Cancer immunotherapy: special issue of BMB Reports in 2021.

abstract：:Muscle fibers are generally formed as multinucleated fibers that are differentiated from myoblasts. Several reports have identified transcription factors and proteins involved in the process of muscle differentiation, but the roles of microRNAs (miRNAs) in myogenesis remain unclear. Here, comparative analysis of the m...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Lee B,Shin YJ,Lee SM,Son YH,Yang YR,Lee KP

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was undertaken to investigate the protective role of taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) against cadmium (Cd) induced oxidative stress in murine erythrocytes. Cadmium chloride (CdCl(2)) was chosen as the source of Cd. Experimental animals were treated with either CdCl(2) alone or taurine, followed b...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Sinha M,Manna P,Sil PC

更新日期：2008-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary prevention via earlier detection would afford the greatest chance for a cure in premalignant lesions. We investigated the exomic profiles of non-malignant and malignant changes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and the genomic blueprint of human papillomavirus (HPV)-driven carcinogenesis in or...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Chae J,Park WS,Kim MJ,Jang SS,Hong D,Ryu J,Ryu CH,Kim JH,Choi MK,Cho KH,Moon SH,Yun T,Kim JI,Jung YS

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aromatic (ar)-turmerone from turmeric oil displays anti-tumorigenesis activity that includes inhibited cell proliferation. This study investigated ar-turmerone-mediated apoptotic protein activation in human lymphoma U937 cells. Ar-turmerone treatment inhibited U937 cell viability in a concentration-dependent fashion, ...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Lee Y

更新日期：2009-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:PM0188 is a newly identified sialyltransferase from P. multocida which transfers sialic acid from cytidine 5'-monophosphonuraminic acid (CMP-NeuAc) to an acceptor sugar. Although sialyltransferases are involved in important biological functions like cell-cell recognition, cell differentiation and receptor-ligand inter...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Kim DU,Yoo JH,Lee YJ,Kim KS,Cho HS

更新日期：2008-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of an increase of osteoclasts has become the most important treatment for osteoporosis. The CXCR4 antagonist, AMD3100, plays an important role in the mobilization of osteoclast precursors within bone marrow (BM). However, the actual therapeutic impact of AMD3100 in osteoporosis has not yet been ascertained....

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Im JY,Min WK,Park MH,Kim N,Lee JK,Jin HK,Choi JY,Kim SY,Bae JS

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sterile alpha motif (SAM) is a putative protein interaction domain involved in a wide variety of biological processes. Here we report the identification and characterization of a novel gene, SAMD4B, which encodes a putative protein of 694 amino acids with a SAM domain. Northern blot and RT-PCR analysis showed that...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Luo N,Li G,Li Y,Fan X,Wang Y,Ye X,Mo X,Zhou J,Yuan W,Tan M,Xie H,Ocorr K,Bodmer R,Deng Y,Wu X

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mac-2BP is a ligand of the galectin family that has been suggested to affect tumor proliferation and metastasis formation. We assessed Mac-2BP expression at the transcriptional and translational levels to evaluate nerve growth factor (NGF)-induced Mac-2BP expression. A time kinetic analysis using reverse transcription...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Park YP,Choi SC,Kim BY,Kim JT,Song EY,Kang SH,Yoon DY,Paik SG,Kim KD,Kim JW,Lee HG

更新日期：2008-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Alternative splicing generates several interleukin-6 (IL-6) isoforms; for them an antagonistic activity to the wild-type IL-6 has been proposed. In this study we quantified the relative abundance of IL-6 mRNA isoforms in a panel of mouse tissues and in C2C12 cells during myoblast differentiation or after treatment wit...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Annibalini G,Guescini M,Agostini D,Matteis RD,Sestili P,Tibollo P,Mantuano M,Martinelli C,Stocchi V

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Galectin-3 is a carbohydrate-binding protein and regulates diverse functions, including cell proliferation and differentiation, mRNA splicing, apoptosis induction, immune surveillance and inflammation, cell adhesion, angiogenesis, and cancer-cell metastasis. Galectin-3 is also recommended as a diagnostic or prognostic...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Kim SJ,Chun KH

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LRRK2 (leucine-rich repeat kinase 2) has been identified as a gene corresponding to PARK8, an autosomal-dominant gene for familial Parkinson's disease (PD). LRRK2 pathogenic-specific mutants induce neurotoxicity and shorten neurites. To elucidate the mechanism underlying LRRK2 expression, we constructed the LRRK2-prom...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Park JM,Ho DH,Yun HJ,Kim HJ,Lee CH,Park SW,Kim YH,Son I,Seol W

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inter-cellular communication via diffusible small molecules is a defining character not only of multicellular forms of life but also of single-celled organisms. A large number of bacterial genes are regulated by the change of chemical milieu mediated by the local population density of its own species or others. The ce...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Mitchell RJ,Lee SK,Kim T,Ghim CM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to clarify the impact of Ca-binding sites (Ca1 and 2) on the conformational stability of neutral proteases (NPs), we have analyzed the thermal, pH and organic solvent stability of a NP variant, V189P/A195E/G203D/A268E (Q-mutant), from Salinovibrio proteolyticus. This mutant has shown to bind calcium more tigh...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Asghari SM,Khajeh K,Dalfard AB,Pazhang M,Karbalaei-Heidari HR

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have reported that delayed-rectifier Kv channels regulate apoptosis in the nervous system. Herein, we investigated changes in the expression of the delayed-rectifier Kv channels Kv1.2, Kv2.1, and Kv3.1 after acute spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats. We performed RT-PCR analysis and found an increase in th...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Song MY,Moon YJ,Shin SK,Kim TY,Yune TY,Park KS

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The N-myc downstream regulated gene (NDRG) family members are dysregulated in several tumors. Functionally, NDRGs play an important role in the malignant progression of cancer cells. However, little is known about the potential implications of NDRG4 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The aim of the current st...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Shi HH,Liu HE,Luo XJ

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hippo signaling pathway controls nuclear accumulation and stability of the transcriptional coregulator YAP and its paralog TAZ. The activity of Hippo-YAP signaling is influenced not only by biochemical signals, but also by cell shape and mechanical tension transmitted through cell-cell junctions and cell-matrix ad...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Seo J,Kim J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging is a natural and gradual process in human life. It is influenced by heredity, environment, lifestyle, and disease. DNA methylation varies with age, and the ability to predict the age of donor using DNA from evidence materials at a crime scene is of considerable value in forensic investigations. Recently, many st...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Jung SE,Shin KJ,Lee HY

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemistepsin A (HsA) is a guaianolide sesquiterpene lactone that inhibits hepatitis and liver fibrosis. We evaluated the effects of HsA on liver X receptor (LXR)-mediated hepatic lipogenesis in vitro and in vivo. Up to 10 M, HsA did not affect the viability of HepG2 and Huh7 cells. Pretreatment with 5-10 μM HsA signif...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Kim JK,Cho IJ,Kim EO,Lee DG,Jung DH,Ki SH,Ku SK,Kim SC

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigate the correlation between the glycosylation modified prion proteins and apoptosis. The wild-type PRNP gene and four PRNP gene glycosylated mutants were transiently expressed in HeLa cells. The effect of apoptosis induced by PrP mutants was confirmed by MTT assay, Hochest staining, Annexin-V staining and P...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Yang Y,Chen L,Pan HZ,Kou Y,Xu CM

更新日期：2009-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the molecular mechanism underlying proline accumulation in Brassica napus, cDNAs encoding Delta(1)-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase (BnP5CS), ornithine delta-aminotransferase (BnOAT) and proline dehydrogenase (BnPDH) were isolated and characterized. Southern blot analysis of BnP5CSs in B. napus and its...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Xue X,Liu A,Hua X

更新日期：2009-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:All living cells release extracellular vesicles having pleiotropic functions in intercellular communication. Mammalian extracellular vesicles, also known as exosomes and microvesicles, are spherical bilayered proteolipids composed of various bioactive molecules, including RNAs, DNAs, proteins, and lipids. Extracellula...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Yoon YJ,Kim OY,Gho YS

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serine/threonine kinase mTOR is essential for the phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3K) signaling pathway, and regulates the development and function of immune cells. Aberrant activation of mTOR signaling pathway is associated with many cancers including leukemia. Here, we report the contributions of mTOR signaling to...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Park S,Sim H,Lee K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Downregulation of olfactomedin-4 (OLFM4) is associated with tumor progression, lymph node invasion and metastases. However, whether or not downregulation of OLFM4 is associated with epigenetic silencing remains unknown. In this study, we investigate the role of OLFM4 in gastric cancer cell invasion. We confirm the pre...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Guo LL,He ZC,Yang CQ,Qiao PT,Yin GL

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in the understanding of the Hippo signaling as a key regulatory pathway of proliferation and apoptosis have provided mechanical insights for controlling organ size and tumorigenicity. Recently, much attention has been directed to the regulation of LATS1/2 (large tumor suppressor) kinases that phosphorylate YA...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Kim Y,Jho EH

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the corneal regeneration induced by bevacizumab, we investigated the structure changes of stroma and basement membrane regeneration. A Stick soaked in 0.5 N NaOH onto the mouse cornea and 2.5 mg/ml of bevacizumab was delivered into an alkali-burned cornea (2 μl) by subconjunctival injections at 1 hour an...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Lee KJ,Lee JY,Lee SH,Choi TH

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In previous studies, memory storage was localized to engram cells distributed across the brain. While these studies have provided an individual cellular profile of engram cells, their synaptic connectivity, or whether they follow Hebbian mechanisms, remains uncertain. Therefore, our recent study investigated whether s...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Kim JI,Choi DI,Kaang BK

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Wnt signaling pathway is well known to play major roles in skeletal development and homeostasis. In certain aspects, fracture repair mimics the process of bone embryonic development. Thus, the importance of Wnt signaling in fracture healing has become more apparent in recent years. Here, we summarize recent resear...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Xu H,Duan J,Ning D,Li J,Liu R,Yang R,Jiang JX,Shang P

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are a diverse family of homo- or heteropentameric ligand-gated ion channels. Understanding the physiological role of each nAChR subtype and the key residues responsible for normal and pathological states is important. α-Conotoxin neuropeptides are highly selective probes capa...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Lee C,Lee SH,Kim DH,Han KH

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arginine methylation plays crucial roles in many cellular functions including signal transduction, RNA transcription, and regulation of gene expression. Protein arginine methyltransferase 8 (PRMT8), a unique brain-specific protein, is localized to the plasma membrane. However, the detailed molecular mechanisms underly...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Park SW,Jun YW,Choi HE,Lee JA,Jang DJ

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid droplet (LD) is a cellular organelle that stores neutral lipids as a source of energy and carbon. However, recent research has emerged that the organelle is involved in lipid synthesis, transportation, and metabolism, as well as mediating cellular protein storage and degradation. With the exception of multi-cell...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Liu Y,Zhang C,Shen X,Zhang X,Cichello S,Guan H,Liu P

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00