Expression level and glycan dynamics determine the net effects of TIMP-1 on cancer progression.

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：: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：:Our understanding of the relationships between genes, brains, and behaviors has changed a lot since the first behavioral mutants were isolated in the fly bottles of the Benzer lab at Caltech (1), but Drosophila is still an excellent model system for studying the neurobiology of behavior. Recent advances provide an unp...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Jones WD

更新日期：2009-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have shown great potential in treating bone deficiency. Human adipose-derived stem cells (HASCs) are multipotent progenitor cells with multi-lineage differentiation potential. Human amnion-derived mesenchymal stem cells (HAMSCs) are capable of promoting osteogenic differentiation of MSCs....

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Wang Y,Chen X,Yin Y,Li S

更新日期：2018-04-01 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 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：:Cardiac regeneration with adult stem-cell (ASC) therapy is a promising field to address advanced cardiovascular diseases. In addition, extracellular vesicles (EVs) from ASCs have been implicated in acting as paracrine factors to improve cardiac functions in ASC therapy. In our work, we isolated human cardiac mesenchym...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Kang IS,Suh J,Lee MN,Lee C,Jin J,Lee C,Yang YI,Jang Y,Oh GT

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Bisphosphonates are the mainstay of therapy worldwide for osteoporosis. However, bisphosphonates also have limitations. The objective of this study was to determine the role of miR-101-3p/Rap1b signal pathway in osteoclast differentiation after treatment with bisphosphonates. Our results revealed that miR-101-3p was a...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Li J,Li Y,Wang S,Che H,Wu J,Ren Y

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organ growth is fundamental to animal development. One of major mechanisms for growth control is mediated by the conserved Hippo signaling pathway initially identified in Drosophila. The core of this pathway in Drosophila consists of a cascade of protein kinases Hippo and Warts that negatively regulate transcriptional...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Choi KW

更新日期：2018-03-01 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 Ras/Raf/MEK/Erk signaling pathway is important for regulation of cell growth, proliferation, differentiation, survival, and apoptosis in response to a variety of extracellular stimuli. Lack of Erk MAPK activation is observed in several cancer cells despite active activation of Ras. However, little is known about t...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Park YJ,Lee JM,Shin SY,Kim YH

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:Znf45l, containing classical C2H2 domains, is a novel member of Zinc finger proteins in zebrafish. In vertebrates, TGF-β signaling plays a critical role in hematopoiesis. Here, we showed that Znf45l is expressed both maternally and zygotically throughout early development. Znf45l-depleted Zebrafish embryos display sho...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Chen H,Sun H,Tao D,Yang P,Bian S,Liu Y,Zhang S,Ma Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Dazl gene encodes a germ-cell-specific RNA-binding protein which is essential for spermatogenesis. It has been proposed that this protein (DAZL) binds to RNA in the cytoplasm of germ cells and controls spermatogenesis. Using the specific nucleic acids associated with proteins (SNAAP) technique, we identified 17 ta...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Zeng M,Deng W,Wang X,Qiu W,Liu Y,Sun H,Tao D,Zhang S,Ma Y

更新日期：2008-04-30 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：:Lymphoma is one of the most curable types of cancer. However, drug resistance is the main challenge faced in lymphoma treatment. Peroxisomal acyl-CoA oxidase 1 (ACOX1) is the rate-limiting enzyme in fatty acid β-oxidation. Deregulation of ACOX1 has been linked to peroxisomal disorders and carcinogenesis in the liver. ...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Zheng FM,Chen WB,Qin T,Lv LN,Feng B,Lu YL,Li ZQ,Wang XC,Tao LJ,Li HW,Li SY

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular senescence is a state of permanent cell cycle arrest which exhibits large and flattened morphological characteristics. Cellular senescence might evolve to a beneficial process to suppress the accumulation of severely damaged cells. However, senescent cells are considered as the cause of age-related pathologie...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Lee JS

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：: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 inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) production is considered to be a promising approach to the treatment of various diseases, including inflammation and cancer. In this study, we examined the effects of the Agrocybe chaxingu beta-glucan (polysaccharide) on lipopolysaccaride (LPS)-induced n...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Lee BR,Kim SY,Kim DW,An JJ,Song HY,Yoo KY,Kang TC,Won MH,Lee KJ,Kim KH,Joo JH,Ham HJ,Hur JH,Cho SW,Han KH,Lee KS,Park J,Choi SY,Eum WS

更新日期：2009-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:In multicellular organisms, including humans, understanding expression specificity at the tissue level is essential for interpreting protein function, such as tissue differentiation. We developed a prediction approach via generated sequence features from overrepresented patterns in housekeeping (HK) and tissue-specifi...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Paik H,Ryu T,Heo HS,Seo SW,Lee D,Hur CG

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hairless (HR), a transcriptional cofactor, is highly expressed in the skin and brain. To characterize the effects of HR expression in the skin, we examined its capacity for transcriptional regulation of its target genes in mouse skin and keratinocytes. We found that Foxe1 mRNA expression was suppressed in HR-overexpre...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Choi JH,Kim BK,Kim JK,Lee HY,Park JK,Yoon SK

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the mechanisms involved in KHG26377 regulation of glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) activity, focusing on the roles of SIRT4 and SIRT3. Intraperitoneal injection of mice with KHG26377 reduced GDH activity with concomitant repression of glucose-induced insulin secretion. Consistent with their known function...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Kim EA,Yang SJ,Choi SY,Lee WJ,Cho SW

更新日期：2012-08-01 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