2022
Mycobacterium tuberculosis encodes a YhhN family membrane protein with lysoplasmalogenase activity that protects against toxic host lysolipids
Jurkowitz MS, Azad AK, Monsma PC, Keiser TL, Kanyo J, Lam TT, Bell CE, Schlesinger LS. Mycobacterium tuberculosis encodes a YhhN family membrane protein with lysoplasmalogenase activity that protects against toxic host lysolipids. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2022, 298: 101849. PMID: 35314194, PMCID: PMC9052158, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane proteinsIntegral membrane proteinsVinyl ether bondHuman macrophagesPathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosisSn-1 positionSubclass of glycerophospholipidsGrowth advantageHost lipidsProteinFatty aldehydesMycobacterium smegmatisPhospholipase ASn-2 carbonSpheroplastsGlycerol backboneCell densityPlasmalogensCellsMycobacterium tuberculosisMacrophagesGenesOverexpressionLysoplasmenylcholinePLPC
2016
MKK3 influences mitophagy and is involved in cigarette smoke-induced inflammation
Mannam P, Rauniyar N, Lam TT, Luo R, Lee PJ, Srivastava A. MKK3 influences mitophagy and is involved in cigarette smoke-induced inflammation. Free Radical Biology And Medicine 2016, 101: 102-115. PMID: 27717867, DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsCigarette SmokingGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHumansInflammationInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6MacrophagesMAP Kinase Kinase 3MiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitochondriaMitophagyNF-kappa BOxidative PhosphorylationPlant ExtractsPrimary Cell CulturePulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveReactive Oxygen SpeciesTobaccoTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsCigarette smoke extractCigarette smokeCSE treatmentInflammatory responseLung tissueCigarette smoke-induced inflammationWild typeSerum pro-inflammatory cytokinesSmoke-induced inflammationProgression of COPDMitochondrial dysfunctionReactive oxygen speciesPro-inflammatory cytokinesInflammatory cytokine productionPrimary risk factorAssociated inflammatory responsePatient's lung tissueMouse lung tissueMitochondrial functionDual-specificity protein kinaseRespiratory capacitySpare respiratory capacityAirflow obstructionProtein kinase kinase 3CSE exposure
2015
MKK3 deletion improves mitochondrial quality
Srivastava A, McGinniss J, Wong Y, Shinn AS, Lam TT, Lee PJ, Mannam P. MKK3 deletion improves mitochondrial quality. Free Radical Biology And Medicine 2015, 87: 373-384. PMID: 26119780, DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2015.06.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLPS treatmentMitochondrial membrane potentialIntensive care unitInflammatory cytokine releaseMAP kinase kinase 3Potential therapeutic targetBetter mitochondrial functionMitochondrial functionMitochondrial qualityMouse embryonic fibroblastsCare unitExcessive inflammationCytokine releaseInhibition of mitophagyInflammatory diseasesCytokine secretionInflammatory responseTherapeutic targetLipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulationSeptic injuryRole of mitophagyMajor causeOxidant productionSevere responseSepsis