2016
Platelet WDR1 suppresses platelet activity and is associated with cardiovascular disease
Montenont E, Echagarruga C, Allen N, Araldi E, Suarez Y, Berger JS. Platelet WDR1 suppresses platelet activity and is associated with cardiovascular disease. Blood 2016, 128: 2033-2042. PMID: 27609643, PMCID: PMC5073182, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-03-703157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet activityCardiovascular diseaseMEG-01 cellsHyperreactive platelet phenotypeBasal intracellular calcium concentrationPathogenesis of atherothrombosisSex-matched controlsIntracellular calcium concentrationMessenger RNAMEG-01Healthy controlsClinical significancePlatelet-related genesPlatelet phenotypeBasal stateMegakaryoblastic cell line MEG-01Human megakaryoblastic cell line MEG-01Thrombin activationDiseaseCalcium concentrationKD phenotypeProtein levelsF-actin contentPlatelet messenger RNAPlatelet RNA
2008
Prohibitin-1 maintains the angiogenic capacity of endothelial cells by regulating mitochondrial function and senescence
Schleicher M, Shepherd BR, Suarez Y, Fernandez-Hernando C, Yu J, Pan Y, Acevedo LM, Shadel GS, Sessa WC. Prohibitin-1 maintains the angiogenic capacity of endothelial cells by regulating mitochondrial function and senescence. Journal Of Cell Biology 2008, 180: 101-112. PMID: 18195103, PMCID: PMC2213620, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200706072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAortaCells, CulturedCellular SenescenceCytoskeletonElectron Transport Complex IEndothelial CellsEndothelium, VascularHumansMiceMice, Inbred StrainsMitochondriaMitochondrial MembranesNeovascularization, PhysiologicNeuropeptidesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProhibitinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRac GTP-Binding ProteinsRac1 GTP-Binding ProteinReactive Oxygen SpeciesRepressor ProteinsSignal TransductionConceptsProhibitin 1Mitochondrial functionKnockdown of PHB1Inner mitochondrial membraneEndothelial cell motilityEndothelial cellsCytoskeletal rearrangementsMitochondrial membraneVivo angiogenesis assaysCell motilityAngiogenic capacityCellular senescenceReactive oxygen speciesMitochondrial productionFunctional blood vesselsImportant regulatorSenescenceAngiogenesis assayTube formationOxygen speciesVascular homeostasisCellsVascular systemRac1Yeast