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MDM2-Mediated Ubiquitination of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Contributes to the Development of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
Circulation - 22 Sept 2020
Shen Hui, Zhang Jiao, Wang Chen, Jain Pritesh P, Xiong Mingmei, Shi Xinxing, Lei Yuyang, Chen Shanshan, Yin Qian, Thistlethwaite Patricia A, Wang Jian, Gong Kaizheng, Yuan Zu-Yi, Yuan Jason X-J, Shyy John Y-J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) converts angiotensin II, a potent vasoconstrictor, to angiotensin-(1-7) and is also a membrane protein that enables coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infectivity. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) phosphorylation of ACE2 enhances ACE2 stability. This mode of posttranslational modification of ACE2 in vascular endothelial cells is causative of a pulmonary...
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