[HTML][HTML] Ablation of cyclase-associated protein 2 (CAP2) leads to cardiomyopathy

VS Peche, TA Holak, BD Burgute, K Kosmas… - Cellular and molecular …, 2013 - Springer
Cyclase-associated proteins are highly conserved proteins that have a role in the regulation
of actin dynamics. Higher eukaryotes have two isoforms, CAP1 and CAP2. To study the in …

[PDF][PDF] Adult and neonatal models of chemogenetic heart failure caused by oxidative stress

…, V Thulabandu, K Kosmas… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Clin Investig
… Pandey2, Ruby Guo2, Taylor A Covington2, Venkata Thulabandu2, Kosmas Kosmas1,
Benjamin …

CAP2 is a regulator of the actin cytoskeleton and its absence changes infiltration of inflammatory cells and contraction of wounds

K Kosmas, A Eskandarnaz, AB Khorsandi… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cyclase associated protein (CAP) is a highly conserved protein with roles in actin dynamics
and many cellular processes. Two isoforms exist in higher eukaryotes, CAP1 and CAP2. …

[HTML][HTML] Neuronal actin dynamics, spine density and neuronal dendritic complexity are regulated by CAP2

A Kumar, L Paeger, K Kosmas… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Actin remodeling is crucial for dendritic spine development, morphology and density. CAP2
is a regulator of actin dynamics through sequestering G-actin and severing F-actin. In a …

TSC2 Interacts with HDLBP/Vigilin and regulates stress granule formation

K Kosmas, H Filippakis, D Khabibullin… - Molecular Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
This study demonstrates that TSC2 physically interacts with HDLBP/vigilin, a component of
SGs, that TSC2 localizes to SG and that TSC2-deficient cells have more SGs, suggesting that …

Pericytes contribute to pulmonary vascular remodeling via HIF2α signaling

…, S Dahlberg, CJ Hu, W Tian, X Jiang, K Kosmas… - EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
Vascular remodeling is the process of structural alteration and cell rearrangement of blood
vessels in response to injury and is the cause of many of the world’s most afflicted …

[HTML][HTML] Skeletal muscle dysfunction in experimental pulmonary hypertension

K Kosmas, Z Michael, AE Papathanasiou… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a serious, progressive, and often fatal disease that
is in urgent need of improved therapies that treat it. One of the remaining therapeutic …

Therapeutic targeting of DGKA-mediated macropinocytosis leads to phospholipid reprogramming in tuberous sclerosis complex

A Kovalenko, A Sanin, K Kosmas, L Zhang, J Wang… - Cancer research, 2021 - AACR
This study identifies macropinocytosis and phospholipid metabolism as novel mechanisms
of metabolic homeostasis in mTORC1-hyperactive cells and suggest ritanserin as a novel …

[HTML][HTML] Acetazolamide improves right ventricular function and metabolic gene dysregulation in experimental pulmonary arterial hypertension

…, Z Michael, B Finander, S Vitali, K Kosmas… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Right ventricular (RV) performance is a key determinant of mortality in pulmonary
arterial hypertension (PAH). RV failure is characterized by metabolic dysregulation with …

ETV2 regulates PARP-1 binding protein to induce ER stress–mediated death in tuberin-deficient cells

…, A Sonawane, J Imani, W Qiu, K Kosmas… - Life Science …, 2022 - life-science-alliance.org
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare progressive disease, characterized by
mutations in the tuberous sclerosis complex genes (TSC1 or TSC2) and hyperactivation of …