CpG array analysis of histone H3 lysine 4 trimethylation in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of uremia patients.

abstract：:Immune dysregulation has been implicated in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) pathogenesis. Refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts (RARS) is a low-risk subtype of MDS. Our previous study has reported an abnormal γδ T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire in patients with intermediate or high-risk MDS. To characterize the st...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Geng S,Weng J,Chen S,Li Y,Wu P,Huang X,Lai P,Du X

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of the pancreas is a complicated process that is regulated on several levels. Pancreas transcription factor 1, alpha subunit (Ptf1a), also known as p48, is a pancreas-specific basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor that is critical for both exocrine pancreas development and maintenance of acinar c...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Lu CK,Lai YC,Chen HR,Chiang MK

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetic modifications, especially alteration in DNA methylation, are increasingly being recognized as a key factor in the pathogenesis of complex disorders, including atherosclerosis. However, there are limited data on the epigenetic changes in the coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. In the present study we eva...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Sharma P,Kumar J,Garg G,Kumar A,Patowary A,Karthikeyan G,Ramakrishnan L,Brahmachari V,Sengupta S

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimally modified low-density lipoprotein (MM-LDL) is regarded as a major risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis. In this report, we show that this lipoprotein complex can induce expression of an inflammatory protein, serum amyloid A (SAA), in monocyte/macrophage cells, a key cell type implicated in the p...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Ray BK,Chatterjee S,Ray A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate, for the first time, the effects of using adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AD-MSCs) transfected with an episomal plasmid encoding fibroblast growth factor 1 (FGF1) (AD-MSCsFGF1), in providing the microenvironment required for angiogenic proliferation. The isolated rat AD...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Hoseini SJ,Ghazavi H,Forouzanfar F,Mashkani B,Ghorbani A,Mahdipour E,Ghasemi F,Sadeghnia HR,Ghayour-Mobarhan M

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Design and synthesis of new small molecules binding to double-stranded RNA necessitate complete understanding of the molecular aspects of the binding of many existing molecules. Toward this goal, in this work we evaluated the biophysical aspects of the interaction of a DNA intercalator (proflavine) and a minor groove ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Sinha R,Hossain M,Kumar GS

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence suggested that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) variants may be involved in the progression of various cancers. However, the association of the lncRNAs polymorphisms with the risk for esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma (EGJA) is still unknown. In this case-control study, we selected two cancer-re...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Cao R,Chen Y,Wang J,Chen M,Chen S,Tang W

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The p53 tumor suppressor gene is frequently mutated in multiple human cancers, leading to loss of wild-type p53 (wt-p53)-dependent functions and tumorigenesis. p53 gene therapy is used to induce apoptosis in human cancer cells and tumors. Activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) causes resistance to both chemo...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Rath PC,Mukhopadhyay T

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) was used to examine error rates and mutations induced by native (wt) and exonuclease-deficient (exo-) Deep Vent DNA polymerases during DNA amplification by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), in the presence or absence of the T4 bacteriophage gene 32 protein (gp32).gp32 was ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Huang H,Keohavong P

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a neurotropic DNA virus with many favorable properties as a gene delivery vector. HSV is highly infectious, so HSV vectors are efficient vehicles for the delivery of exogenous genetic material to cells. Viral replication is readily disrupted by null mutations in immediate early genes that...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Burton EA,Fink DJ,Glorioso JC

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The micronucleus (MN) assay in exfoliated buccal cells is a useful and minimally invasive method for monitoring genetic damage in humans exposed to occupational and environmental agents. The MN test is used as an indicator of genotoxic exposition, since it is associated with chromosome aberrations. An increased mutati...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Celik A,Diler SB,Eke D

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sex steroid hormone progesterone modulates the developmental and lactogenic activity of prolactin in the mammary gland. Regulation of the level of prolactin receptor (PRLR) provides one possible mechanism by which this may occur, prompting this investigation of the molecular mechanisms involved in progestin regula...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Ormandy CJ,Graham J,Kelly PA,Clarke CL,Sutherland RL

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a long-time inflammatory condition arising from aberrant immune activation in the colon and the rectum. Interleukin (IL)-35 plays critical roles in autoimmune disorders. In this study, we explored the pathways of IL-35 in affecting UC. First, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from U...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Wang S,Qin C

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The promoters of mammalian striated muscle actin gene contain binding sites for a number of transcription factors. Examples are the CArG boxes, which bind a protein identical to or related to serum response factor (SRF), E boxes, which bind myogenic determination factors such as MyoD and myogenin, and -CCGCCC- motifs,...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Davey HW,Kelly JK,Wildeman AG

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six identical cDNA clones corresponding to an RNA of 1685 nucleotides that is enriched in mouse sperm compared with testis were isolated from a mouse testis cDNA library. The sequence of these clones corresponds to the 16S mitochondrial RNA plus an inverted repeat of 120 bp covalently joined to the 5' end of the RNA. ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Villegas J,Zárraga AM,Muller I,Montecinos L,Werner E,Brito M,Meneses AM,Burzio LO

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein homeostasis in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in eukaryotic cells is maintained by a conserved quality control system named ER-associated degradation (ERAD). The ERAD system retains misfolded or unassembled polypeptides in the ER, retrotranslocates them into the cytosol for degradation by the ubiquitin proteas...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Zhang T,Ye Y

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin-converting enzyme-1 (ECE1) plays a key role in the development of a subset of neural crest lineages such as cardiogenesis. Genetic variants of ECE1 C338A (rs213045) and T839G (rs213046) have been shown to alter ECE1 expression. This observation led us to hypothesize that two polymorphisms might influence th...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Wang Y,Liu Y,Peng W,Wang M,Sun J,Zhang Z,Mo X

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus mutans plays a primary role in the formation of dental caries. Previously, in our laboratory, an S. mutans genomic library was prepared, and the wapA gene was cloned into the shuttle vector, pSA4/4B2. To generate overexpression of wapA and to facilitate efficient purification of the WapA protein for use ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Yoder S,Cao C,Ugen KE,Dao ML

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the contribution of de novo variants to Tourette disorder (TD) probands in China. Whole-exome sequencing (WES) conducted on 15 child-parent trios (45 samples) detected 25 coding de novo variants, including 2 de novo Likely Gene Disrupting (LGD) variants and 6 Missense3 variants. The de novo LGD variants...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Zhao X,Wang S,Hao J,Zhu P,Zhang X,Wu M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eaf2 encodes a tumor suppressor that plays multiple functions in transcriptional activation, apoptosis, and embryonic development. In this study, we utilized GFP-EAF2 fusion protein to describe the dynamic subcellular movement of Eaf2. GFP-EAF2 is preferentially localized to the nucleus, and in the presence of ELL, it...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Zhuang F,Yen P,Zhao J,Nguyen M,Jiang M,Liu YH

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:alpha B-Crystallin, a member of the small heat shock family of proteins, is synthesized as a component of various developmental programs, in response to stress and in a number of pathological states. We have determined the complete structure of the alpha B-crystallin gene (6,806 bp encompassing 2,299 bp upstream from ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Srinivasan AN,Bhat SP

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cDNAs encoding the human bone morphogenetic proteins BMP-2 and BMP-4 in an eukaryotic expression vector were permanently transferred into the murine mesenchymal progenitor cell line C3H10T1/2. Originally, these cells are known to differentiate into myotubes, adipocytes, and chondrocytes upon the addition of azacyt...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Ahrens M,Ankenbauer T,Schröder D,Hollnagel A,Mayer H,Gross G

更新日期：1993-12-01 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：:Uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) are important phase II detoxification enzymes. Despite the expression of UGT proteins in many species, previous results have suggested that simians represent the most appropriate animal model to study the glucuronidation of steroids in extrahepatic steroid target tis...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Bélanger G,Beaulieu M,Lévesque E,Hum DW,Bélanger A

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies showed that when growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) was administered to either pregnant rats or pigs as a plasmid-mediated therapy, pituitary weight, somatotroph and lactotroph numbers, and postnatal growth rate of the offspring increased. To determine if these responses resulted from direct effe...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Fiorotto ML,Lopez R,Oliver WT,Khan AS,Draghia-Akli R

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The glandular kallikrein family is composed of structurally related serine proteases. Studies show that the mouse family encompasses at least 14 highly conserved functional genes, but of these only the tissue kallikarein has a human ortholog. In man, the tissue kallikrein display high sequence similarity with prostate...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Olsson AY,Persson AM,Valtonen-André C,Lundwall A

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BRCA1-associated protein-1 (BAP1) is an important nuclear-localized deubiquitinating enzyme. Dysregulation of BAP1 has been reported in many types of cancers. However, there are few articles on the role of BAP1 in osteosarcoma (OS) and the molecular mechanisms of BAP1 in OS remain largely unknown. In this study, we ex...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Gao S,Sun H,Cheng C,Wang G

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:dTMP kinase (E.C.2.7.4.9.) catalyzes the phosphorylation of dTMP to the corresponding diphosphate. This enzyme is essential for DNA synthesis in vivo and is an important intermediate enzyme in the pathway of many pyrimidine analog drugs. In this report, we describe the isolation of the human dTMP kinase gene by functi...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Huang SH,Tang A,Drisco B,Zhang SQ,Seeger R,Li C,Jong A

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the promoters of many immediate early genes, including c-fos, CArG DNA regulatory elements mediate basal constituitive expression and rapid and transient serum induction. CArG boxes also occur in the promoters of muscle-specific genes, including skeletal alpha-actin, where it confers muscle-specific expression. The...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Martin KA,Gualberto A,Kolman MF,Lowry J,Walsh K

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD95 (Fas/APO-1)-mediated apoptosis appears to be regulated by positive and negative signaling molecules. A human CD40/CD95 chimeric receptor was stably transfected into CD95-expressing human Jurkat T cells, and signaling through native and chimeric CD95 was compared in the same cell type to assess contributions of th...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Rudert F,Wang Y,Lindridge E,Watson J

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00