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Coronary artery disease genes SMAD3 and TCF21 promote opposing interactive genetic programs that regulate smooth muscle cell differentiation and disease risk
- Dharini Iyer, Q. Zhao, +9 authors T. Quertermous
- Biology, Medicine
- PLoS genetics
- 1 October 2018
Although numerous genetic loci have been associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) with genome wide association studies, efforts are needed to identify the causal genes in these loci and link… Expand
TCF21 and AP-1 interact through epigenetic modifications to regulate coronary artery disease gene expression
- Q. Zhao, Robert C Wirka, +6 authors Thomas Quertermous
- Biology, Medicine
- Genome Medicine
- 2 May 2019
BackgroundGenome-wide association studies have identified over 160 loci that are associated with coronary artery disease. As with other complex human diseases, risk in coronary disease loci is… Expand
Inhibition of cancer cell proliferation by 5-fluoro-2'-deoxycytidine, a DNA methylation inhibitor, through activation of DNA damage response pathway
- Q. Zhao, Jiadong Fan, W. Hong, Lianyun Li, M. Wu
- Biology, Medicine
- SpringerPlus
- 13 December 2012
Multiple epigenetic changes, including alterations in DNA methylation occur during tumorigenesis. Various inhibitors of DNA methylation have been developed to prevent proliferation of cancer cells.… Expand
MKL1 mediates TNF-α induced pro-inflammatory transcription by bridging the crosstalk between BRG1 and WDR5
Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) is a cytokine that can potently stimulate the synthesis of a range of pro-inflammatory mediators in macrophages. The underlying epigenetic mechanism, however, is… Expand
Coronary Disease-Associated Gene TCF21 Inhibits Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation by Blocking the Myocardin-Serum Response Factor Pathway
- M. Nagao, Qing Lyu, +8 authors T. Quertermous
- Medicine
- Circulation research
- 9 December 2019
Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Rationale: The gene encoding TCF21 (transcription factor 21) has been linked to coronary artery disease risk by human genome-wide association… Expand
Co-SLD suppressed the growth of oral squamous cell carcinoma via disrupting mitochondrial function
- Sirui Li, Guo Li, +10 authors B. Liu
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Artificial cells, nanomedicine, and biotechnology
- 7 May 2019
Abstract To evaluate the safety and efficacy of novel cobalt complex with sulindac (Co-SLD), the zebrafish and oral squamous cell carcinoma CAL27 were investigated in the present study. The… Expand
Molecular mechanisms of coronary disease revealed using quantitative trait loci for TCF21 binding, chromatin accessibility, and chromosomal looping
- Q. Zhao, Michael Dacre, +8 authors T. Quertermous
- Biology, Medicine
- Genome Biology
- 8 June 2020
Background To investigate the epigenetic and transcriptional mechanisms of coronary artery disease (CAD) risk, as well as the functional regulation of chromatin structure and function, we create a… Expand
Frequency and abundance of plasma T790M mutation associated with failure patterns of EGFR-mutant NSCLC treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors
- Suzhan Zhang, L. Zhu, +6 authors S. Ma
- Medicine
- 1 October 2016
Quantitative trait loci mapped for TCF21 binding, chromatin accessibility and chromosomal looping in coronary artery smooth muscle cells reveal molecular mechanisms of coronary disease loci
- Q. Zhao, Michael Dacre, +8 authors T. Quertermous
- Biology
- 4 February 2020
Background To investigate the epigenetic and transcriptional mechanisms of coronary artery disease (CAD) risk, as well as the functional regulation of chromatin structure and function, we have… Expand
Environment-Sensing Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Inhibits the Chondrogenic Fate of Modulated Smooth Muscle Cells in Atherosclerotic Lesions
- J. Kim, Q. Zhao, +7 authors T. Quertermous
- Medicine
- Circulation
- 22 May 2020
Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background: Smooth muscle cells (SMC) play a critical role in atherosclerosis. The Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is an environment-sensing… Expand