[HTML][HTML] Anti-atherosclerotic effects and molecular targets of ginkgolide B from Ginkgo biloba

W Ye, J Wang, PJ Little, J Zou, Z Zheng, J Lu… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2023 - Elsevier
Bioactive compounds derived from herbal medicinal plants modulate various therapeutic
targets and signaling pathways associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), the world's …

The emerging role of septins in fungal pathogenesis

I Eisermann, M Garduño‐Rosales, NJ Talbot - Cytoskeleton, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fungal pathogens undergo specific morphogenetic transitions in order to breach the outer
surfaces of plants and invade the underlying host tissue. The ability to change cell shape …

Myosin-1C augments endothelial secretion of von Willebrand factor by linking contractile actomyosin machinery to the plasma membrane

S El-Mansi, TP Mitchell, G Mobayen… - Blood …, 2024 - ashpublications.org
Blood endothelial cells control the hemostatic and inflammatory response by secreting von
Willebrand factor (VWF) and P-selectin from storage organelles called Weibel-Palade …

A new look at an old body: molecular determinants of Weibel-Palade body composition and VWF exocytosis

S Hordijk, T Carter, R Bierings - Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2024 - Elsevier
Endothelial cells, forming a monolayer along blood vessels, intricately regulate vascular
hemostasis, inflammatory responses, and angiogenesis. A key determinant of these …

The proteomic landscape of in vitro cultured endothelial cells across vascular beds

SA Groten, ER Smit, M van den Biggelaar… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Blood vessel endothelial cells (EC) display heterogeneity across vascular beds, which is
anticipated to drive site-specific vascular pathology. This heterogeneity is assessed using …

Evoked Weibel‐Palade Body Exocytosis Modifies the Endothelial Cell Surface by Releasing a Substrate‐Selective Phosphodiesterase

J Naß, J Terglane, D Zeuschner, V Gerke - Advanced Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Weibel Palade bodies (WPB) are lysosome‐related secretory organelles of endothelial cells.
Commonly known for their main cargo, the platelet and leukocyte receptors von‐Willebrand …

Mapping the Protein Kinome: Current Strategy and Future Direction

Z Hou, H Liu - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The kinome includes over 500 different protein kinases, which form an integrated kinase
network that regulates cellular phosphorylation signals. The kinome plays a central role in …

Venous thromboembolic disease genetics: from variants to function

M Underwood, C Bidlack, KC Desch - Journal of Thrombosis and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Venous thromboembolic disease (VTE) is a prevalent and potentially life-threatening
vascular disease including both deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. This …

Myo1c drives actin-dependent VWF expulsion from EC WPBs

L Rusu, RD Minshall - Blood Advances, 2024 - ashpublications.org
In this issue of Blood Advances, El-Mansi et al 1 communicate a novel mechanism important
in the context of hemostasis and thrombosis related to the role of myosin 1C (Myo1c) in von …

CSI: Weibel-Palade bodies

R Bierings, J Voorberg - Blood, The Journal of the American …, 2023 - ashpublications.org
WPBs are endothelial cell–specific secretory organelles that, together with a long list of
inflammatory and angiogenic mediators, store the hemostatic protein von Willebrand factor …