2024
SRF SUMOylation modulates smooth muscle phenotypic switch and vascular remodeling
Xu Y, Zhang H, Chen Y, Pober J, Zhou M, Zhou J, Min W. SRF SUMOylation modulates smooth muscle phenotypic switch and vascular remodeling. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 6919. PMID: 39134547, PMCID: PMC11319592, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51350-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsSerum response factorCardiovascular diseaseVSMC synthetic phenotypeVascular remodelingNeointimal formationSENP1 deficiencySerum response factor activitySmooth muscle phenotypic switchingPhenotypic switchingPathogenesis of cardiovascular diseaseSmooth muscle cellsPost-translational SUMOylationTreatment of cardiovascular diseasesInhibitor AZD6244Phospho-ELK1Increased nuclear accumulationLysosomal localizationGene transcriptionNuclear accumulationMuscle cellsCoronary arteryCVD patientsVSMC phenotypic switchTherapeutic potential
2011
AIP1 Prevents Graft Arteriosclerosis by Inhibiting Interferon-&ggr;–Dependent Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Intimal Expansion
Yu L, Qin L, Zhang H, He Y, Chen H, Pober JS, Tellides G, Min W. AIP1 Prevents Graft Arteriosclerosis by Inhibiting Interferon-&ggr;–Dependent Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Intimal Expansion. Circulation Research 2011, 109: 418-427. PMID: 21700930, PMCID: PMC3227522, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.111.248245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAorta, AbdominalAorta, ThoracicArteriosclerosisCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalHumansInterferon-gammaJanus Kinase 2MaleMiceMice, KnockoutMinor Histocompatibility AntigensMuscle, Smooth, VascularRas GTPase-Activating ProteinsReceptors, InterferonSignal TransductionSTAT1 Transcription FactorSTAT3 Transcription FactorTime FactorsTunica IntimaVascular GraftingConceptsASK1-interacting protein-1Neointima formationTransplantation modelIntimal expansionSingle minor histocompatibility antigenSmooth muscle cell proliferationMinor histocompatibility antigensAortic transplantation modelAorta transplantation modelMuscle cell proliferationVSMC accumulationDonor graftsGraft arteriosclerosisIntimal formationIntravenous administrationHistocompatibility antigensVSMC proliferationMouse aortaVSMC migrationIFNProliferative diseasesEndothelial cellsProtein 1Cell proliferationJAK-STAT signaling