2019
Specific Disruption of Abca1 Targeting Largely Mimics the Effects of miR-33 Knockout on Macrophage Cholesterol Efflux and Atherosclerotic Plaque Development
Price NL, Rotllan N, Zhang X, Canfrán-Duque A, Nottoli T, Suarez Y, Fernández-Hernando C. Specific Disruption of Abca1 Targeting Largely Mimics the Effects of miR-33 Knockout on Macrophage Cholesterol Efflux and Atherosclerotic Plaque Development. Circulation Research 2019, 124: 874-880. PMID: 30707082, PMCID: PMC6417928, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.118.314415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage cholesterol effluxAtherosclerotic plaque formationCholesterol effluxMiR-33Proatherogenic effectsABCA1 expressionBone marrowDeficient animalsPlaque formationMiR-33-deficient miceHigh-fat diet feedingHepatic ABCA1 expressionAtherosclerotic plaque burdenFat diet feedingDevelopment of obesityNovel mouse modelAtherosclerotic plaque developmentFoam cell formationPlaque burdenDeficient miceDiet feedingMetabolic dysfunctionSpecific disruptionMouse modelKnockout mice
2016
SREBP-1c/MicroRNA 33b Genomic Loci Control Adipocyte Differentiation
Price NL, Holtrup B, Kwei SL, Wabitsch M, Rodeheffer M, Bianchini L, Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C. SREBP-1c/MicroRNA 33b Genomic Loci Control Adipocyte Differentiation. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2016, 36: 1180-1193. PMID: 26830228, PMCID: PMC4800797, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00745-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite adipose tissueCyclin-dependent kinase 6MiR-33bSREBP-1Adipocyte differentiationReceptor-γ target genesPeroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ target genesDevelopment of obesityStandard mouse modelSterol regulatory element-binding protein 2Lipid droplet formationLipid droplet accumulationIntronic microRNAsHost genesTarget genesMouse modelKinase 6Adipose tissueMetabolic diseasesNovel roleImportant regulatorHuman preadipocytesDroplet accumulationVivo assessmentProtein 2