Lysophosphatidic acid mediates the rapid activation of platelets and endothelial cells by mildly oxidized low density lipoprotein and accumulates in human …

…, R Brandl, C Corrinth, R Bittman… - Proceedings of the …, 1999 - National Acad Sciences
Oxidized low density lipoprotein (LDL) is a key factor in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis
and its thrombotic complications, such as stroke and myocardial infarction. It activates …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of the structure of natural sterols and sphingolipids on the formation of ordered sphingolipid/sterol domains (rafts)

X Xu, R Bittman, G Duportail, D Heissler… - Journal of Biological …, 2001 - ASBMB
Ordered lipid domains enriched in sphingolipids and cholesterol (lipid rafts) have been
implicated in numerous functions in biological membranes. We recently found that lipid domain/…

Enzymic characterization of the target for isoniazid in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

…, JC Sacchettini, A Dessen, C Vilcheze, R Bittman… - Biochemistry, 1995 - ACS Publications
Revised Manuscript Received May 9, 1995® abstract: The inhA gene has been recently
shownto encode a common protein target for isoniazid and ethionamide action in …

Identification of Bcl-6-dependent follicular helper NKT cells that provide cognate help for B cell responses

…, JJ Hogan, V Cerundolo, SG Tangye, R Bittman… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Lipid antigens trigger help from natural killer T cells (NKT cells) for B cells, and direct
conjugation of lipid agonists to antigen profoundly augments antibody responses. Here we show …

[HTML][HTML] Crystal structure of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis enoyl-ACP reductase, InhA, in complex with NAD+ and a C16 fatty acyl substrate

…, C Vilcheze, M Sugantino, R Bittman… - Journal of Biological …, 1999 - ASBMB
Enoyl-ACP reductases participate in fatty acid biosynthesis by utilizing NADH to reduce the
transdouble bond between positions C2 and C3 of a fatty acyl chain linked to the acyl carrier …

[HTML][HTML] Lymphatic vasculature mediates macrophage reverse cholesterol transport in mice

…, EL Gautier, M Westerterp, R Bittman… - The Journal of …, 2013 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Reverse cholesterol transport (RCT) refers to the mobilization of cholesterol on HDL particles
(HDL-C) from extravascular tissues to plasma, ultimately for fecal excretion. Little is known …

Endothelial disruptive proinflammatory effects of nicotine and e-cigarette vapor exposures

…, CJ Carroll, BD Ray, R Bittman… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
The increased use of inhaled nicotine via e-cigarettes has unknown risks to lung health.
Having previously shown that cigarette smoke (CS) extract disrupts the lung microvasculature …

Selective caveolin-1–dependent endocytosis of glycosphingolipids

…, JT Valiyaveettil, DL Marks, R Bittman… - Molecular biology of …, 2003 - Am Soc Cell Biol
We studied the endocytosis of fluorescent glycosphingolipid (GSL) analogs in various cell
types using pathway-specific inhibitors and colocalization studies with endocytic markers and …

BODIPY‐cholesterol: a new tool to visualize sterol trafficking in living cells and organisms

…, E Salonen, I Vattulainen, P Panula, Z Li, R Bittman… - Traffic, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Analysis of sterol distribution and transport in living cells has been hampered by the lack of
bright, photostable fluorescent sterol derivatives that closely resemble cholesterol. In this …

[HTML][HTML] PP2A-activating drugs selectively eradicate TKI-resistant chronic myeloid leukemic stem cells

…, RB Arlinghaus, CS Chen, R Bittman… - The Journal of …, 2013 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The success of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in treating chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
depends on the requirement for BCR-ABL1 kinase activity in CML progenitors. However, …