2013
Reduction of Synaptojanin 1 Accelerates Aβ Clearance and Attenuates Cognitive Deterioration in an Alzheimer Mouse Model*
Zhu L, Zhong M, Zhao J, Rhee H, Caesar I, Knight E, Volpicelli-Daley L, Bustos V, Netzer W, Liu L, Lucast L, Ehrlich M, Robakis N, Gandy S, Cai D. Reduction of Synaptojanin 1 Accelerates Aβ Clearance and Attenuates Cognitive Deterioration in an Alzheimer Mouse Model*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2013, 288: 32050-32063. PMID: 24052255, PMCID: PMC3814799, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.504365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesAnimalsCell Line, TumorDisease Models, AnimalDown-RegulationGene Knockdown TechniquesHippocampusHumansLysosomesMiceMice, TransgenicMutationPeptide FragmentsPhosphatidylinositol 4,5-DiphosphatePhosphoric Monoester HydrolasesPresenilin-1ConceptsAmyloid precursor proteinNovel mechanismSwedish mutant amyloid precursor proteinSynaptojanin 1Aβ clearanceC-terminal fragmentΓ-secretase cleavageMouse modelIntracellular Aβ levelsCellular degradationAlzheimer's Disease Transgenic Mouse ModelFull-length amyloid precursor proteinSYNJ1Cellular clearanceMutant amyloid precursor proteinN2a cellsAlzheimer mouse modelPrecursor proteinTransgenic mouse modelReduced expressionPlaque loadAβ42 levelsAβ levelsTransgenic miceCognitive deterioration
2002
Downregulating PKC δ provides a PI3K/Akt-independent survival signal that overcomes apoptotic signals generated by c-Src overexpression
Zhong M, Lu Z, Foster D. Downregulating PKC δ provides a PI3K/Akt-independent survival signal that overcomes apoptotic signals generated by c-Src overexpression. Oncogene 2002, 21: 1071-1078. PMID: 11850824, DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1205165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCaspase 9CaspasesCell LineCell Line, TransformedCell SurvivalCulture Media, Serum-FreeCytochrome c GroupDown-RegulationIsoenzymesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProtein Kinase CProtein Kinase C-deltaProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktProto-Oncogene Proteins pp60(c-src)RatsSignal TransductionTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateConceptsSurvival signalsSerum withdrawalPKC δApoptotic signalsTyrosine kinase c-SrcProtein kinase C δC-Src overexpressionKinase c-SrcCaspase-9 pathwayV-SrcRenders cellsApoptotic phenotypeApoptotic stressC-SrcSurvival pathwaysRat fibroblastsDownregulationApoptosisCellsPathwayOverexpressionPhenotypeFibroblastsSignals
2001
Novel tumor-promoting property of tamoxifen.
Zhong M, Lu Z, Abbas T, Hornia A, Chatakondu K, Barile N, Kaplan P, Foster D. Novel tumor-promoting property of tamoxifen. Molecular Cancer Research 2001, 12: 187-92. PMID: 11331247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-promoting capabilitiesEstrogen antagonist propertiesEstrogen-mimetic effectsEffect of tamoxifenBreast cancer patientsYears of treatmentTumor-promoting phorbol ester TPATumor-promoting propertiesC-Src overexpressionEndometrial cancerCancer patientsRat fibroblastsTamoxifenPhorbol ester TPA