2015
Hyperglycemia repression of miR-24 coordinately upregulates endothelial cell expression and secretion of von Willebrand factor
Xiang Y, Cheng J, Wang D, Hu X, Xie Y, Stitham J, Atteya G, Du J, Tang WH, Lee SH, Leslie K, Spollett G, Liu Z, Herzog E, Herzog RI, Lu J, Martin KA, Hwa J. Hyperglycemia repression of miR-24 coordinately upregulates endothelial cell expression and secretion of von Willebrand factor. Blood 2015, 125: 3377-3387. PMID: 25814526, PMCID: PMC4447857, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015-01-620278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVon Willebrand factorDiabetes mellitusMiR-24Diabetic patientsAdverse thrombotic eventsThrombotic cardiovascular eventsVWF expressionWillebrand factorDiabetic mouse modelNovel therapeutic targetHistamine H1 receptorsEndothelial cell expressionHyperglycemia-induced activationCardiovascular eventsThrombotic eventsH1 receptorsMouse modelVWF levelsTherapeutic targetCell expressionMellitusPatientsEndothelial cellsElevated levelsReactive oxygen species
2013
An Extensive Network of TET2-Targeting MicroRNAs Regulates Malignant Hematopoiesis
Cheng J, Guo S, Chen S, Mastriano SJ, Liu C, D’Alessio A, Hysolli E, Guo Y, Yao H, Megyola CM, Li D, Liu J, Pan W, Roden CA, Zhou XL, Heydari K, Chen J, Park IH, Ding Y, Zhang Y, Lu J. An Extensive Network of TET2-Targeting MicroRNAs Regulates Malignant Hematopoiesis. Cell Reports 2013, 5: 471-481. PMID: 24120864, PMCID: PMC3834864, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.08.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKey tumor suppressorMyeloid differentiation biasTET2 expressionTranslocation 2 (TET2) geneMolecular regulationDifferentiation biasHematopoietic malignanciesTen-ElevenMalignant hematopoiesisTumor suppressorHematopoietic expansionActivity screenMiR-7MiRNAsExpression of TET2Normal hematopoiesisOncogenic potentialTET2Important pathogenic mechanismMiR-101Extensive roleMiR-29cHematopoiesisExpressionRegulation
2012
Blockade of miR-150 Maturation by MLL-Fusion/MYC/LIN-28 Is Required for MLL-Associated Leukemia
Jiang X, Huang H, Li Z, Li Y, Wang X, Gurbuxani S, Chen P, He C, You D, Zhang S, Wang J, Arnovitz S, Elkahloun A, Price C, Hong GM, Ren H, Kunjamma RB, Neilly MB, Matthews JM, Xu M, Larson RA, Le Beau MM, Slany RK, Liu PP, Lu J, Zhang J, He C, Chen J. Blockade of miR-150 Maturation by MLL-Fusion/MYC/LIN-28 Is Required for MLL-Associated Leukemia. Cancer Cell 2012, 22: 524-535. PMID: 23079661, PMCID: PMC3480215, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2012.08.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell Transformation, NeoplasticDNA MethylationDown-RegulationFms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3Gene DosageGene Expression Regulation, LeukemicHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHomeodomain ProteinsHumansLeukemiaMiceMicroRNAsMutationMyeloid Ecotropic Viral Integration Site 1 ProteinMyeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia ProteinNeoplasm ProteinsNuclear ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycRNA-Binding ProteinsSignal TransductionConceptsMiR-150MiR-150 functionsLeukemic cell growthPathogenesis of leukemiaHoxa9/Meis1Acute leukemiaDysregulation of miRNAsExpression of microRNAsPivotal gatekeeperLeukemiaFunctional axisCell growthLeukemogenesisMYC/MLL fusion proteinsBlockadePathogenesisPosttranscriptional levelExpressionFusion proteinFLT3
2010
MicroRNA miR-125a controls hematopoietic stem cell number
Guo S, Lu J, Schlanger R, Zhang H, Wang JY, Fox MC, Purton LE, Fleming HH, Cobb B, Merkenschlager M, Golub TR, Scadden DT. MicroRNA miR-125a controls hematopoietic stem cell number. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 14229-14234. PMID: 20616003, PMCID: PMC2922532, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0913574107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic stem cellsStem cell pool sizeStem cell stateLong-term hematopoietic stem cellsCell-autonomous mannerStem cellsStem cell populationCell pool sizeMiR-125aStem cell numbersHematopoietic stem cell numbersEnzyme DicerImmature hematopoietic progenitorsHematopoietic differentiationMutant animalsCell statesProgenitor cell apoptosisMicroRNA processing enzyme DicerMicroRNA clusterProapoptotic genesHSPC populationsHematopoietic expansionSpecific microRNAsUnique microRNAsHSPC apoptosis
2009
MicroRNA-1 Negatively Regulates Expression of the Hypertrophy-Associated Calmodulin and Mef2a Genes
Ikeda S, He A, Kong SW, Lu J, Bejar R, Bodyak N, Lee KH, Ma Q, Kang PM, Golub TR, Pu WT. MicroRNA-1 Negatively Regulates Expression of the Hypertrophy-Associated Calmodulin and Mef2a Genes. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2009, 29: 2193-2204. PMID: 19188439, PMCID: PMC2663304, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01222-08.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
An adenosine analogue, IB-MECA, down-regulates estrogen receptor alpha and suppresses human breast cancer cell proliferation.
Lu J, Pierron A, Ravid K. An adenosine analogue, IB-MECA, down-regulates estrogen receptor alpha and suppresses human breast cancer cell proliferation. Cancer Research 2003, 63: 6413-23. PMID: 14559831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen receptor alphaIB-MECAMCF-7 cellsReceptor alphaHuman breast cancer cell proliferationBreast cancer cell proliferationDifferent adenosine analoguesHuman breast cancer cell line MCF-7Overexpression of ERalphaBreast cancer cell line MCF-7Breast cancer treatmentCancer cell line MCF-7Adenosine analoguesHs578T cellsCancer cell proliferationCell line MCF-7Breast cancer cell typesDifferent breast cancer cell typesCancer cell typesT cellsDrug treatmentN-methyluronamideSelective agonistZR-75Positive cells