Connexin32 inhibits gastric carcinogenesis through cell cycle arrest and altered expression of p21Cip1 and p27Kip1.

abstract：:Methylglyoxal (MG) was identified as an intermediate in non-enzymatic glycation and increased levels were reported in patients with diabetes. In this study, we evaluated the effects of MG on the modification of ferritin. When ferritin was incubated with MG, covalent crosslinking of the protein increased in a time- and...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： An SH,Lee MS,Kang JH

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleolar and coiled-body phosphoprotein 1 (NOLC1) is a phosphoprotein that transiently associates with the mature nucleolar H/ACA and C/D box small nucleolar ribonucleoproteins (snoRNPs). Several lines of evidence indicate that NOLC1 plays an important role in the synthesis of rRNA and the biosynthesis of ribosomes. ...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Gao X,Wang Q,Li W,Yang B,Song H,Ju W,Liu S,Cheng J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Jun activation-domain binding protein 1 (Jab1) induces p53 nuclear export and cytoplasmic degradation, but the underlying mechanism is poorly understood. Here, we show that phosphorylation at the threonine 155 residue is essential for Jab1-mediated p53 nuclear export. Jab1 stimulated phosphorylation of p53 at T155...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Lee EW,Oh W,Song HP,Kim WK

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tunicamycin, an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress inducer, specifically inhibits N-glycosylation. The cyclic AMP (cAMP) response element-binding protein H (CREBH) was previously shown to be regulated by UPR-dependent proteolytic cleavage in the liver. On the other hand, the role of CREBH in other tissues is unknown. I...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Jang WG,Kim EJ,Koh JT

更新日期：2011-11-01 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：:Cecropin A and papiliocin are novel 37-residue cecropin-like antimicrobial peptides isolated from insect. We have confirmed that papiliocin possess high bacterial cell selectivity and has an α-helical structure from Lys(3) to Lys(21) and from Ala(25) to Val(35), linked by a hinge region. In this study, we demonstrated...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Lee E,Jeong KW,Lee J,Shin A,Kim JK,Lee J,Lee DG,Kim Y

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：: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：:Insulin/insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 signaling (IIS) pathway regulates aging in many organisms, ranging from simple invertebrates to mammals, including humans. Many seminal discoveries regarding the roles of IIS in aging and longevity have been made by using the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans and the fruit fly...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Altintas O,Park S,Lee SJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：:The bactenecin is an antibacterial peptide with an intramolecular disulfide bond. We recently found that homodimeric bactenecin exhibits more potent antibacterial activity than the monomeric form and retains its activity at physiological conditions. Here we assess the difference in the modes of antibiotic action of ho...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Lee JY,Yang ST,Kim HJ,Lee SK,Jung HH,Shin SY,Kim JI

更新日期：2009-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer cells undergo uncontrolled proliferation, and aberrant mitochondrial alterations. Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated protein 1 (TRAP1) is a mitochondrial heat shock protein. TRAP1 mRNA is highly expressed in some cancer cell lines and tumor tissues. However, the effects of its overexpression on mitochond...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Im CN,Seo JS

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：: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：:The 12 kDa FK506-binding protein (FK506BP12), an immunosuppressor, modulates T cell activation via calcineurin inhibition. In this study, we investigated the ability of PEP-1-FK506BP12, consisting of FK506BP12 fused to the protein transduction domain PEP-1 peptide, to suppress catabolic responses in primary human chon...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Hwang HS,Park IY,Kim DW,Choi SY,Jung YO,Kim HA

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：:The tandem ubiquitin-interacting motif (UIM) domain located at the N-terminus of Receptor Associated Protein 80 (RAP80) plays a crucial role in ionizing radiation (IR)-induced DNA damage response. RAP80 translocates to sites of IR-induced DNA damage through interaction of its UIM domain with ubiquitinated H2A and Lys6...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Cho HJ,Lee S,Kim H

更新日期：2009-11-30 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：: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：:RNA helicases DDX5 and DDX17 are multitasking proteins that regulate gene expression in different biological contexts through diverse activities. Special attention has long been paid to their function as coregulators of transcription factors, providing insight about their functional association with a number of chroma...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Giraud G,Terrone S,Bourgeois CF

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a group of inherited disorders characterized by compromised T lymphocyte differentiation related to abnormal development of other lymphocytes [i.e., B and/or natural killer (NK) cells], leading to death early in life unless treated immediately with hematopoietic stem cell tra...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Iqbal MA,Hong K,Kim JH,Choi Y

更新日期：2019-11-01 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：:Bone morphogenetic protein type 2 receptor (BMPR2) is one of the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) superfamily receptors, performing diverse roles during embryonic development, vasculogenesis, and osteogenesis. Human BMPR2 consists of 1,038 amino acids, and contains functionally conserved extracellular, transmembra...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Kim MJ,Park SY,Chang HR,Jung EY,Munkhjargal A,Lim JS,Lee MS,Kim Y

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, there is an urgent need to understand the mechanisms underlying cancer progression and the development of cancer inhibitors. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is a major transcription factor that regulates the proliferation and survival of ...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Kim BR,Ha J,Kang E,Cho S

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMPs; TIMP-1, -2, -3 and -4) are endogenous inhibitor for matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) that are responsible for remodeling the extracellular matrix (ECM) and involved in migration, invasion and metastasis of tumor cells. Unlike under normal conditions, the imbalance between...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Kim YS,Kim SH,Kang JG,Ko JH

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stresses and nutritional starvation are two main external signals for the induction of sex pheromones in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. In an attempt to identify the components involved in transduction of starvation signals, we screened 135 temperature-sensitive (ts) mutants and isolated 6 mutants that i...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Jun J,Kim D

更新日期：2008-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Primed human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) are highly dependent on glycolysis rather than oxidative phosphorylation, which is similar to the metabolic switch that occurs in cancer cells. However, the molecular mechanisms that underlie this metabolic reprogramming in hPSCs and its relevance to pluripotency remain uncl...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Kwon OS,Han MJ,Cha HJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：: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：:The biological activities of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) might be mediated through a classical receptormediated or non-classical endocytic pathway. JAB1 (C-Jun activation domain-binding protein-1) promotes the degradation of the tumor suppressor, p53, and the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, p27. Wh...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Park YH,Jeong MS,Ha KT,Yu HS,Jang SB

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00