2021
Progranulin associates with Rab2 and is involved in autophagosome-lysosome fusion in Gaucher disease
Zhao X, Liberti R, Jian J, Fu W, Hettinghouse A, Sun Y, Liu C. Progranulin associates with Rab2 and is involved in autophagosome-lysosome fusion in Gaucher disease. Journal Of Molecular Medicine 2021, 99: 1639-1654. PMID: 34453183, PMCID: PMC8541919, DOI: 10.1007/s00109-021-02127-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLysosomal storage diseaseGaucher diseaseAutophagosome-lysosome fusionCommon lysosomal storage diseasePGRN deficiencyNovel therapiesAnimal modelsProgranulinLC3-IIMolecular targetsCrucial mediatorCritical moleculesStorage diseaseDiseaseAutophagic fluxC-terminal fragmentImpaired fusionPatient fibroblastsAutophagyImpairmentKey regulator
2018
p204 Is Required for Canonical Lipopolysaccharide-induced TLR4 Signaling in Mice
Yi Y, Jian J, Gonzalez-Gugel E, Shi Y, Tian Q, Fu W, Hettinghouse A, Song W, Liu R, He M, Qi H, Yang J, Du X, Xiao G, Chen L, Liu C. p204 Is Required for Canonical Lipopolysaccharide-induced TLR4 Signaling in Mice. EBioMedicine 2018, 29: 78-91. PMID: 29472103, PMCID: PMC5925582, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedCytokinesGenotypeImmunity, InnateInflammasomesInflammation MediatorsInterferon Regulatory Factor-3Interferon-betaLipopolysaccharidesMacrophage ActivationMacrophagesMiceMice, KnockoutModels, BiologicalNF-kappa BNuclear ProteinsPhosphoproteinsProtein BindingProtein MultimerizationRAW 264.7 CellsShock, SepticSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 4ConceptsPro-inflammatory cytokinesLPS challengeIRF-3 pathwayDimerization of TLR4Serum levelsLPS-TLR4TLR4 signalingNF-ĸBAnimal modelsPyrin domainInnate immunityExtracellular LPSInterferon-inducible p200 familyInfectious diseasesLPSMicePotential targetTLR4IFNCytokinesMacrophagesBacterial DNASignificant defectsDramatic reductionPathway