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NADPH oxidases (Noxes) produce ROS that regulate cell growth and death. NOX4 expression in cardiomyocytes (CMs) plays an important role in cardiac remodeling and injury, but the posttranslational mechanisms that modulate this enzyme are poorly understood. Here, we determined that FYN, a Src family tyrosine kinase, interacts with the C-terminal domain of NOX4. FYN and […]
Cold- and ß3-adrenoceptor agonist-induced sympathetic activation leads to angiogenesis and UCP1-dependent thermogenesis in mouse brown and white adipose tissues. Here we show that endothelial production of PDGF-CC during white adipose tissue (WAT) angiogenesis regulates WAT browning. We find that genetic deletion of endothelial VEGFR2, knockout of the Pdgf-c gene or pharmacological blockade of PDGFR-a impair […]
Circuit function in the CNS relies on the balanced interplay of excitatory and inhibitory synaptic signaling. How neuronal activity influences synaptic differentiation to maintain such balance remains unclear. In the mouse spinal cord, a population of GABAergic interneurons, GABApre, forms synapses with the terminals of proprioceptive sensory neurons and controls information transfer at sensory-motor connections […]
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) includes basal-like and claudin-low subtypes for which no specific treatment is currently available. Although the retinoblastoma tumor-suppressor gene (RB1) is frequently lost together with TP53 in TNBC, it is not directly targetable. There is thus great interest in identifying vulnerabilities downstream of RB1 that can be therapeutically exploited. Here, we determined […]
https://vblwp.azureedge.net/wordpress/2017/06/JCI.png100100Haig Didizianhttps://vblwp.azureedge.net/wordpress/2025/01/Vector-Biolab_FullColor.pngHaig Didizian2016-01-01 00:00:002017-06-01 16:41:55RB1 deficiency in triple-negative breast cancer induces mitochondrial protein translation
The ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (VMH) plays a critical role in regulating systemic glucose homeostasis. How neurons in this brain area adapt to the changing metabolic environment to regulate circulating glucose levels is ill defined. Here, we show that glucose load results in mitochondrial fission and reduced reactive oxygen species in VMH neurons mediated […]
https://vblwp.azureedge.net/wordpress/2017/01/Cell.png100100Haig Didizianhttps://vblwp.azureedge.net/wordpress/2025/01/Vector-Biolab_FullColor.pngHaig Didizian2016-01-01 00:00:002017-06-01 16:40:50UCP2 Regulates Mitochondrial Fission and Ventromedial Nucleus Control of Glucose Responsiveness
We report here a method for the use of poly-l-lysine (PLL) to markedly improve the adenoviral transduction efficiency of primary murine osteoblasts and bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) in culture and in situ, which are typically difficult to transduce. We show by fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry that the addition of PLL to the viral-containing […]
https://vblwp.azureedge.net/wordpress/2017/06/Bone-Reearch.png100100Haig Didizianhttps://vblwp.azureedge.net/wordpress/2025/01/Vector-Biolab_FullColor.pngHaig Didizian2016-01-01 00:00:002017-06-01 16:41:06A cost-effective method to enhance adenoviral transduction of primary murine osteoblasts and bone marrow stromal cells
Both the WNT/ß-catenin and hedgehog signaling pathways are important in the regulation of limb development, chondrocyte differentiation, and degeneration of articular cartilage in osteoarthritis (OA). It is not clear how these signaling pathways interact in interzone cell differentiation and synovial joint morphogenesis. Here, we determined that constitutive activation of hedgehog signaling specifically within interzone cells […]
https://vblwp.azureedge.net/wordpress/2017/06/JCI.png100100Haig Didizianhttps://vblwp.azureedge.net/wordpress/2025/01/Vector-Biolab_FullColor.pngHaig Didizian2016-01-01 00:00:002017-06-01 16:42:42Hedgehog inhibits ß-catenin activity in synovial joint development and osteoarthritis
Endothelial cells (ECs) are plastic cells that can switch between growth states with different bioenergetic and biosynthetic requirements1. Although quiescent in most healthy tissues, ECs divide and migrate rapidly upon proangiogenic stimulation2,3. Adjusting endothelial metabolism to growth state is central to normal vessel growth and function1,4, yet poorly understood at the molecular level. Here we […]
https://vblwp.azureedge.net/wordpress/2017/06/Nature.png100100Haig Didizianhttps://vblwp.azureedge.net/wordpress/2025/01/Vector-Biolab_FullColor.pngHaig Didizian2016-01-01 00:00:002017-06-01 16:42:25FOXO1 couples metabolic activity and growth state in the vascular endothelium
Tyrosine kinase FYN negatively regulates NOX4 in cardiac remodeling
NADPH oxidases (Noxes) produce ROS that regulate cell growth and death. NOX4 expression in cardiomyocytes (CMs) plays an important role in cardiac remodeling and injury, but the posttranslational mechanisms that modulate this enzyme are poorly understood. Here, we determined that FYN, a Src family tyrosine kinase, interacts with the C-terminal domain of NOX4. FYN and […]
Endothelial PDGF-CC regulates angiogenesis-dependent thermogenesis in beige fat
Cold- and ß3-adrenoceptor agonist-induced sympathetic activation leads to angiogenesis and UCP1-dependent thermogenesis in mouse brown and white adipose tissues. Here we show that endothelial production of PDGF-CC during white adipose tissue (WAT) angiogenesis regulates WAT browning. We find that genetic deletion of endothelial VEGFR2, knockout of the Pdgf-c gene or pharmacological blockade of PDGFR-a impair […]
Sensory-Derived Glutamate Regulates Presynaptic Inhibitory Terminals in Mouse Spinal Cord
Circuit function in the CNS relies on the balanced interplay of excitatory and inhibitory synaptic signaling. How neuronal activity influences synaptic differentiation to maintain such balance remains unclear. In the mouse spinal cord, a population of GABAergic interneurons, GABApre, forms synapses with the terminals of proprioceptive sensory neurons and controls information transfer at sensory-motor connections […]
RB1 deficiency in triple-negative breast cancer induces mitochondrial protein translation
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) includes basal-like and claudin-low subtypes for which no specific treatment is currently available. Although the retinoblastoma tumor-suppressor gene (RB1) is frequently lost together with TP53 in TNBC, it is not directly targetable. There is thus great interest in identifying vulnerabilities downstream of RB1 that can be therapeutically exploited. Here, we determined […]
UCP2 Regulates Mitochondrial Fission and Ventromedial Nucleus Control of Glucose Responsiveness
The ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (VMH) plays a critical role in regulating systemic glucose homeostasis. How neurons in this brain area adapt to the changing metabolic environment to regulate circulating glucose levels is ill defined. Here, we show that glucose load results in mitochondrial fission and reduced reactive oxygen species in VMH neurons mediated […]
A cost-effective method to enhance adenoviral transduction of primary murine osteoblasts and bone marrow stromal cells
We report here a method for the use of poly-l-lysine (PLL) to markedly improve the adenoviral transduction efficiency of primary murine osteoblasts and bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) in culture and in situ, which are typically difficult to transduce. We show by fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry that the addition of PLL to the viral-containing […]
Hedgehog inhibits ß-catenin activity in synovial joint development and osteoarthritis
Both the WNT/ß-catenin and hedgehog signaling pathways are important in the regulation of limb development, chondrocyte differentiation, and degeneration of articular cartilage in osteoarthritis (OA). It is not clear how these signaling pathways interact in interzone cell differentiation and synovial joint morphogenesis. Here, we determined that constitutive activation of hedgehog signaling specifically within interzone cells […]
FOXO1 couples metabolic activity and growth state in the vascular endothelium
Endothelial cells (ECs) are plastic cells that can switch between growth states with different bioenergetic and biosynthetic requirements1. Although quiescent in most healthy tissues, ECs divide and migrate rapidly upon proangiogenic stimulation2,3. Adjusting endothelial metabolism to growth state is central to normal vessel growth and function1,4, yet poorly understood at the molecular level. Here we […]