2007
Matrix‐specific PAK activation regulates vascular permeability in atherosclerosis
Orr A, Stockton R, Simmers M, Sanders J, Blackman B, Schwartz M. Matrix‐specific PAK activation regulates vascular permeability in atherosclerosis. The FASEB Journal 2007, 21: a268-a268. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.21.5.a268-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPAK activationAtherosclerosis-prone regionsCell-cell junctionsActivation of PAKMembrane proteinsPAK phosphorylationBasement membrane proteinsPro-atherosclerotic cytokinesEndothelial permeabilityPAKActivationFibronectinSubendothelial monocytesVivoKinasePhosphorylationProteinP21Vascular permeabilityRecruitmentMatrix-specific p21-activated kinase activation regulates vascular permeability in atherogenesis
Orr AW, Stockton R, Simmers MB, Sanders JM, Sarembock IJ, Blackman BR, Schwartz MA. Matrix-specific p21-activated kinase activation regulates vascular permeability in atherogenesis. Journal Of Cell Biology 2007, 176: 719-727. PMID: 17312022, PMCID: PMC2064028, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200609008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP21-activated kinaseP21-activated kinase activationAtherosclerosis-prone regionsCell-cell junctionsBasement membrane proteinsMembrane proteinsPAK phosphorylationActivation of PAKKinase activationPAK activationEndothelial permeabilityFibronectinActivationSubendothelial monocytesVivoKinasePhosphorylationProteinVascular permeabilityAtherogenesisRecruitmentCells
2004
p21-activated Kinase Regulates Endothelial Permeability through Modulation of Contractility*
Stockton RA, Schaefer E, Schwartz MA. p21-activated Kinase Regulates Endothelial Permeability through Modulation of Contractility*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 46621-46630. PMID: 15333633, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m408877200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCattleCell CommunicationCells, CulturedCytokinesCytoskeletonEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationHumansInflammationIschemiaMicroscopy, FluorescenceMuscle ContractionMyosin Light ChainsP21-Activated KinasesPeptidesPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProtein TransportThrombinTime FactorsTransfectionUmbilical VeinsConceptsP21-activated kinaseClose cell-cell associationsEndothelial cell-cell junctionsCell-cell junctionsActin stress fibersCell-cell associationsSuitable drug targetsGrowth factorMyosin phosphorylationHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsCentral regulatorStress fibersUmbilical vein endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsPAK activationDrug targetsVein endothelial cellsCell contractilityMultiple growth factorsParacellular poresEndothelial permeabilityPhosphorylationPathological processesPathological conditionsPotential role