abstract：:Adipocyte differentiation is a complex developmental process forming adipocytes from various precursor cells. The murine 3T3-L1 preadipocyte cell line has been most frequently used in the studies of adipocyte differentiation. Differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes includes a medium containing fetal bovine serum (FBS)...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Park J,Park J,Nahm SS,Choi I,Kim J

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is involved in the pathogenesis of vascular diseases. Unlike activated protein C (APC), the activation of PAR-1 by thrombin is known to elicit proinflammatory responses. To determine whether the occupancy of EPCR by the Gla-domain of APC is responsible for the PAR-1-dependent antiinfl...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Bae JS,Rezaie AR

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Turnip yellow mosaic virus (TYMV) is a positive strand RNA virus. We have modified TYMV coat protein (CP) by inserting a c-Myc epitope peptide at the N- or C-terminus of the CP, and have examined its effect on assembly. We introduced the recombinant CP constructs into Nicotiana benthamiana leaves by agroinfiltration. ...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Shin HI,Chae KH,Cho TJ

更新日期：2013-10-01 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：:Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have become popular as an approach for the identification of large numbers of phenotype-associated variants. However, differences in genetic architecture and environmental factors mean that the effect of variants can vary across populations. Understanding population genetic diver...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Kim YU,Kim YJ,Lee JY,Park K

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there have been many studies of native Korean cattle, Hanwoo, there have been no selective sweep studies in these animals. This study was performed to characterize genetic variation and identify selective signatures. We sequenced the genomes of 12 cattle, and identified 15125420 SNPs, 1768114 INDELs, and 3445...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Lee T,Cho S,Seo KS,Chang J,Kim H,Yoon D

更新日期：2013-07-01 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：: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：:The AML1 gene is an essential transcription factor regulating the differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells into mature blood cells. Though at least 12 different alternatively spliced AML1 mRNAs are generated, three splice variants (AML1a, AML1b and AML1c) have been characterized. Here, using the reverse transcripti...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Xu AN,Chen XH,Tan YH,Qi XL,Xu ZF,Zhang LL,Ren FG,Bian SC,Chen Y,Wang HW

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose effects on the vegetative growth of Dictyostelium discoideum Ax2 were studied by examining oxidative stress and tetrahydropteridine synthesis in cells cultured with different concentrations (0.5X, 7.7 g L(-1); 1X, 15.4 g L(-1); 2X, 30.8 g L(-1)) of glucose. The growth rate was optimal in 1X cells (cells grown ...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Park SO,Kim HL,Lee SW,Park YS

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：:p13 gene was first described in Leucania separata multinuclear polyhedrosis virus (Ls-p13) several years ago, but the function of P13 protein has not been experimentally investigated to date. In this article, we indicated that the expression of p13 from Heliothis armigera single nucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (Ha-p...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Lu N,Du E,Liu Y,Qiao H,Yao L,Pan Z,Lu S,Qi Y

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：:We recently reported that a water extract of laurel or turmeric, 1,8-cineole enriched fractions, showed hypolipidemic activity in the zebrafish model. Therefore, the present study investigated the cineole's anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities in lipoprotein metabolism in vitro and in vivo. Cineole had inhibi...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Cho KH

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fas-associated protein with death domain (FADD), an adaptor that bridges death receptor signaling to the caspase cascade, is indispensible for the induction of extrinsic apoptotic cell death. Interest in the non-apoptotic function of FADD has greatly increased due to evidence that FADD-deficient mice or dominant-negat...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Lee EW,Seo J,Jeong M,Lee S,Song J

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：:L-2-Oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (OTC) is a cysteine prodrug that maintains glutathione in tissues. The present study was designed to investigate anti-fibrotic and anti-oxidative effects of OTC via modulation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) in an in vivo thioacetamide (TAA)-induced hepatic f...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Kim IH,Kim DG,Hao P,Wang Y,Kim SH,Kim SW,Lee SO,Lee ST

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：:Viruses have evolved to manipulate the host cell machinery for virus propagation, in part by interfering with the host cellular signaling network. Molecular studies of individual pathways have uncovered many viral host-protein targets; however, it is difficult to predict how viral perturbations will affect the signali...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Xue Q,Miller-Jensen K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

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：:Salsolinol (1-methyl-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline) is a compound derived from dopamine metabolism and is capable of causing dopaminergic neurodegeneration. Oxidative modification of neurofilament proteins has been implicated in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders. In this study, oxidative m...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Kang JH

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:Aberrant GAPDH expression following S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) treatment was compared in HepG2 cells, which express functional p53, and Hep3B cells, which lack functional p53. The results of Western blotting and fluorescent immunocytochemistry revealed that nuclear translocation and accumulation of GAPDH occur in bot...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Kim JJ,Lee MY

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：: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：:Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) are biochemical markers used to test for liver diseases. Copy number variation (CNV) plays an important role in determining complex traits and is an emerging area in the study various diseases. We performed a genome-wide association study with liver f...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Kim HY,Byun MJ,Kim H

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MED19 is a member of the Mediator that plays a key role in the activation and repression of signal transduction or the regulation of transcription in carcinomas. To tested the functional role of MED19 in human prostate cancer, we downregulated MED19 expression in prostate cancer cells (PC-3 and DU145) by lentivirus-me...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Cui X,Xu D,Lv C,Qu F,He J,Chen M,Liu Y,Gao Y,Che J,Yao Y,Yu H

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：:In the present study, we characterized the function of HS1-binding protein 3 (HS1BP3), which is mutated in essential tremor and may be involved in lymphocyte activation. We found that HS1BP3 localized to the mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum partially. Overexpression of HS1BP3 induced apoptosis in HEK293T and HeL...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Shi T,Xie J,Xiong Y,Deng W,Guo J,Wang F,Ma D

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：: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：:Insulin has antiapoptotic activity in various cell types. However, the signaling pathways underlying the antiapoptotic activity of insulin is not yet known. This study was conducted to determine if cAMP affects the antiapoptotic activity of insulin and the activity of PI3K and ERK in CHO cells expressing human insulin...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Cui ZG,Hong NY,Guan J,Kang HK,Lee DH,Lee YK,Park DB

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies suggest that EphA7 plays a critical role in neural tube closure or cortical progenitor apoptosis. In this report, enhancer trap assay was used to modify various EphA7 BAC clones and screen a large genomic region spanning 570 kb downstream of the EphA7 gene. We found that the dorsal midline-specific Ep...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Kim Y,Park S

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：: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：:Melanin synthesis is regulated by melanocyte specific enzymes and related transcription factors. β-carboline alkaloids including harmaline and harmalol are widely distributed in the environment including several plant families and alcoholic beverages. Presently, melanin content and tyrosinase activity were increased i...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Park SY,Kim YH,Kim YH,Park G,Lee SJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：:Kv4.2, a pore-forming α-subunit of voltage-gated A-type potassium channels, is expressed abundantly in the soma and dendrites of hippocampal neurons, and is responsible for somatodendritic I(A) current. Recent studies have suggested that changes in the surface levels of Kv4.2 potassium channels might be relevant to sy...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Jo A,Nam YJ,Oh JY,Cheon HS,Jeromin A,Lee JA,Kim HK

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) is a pivotal cofactor for enzymes responsible for the synthesis and release of monoamine neurotransmitters including dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-HT) as well as the release of glutamate (Glu). Deficiencies in BH4 levels and reduced activities of BH(4)-associated enzymes have been recently r...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Choi YK,Tarazi FI

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we cloned the ERF-B3 subfamily transcription factor gene BnaERF-B3-hy15 from Brassica napus L. Huyou15. This 600 bp gene encodes a 199 amino acid classic ethylene responsive factor (ERF), which shown no binding or very weak binding GCC box-binding activity by the yeast one-hybrid assay. We used gene shu...

journal_title：BMB reports

authors： Jin XF,Zhu B,Peng RH,Jiang HH,Chen JM,Zhuang J,Zhang J,Yao QH,Xiong AS

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00