Dynamics of DNA methylation in aging and Alzheimer's disease.

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：:Liver-expressed chemokine (LEC) is a CC chemokine that is selectively expressed in the liver. We report here the structures of the human and mouse genes for LEC. The human LEC gene (SCYA16) was isolated from a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clone that also contained CC chemokine genes for MPIF-1/Ckbeta8, HCC-2/...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Fukuda S,Hanano Y,Iio M,Miura R,Yoshie O,Nomiyama H

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) production is regulated by growth factors and inflammatory cytokines, and VEGF plays a role in migraine. We examined for the first time whether three functional polymorphisms in the promoter region of VEGF gene (C(-2578)A, G(-1154)A, and G(-634)C) and VEGF haplotypes are assoc...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Gonçalves FM,Martins-Oliveira A,Speciali JG,Izidoro-Toledo TC,Luizon MR,Dach F,Tanus-Santos JE

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apicomplexa is a phylum within the kingdom Protista that contains some of the most significant threats to public health. One of the members of this phylum, Toxoplasma gondii, is amenable to molecular genetic analyses allowing for the identification of factors critical for colonization and disease. A pathway found to b...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Frankel MB,Knoll LJ

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A constituent of green tea, (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) has been known to possess antiproliferative properties. In this study, we investigated the anticancer effects of EGCG in human papillomavirus (HPV)-16 associated cervical cancer cell line, CaSki cells. The growth inhibitory mechanism(s) and regulation o...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Ahn WS,Huh SW,Bae SM,Lee IP,Lee JM,Namkoong SE,Kim CK,Sin JI

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Culture of CHO.K1, a Chinese hamster ovary cell line, requires no particular care about the glucocorticoid level in media. Cell growth of CHO.K1 is little affected by dexamethasone at concentrations up to 3 microM. A clone of CHO.K1 stably transfected with an expression vector displayed a favored growth in dexamethaso...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Chen GS,Lee CH,Lee YC,Chi CW,Liu YC

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have further characterized the most distal of the three alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) enhancers required for expression of the AFP gene in fetal hepatocytes and yolk sac endodermal cells. Almost total rat AFP enhancer 3 (E3) activity is driven by a 160-bp fragment at -6 kb containing three target regions for nuclear prot...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Thomassin H,Bois-Joyeux B,Delille R,Ikonomova R,Danan JL

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A subtractive cloning procedure was used to characterize the molecular changes involved in transformation of normal myoblasts to rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) cells. Here we describe the cloning of DRAL, a novel LIM-domain protein expressed in primary myoblasts but down-regulated in the RMS cell line RD. DRAL is a LIM-only p...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Genini M,Schwalbe P,Scholl FA,Remppis A,Mattei MG,Schäfer BW

更新日期：1997-04-01 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：:A safe and effective adjuvant is important to develop vaccines against highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. Chitosan, a derivative from the natural amino polysaccharide chitin, has been proved to be an effective adjuvant for inactivated influenza virus vaccine. In this study, protective immunity in mice provided b...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Chang H,Li X,Teng Y,Liang Y,Peng B,Fang F,Chen Z

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sterol carrier protein2 (SCP2) is a 13.2-kD protein that is thought to be involved in the intracellular transport of cholesterol. Using synthetic oligonucleotides based on the protein sequence of SCP2, a clone (SP43) was isolated from a rat liver cDNA library. The DNA sequence revealed that the cDNA could encode a pol...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Billheimer JT,Strehl LL,Davis GL,Strauss JF 3rd,Davis LG

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several reports have suggested the importance of p73 polymorphisms in tumor behavior. We investigated the role of a p73 gene polymorphism in the susceptibility to cervical lesions in a southwestern European population. Peripheral blood samples were obtained from Radiotherapy and Gynaecology Departments of Portuguese I...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Craveiro R,Bravo I,Catarino R,Teixeira AL,Sousa H,Pereira D,Pereira H,Medeiros R

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative determination of T-cell receptor (TCR) V beta expression is necessary to define the changes in TCR-V beta subfamily expression that occur during T-cell maturation and selection and to detect alterations of the TCR-V beta repertoire that may be associated with human diseases. Here we describe and validate ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Duchmann R,Strober W,James SP

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In IL-5 transgenic mice (C3H/HeN-TgN(IL-5)-Imeg), in which 50% of peripheral blood leukocytes are eosinophils, the development of infection by Leishmania amazonensis was clearly suppressed. To determine mechanistically how this protozoan parasite is killed, we performed in vitro killing experiments. Either IL-4 or IFN...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Watanabe Y,Hamaguchi-Tsuru E,Morimoto N,Nishio Y,Yagyu K,Konishi Y,Tominaga M,Miyazaki J,Furuya M,Tominaga A

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spike (S) protein, a main surface antigen of the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV), is considered to be one of the most important protective antigen candidates for targets for vaccine design against the virus. In this study, a secreted recombinant expression plasmid, pVAX-S1, encoding the partial S protein with a signal...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： He H,Tang Y,Qin X,Xu W,Wang Y,Liu X,Liu X,Xiong S,Li J,Zhang M,Duan M

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apelin, an endogenous ligand for apelin receptor (APJ), is reported to be involved in cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. In this study, we explored the mechanism of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy induced by apelin-13/APJ system. Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) rat model was established by constricting the abdominal aorta. Weste...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Wu D,Xie F,Xiao L,Feng F,Huang S,He L,Liu M,Zhou Q,Li L,Chen L

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of p53 in mediating nitric oxide (NO)-induced cell death remains uncertain. The exogenous NO donor S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) produced a concentration-dependent reduction in cell viability in embryonic chick cardiomyocytes in culture. Western blotting and immunocytochemistry for p53 showed that p53 was incre...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Klassen SS,Rabkin SW

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The HIV-1 regulatory proteins Tat and Rev and the accessory proteins Vpr, Vpu, and Vif are essential for viral replication, and their cytoplasmic production suggests that they should be processed for recognition by cytotoxic T lymphocytes. However, only limited data is available evaluating to which extent these protei...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Addo MM,Yu XG,Rosenberg ES,Walker BD,Altfeld M

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA condensed agents can improve the transfection efficiency of the cationic liposome delivery system. However, various condensed agents have distinct transfection efficiency and cellular cytotoxicity. The object of this study was to screen the optimal agents with the high transfection efficiency and low cytotoxicity ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Wang J,Ye X,Ni H,Zhang J,Ju S,Ding W

更新日期：2019-10-01 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 mammalian CYP2E1 gene encodes a cytochrome P450 enzyme that is markedly increased soon after birth. In vitro evidence suggests that the rat CYP2E1 gene is positively regulated by the transcription factor HNF-1 or a protein displaying DNA-binding properties similar to HNF-1. In contrast to newborn wild-type mice an...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Gonzalez FJ,Liu SY,Kozak CA,Nebert DW

更新日期：1990-12-01 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：:The overexpression of prosurvival members of the Bcl-2 family is commonly associated with the enhanced malignancy of hematological tumors. There has been great interest in a novel set of agents that are able to mimic the function of the BH3 domain by binding to the groove of Bcl-2-like proteins and initiating the cell...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Turner BC,Eves T,Refaeli Y

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) refers to breast cancer without significant expression of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), or human epidermal growth factor receptor 2. We sought to identify the hub genes and find the potential progression mechanism of TNBC as well as immunotherapeutic targets. ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Wang F,Cao X,Yin L,Wang Q,He Z

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：:Gulf War Illness (GWI) affects about 25% of Persian Gulf veterans with a cluster of chronic symptoms, including immune dysfunction and neurological issues. Recent studies implicate gene expression changes in immune function to be associated with GWI. Since DNA methylation can regulate such changes in gene expression, ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Trivedi MS,Abreu MM,Sarria L,Rose N,Ahmed N,Beljanski V,Fletcher MA,Klimas NG,Nathanson L

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transfection of keratinocytes with plasmid DNA leads to the loss of detectable DNA-binding activity of CCAAT displacement protein but not of Yin Yang 1, as monitored by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. This phenomenon was found to be attributable to the presence of plasmid DNA in the nuclear extracts prepared fro...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Narahari J,Roman A

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are an important class of small, noncoding, regulatory RNAs found to be involved in regulating a wide variety of important cellular processes by the sequence-specific inhibition of gene expression. Viruses have evolved a number of mechanisms to take advantage of the regulatory potential of this high...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Dykxhoorn DM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is widely believed that cellular senescence is a tumor suppressor mechanism; however, it has not been understood why it is advantageous for organisms to retain mutant cells is a postmitotic state rather than simply eliminating them by apoptosis. It has recently been proposed that the primary role of cellular senesc...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Lynch MD

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial dysfunction arises from an inadequate number of mitochondria, an inability to provide necessary substrates to mitochondria, or a dysfunction in their electron transport and a denosine triphosphate synthesis machinery. Occurrences of mitochondrial dysfunction are due to genetic or environmental changes in...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Sekar D,Johnson J,Biruntha M,Lakhmanan G,Gurunathan D,Ross K

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00