A comparison between different human hepatocyte models reveals profound differences in net glucose production, lipid composition and metabolism in vitro.
AuthorsBonanini F,Singh M,Yang H,Kurek D,Harms AC,Mardinoglu A,Hankemeier T
JournalExperimental cell research
PubMed ID38499143
Identification of a contractile-responsive element in the cardiac alpha-myosin heavy chain gene.
Authors Ojamaa K; Samarel A M; Klein I;
JournalJ Biol Chem
PubMed ID8537395
The mechanisms by which the cardiac-specific alpha-myosin heavy chain (alpha-MHC) gene responds to contractile activity was studied in cultured cardiomyocytes and in vivo. Deletion analysis of the alpha-MHC promoter transiently transfected into neonatal rat cardiomyocytes localized the contractile-responsive element within -80 to -40 base pairs of the transcriptional start site. ... More
Activation of the canonical bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) pathway during lung morphogenesis and adult lung tissue repair.
AuthorsSountoulidis A, Stavropoulos A, Giaglis S, Apostolou E, Monteiro R, Chuva de Sousa Lopes SM, Chen H, Stripp BR, Mummery C, Andreakos E, Sideras P
JournalPLoS One
PubMed ID22916109
Signaling by Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMP) has been implicated in early lung development, adult lung homeostasis and tissue-injury repair. However, the precise mechanism of action and the spatio-temporal pattern of BMP-signaling during these processes remains inadequately described. To address this, we have utilized a transgenic line harboring a BMP-responsive eGFP-reporter ... More