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SRF SUMOylation modulates smooth muscle phenotypic switch and vascular remodeling
Xu Y, Zhang H, Chen Y, Pober J, Zhou M, Zhou J, Min W. SRF SUMOylation modulates smooth muscle phenotypic switch and vascular remodeling. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 6919. PMID: 39134547, PMCID: PMC11319592, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51350-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular smooth muscle cellsSerum response factorCardiovascular diseaseVSMC synthetic phenotypeVascular remodelingNeointimal formationSENP1 deficiencySerum response factor activitySmooth muscle phenotypic switchingPhenotypic switchingPathogenesis of cardiovascular diseaseSmooth muscle cellsPost-translational SUMOylationTreatment of cardiovascular diseasesInhibitor AZD6244Phospho-ELK1Increased nuclear accumulationLysosomal localizationGene transcriptionNuclear accumulationMuscle cellsCoronary arteryCVD patientsVSMC phenotypic switchTherapeutic potential
1998
The N-terminal domains target TNF receptor-associated factor-2 to the nucleus and display transcriptional regulatory activity.
Min W, Bradley JR, Galbraith JJ, Jones SJ, Ledgerwood EC, Pober JS. The N-terminal domains target TNF receptor-associated factor-2 to the nucleus and display transcriptional regulatory activity. The Journal Of Immunology 1998, 161: 319-24. PMID: 9647239, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.161.1.319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiological TransportCell NucleusCells, CulturedCytoplasmEndothelium, VascularFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectHumansPeptide FragmentsProtein BiosynthesisProtein Structure, TertiaryProteinsReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorTNF Receptor-Associated Factor 2Transcription, GeneticTransfectionUmbilical VeinsConceptsFinger domainAmino-terminal RING finger domainNuclear localizationTNF receptor-associated factor 2Cytoplasmic signal transductionReceptor-associated factor 2Zinc finger domainTranscriptional regulatory activityAmino-terminal halfC-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activationRING finger domainProminent nuclear localizationConfocal immunofluorescence microscopyWestern blottingTRAF2 moleculeAdaptor proteinDeletion mutantsSignal transductionSubcellular localizationGene transcriptionKinase activationHuman endothelial cellsTRAF2 proteinCell extractsHuman endothelial cell line
1997
TNF initiates E-selectin transcription in human endothelial cells through parallel TRAF-NF-kappa B and TRAF-RAC/CDC42-JNK-c-Jun/ATF2 pathways.
Min W, Pober JS. TNF initiates E-selectin transcription in human endothelial cells through parallel TRAF-NF-kappa B and TRAF-RAC/CDC42-JNK-c-Jun/ATF2 pathways. The Journal Of Immunology 1997, 159: 3508-18. PMID: 9317150, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.159.7.3508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivating Transcription Factor 2Antigens, SurfaceCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCyclic AMP Response Element-Binding ProteinE-SelectinEndothelium, VascularGTP-Binding ProteinsHumansJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNF-kappa BPhosphorylationPromoter Regions, GeneticProto-Oncogene Proteins c-junRac GTP-Binding ProteinsReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticTumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and ProteinsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUmbilical VeinsConceptsTransient overexpressionHuman endothelial cellsC-JunSelectin transcriptionATF2/c-JunN-terminalATF2 pathwayPromoter-reporter geneKappa B elementCAMP-responsive elementEndothelial cellsDomain phosphorylationEndogenous JNKAdaptor proteinInactive JNKNF-kappa BGene transcriptionGene promoterKappa BJNK activationKinase 1TranscriptionTRAF2 proteinCdc42JNK