Mechanism of minimally modified LDL-mediated induction of serum amyloid A gene in monocyte/macrophage cells.

abstract：:Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common and severe form of progressive muscular dystrophy. Previous results showed an increased survival in double knockout mice (dko) when treated with adipose-derived CD146+ cells. In this study, we analyzed the effect of CD146+ cells compared to mesenchymal stem/stromal cells ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Gomes JP,Coatti GC,Valadares MC,Assoni AF,Pelatti MV,Secco M,Zatz M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital cataract refers to a lens opacity caused by multiple etiological factors, including genetic mutation, abnormal metabolism of the lens, and infection. Currently, there are >100 known disease-causing genes as well as 60 known mutations in the Cx46 gene (Gap junction alpha-3, GJA3) associated with congenital c...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Li H,Jiang H,Rong R,Jiang J,Ji D,Song W,Xia X

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increasing amount of evidence suggests that interleukin-18 (IL-18) plays a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. However, association between single nucleotide polymorphism of IL-18 and the risk of schizophrenia has not been clarified. This study examined whether two promoter polymorphisms -137 G/C ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Liu J,Liu J,Zhou Y,Li S,Li Y,Song X,Wang J,Wang L,Ying B

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electroporation has proven to be a highly effective technique for the in vivo delivery of genes to a number of solid tissues. In most of the reported methods, DNA is injected into the target tissue and electrodes are placed directly on or in the tissue for application of the electric field. While this works well for s...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Dean DA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic instability and epigenetic alterations are distinct hallmarks shared by cancer and aging. Sirtuins (SIRTs) are class III histone deacetylases that regulate gene expression in response to cellular metabolic status. SIRTs can modulate chromatin function through direct deacetylation of histones and by promoting a...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Wu X,Cao N,Fenech M,Wang X

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:My 45 years of studying the molecular biology of adeno-associated virus are recounted. Additional activities as a mentor, department chair, and medical school administrator are described, as are my activities in the public sphere, which involved national issues related to science policy and medical education. ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Berns KI

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent explosion of scientific and technical knowledge in the field of molecular biology has allowed us to make important advances in our understanding of the molecular basis of many human diseases. This technology has now entered the clinical laboratory where identification of specific genetic sequences can aid i...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Crisan D,Mattson JC

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we isolated two cDNA molecules encoding putative glutamate receptor subunits, fGluR1 alpha and fGluR1 beta, from an Oreochromis sp. brain cDNA library by hybridizing with the glutamate receptor cDNA, fGluR2 beta, of the same fish. The deduced amino acid sequence of the fGluR1 alpha consists of 908 resid...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Wu YM,Kung SS,Chen J,Chow WY

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial ribosomal proteins are important for mitochondrial-encoded protein synthesis and mitochondrial function. In addition to their roles in mitoribosome assembly, several mitochondrial ribosome proteins are also implicated in cellular processes like cell cycle regulation, apoptosis, and mitochondrial homeosta...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Li HB,Wang RX,Jiang HB,Zhang ED,Tan JQ,Xu HZ,Zhou RR,Xia XB

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head and neck cancers (head and neck squamous cell carcinomas [HNSCC]) are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms with varying presenting symptoms, treatment, and expected outcome. There is a need to find an effective way of its treatment at the molecular level. Thus, we should identify the mechanism of cancer cell respon...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Walczak A,Rusin P,Dziki L,Zielinska-Blizniewska H,Olszewski J,Majsterek I

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of growth factors, proteolytic enzymes, fibrogenic factors, and cytokines is altered in the Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric mucosa. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the association of functional promoter variants of transforming growth factor (TGF)-B1 and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-7 genes with ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Achyut BR,Ghoshal UC,Moorchung N,Mittal B

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ginsenoside, a natural triterpenoid saponin, exhibits immunomodulatory and anticancer activities. In the present study, we demonstrated that ginsenoside Rg1 induced secretion of cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and IL-1β, and chemokines such as IL-8 and IP-10 in a dose-depe...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Huang Y,Zou Y,Lin L,Zheng R

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytochrome P450 15 beta is a female-specific gene product that catalyzes the hydroxylation of steroid sulfates at the 15 beta position. Isolation and analysis of the gene for rat P450 15 beta reveals nine coding exons and encompasses more than 35 kb of chromosomal DNA. The intron-exon junctions are at similar position...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Zaphiropoulos PG,Westin S,Ström A,Mode A,Gustafsson JA

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long noncoding RNA host gene 16 (SNHG16) has a key role in a variety of cancer progression. However, the role and mechanism of SNHG16 in osteosarcoma (OS) remain unknown. In this study, we examined the functional role of SNHG16 in OS cells through knocked-down SNHG16 by using siRNA. We found that SNHG16 is overexpress...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Su P,Mu S,Wang Z

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nomenclature system for the UDP glucuronosyltransferase superfamily is proposed, based on divergent evolution of the genes. A total of 26 distinct cDNAs in five mammalian species have been sequenced to date. Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences leads to the definition of two families and a total of three s...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Burchell B,Nebert DW,Nelson DR,Bock KW,Iyanagi T,Jansen PL,Lancet D,Mulder GJ,Chowdhury JR,Siest G

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) serves as the target for almost a third of currently marketed drugs, and provides the predominant mechanism through which extracellular factors transmit signals to the cell. The discovery of GPCRs with no known ligand has initiated a frenzy of research, with the aim of...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Brown AJ,Jupe S,Briscoe CP

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma is one of the most common primary malignant tumors of the bone and tends to develop in teenage years. Although multitreatments for the diagnosis and therapy of osteosarcoma have been developed, there are still needs of new methods to prevent and treat the osteosarcoma. Here, we performed bioinformatic ana...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Zhou X,Fan Y,Ye W,Jia B,Yang Y,Liu Y

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to microgravity is supposed to affect almost all biological systems, and we speculated that microgravity is potentially involved in autophagy regulation. A clinostat was used to simulate microgravity, and HEK293 cells that stably express GFP-LC3 were used for sensitive monitoring of autophagy induction. The c...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Ryu HW,Choi SH,Namkoong S,Jang IS,Seo DH,Choi I,Kim HS,Park J

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene delivery from tissue engineering scaffold is a novel strategy in regulating long-term growth and function of cells in vitro culture. In this study, a hepatocyte growth factor plasmid/polyetherimide (pHGF/PEI) polyplex delivering alginate (AL)/galactosylated chitosan (GC) (pHGF/PEI-AL/GC) sponge scaffold was prepa...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Gao C,Yang Y,Zhang Y,Qian M,Yang J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research aims to investigate the immune-associated gene signature from databases to improve the prognostic value in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by multidimensional methods using various bioinformatic methods. Fifty-one immune-associated genes were mined out, which were associated with clinical characters throu...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Chen W,Tang D,Ou M,Dai Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxysterols are oxygenated derivatives of cholesterol. They have been shown to influence a variety of biological functions including sterol metabolism, lipid trafficking, and apoptosis. Recently, 12 human OSBP-related genes have been identified. In this study, we have identified a family of 12 oxysterol-binding protein...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Anniss AM,Apostolopoulos J,Dworkin S,Purton LE,Sparrow RL

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have devised a method to determine gene structure that utilizes the known gene structure of homologous proteins and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Because homologous proteins have evolved from a common ancestral gene, it is possible to design primers corresponding to the adjacent exon sequences in the protein...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Kunapuli SP,Stark P,Rick L,Colman RW

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homomeric and heteromeric interactions among cell-surface tyrosine kinase receptors belonging to the ErbB family lead to intracellular signaling cascades which are involved in cell activation, cytoskeletal interactions, and cellular transformation leading to neoplasia. Monoclonal antibodies which specifically bind to ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Peterson NC,Greene MI

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocyte nuclear factor-1alpha (HNF-1alpha) is a homeodomain-containing transcription factor regulating the expression of liver and pancreas-specific genes. Mutations in the HNF-1alpha-encoding gene TCF1 cause maturity-onset diabetes of the young, type 3 (MODY3). These mutations may affect nuclear import or reduce t...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Bjørkhaug L,Bratland A,Njølstad PR,Molven A

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the chromosomal basis for the synthesis of tissue (ovary, endometrium/placenta, and peri-implantation blastocyst) isoforms of cytochrome P450 aromatase in the pig. DNA fragments derived from three distinct porcine aromatase chromosomal genes were cloned and characterized. The porcine type III aromatase gen...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Choi I,Troyer DL,Cornwell DL,Kirby-Dobbels KR,Collante WR,Simmen FA

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Host cell-derived danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), such as the hemoglobin (Hb) can interact with the innate immune system either directly or through binding to pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). Hemolysis occurs under various pathological conditions, leading to hemoglobinemia. In the extracel...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Lee SK,Ding JL

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 (ALDH2) is the principal enzyme involved in alcohol metabolism in humans. Emerging evidence has shown that the common rs671 G>A (Glu504Lys) polymorphism in the ALDH2 gene might play a critical role in increasing the susceptibility to coronary heart disease (CHD), including myocar...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Wang Q,Zhou S,Wang L,Lei M,Wang Y,Miao C,Jin Y

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zidovudine (AZT) is widely used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection because of its ability to act as a false substrate for the viral reverse transcriptase. AZT in the clinical setting has also been shown to produce significant hematologic and other toxicity, even though prior reports in th...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Nusbaum NJ,Joseph PE

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have shown previously that rat hepatoma FTO-2B cells express two mRNAs, called F (fetal) and L (liver), from distinct promoters of the same gene coding for 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase (PFK-2). This enzyme catalyzes the synthesis of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate, an allosteric stimulator of glycolysis. We have now found th...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Dupriez VJ,Rousseau GG

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plastins (or fimbrins) are a family of actin-binding proteins that are conserved from yeast to humans. In mammals, three tissue-specific plastin isoforms have been identified. The L isoform (L-plastin) is normally expressed only in leukocytes but is also found in >90% of neoplastic nonleukocyte human cells. Because L-...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Lin CS,Chang CH,Huynh T

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00