The complex network of mTOR signalling in the heart

S Sciarretta, M Forte, G Frati… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) integrates several intracellular and
extracellular signals involved in the regulation of anabolic and catabolic processes. mTOR …

Calreticulin: Endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ gatekeeper

M Michalak - Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) luminal Ca2+ is vital for the function of the ER and regulates
many cellular processes. Calreticulin is a highly conserved, ER‐resident Ca2+ binding …

Characterization of ferroptosis-triggered pyroptotic signaling in heart failure

X Bi, X Wu, J Chen, X Li, Y Lin, Y Yu, X Fang… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Pressure overload–induced cardiac hypertrophy is a common cause of heart failure (HF),
and emerging evidence suggests that excessive oxidized lipids have a detrimental effect on …

Integrated stress response couples mitochondrial protein translation with oxidative stress control

G Zhang, X Wang, C Li, Q Li, YA An, X Luo, Y Deng… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The integrated stress response (ISR) is an evolutionarily conserved process to
cope with intracellular and extracellular disturbances. Myocardial infarction is a leading …

ATF4 protects the heart from failure by antagonizing oxidative stress

X Wang, G Zhang, S Dasgupta, EL Niewold… - Circulation …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Cellular redox control is maintained by generation of reactive oxygen/nitrogen
species balanced by activation of antioxidative pathways. Disruption of redox balance leads …

Nasal airway transcriptome-wide association study of asthma reveals genetically driven mucus pathobiology

SP Sajuthi, JL Everman, ND Jackson, B Saef… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
To identify genetic determinants of airway dysfunction, we performed a transcriptome-wide
association study for asthma by combining RNA-seq data from the nasal airway epithelium …

Chronic activation of hexosamine biosynthesis in the heart triggers pathological cardiac remodeling

DH Tran, HI May, Q Li, X Luo, J Huang, G Zhang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The hexosamine biosynthetic pathway (HBP) plays critical roles in nutrient sensing, stress
response, and cell growth. However, its contribution to cardiac hypertrophic growth and …

Lactate dehydrogenase A governs cardiac hypertrophic growth in response to hemodynamic stress

C Dai, Q Li, HI May, C Li, G Zhang, G Sharma… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
The heart manifests hypertrophic growth in response to high blood pressure, which may
decompensate and progress to heart failure under persistent stress. Metabolic remodeling is …

[HTML][HTML] FKBP11 rewires UPR signaling to promote glucose homeostasis in type 2 diabetes and obesity

H Herrema, D Guan, JW Choi, X Feng… - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Chronic endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and sustained activation of unfolded protein
response (UPR) signaling contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes in obesity. UPR …

PKM1 exerts critical roles in cardiac remodeling under pressure overload in the heart

Q Li, C Li, A Elnwasany, G Sharma, YA An, G Zhang… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Metabolic remodeling precedes most alterations during cardiac hypertrophic
growth under hemodynamic stress. The elevation of glucose utilization has been recognized …