Search Results - "Xu, Fred. Y."
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Mevalonate Cascade Inhibition by Simvastatin Induces the Intrinsic Apoptosis Pathway via Depletion of Isoprenoids in Tumor Cells
Published in Scientific reports (27-03-2017)“…The mevalonate (MEV) cascade is responsible for cholesterol biosynthesis and the formation of the intermediate metabolites geranylgeranylpyrophosphate (GGPP)…”
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HMGA2 as a functional antagonist of PARP1 inhibitors in tumor cells
Published in Molecular oncology (01-02-2019)“…Poly(ADP‐ribose) polymerase 1 inhibitors alone or in combination with DNA damaging agents are promising clinical drugs in the treatment of cancer. However,…”
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Cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding human cardiolipin synthase (hCLS1)
Published in Journal of lipid research (01-06-2006)“…Cardiolipin (CL) is a phospholipid localized to the mitochondria, and its biosynthesis is essential for mitochondrial structure and function. We report here…”
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Dietary linoleate preserves cardiolipin and attenuates mitochondrial dysfunction in the failing rat heart
Published in Cardiovascular research (01-06-2012)“…Cardiolipin (CL) is a tetra-acyl phospholipid that provides structural and functional support to several proteins in the inner mitochondrial membrane. The…”
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Cloning and characterization of murine 1-acyl- sn -glycerol 3-phosphate acyltransferases and their regulation by PPARα in murine heart
Published in Biochemical journal (15-01-2005)“…AGPAT (1-acyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate acyltransferase) exists in at least five isoforms in humans, termed as AGPAT1, AGPAT2, AGPAT3, AGPAT4 and AGPAT5…”
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FATP1 channels exogenous FA into 1,2,3-triacyl-sn-glycerol and down-regulates sphingomyelin and cholesterol metabolism in growing 293 cells
Published in Journal of lipid research (01-09-2002)“…Biosynthesis of lipids was investigated in growing 293 cells stably expressing fatty acid (FA) transport protein 1 (FATP1), a bifunctional polypeptide with FA…”
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Glucose Uptake and Triacylglycerol Synthesis Are Increased in Barth Syndrome Lymphoblasts
Published in Lipids (01-02-2017)“…Barth syndrome (BTHS) is an X-linked genetic disease resulting in loss of cardiolipin (Ptd 2 Gro). Patients may be predisposed to hypoglycemia and exhibit…”
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Etomoxir mediates differential metabolic channeling of fatty acid and glycerol precursors into cardiolipin in H9c2 cells
Published in Journal of lipid research (01-02-2003)“…We examined the effect of etomoxir treatment on de novo cardiolipin (CL) biosynthesis in H9c2 cardiac myoblast cells. Etomoxir treatment did not affect the…”
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The mevalonate cascade as a target to suppress extracellular matrix synthesis by human airway smooth muscle
Published in American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology (01-03-2011)“…Smooth muscle cells promote fibroproliferative airway remodeling in asthma, and transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1) is a key inductive signal. Statins are…”
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HMGA 2 as a functional antagonist of PARP 1 inhibitors in tumor cells
Published in Molecular oncology (01-02-2019)“…Poly(ADP‐ribose) polymerase 1 inhibitors alone or in combination with DNA damaging agents are promising clinical drugs in the treatment of cancer. However,…”
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The dynamics of cardiolipin synthesis post-mitochondrial fusion
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta (01-08-2010)“…Alteration in mitochondrial fusion may regulate mitochondrial metabolism. Since the phospholipid cardiolipin (CL) is required for function of the mitochondrial…”
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On the mechanism of the increase in cardiolipin biosynthesis and resynthesis in hepatocytes during rat liver regeneration
Published in Biochemical journal (15-02-2005)“…CL (cardiolipin) is a major mitochondrial membrane phospholipid important for the regulation of mitochondrial function. We examined CL de novo biosynthesis and…”
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Mifepristone Treatment Results in Differential Regulation of Glycerolipid Biosynthesis in Baby Hamster Kidney Cells Expressing a Mifepristone-Inducible ABCA1
Published in Lipids (01-09-2011)“…ATP binding cassette A1 (ABCA1) transports cholesterol, phospholipids and lipophilic molecules to and across cellular membranes. We examined if ABCA1…”
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Cardiolipin Synthase-1 mRNA Expression Does Not Correlate with Endogenous Cardiolipin Synthase Enzyme Activity In Vitro and In Vivo in Mammalian Lipopolysaccharide Models of Inflammation
Published in Inflammation (01-08-2011)“…We examined if lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment of mice affected cardiolipin (CL) synthesis. Mice were injected i.p. with LPS, the liver harvested, and CL…”
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StARD13(Dlc-2) RhoGap mediates ceramide activation of phosphatidylglycerolphosphate synthase and drug response in Chinese hamster ovary cells
Published in Molecular biology of the cell (01-03-2008)“…To identify genes involved in etoposide drug response, we used promoter trap mutagenesis to isolate an etoposide-resistant Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell…”
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Stimulation of cardiac cardiolipin biosynthesis by PPARα activation
Published in Journal of lipid research (01-02-2004)“…The role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα)-stimulated phospholipase A2 (PLA2) in cardiac mitochondrial cardiolipin (CL) biosynthesis was…”
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Lysophosphatidylethanolamine acyltransferase activity is elevated during cardiac cell differentiation
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta (06-05-2000)“…We examined if elevation in lysophosphatidylethanolamine acyltransferase activity was associated with elevation in phosphatidylethanolamine content during…”
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On the mechanism of the phospholipase C-mediated attenuation of cardiolipin biosynthesis in H9c2 cardiac myoblast cells
Published in Molecular and cellular biochemistry (01-11-1998)“…The effect of phospholipase C treatment on cardiolipin biosynthesis was investigated in intact H9c2 cardiac myoblasts. Treatment of cells with…”
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RhoGAP mediates ceramide activation of phosphatidylglycerolphosphate synthase and drug response in Chinese hamster ovary cells
Published in The FASEB journal (01-04-2008)“…Promoter trap mutagenesis was used to isolate an etoposide resistant CHO cell line. This resistant CHO‐K1 line, named E91, showed cross resistance to…”
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The phospholipidosis-lnducing potential of the chemopotentiating drug, N,N-Diethyl-2-[4-(phenylmethyl)phenoxy]ethanamine (DPPE, tesmilifene) correlates with its stimulation of phosphatidylserine synthesis and exposure on the plasma membrane in MCF-7 breast cancer cells
Published in Proceedings of the Western Pharmacology Society (2007)“…N,N-Diethyl-2-[4-(phenylmethyl)phenoxy]ethanamine (DPPE, tesmilifene), a potent chemopotentiating drug currently in Phase III clinical trials of metastatic…”
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