2017
Clonal hematopoiesis associated with TET2 deficiency accelerates atherosclerosis development in mice
Fuster JJ, MacLauchlan S, Zuriaga MA, Polackal MN, Ostriker AC, Chakraborty R, Wu CL, Sano S, Muralidharan S, Rius C, Vuong J, Jacob S, Muralidhar V, Robertson AA, Cooper MA, Andrés V, Hirschi KK, Martin KA, Walsh K. Clonal hematopoiesis associated with TET2 deficiency accelerates atherosclerosis development in mice. Science 2017, 355: 842-847. PMID: 28104796, PMCID: PMC5542057, DOI: 10.1126/science.aag1381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTET2-deficient cellsLow-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient miceLipoprotein receptor-deficient miceClonal hematopoiesisBlood cellsAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseAtherosclerotic plaque sizeReceptor-deficient miceBone marrow reconstitutionInterleukin-1β secretionMutant blood cellsAtherosclerosis developmentNLRP3 inhibitorAtheroprotective activityCardiovascular diseaseMarrow reconstitutionChimeric micePlaque sizeClonal expansionMiceMarked increaseCausal roleTET2 deficiencySomatic mutationsHematopoietic cells
2014
Epigenetic regulation of smooth muscle cell plasticity
Liu R, Leslie KL, Martin KA. Epigenetic regulation of smooth muscle cell plasticity. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 2014, 1849: 448-453. PMID: 24937434, PMCID: PMC4552189, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2014.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSMC plasticityEpigenetic regulationSmooth muscle cellsCell plasticitySmooth Muscle Cell PlasticityRegulatory cis elementsCell typesDNA demethylation pathwayLevel of epigeneticsMuscle cell plasticityMature cell typesKey transcription factorMajor cell typesHistone modificationsNovel target moleculesDNA methylationTranscription factorsEnvironmental stressCis elementsPhenotypic statesDemethylation pathwaySMC phenotypeMolecular mechanismsAdult bodyRemarkable plasticity
2013
Ten-Eleven Translocation-2 (TET2) Is a Master Regulator of Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity
Liu R, Jin Y, Tang WH, Qin L, Zhang X, Tellides G, Hwa J, Yu J, Martin KA. Ten-Eleven Translocation-2 (TET2) Is a Master Regulator of Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity. Circulation 2013, 128: 2047-2057. PMID: 24077167, PMCID: PMC3899790, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.113.002887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtherosclerosisCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedDioxygenasesDNA-Binding ProteinsEpigenesis, GeneticHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMiceMice, KnockoutMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNuclear ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticProto-Oncogene ProteinsTrans-ActivatorsWound HealingConceptsTen-Eleven Translocation-2SMC differentiationTET2 knockdownSmooth muscle cellsGene expressionTranslocation 2Smooth Muscle Cell PlasticityMaster epigenetic regulatorSMC gene expressionContractile gene expressionMuscle cell plasticityDedifferentiated smooth muscle cellsTET2 overexpressionContractile smooth muscle cellsHuman smooth muscle cellsChromatin accessibilityEpigenetic landscapeSMC plasticityChromatin immunoprecipitationEpigenetic regulatorsEpigenetic mechanismsCell plasticityMaster regulatorSMC phenotypeTranscriptional upregulation
2005
Endothelial cell activation of the smooth muscle cell phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt pathway promotes differentiation
Brown D, Rzucidlo E, Merenick B, Wagner R, Martin K, Powell R. Endothelial cell activation of the smooth muscle cell phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt pathway promotes differentiation. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2005, 41: 509-516. PMID: 15838487, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2004.12.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAorta, ThoracicCattleCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesEndothelial CellsMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MusclePhenotypePhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionConceptsEC/SMCDifferentiated SMC phenotypeSMC phenotypeSMC differentiationSmooth muscle cellsAkt pathwayProtein markersProtein kinase AktAdenoviral overexpressionContractile protein markersDominant-negative AktEndothelial cellsOpposite endothelial cellsBlood vessel developmentRapid Akt phosphorylationPI3K/Akt pathwayMuscle cellsWestern blottingKinase AktAbility of ECsActive AktPhosphoinositide 3Kinase activityMolecular signalsSynthetic phenotype