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ArticleFASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology2021

TNF-α signaling regulates RUNX1 function in endothelial cells.

Hannah A B Whitmore, Dhanesh Amarnani, Michael O'Hare, Santiago Delgado-Tirado, Lucia Gonzalez-Buendia, Miranda An, Julien Pedron, John H Bushweller, Joseph F Arboleda-Velasquez, Leo A Kim

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Article in FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Hannah A B WhitmoreSchepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA.
Dhanesh AmarnaniSchepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA.
Michael O'HareSchepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA.
Santiago Delgado-TiradoSchepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA.
Lucia Gonzalez-BuendiaSchepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA.
Miranda AnSchepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA.
Julien PedronDepartment of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
John H BushwellerDepartment of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Joseph F Arboleda-VelasquezSchepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA.
Leo A KimSchepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA.
Harvard University · USSmith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute · USUniversity of Virginia · USMassachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · US

Funding

Targeted Small Molecule Inhibitors for Inv(16) LeukemiaR01CA234478 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI BUSHWELLER, JOHN HACKETT, CASTILLA, LUCIO H. · 2019 to 2023
$3.4M
Role of Runx1 in Pathologic Ocular AngiogenesisR01EY027739 · NEI · SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI KIM, LEO A · 2018 to 2022
$2.8M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA234478NEI NIH HHS R01 EY027739
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Runt-related transcription factor 1 (RUNX1) acts as a mediator of aberrant retinal angiogenesis and has been implicated in the progression of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Patients with PDR, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), and wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) have been found to have elevated levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-α) in the eye. In fibrovascular membranes (FVMs) taken from patients with PDR RUNX1 expression was increased in the vasculature, while in human retinal microvascular endothelial cells (HRMECs), TNF-α stimulation causes increased RUNX1 expression, which can be modulated by RUNX1 inhibitors. Using TNF-α pathway inhibitors, we determined that in HRMECs, TNF-α-induced RUNX1 expression occurs via JNK activation, while NF-κB and p38/MAPK inhibition did not affect RUNX1 expression. JNK inhibitors were also effective at stopping high D-glucose-stimulated RUNX1 expression. We further linked JNK to RUNX1 through Activator Protein 1 (AP-1) and investigated the JNK-AP-1-RUNX1 regulatory feedback loop, which can be modulated by VEGF. Additionally, stimulation with TNF-α and D-glucose had an additive effect on RUNX1 expression, which was downregulated by VEGF modulation. These data suggest that the downregulation of RUNX1 in conjunction with anti-VEGF agents may be important in future treatments for the management of diseases of pathologic ocular angiogenesis.

Indexed as

AnimalsCells, CulturedChoroidal NeovascularizationCore Binding Factor Alpha 2 SubunitDiabetic RetinopathyDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsGlucoseHumansMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMiceMice, Inbred C57BLRetinaRetinopathy of PrematurityTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUp-RegulationCore Binding Factor Alpha 2 SubunitGlucoseRUNX1 protein, humanRunx1 protein, mouseTNF protein, humanTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVEGFA protein, humanangiogenesisendothelial cellRUNX1signaling pathwayTNF-α

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PMID33135824
PMCPMC7821222
OpenAlexW3097517068

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