2018
Extracellular anti-angiogenic proteins augment an endosomal protein trafficking pathway to reach mitochondria and execute apoptosis in HUVECs
Chen M, Qiu T, Wu J, Yang Y, Wright GD, Wu M, Ge R. Extracellular anti-angiogenic proteins augment an endosomal protein trafficking pathway to reach mitochondria and execute apoptosis in HUVECs. Cell Death & Differentiation 2018, 25: 1905-1920. PMID: 29523874, PMCID: PMC6219483, DOI: 10.1038/s41418-018-0092-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiostatinsApoptosisCell MembraneEndocytosisEndoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiPEndosomesFibronectinsFluorescence Recovery After PhotobleachingHeat-Shock ProteinsHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHumansMicroscopy, FluorescenceMitochondriaNeovascularization, PhysiologicPhosphoproteinsProtein TransportRecombinant ProteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSodium-Hydrogen ExchangersSynaptosomal-Associated Protein 25ThrombospondinsConceptsLate endosomesEndosomal proteinExtracellular proteinsT-SNARE proteinsCytosolic scaffold proteinsTotal internal reflection fluorescent microscopyPro-apoptotic functionFluorescent microscopyRegulatory factor 1Recycling endosomesRNAi knockdownCargo degradationScaffold proteinSuper-resolution fluorescent microscopyMitochondrial traffickingCell fractionationPlasma membraneIsthminProximity ligationMitochondriaProtein 25ProteinBiochemical analysisAnti-angiogenic proteinFactor 1
2017
FFAR2‐FFAR3 receptor heteromerization modulates short‐chain fatty acid sensing
Ang Z, Xiong D, Wu M, Ding JL. FFAR2‐FFAR3 receptor heteromerization modulates short‐chain fatty acid sensing. The FASEB Journal 2017, 32: 289-303. PMID: 28883043, PMCID: PMC5731126, DOI: 10.1096/fj.201700252rr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBeta-Arrestin 2Calcium SignalingColitisCyclic AMPFatty Acids, VolatileFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferHEK293 CellsHumansMacrophagesObesityP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationProtein MultimerizationReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledRecombinant ProteinsConceptsShort-chain fatty acidsBimolecular fluorescence complementationReceptor heteromerizationGut microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acidsMicrobiota-derived short-chain fatty acidsFluorescence complementationFluorescence resonance energy transferHeterologous expressionFree fatty acid receptor 2Mammalian receptorsFatty acidsFatty acid sensingProximity ligationDrug targetsΒ-arrestinHEK293 cellsPrimary human monocytesResonance energy transferNovel pathwayCytosolic CaP38 phosphorylationHeteromersInflammatory monocytesReceptor 2Receptor heteromers