2016
Benign and Malignant Brenner Tumors Show an Absence of TERT Promoter Mutations That Are Commonly Present in Urothelial Carcinoma
Khani F, Diolombi M, Khattar P, Huang W, Fallon J, Epstein J, Zhong M. Benign and Malignant Brenner Tumors Show an Absence of TERT Promoter Mutations That Are Commonly Present in Urothelial Carcinoma. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2016, 40: 1291-1295. PMID: 27299795, DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000000680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTERT promoter mutationsTransitional cell differentiationMalignant Brenner tumorBrenner tumorUrothelial carcinomaPromoter mutationsMetastatic urothelial carcinomaTransitional cell metaplasiaParaffin-embedded tissue blocksUncommon ovarian neoplasmsPolymerase chain reaction sequencingDistinct pathogenesisCell metaplasiaOvarian neoplasmsPrognostic roleImmunophenotypical featuresFallopian tubeRare caseTransitional epitheliumCell differentiationDiagnostic utilityTumorsTissue blocksReaction sequencingMetaplasia
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
2006
Phospholipase D1 corrects impaired βAPP trafficking and neurite outgrowth in familial Alzheimer’s disease-linked presenilin-1 mutant neurons
Cai D, Zhong M, Wang R, Netzer WJ, Shields D, Zheng H, Sisodia SS, Foster DA, Gorelick FS, Xu H, Greengard P. Phospholipase D1 corrects impaired βAPP trafficking and neurite outgrowth in familial Alzheimer’s disease-linked presenilin-1 mutant neurons. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 1936-1940. PMID: 16449385, PMCID: PMC1413666, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0510710103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrans-Golgi networkOverexpression of PLD1Mutant neuronsPhospholipase D1Beta-amyloid precursor proteinIntracellular traffickingPS1-deficient cellsPLD enzymatic activityTherapeutic targetNeuronal functionPS1 mutationsOverexpression of WTBetaAPPPrecursor proteinMutant cellsSubcellular localizationNeurite outgrowthPLD1 activitySurface deliveryNeuronsOutgrowth capacityCellsTraffickingEnzymatic activityOverexpression
2000
Phospholipase D and RalA Cooperate with the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor To Transform 3Y1 Rat Fibroblasts
Lu Z, Hornia A, Joseph T, Sukezane T, Frankel P, Zhong M, Bychenok S, Xu L, Feig L, Foster D. Phospholipase D and RalA Cooperate with the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor To Transform 3Y1 Rat Fibroblasts. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2000, 20: 462-467. PMID: 10611224, PMCID: PMC85102, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.20.2.462-467.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DivisionCell LineCell Transformation, NeoplasticEnzyme ActivationEpidermal Growth FactorErbB ReceptorsFibroblastsGene ExpressionGenes, DominantGTP PhosphohydrolasesJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMutationPhenotypePhospholipase DRal GTP-Binding ProteinsRas ProteinsRatsSignal TransductionTransfectionConceptsEGFR cellsAbsence of EGFEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorRas-dependent activationElevated phospholipase D activityEGF-induced activationOverexpression of PLD1Factor receptorRat fibroblastsDownstream effector moleculesRalA mutantsActivation of PLDPhospholipase D activityJun kinaseSmall GTPaseEGF receptorRalA.PLD activityPhospholipase DRalAEffector moleculesPLD1EGFMitogenic stimuli