[HTML][HTML] Functional screening of five PYPAF family members identifies PYPAF5 as a novel regulator of NF-κB and caspase-1

JM Grenier, L Wang, GA Manji, WJ Huang, A Al-Garawi… - FEBS letters, 2002 - Elsevier
PYRIN-containing Apaf-1-like proteins (PYPAFs) are a recently identified family of proteins
thought to function in apoptotic and inflammatory signaling pathways. PYPAF1 and PYPAF7 …

Secreted PCSK9 promotes LDL receptor degradation independently of proteolytic activity

J Li, C Tumanut, JA Gavigan, WJ Huang… - Biochemical …, 2007 - portlandpress.com
PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9) is a secreted serine protease that regulates
cholesterol homoeostasis by inducing post-translational degradation of hepatic LDL-R […

[HTML][HTML] Card10 is a novel caspase recruitment domain/membrane-associated guanylate kinase family member that interacts with BCL10 and activates NF-κB

L Wang, Y Guo, WJ Huang, X Ke, JL Poyet… - Journal of Biological …, 2001 - ASBMB
BCL10 belongs to the caspase recruitment domain (CARD) family of proteins that regulate
apoptosis and NF-κB signaling pathways. Analysis of BCL10-deficient mice has revealed that …

Small-molecule WNK inhibition regulates cardiovascular and renal function

…, T Herr, P Hoffmann, QY Hu, WJ Huang… - Nature chemical …, 2016 - nature.com
The With-No-Lysine (K) (WNK) kinases play a critical role in blood pressure regulation and
body fluid and electrolyte homeostasis. Herein, we introduce the first orally bioavailable pan-…

Human CARD12 is a novel CED4/Apaf-1 family member that induces apoptosis

BJ Geddes, L Wang, WJ Huang, M Lavellee… - Biochemical and …, 2001 - Elsevier
The CED4/Apaf-1 family of proteins functions as critical regulators of apoptosis and NF-κB
signaling pathways. A novel human member of this family, called CARD12, was identified that …

FGF21 normalizes plasma glucose in mouse models of type 1 diabetes and insulin receptor dysfunction

JL Diener, S Mowbray, WJ Huang, D Yowe, J Xu… - …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 21 is a member of the FGF family of proteins. The biological
activity of FGF21 was first shown to induce insulin-independent glucose uptake in adipocytes …

[HTML][HTML] Hippo Inhibitor

…, K Harasaki, T Herr, P Hoffmann, QY Hu, WJ Huang… - hippoinhibitor.com
The With-No-Lysine (K)(WNK) kinases play a critical role in blood pressure regulation and
body fluid and electrolyte homeostasis. Herein, we introduce the first orally bioavailable pan-…

A novel membrane potential-sensitive fluorescent dye improves cell-based assays for ion channels

DF Baxter, M Kirk, AF Garcia… - Journal of …, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
The study of ion channel-mediated changes in membrane potential using the conventional
bisoxonol fluorescent dye DiBAC 4 (3) has several limitations, including a slow onset of …

Optimization of allosteric with-no-lysine (WNK) kinase inhibitors and efficacy in rodent hypertension models

K Yamada, J Levell, T Yoon, D Kohls… - Journal of medicinal …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The observed structure–activity relationship of three distinct ATP noncompetitive With-No-Lysine
(WNK) kinase inhibitor series, together with a crystal structure of a previously disclosed …

Endotoxin-tolerant Mice Have Mutations in Toll-like Receptor 4 (Tlr4)

ST Qureshi, L Larivière, G Leveque… - The Journal of …, 1999 - rupress.org
… Nagle and Lisa Dirocco for assistance with BAC subcloning, Waan-Jeng Nir for help with
cDNA selection, and Line Laroche for technical assistance. … Huang