Zinc finger protein 143 expression is closely related to tumor malignancy via regulating cell motility in breast cancer.

abstract：:The aim of work was to investigate changes of 7-ketocholesterol synthesis in alveolar macrophages in the dynamic of lung mechanical ventilation with injurious parameters. The goal of in vitro part of work was to observe influence of 7-ketocholesterol on iNOS and MIP1 Beta production in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BA...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Klimenko OV,Vobruba V,Martasek P

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we report the identification and characterization of a novel C2H2 zinc finger protein, ZNF552, from a human embryonic heart cDNA library. ZNF552 is composed of three exons and two introns and maps to chromosome 19q13.43. The cDNA of ZNF552 is 2.3 kb, encoding 407 amino acids with an amino-terminal KRAB ...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Deng Y,Liu B,Fan X,Wang Y,Tang M,Mo X,Li Y,Ying Z,Wan Y,Luo N,Zhou J,Wu X,Yuan W

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Weight loss ≥ 5 percent is sufficient to significantly reduce health risks for obese people; therefore, development of novel weight loss compounds with reduced toxicity is urgently required. After screening of natural compounds with antiadipogenesis properties in 3T3-L1 cells, we determined that kahweol, a coffee-spec...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Baek JH,Kim NJ,Song JK,Chun KH

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：:Previously considered as a component of transcriptional noise, long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) were neglected as a therapeutic target, however, recently increasing evidence has shown that lncRNAs can participate in numerous biological processes involved in genetic regulation including epigenetic, transcriptional, and po...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Chen X,Sun Y,Cai R,Wang G,Shu X,Pang W

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) recognizes viral double-stranded RNA. It stimulates pro-inflammatory cytokine and interferon production. Here we reported the expression of a novel isoform of TLR3 in human astrocyte cell lines whose message is generated by alternative splicing. The isoform represents the N-terminus of the ...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Seo JW,Yang EJ,Kim SH,Choi IH

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large data set of Hanwoo (Korean cattle) ESTs was analyzed to obtain differential gene expression results for the following three libraries: intramuscular fat, longissimus dorsi muscle and liver. To better understand the gene expression profiles, we identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs) via digital gene e...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Lim D,Lee SH,Cho YM,Yoon D,Shin Y,Kim KW,Park HS,Kim H

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gap junctions and their structural proteins, connexins (Cxs), have been implicated in carcinogenesis. To explore the involvement of Cx32 in gastric carcinogenesis, immunochemical analysis of Cx32 and proliferation marker Ki67 using tissue-microarrayed human gastric cancer and normal tissues was performed. In addition,...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Jee H,Lee SH,Park JW,Lee BR,Nam KT,Kim DY

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dorsoventral patterning of body axis in vertebrate embryo is tightly controlled by a complex regulatory network of transcription factors. Ventx1.1 is known as a transcriptional repressor to inhibit dorsal mesoderm formation and neural differentiation in Xenopus. In an attempt to identify, using chromatin immunoprecipi...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Kumar S,Umair Z,Kumar V,Lee U,Choi SC,Kim J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver cells experience hypoxic stress when drug-metabolizing enzymes excessively consume O2 for hydroxylation. Hypoxic stress changes the transcription of several genes by activating a heterodimeric transcription factor called hypoxia-inducible factor- 1α/β (HIF-1α/β). We found that hypoxic stress (0.1% O2) decreased ...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Moon Y,Park B,Park H

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Degenerative retinal diseases affect millions of people worldwide, which can lead to the loss of vision. However, therapeutic approaches that can reverse this process are limited. Recent efforts have allowed the possibility of the stem cell-based regeneration of retinal cells and repair of injured retinal tissues. Alt...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Jeon S,Oh IH

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:The single-stranded DNA binding activity of the Escherichia coli RecA protein is crucial for homologous recombination to occur. This and other biochemical activities of ssDNA binding proteins may be affected by various factors. In this study, we analyzed the effect of CaCl(2), NaCl and NH(4)NO(3) salts in combination ...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Ziemienowicz A,Rahavi SM,Kovalchuk I

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of lipids in cell signaling and tissue physiology is demonstrated by the many CNS pathologies involving deregulated lipid metabolism. One such critical metabolic event is the activation of phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)), which results in the hydrolysis of membrane phospholipids and the release of free fatt...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Adibhatla RM,Hatcher JF

更新日期：2008-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) encoding the HBV x protein (HBx) is a known causative agent of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Its pathogenic activities in HCC include interference with several signaling pathways associated with cell proliferation and apoptosis. Mutant C-terminal-truncated HBx isoforms are frequently found in...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Jegal ME,Jung SY,Han YS,Kim YJ

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：: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：:Orthodontic tooth movement results from the combinational process of both bone resorption and formation in the compressive and tension sides, respectively. However, the genes responsible for new bone formation in tension sides have not been determined. In this study, we used DNA microarray and real-time RT-PCR to iden...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Ku SJ,Chang YI,Chae CH,Kim SG,Park YW,Jung YK,Choi JY

更新日期：2009-07-31 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：:Hypoxia is associated with many pathological conditions as well as the normal physiology of metazoans. We identified a lactate-dependent signaling pathway in hypoxia, mediated by the oxygen- and lactate-regulated protein NDRG family member 3 (NDRG3). Oxygen negatively regulates NDRG3 expression at the protein level vi...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Park KC,Lee DC,Yeom YI

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, a novel member of BTB-kelch proteins, named KBTBD7, was cloned from a human embryonic heart cDNA library. The cDNA of KBTBD7 is 3,008 bp long and encodes a protein product of 684 amino acids (77.2 kD). This protein is highly conserved in evolution across different species. Western blot analysis indicate...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Hu J,Yuan W,Tang M,Wang Y,Fan X,Mo X,Li Y,Ying Z,Wan Y,Ocorr K,Bodmer R,Deng Y,Wu X

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor metastasis involves circulating and tumor-initiating capacities of metastatic cancer cells. Hepatic TM4SF5 promotes EMT for malignant growth and migration. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) biomarkers remain unexplored for metastatic potential throughout metastasis. Here, novel TM4SF5/CD44 interaction-mediated self...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Lee D,Lee JW

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene regulation in the brain is essential for long-term plasticity and memory formation. Despite this established notion, the quantitative translational map in the brain during memory formation has not been reported. To systematically probe the changes in protein synthesis during memory formation, our recent study exp...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Yu NK,Kaang BK

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the prevalence of obesity has increased explosively over the last several decades, associated metabolic disorders, including type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases, have been also increased. Thus, new strategies for preventing and treating them are needed. The nuclear peroxisome pr...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Choi SS,Park J,Choi JH

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Integrated Stress Response (ISR) refers to a signaling pathway initiated by stress-activated eIF2α kinases. Once activated, the pathway causes attenuation of global mRNA translation while also paradoxically inducing stress response gene expression. A detailed analysis of this pathway has helped us better understan...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Ryoo HD,Vasudevan D

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scientists planning research that involves the use of animals are required to examine the possibilities for replacement, reduction, or refinement (the Three Rs), and their protocol must be reviewed by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Good scientific practice involving appropriate search techniques on t...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Choe BI,Lee GH

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ubiquitin is an essential, highly-conserved small regulatory protein in eukaryotic cells. It covalently modifies a wide variety of targeted proteins in the forms of monomer and polymers, altering the conformation and binding properties of the proteins and thus regulating proteasomal delivery, protein activities and lo...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Peng J

更新日期：2008-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of the rod GTP binding protein, Transducin (G(t)), with bleached Rhodopsin (R(*)) was investigated by measuring radiolabeled guanine nucleotide binding to and release from soluble and/or membrane-bound G(t) by reconstituting G(t) containing bound GDP (G(t-)GDP) or the hydrolysis-resistant GTP analog gu...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Clack JW

更新日期：2008-07-31 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：:Cardiac hypertrophy is a form of global remodeling, although the initial step seems to be an adaptation to increased hemodynamic demands. The characteristics of cardiac hypertrophy include the functional reactivation of the arrested fetal gene program, where histone deacetylases (HDACs) are closely linked in the devel...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Eom GH,Kook H

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00