2013
Differential Expression of miR-145 in Children with Kawasaki Disease
Shimizu C, Kim J, Stepanowsky P, Trinh C, Lau H, Akers J, Chen C, Kanegaye J, Tremoulet A, Ohno-Machado L, Burns J. Differential Expression of miR-145 in Children with Kawasaki Disease. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e58159. PMID: 23483985, PMCID: PMC3590129, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArteriesBase SequenceChildChild, PreschoolCluster AnalysisGene Expression RegulationHumansInfantMicroRNAsModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataMucocutaneous Lymph Node SyndromeReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSequence AlignmentSequence Analysis, DNASignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsTGF-β pathwayGene expressionMiR-145Small non-coding RNAsKawasaki disease pathogenesisExtracellular vesiclesSmall RNA speciesPost-transcriptional levelDiscovery of microRNAsKawasaki diseaseNon-coding RNAsExpression of genesDisease pathogenesisSmall extracellular vesiclesSmall RNAsRNA speciesTarget genesTop pathwaysVascular smooth muscle cellsPathway analysisDifferentiation of neutrophilsDifferential expressionMicroRNAsArterial wallGeneration of myofibroblasts
2011
Twist1-Induced Invadopodia Formation Promotes Tumor Metastasis
Eckert M, Lwin T, Chang A, Kim J, Danis E, Ohno-Machado L, Yang J. Twist1-Induced Invadopodia Formation Promotes Tumor Metastasis. Cancer Cell 2011, 19: 372-386. PMID: 21397860, PMCID: PMC3072410, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2011.01.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAnimalsBase SequenceBreast NeoplasmsCell LineCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell Surface ExtensionsElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleHEK293 CellsHumansMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasmsNuclear ProteinsReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alphaReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionSrc Homology DomainsTwist-Related Protein 1ConceptsInvadopodia formationTumor metastasisFormation of invadopodiaDirect transcriptional targetTwist1 transcription factorEMT-inducing signalsMatrix degradationPromotes Tumor MetastasisMembrane protrusionsExtracellular matrix degradationTranscriptional targetsTranscription factorsInvadopodiaPDGFRα expressionMesenchymal transitionTwist1Central mediatorPDGFRαKey functions