2013
NO triggers RGS4 degradation to coordinate angiogenesis and cardiomyocyte growth
Jaba IM, Zhuang ZW, Li N, Jiang Y, Martin KA, Sinusas AJ, Papademetris X, Simons M, Sessa WC, Young LH, Tirziu D. NO triggers RGS4 degradation to coordinate angiogenesis and cardiomyocyte growth. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2013, 123: 1718-1731. PMID: 23454748, PMCID: PMC3613910, DOI: 10.1172/jci65112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, BiologicalAnimalsCell EnlargementCells, CulturedCoronary VesselsEndothelium, VascularHeart VentriclesMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMultiprotein ComplexesMyocytes, CardiacNeovascularization, PhysiologicNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthasePlacenta Growth FactorPregnancy ProteinsProteinsProteolysisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRGS ProteinsSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesConceptsCardiomyocyte growthAkt/mTORC1 signalingNovel NO-dependent mechanismProteasomal degradationCoordination of angiogenesisMTORC1 signalingConditional overexpressionMurine cardiac tissueG proteinsTransgenic expressionAkt/Physiological mechanismsMyocyte growthVessel growthGrowth factorTransgenic miceHypertrophic responseAngiogenesisKnockout miceMyocardial hypertrophyExpressionGrowthCardiac hypertrophyNOS inhibitor L-NAMEInduction
2008
FGF mediates maintenance of vascular integrity in a Csk dependent manner
Murakami M, Zhuang Z, Moodie K, Stan R, Simons M. FGF mediates maintenance of vascular integrity in a Csk dependent manner. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 329.5-329.5. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.329.5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInhibition of FGFVE-cadherinVE-cadherin mutantCo-immunoprecipitation experimentsDominant-negative formCell-cell contactVE-cadherin complexVE-cadherin internalizationVE-cadherin stabilizationTotal expression levelsVascular integrityCSK associationFGF signalingP120-cateninEC monolayer permeabilitySrc activationChimera proteinTransgenic expressionFGF inhibitionFGFAdult vasculatureExpression levelsFGF-R1ProteinTie2 promoter