Featured Publications
Thioredoxin-2 Inhibits Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Apoptosis Stress Kinase-1 Activity to Maintain Cardiac Function
Huang Q, Zhou HJ, Zhang H, Huang Y, Hinojosa-Kirschenbaum F, Fan P, Yao L, Belardinelli L, Tellides G, Giordano FJ, Budas GR, Min W. Thioredoxin-2 Inhibits Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Apoptosis Stress Kinase-1 Activity to Maintain Cardiac Function. Circulation 2015, 131: 1082-1097. PMID: 25628390, PMCID: PMC4374031, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.012725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial reactive oxygen species generationReactive oxygen species generationOxygen species generationASK1-dependent apoptosisMitochondrial reactive oxygen species productionPhosphorylation/activityKey mitochondrial proteinsSpecies generationMitochondrial membrane depolarizationKinase 1 activityMitochondrial proteinsReactive oxygen species productionCellular redoxMitochondrial Trx2Inhibition of ASK1Apoptotic signalingOxygen species productionThioredoxin 2Protein expression levelsKinase 1ATP productionASK1 inhibitionKnockout miceMitochondrial ultrastructureASK1 inhibitors
2019
Short AIP1 (ASK1-Interacting Protein-1) Isoform Localizes to the Mitochondria and Promotes Vascular Dysfunction
Li Z, Li L, Zhang H, Zhou HJ, Ji W, Min W. Short AIP1 (ASK1-Interacting Protein-1) Isoform Localizes to the Mitochondria and Promotes Vascular Dysfunction. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2019, 40: 112-127. PMID: 31619063, PMCID: PMC7204498, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.119.312976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAorta, ThoracicApoptosisArteriosclerosisBlotting, WesternCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalDNAEndothelium, VascularGene Expression RegulationGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, FluorescenceMitochondriaRas GTPase-Activating ProteinsSignal TransductionConceptsN-terminal pleckstrin homology domainHuman genome-wide association studiesGenome-wide association studiesPleckstrin homology domainMitochondrial reactive oxygen species generationEndothelial cellsH3K9 trimethylationHomology domainReactive oxygen species productionOxygen species productionReactive oxygen speciesReactive oxygen species generationAssociation studiesRegulatory factorsEpigenetic inhibitionEC activationOxygen species generationDependent pathwayVascular endothelial cellsProteolytic degradationSpecies productionOxygen speciesVascular homeostasisMitochondriaSpecies generation
2017
Mechanistic Role of Thioredoxin 2 in Heart Failure
Chen C, Chen H, Zhou HJ, Ji W, Min W. Mechanistic Role of Thioredoxin 2 in Heart Failure. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2017, 982: 265-276. PMID: 28551792, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-55330-6_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThioredoxin 2ASK1-dependent apoptosisMechanistic roleMitochondrial reactive oxygen species generationCellular oxidative stressGlobal gene knockoutMitochondrial proteinsEmbryonic lethalityMitochondrial Trx2Gene knockoutKinase 1Reactive oxygen species generationTrx2Key mechanistic roleOxygen species generationCardiomyocyte apoptosisActive tissuesApoptosisCommon mechanismOxidative stressSpecies generationPromising targetHeart failureTherapeutic strategiesTreatment of DCM
2016
Mitochondrial Redox Signaling and Tumor Progression
Chen Y, Zhang H, Zhou HJ, Ji W, Min W. Mitochondrial Redox Signaling and Tumor Progression. Cancers 2016, 8: 40. PMID: 27023612, PMCID: PMC4846849, DOI: 10.3390/cancers8040040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitochondrial redox proteinsExcessive ROSRedox proteinsCancer cellsMitochondrial redox signalingMitochondrial oxidative phosphorylationCellular ROS levelsStress signalingRedox regulationROS functionTumor progressionRedox signalingMitochondrial roleApoptotic signalingCancer cell proliferationRedox-sensitive pathwaysTranscriptional factorsReactive oxygen species generationTumor suppressorOxidative phosphorylationDNA mutationsOxygen species generationCancer progressionBasal ROSCancer invasion