2017
Opposing Actions of AKT (Protein Kinase B) Isoforms in Vascular Smooth Muscle Injury and Therapeutic Response
Jin Y, Xie Y, Ostriker AC, Zhang X, Liu R, Lee MY, Leslie KL, Tang W, Du J, Lee SH, Wang Y, Sessa WC, Hwa J, Yu J, Martin KA. Opposing Actions of AKT (Protein Kinase B) Isoforms in Vascular Smooth Muscle Injury and Therapeutic Response. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2017, 37: 2311-2321. PMID: 29025710, PMCID: PMC5699966, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.117.310053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesCell Cycle ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDisease Models, AnimalForkhead Transcription FactorsGene Expression RegulationGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMice, KnockoutMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MuscleNeointimaNuclear ProteinsPhenotypePromoter Regions, GeneticProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRNA InterferenceRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionSirolimusTime FactorsTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsTransfectionVascular System InjuriesConceptsIntimal hyperplasiaTherapeutic inhibitionVascular smooth muscle injurySmooth muscle-specific deletionSmooth muscle cell proliferationSystemic vascular diseaseSevere intimal hyperplasiaSmooth muscle injuryNew treatment strategiesWild-type miceAkt isoformsMuscle cell proliferationMuscle-specific deletionMechanism of actionVascular smooth muscle cell differentiationCoronary revascularizationSmooth muscle cell differentiationDiabetes mellitusDiabetic patientsControl miceRapamycin therapyVascular diseaseMuscle injuryTherapeutic responseSevere thrombosis
2002
The Critical Role of Transmembrane Prolines in Human Prostacyclin Receptor Activation
Stitham J, Martin KA, Hwa J. The Critical Role of Transmembrane Prolines in Human Prostacyclin Receptor Activation. Molecular Pharmacology 2002, 61: 1202-1210. PMID: 11961139, DOI: 10.1124/mol.61.5.1202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsG protein-coupled receptorsHuman prostacyclin receptorTransmembrane prolinesMolecular hingeProtein-coupled receptorsVascular smooth muscle relaxationProstacyclin receptor activationAlanine mutationsExtracellular boundarySmooth muscle relaxationPro-89Proline residuesLigand bindingGPCR activationExtracellular locationProper bindingWild-type controlsPosition 89ProlineMuscle relaxationPlatelet aggregationReceptor activationProstacyclin receptorCritical roleBinding
1998
A Tyrosine-Rich Region in the N Terminus of CCR5 Is Important for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Entry and Mediates an Association between gp120 and CCR5
Farzan M, Choe H, Vaca L, Martin K, Sun Y, Desjardins E, Ruffing N, Wu L, Wyatt R, Gerard N, Gerard C, Sodroski J. A Tyrosine-Rich Region in the N Terminus of CCR5 Is Important for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Entry and Mediates an Association between gp120 and CCR5. Journal Of Virology 1998, 72: 1160-1164. PMID: 9445013, PMCID: PMC124591, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.72.2.1160-1164.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 infectionHIV-1CCR5 mutantsHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) entryHuman immunodeficiency virus type 1Immunodeficiency virus type 1Virus entryDual-tropic variantsSpecific chemokine receptorsChemokine receptor CCR5Macrophage-tropic strainsVirus type 1Region of CCR5Wild-type CCR5Gp120 envelope glycoproteinInfection of cellsMacrophage-tropicAsymptomatic stageChemokine receptorsReceptor CCR5Gp120 glycoproteinCCR5Type 1InfectionEnvelope glycoprotein