Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42001028›Full record

ArticleCellular & molecular biology letters2026

Endothelial JAML inhibits inflammation and atherosclerosis through TRIM25-mediated STAT1 ubiquitination.

Qingmei Han, Fei Xue, Jingwei Li, Zhenguo Wu, Chenghu Guo, Yujie Zhang, Xiao Wu, Jie Yan, Dachuan Guo, Xiaohan Zou and 4 more

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Cellular & molecular biology letters, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Qingmei Han *State Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research of MOE, NHC, CAMS and Shandong Province, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Fei Xue *State Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research of MOE, NHC, CAMS and Shandong Province, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Jingwei LiState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research of MOE, NHC, CAMS and Shandong Province, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Zhenguo WuState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research of MOE, NHC, CAMS and Shandong Province, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Chenghu GuoState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research of MOE, NHC, CAMS and Shandong Province, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Yujie ZhangState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research of MOE, NHC, CAMS and Shandong Province, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Xiao WuState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research of MOE, NHC, CAMS and Shandong Province, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Jie YanState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research of MOE, NHC, CAMS and Shandong Province, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Dachuan GuoState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research of MOE, NHC, CAMS and Shandong Province, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Xiaohan ZouState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research of MOE, NHC, CAMS and Shandong Province, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Wencheng ZhangState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research of MOE, NHC, CAMS and Shandong Province, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Meng ZhangState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research of MOE, NHC, CAMS and Shandong Province, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Cheng ZhangState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research of MOE, NHC, CAMS and Shandong Province, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China. zhangc@sdu.edu.cn.
Jianmin YangState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory; Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research of MOE, NHC, CAMS and Shandong Province, Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China. yangjianmin@sdu.edu.cn.

Funding

the National Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFF0501403the National Natural Science Foundation of China No.81970366the National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82241203the National Natural Science Foundation of China No.82400415the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation ZR2024QH224the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation ZR2024ZD09the Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province ts201511091the Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province tsqn202408350
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAtherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease initiated by endothelial dysfunction. Junctional adhesion molecule-like protein (JAML) is known to regulate inflammatory responses; however, its function in vascular endothelial cells and atherosclerosis remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the function of endothelial JAML in atherosclerosis and to uncover the molecular mechanisms involved.

methodsWe generated mice with specific deletion of JAML in endothelial cells and fed them a high-fat diet to induce atherosclerosis, then assessed plaque formation in the aortic root and entire aorta. In parallel, endothelial cells were treated with tumor necrosis factor alpha, and the effects of increasing or silencing JAML on adhesion molecule expression were evaluated, with protein interactions analyzed by co-immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting.

resultsJAML exhibited downregulation in endothelial cells within both atherosclerotic lesions and cultured cells subjected to inflammatory stimuli. In mice, the loss of JAML resulted in exacerbated atherosclerotic progression, characterized by larger plaque formation, increased vascular inflammation, and increased macrophage infiltration. Conversely, overexpression of JAML attenuated the expression of adhesion molecules. Mechanistically, JAML was found to promote the degradation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) by facilitating its interaction with the E3 ubiquitin ligase tripartite motif-containing 25. This interaction led to ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis of STAT1, independent of alterations in its gene expression levels.

conclusionsThese findings suggest that endothelial JAML holds significant promise as a novel therapeutic target for the prevention and intervention of atherosclerosis.

Indexed as

AtherosclerosisCell Adhesion MoleculesInflammationSTAT1 Transcription FactorTranscription FactorsTripartite Motif ProteinsUbiquitinationUbiquitin-Protein LigasesAnimalsEndothelial CellsHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutCell Adhesion MoleculesStat1 protein, mouseSTAT1 Transcription FactorTranscription FactorsTripartite Motif ProteinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesAtherosclerosisEndothelial inflammationJunctional adhesion molecule-like proteinSignal transducer and activator of transcription 1Tripartite motif-containing 25Ubiquitination

Identifiers

PMID42001028
PMCPMC13281548

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.