2009
Genetic Evidence Supporting a Critical Role of Endothelial Caveolin-1 during the Progression of Atherosclerosis
Fernández-Hernando C, Yu J, Suárez Y, Rahner C, Dávalos A, Lasunción MA, Sessa WC. Genetic Evidence Supporting a Critical Role of Endothelial Caveolin-1 during the Progression of Atherosclerosis. Cell Metabolism 2009, 10: 48-54. PMID: 19583953, PMCID: PMC2735117, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2009.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression of atherosclerosisInitiation of atherosclerosisCav-1ApoE knockout backgroundArtery wallKnockout backgroundLeukocyte adhesion moleculesNitric oxide productionEndothelial Cav-1 expressionCav-1 expressionEndothelial caveolin-1AtherosclerosisTransgenic miceOxide productionGenetic ablationLDL infiltrationAdhesion moleculesCritical roleCaveolin-1 geneLDL-derived cholesterolMiceVessel wallPhysiological evidenceLesion expansionGenetic evidence
2006
Identification of Golgi-localized acyl transferases that palmitoylate and regulate endothelial nitric oxide synthase
Fernández-Hernando C, Fukata M, Bernatchez PN, Fukata Y, Lin MI, Bredt DS, Sessa WC. Identification of Golgi-localized acyl transferases that palmitoylate and regulate endothelial nitric oxide synthase. Journal Of Cell Biology 2006, 174: 369-377. PMID: 16864653, PMCID: PMC2064233, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200601051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman endothelial cellsComplementary DNAPalmitoylation-deficient mutantHuman embryonic kidney 293 cellsEmbryonic kidney 293 cellsEndothelial nitric oxide synthaseEndothelial cellsKidney 293 cellsDHHC enzymesN-myristoylationS-palmitoylationNew GolgiSubcellular localizationCDNA clonesPlasma membraneLipid modificationCytoplasmic aspectENOS localizationGolgi apparatusRegulatory roleENOS palmitoylationPalmitoyl transferaseGolgiNitric oxide synthaseAcyl transferase