancer cellsPI3K-Akt pathwayCell cycle arrestASK1 activityScaffold proteinPotent growth inhibitorDeath signalsC2 domainSignal moleculesASK1 activationFunctional analysisCell homeostasisApoptotic defectsConstitutive activationJNK pathwayProstate cancer cellsASK1 pathwayPI3K-AktDAB2IP expressionCycle arrest