2014
Syndecan 4 is required for endothelial alignment in flow and atheroprotective signaling
Baeyens N, Mulligan-Kehoe MJ, Corti F, Simon DD, Ross TD, Rhodes JM, Wang TZ, Mejean CO, Simons M, Humphrey J, Schwartz MA. Syndecan 4 is required for endothelial alignment in flow and atheroprotective signaling. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 17308-17313. PMID: 25404299, PMCID: PMC4260558, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1413725111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtherosclerosisBlotting, WesternCells, CulturedEndothelial CellsFemaleHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroscopy, ConfocalNF-kappa BReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionStress, MechanicalSyndecan-4Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsNF-κBProinflammatory NF-κBAtherosclerotic plaque burdenKruppel-like factor 2Umbilical vein endothelial cellsVEGF receptor 2Appearance of plaquesVein endothelial cellsHypercholesterolemic micePlaque burdenAntiinflammatory pathwayThoracic aortaReceptor 2Endothelial cellsEndothelial alignmentFlow correlatesCausal roleAtherosclerosisFactor 2MiceCyclic stretchLocalization correlatesActivationSyndecan-4
2008
Regulation of LKB1/STRAD Localization and Function by E-Cadherin
Sebbagh M, Santoni MJ, Hall B, Borg JP, Schwartz MA. Regulation of LKB1/STRAD Localization and Function by E-Cadherin. Current Biology 2008, 19: 37-42. PMID: 19110428, PMCID: PMC2773019, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.11.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAdherens JunctionsAMP-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesAMP-Activated Protein KinasesBlotting, WesternCaco-2 CellsCadherinsCell FractionationDNA PrimersFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferHumansMultiprotein ComplexesPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsAdherens junctionsLKB1 complexE-cadherinE-cadherin-mediated adherens junctionsAMPK phosphorylationEpithelial apicobasal polarityCell-matrix contactsCell energy metabolismPseudokinase STRADLKB1 kinaseProtein MO25Apicobasal polarityEpithelial polarityCellular processesFluorescence resonance energy transferFamily kinasesKinase activityTumor suppressionTumor suppressorResonance energy transferKinaseUpstream factorsEnergy metabolismSTRADEpithelial cells