2016
Heme oxygenase 1 protects ethanol-administered liver tissue in Aldh2 knockout mice
Matsumoto A, Thompson D, Chen Y, Vasiliou V, Kawamoto T, Ichiba M. Heme oxygenase 1 protects ethanol-administered liver tissue in Aldh2 knockout mice. Alcohol 2016, 52: 49-54. PMID: 27139237, DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2016.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAldh2 knockout miceStress-related proteinsOxidative stress-related proteinsAlanine transaminaseAnti-oxidative proteinsKnockout miceHealthy individualsHepatic tumor necrosis factor alphaLiver tissueProtective factorsTumor necrosis factor alphaSerum alanine transaminaseRecent epidemiological studiesNecrosis factor alphaWild-type miceHeme oxygenase-1Cytochrome P450 2E1ALDH2 proteinProteinAldehyde dehydrogenase 2 geneHepatic malondialdehydeMechanistic explanationInflammatory cytokinesEthanol administrationMechanistic hypotheses
2015
Dead enzymes in the aldehyde dehydrogenase gene family: role in drug metabolism and toxicology
Jackson BC, Thompson DC, Charkoftaki G, Vasiliou V. Dead enzymes in the aldehyde dehydrogenase gene family: role in drug metabolism and toxicology. Expert Opinion On Drug Metabolism & Toxicology 2015, 11: 1839-1847. PMID: 26558415, PMCID: PMC4937717, DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2016.1108406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAldehyde dehydrogenase gene familiesDehydrogenase gene familyDead enzymesGene familyActive enzymeProtein-protein interactionsTotal enzyme populationNon-enzymatic functionsALDH proteinsAvailability of substratesSubcellular spaceGene productsKey residuesProtein recordsCatalytic activityEnzyme populationPathophysiological functionsAllosteric modulationEnzymeBiological actionsProteinBiological activityComputational analysisALDHFamily
2013
Update of the human and mouse SERPINgene superfamily
Heit C, Jackson BC, McAndrews M, Wright MW, Thompson DC, Silverman GA, Nebert DW, Vasiliou V. Update of the human and mouse SERPINgene superfamily. Human Genomics 2013, 7: 22. PMID: 24172014, PMCID: PMC3880077, DOI: 10.1186/1479-7364-7-22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman protein-coding genesMultiple paralogous genesProtein-coding genesParalogous genesSerine proteinase inhibitorFunctional genesSerpin geneIntracellular serpinsSerpin familyGenesProteinase inhibitorsSerpinsCancer metastasisFurther characterizationProteinTherapeutic targetChaperonesPseudogenesGenomeBlood clottingImmune functionPotential biomarkersInhibitorsTumorigenesisRoleALDH16A1 is a novel non-catalytic enzyme that may be involved in the etiology of gout via protein–protein interactions with HPRT1
Vasiliou V, Sandoval M, Backos DS, Jackson BC, Chen Y, Reigan P, Lanaspa MA, Johnson RJ, Koppaka V, Thompson DC. ALDH16A1 is a novel non-catalytic enzyme that may be involved in the etiology of gout via protein–protein interactions with HPRT1. Chemico-Biological Interactions 2013, 202: 22-31. PMID: 23348497, PMCID: PMC3746320, DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2012.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein-protein interactionsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsSuch protein-protein interactionsCoiled-coil domainImportant cysteine residuesMissense single nucleotide polymorphismMost mammalian speciesALDH domainHuman cell linesALDH16A1Cysteine residuesMammalian speciesProtein structureUnique memberKey enzymeEtiology of goutGenesNucleotide polymorphismsHPRT activityProteinAcid metabolismCell linesLong formIntriguing possibilityLower animals
2011
Update of the human secretoglobin (SCGB) gene superfamily and an example of 'evolutionary bloom' of androgen-binding protein genes within the mouse Scgb gene superfamily
Jackson BC, Thompson DC, Wright MW, McAndrews M, Bernard A, Nebert DW, Vasiliou V. Update of the human secretoglobin (SCGB) gene superfamily and an example of 'evolutionary bloom' of androgen-binding protein genes within the mouse Scgb gene superfamily. Human Genomics 2011, 5: 691. PMID: 22155607, PMCID: PMC3251818, DOI: 10.1186/1479-7364-5-6-691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene familyLarge gene familyNovel drug targetsMammalian lineagesProtein geneMammalian secretionsDrug targetsGenesMate selectionProteinSecretoglobinTissue repairBloomsBiological activityFamilyAndrogen-binding proteinPseudogenesHuman healthImportant roleModulation of inflammationLineagesSalivary glandsRoleTumorigenesisBetter understanding