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  1. Article ; Online: Antagonistic functions of CTL1 and SUH1 mediate cell wall assembly in

    Thuy, Nguyen Thi / Kim, Hyun-Jung / Hong, Suk-Whan

    Plant direct

    2024  Volume 8, Issue 3, Page(s) e580

    Abstract: Plant genomes contain numerous genes encoding chitinase-like (CTL) proteins, which have a similar protein structure to chitinase belonging to the glycoside hydrolase (GH) family but lack the chitinolytic activity to cleave ... ...

    Abstract Plant genomes contain numerous genes encoding chitinase-like (CTL) proteins, which have a similar protein structure to chitinase belonging to the glycoside hydrolase (GH) family but lack the chitinolytic activity to cleave the
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2475-4455
    ISSN (online) 2475-4455
    DOI 10.1002/pld3.580
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  2. Article ; Online: Oxidative Stress and the Intersection of Oncogenic Signaling and Metabolism in Squamous Cell Carcinomas.

    Choe, Joshua H / Mazambani, Simbarashe / Kim, Tae Hoon / Kim, Jung-Whan

    Cells

    2021  Volume 10, Issue 3

    Abstract: Squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) arise from both stratified squamous and non-squamous epithelium of diverse anatomical sites and collectively represent one of the most frequent solid tumors, accounting for more than one million cancer deaths annually. ... ...

    Abstract Squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) arise from both stratified squamous and non-squamous epithelium of diverse anatomical sites and collectively represent one of the most frequent solid tumors, accounting for more than one million cancer deaths annually. Despite this prevalence, SCC patients have not fully benefited from recent advances in molecularly targeted therapy or immunotherapy. Rather, decades old platinum-based or radiation regimens retaining limited specificity to the unique characteristics of SCC remain first-line treatment options. Historically, a lack of a consolidated perspective on genetic aberrations driving oncogenic transformation and other such factors essential for SCC pathogenesis and intrinsic confounding cellular heterogeneity in SCC have contributed to a critical dearth in effective and specific therapies. However, emerging evidence characterizing the distinct genomic, epigenetic, and metabolic landscapes of SCC may be elucidating unifying features in a seemingly heterogeneous disease. In this review, by describing distinct metabolic alterations and genetic drivers of SCC revealed by recent studies, we aim to establish a conceptual framework for a previously unappreciated network of oncogenic signaling, redox perturbation, and metabolic reprogramming that may reveal targetable vulnerabilities at their intersection.
    MeSH term(s) Carcinogenesis/metabolism ; Carcinogenesis/pathology ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/metabolism ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/therapy ; Humans ; Metabolic Networks and Pathways ; Models, Biological ; Oxidative Stress ; Signal Transduction
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-09
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2661518-6
    ISSN 2073-4409 ; 2073-4409
    ISSN (online) 2073-4409
    ISSN 2073-4409
    DOI 10.3390/cells10030606
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  3. Article: Identification and phylogenetic analysis of Enterococcus isolates using MALDI-TOF MS and VITEK 2.

    Kim, Se-Hyung / Chon, Jung-Whan / Jeong, Hyo-Won / Song, Kwang-Young / Kim, Dong-Hyeon / Bae, Dongryeoul / Kim, Hyunsook / Seo, Kun-Ho

    AMB Express

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 1, Page(s) 21

    Abstract: The bacterial genus Enterococcus encompasses 38 species. Two of the most common species are E. faecalis and E. faecium. Recently, however, there has been an increase in clinical reports concerning less prevalent Enterococcus species, such as E. durans, E. ...

    Abstract The bacterial genus Enterococcus encompasses 38 species. Two of the most common species are E. faecalis and E. faecium. Recently, however, there has been an increase in clinical reports concerning less prevalent Enterococcus species, such as E. durans, E. hirae, and E. gallinarum. Rapid and accurate laboratory methods are needed to facilitate the identification of all these bacterial species. In the present study, we compared the relative accuracy of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), VITEK 2, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing using 39 enterococci isolates from dairy samples, and compared the resultant phylogenetic trees. We found that MALDI-TOF MS correctly identified all isolates at the species level except for one, whereas the VITEK 2 system, which is an automated identification system using biochemical characteristics of species, misidentified ten isolates. However, phylogenetic trees constructed from both methods showed all isolates in similar positions. Our results clearly showed that MALDI-TOF MS is a reliable and rapid tool for identifying Enterococcus species with greater discriminatory power than the biochemical assay method of VITEK 2.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-22
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2621432-5
    ISSN 2191-0855
    ISSN 2191-0855
    DOI 10.1186/s13568-023-01525-y
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  4. Article: Effect of folic acid supplementation on proliferation and apoptosis in bovine mammary epithelial (MAC-T) cells

    Bae, Dongryeoul / Chon, Jung-Whan / Kim, Dong-Hyeon / Kim, Hyunsook / Seo, Kun-Ho

    Animal biotechnology. 2022 Feb. 1, v. 33, no. 1

    2022  

    Abstract: Folic acid (FA) is known to be an important micronutrient in humans; however, information regarding the effect of FA supplementation on bovine mammary epithelial (BME) cells is insufficient. FA supplementation is reported to increase milk production in ... ...

    Abstract Folic acid (FA) is known to be an important micronutrient in humans; however, information regarding the effect of FA supplementation on bovine mammary epithelial (BME) cells is insufficient. FA supplementation is reported to increase milk production in dairy cows, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are unknown. This study examined the effects of FA supplementation on the proliferation and apoptosis of a BME cell line (MAC-T). MAC-T cells were treated with various concentrations (deficient in FA (DF) < 0.01 ng/mL; low-level FA (LF) 3.1 ng/mL; normal FA (NF) 15.4 ng/mL; and high-level FA (HF) 30.8 ng/mL) based on serum folate (10–20 ng/mL) in milking cows. HF treatment significantly increased the proliferation of MAC-T cells. Cellular apoptosis was observed mainly in the DF group. The number of apoptotic cells in DF media was significantly higher than that in NF media. The bcl-2/bax mRNA expression ratio was significantly increased in the HF group compared to that in the DF group. FA supplementation significantly increased the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax protein levels in MAC-T cells. FA supplementation increases proliferation and decreases apoptosis in these cells. This study might provide information regarding the molecular mechanism through which FA supplementation is associated with increased milk yield.
    Keywords apoptosis ; biotechnology ; blood serum ; cell lines ; epithelium ; folic acid ; gene expression ; milk yield
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-0201
    Size p. 13-21.
    Publishing place Taylor & Francis
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2043243-4
    ISSN 1532-2378 ; 1049-5398
    ISSN (online) 1532-2378
    ISSN 1049-5398
    DOI 10.1080/10495398.2020.1758123
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  5. Article ; Online: Epidemiological characteristics of a COVID-19 outbreak caused by religious activities in Daegu, Korea

    Jong-Yeon Kim / Yu-Mi Lee / Hwajin Lee / Jung-Whan Kim / Shin-Woo Kim

    Epidemiology and Health, Vol

    2021  Volume 43

    Abstract: OBJECTIVES A coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak triggered by religious activities occurred in Daegu, Korea in February 2020. This outbreak spread rapidly to the community through high-risk groups. This study describes the characteristics of ... ...

    Abstract OBJECTIVES A coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak triggered by religious activities occurred in Daegu, Korea in February 2020. This outbreak spread rapidly to the community through high-risk groups. This study describes the characteristics of COVID-19 cases based on S religious group membership and summarizes the Daegu municipal government’s processes and responses to control the outbreak. METHODS The epidemiological characteristics of confirmed cases were obtained through basic and in-depth epidemiological surveys. General characteristics, the proportion of asymptomatic cases, the case-fatality rate, and the time-to-event within each group were presented after stratifying confirmed cases according to S religious group membership. RESULTS Overall, 7,008 COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Daegu from February 18, 2020 to June 30, 2020, and 61.5% (n=4,309) were S religious group members. Compared with non-members, members had a higher proportion of female (p<0.001) and younger age (p<0.001), as well as lower disease prevalence. At the time of the investigation, 38.4% of cases in members were asymptomatic versus 23.7% of cases in non-members (p<0.001). The case-fatality rate of non-members aged ≥ 60 years was significantly higher than that of members (p<0.001). Compared with non-members, members had longer intervals from symptom onset to diagnosis (p<0.001) and from diagnosis to admission (p<0.001), and a shorter interval from admission to discharge (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The epidemiological features of S religious group members, including the proportion of asymptomatic cases, case-fatality rate, and time-to-event, differed from non-members. The Daegu authorities prevented further COVID-19 spread through immediate isolation and active screening tests of all S religious group members.
    Keywords coronavirus ; covid-19 ; disease outbreaks ; epidemiologic surveillance ; religion ; korea ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 200
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Korean Society of Epidemiology
    Document type Article ; Online
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  6. Article ; Online: Oxidative Stress and the Intersection of Oncogenic Signaling and Metabolism in Squamous Cell Carcinomas

    Joshua H. Choe / Simbarashe Mazambani / Tae Hoon Kim / Jung-whan Kim

    Cells, Vol 10, Iss 606, p

    2021  Volume 606

    Abstract: Squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) arise from both stratified squamous and non-squamous epithelium of diverse anatomical sites and collectively represent one of the most frequent solid tumors, accounting for more than one million cancer deaths annually. ... ...

    Abstract Squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) arise from both stratified squamous and non-squamous epithelium of diverse anatomical sites and collectively represent one of the most frequent solid tumors, accounting for more than one million cancer deaths annually. Despite this prevalence, SCC patients have not fully benefited from recent advances in molecularly targeted therapy or immunotherapy. Rather, decades old platinum-based or radiation regimens retaining limited specificity to the unique characteristics of SCC remain first-line treatment options. Historically, a lack of a consolidated perspective on genetic aberrations driving oncogenic transformation and other such factors essential for SCC pathogenesis and intrinsic confounding cellular heterogeneity in SCC have contributed to a critical dearth in effective and specific therapies. However, emerging evidence characterizing the distinct genomic, epigenetic, and metabolic landscapes of SCC may be elucidating unifying features in a seemingly heterogeneous disease. In this review, by describing distinct metabolic alterations and genetic drivers of SCC revealed by recent studies, we aim to establish a conceptual framework for a previously unappreciated network of oncogenic signaling, redox perturbation, and metabolic reprogramming that may reveal targetable vulnerabilities at their intersection.
    Keywords squamous cell carcinoma ; metabolism ; oxidative stress ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 616
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
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  7. Article: Convergence of Cancer Metabolism and Immunity: an Overview.

    Dang, Chi Van / Kim, Jung-Whan

    Biomolecules & therapeutics

    2017  Volume 26, Issue 1, Page(s) 4–9

    Abstract: Cancer metabolism as a field of research was founded almost 100 years ago by Otto Warburg, who described the propensity for cancers to convert glucose to lactate despite the presence of oxygen, which in yeast diminishes glycolytic metabolism known as the ...

    Abstract Cancer metabolism as a field of research was founded almost 100 years ago by Otto Warburg, who described the propensity for cancers to convert glucose to lactate despite the presence of oxygen, which in yeast diminishes glycolytic metabolism known as the Pasteur effect. In the past 20 years, the resurgence of interest in cancer metabolism provided significant insights into processes involved in maintenance metabolism of non-proliferating cells and proliferative metabolism, which is regulated by proto-oncogenes and tumor suppressors in normal proliferating cells. In cancer cells, depending on the driving oncogenic event, metabolism is re-wired for nutrient import, redox homeostasis, protein quality control, and biosynthesis to support cell growth and division. In general, resting cells rely on oxidative metabolism, while proliferating cells rewire metabolism toward glycolysis, which favors many biosynthetic pathways for proliferation. Oncogenes such as MYC, BRAF, KRAS, and PI3K have been documented to rewire metabolism in favor of proliferation. These cell intrinsic mechanisms, however, are insufficient to drive tumorigenesis because immune surveillance continuously seeks to destroy neo-antigenic tumor cells. In this regard, evasion of cancer cells from immunity involves checkpoints that blunt cytotoxic T cells, which are also attenuated by the metabolic tumor microenvironment, which is rich in immuno-modulating metabolites such as lactate, 2-hydroxyglutarate, kynurenine, and the proton (low pH). As such, a full understanding of tumor metabolism requires an appreciation of the convergence of cancer cell intrinsic metabolism and that of the tumor microenvironment including stromal and immune cells.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-12-12
    Publishing country Korea (South)
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2734146-X
    ISSN 2005-4483 ; 1976-9148
    ISSN (online) 2005-4483
    ISSN 1976-9148
    DOI 10.4062/biomolther.2017.194
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  8. Article ; Online: Detection of Campylobacter jejuni from Fresh Produce: Comparison of Culture- and PCR-based Techniques, and Metagenomic Approach for Analyses of the Microbiome before and after Enrichment.

    Chon, Jung-Whan / Jung, Ji Young / Ahn, Youngbeom / Bae, Dongryeoul / Khan, Saeed / Seo, Kun-Ho / Kim, Hyunsook / Sung, Kidon

    Journal of food protection

    2021  Volume 84, Issue 10, Page(s) 1704–1712

    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Campylobacter ; Campylobacter jejuni/genetics ; Chickens ; Culture Media ; Microbiota ; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
    Chemical Substances Culture Media
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 243284-5
    ISSN 1944-9097 ; 0362-028X
    ISSN (online) 1944-9097
    ISSN 0362-028X
    DOI 10.4315/JFP-20-408
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  9. Article ; Online: Epidemiological characteristics of a COVID-19 outbreak caused by religious activities in Daegu, Korea.

    Kim, Jong-Yeon / Lee, Yu-Mi / Lee, Hwajin / Kim, Jung-Whan / Kim, Shin-Woo

    Epidemiology and health

    2021  Volume 43, Page(s) e2021024

    Abstract: Objectives: A coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak triggered by religious activities occurred in Daegu, Korea in February 2020. This outbreak spread rapidly to the community through high-risk groups. This study describes the characteristics of ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: A coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak triggered by religious activities occurred in Daegu, Korea in February 2020. This outbreak spread rapidly to the community through high-risk groups. This study describes the characteristics of COVID-19 cases based on S religious group membership and summarizes the Daegu municipal government's processes and responses to control the outbreak.
    Methods: The epidemiological characteristics of confirmed cases were obtained through basic and in-depth epidemiological surveys. General characteristics, the proportion of asymptomatic cases, the case-fatality rate, and the time-to-event within each group were presented after stratifying confirmed cases according to S religious group membership.
    Results: Overall, 7,008 COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Daegu from February 18, 2020 to June 30, 2020, and 61.5% (n= 4,309) were S religious group members. Compared with non-members, members had a higher proportion of female (p< 0.001) and younger age (p< 0.001), as well as lower disease prevalence. At the time of the investigation, 38.4% of cases in members were asymptomatic versus 23.7% of cases in non-members (p< 0.001). The case-fatality rate of non-members aged ≥ 60 years was significantly higher than that of members (p< 0.001). Compared with non-members, members had longer intervals from symptom onset to diagnosis (p< 0.001) and from diagnosis to admission (p< 0.001), and a shorter interval from admission to discharge (p< 0.001).
    Conclusions: The epidemiological features of S religious group members, including the proportion of asymptomatic cases, case-fatality rate, and time-to-event, differed from non-members. The Daegu authorities prevented further COVID-19 spread through immediate isolation and active screening tests of all S religious group members.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Disease Outbreaks ; Epidemiological Monitoring ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Religion ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-14
    Publishing country Korea (South)
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2590698-7
    ISSN 2092-7193 ; 2092-7193
    ISSN (online) 2092-7193
    ISSN 2092-7193
    DOI 10.4178/epih.e2021024
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  10. Article ; Online: Reward learning improves social signal processing in autism model mice.

    Kim, Joowon / Jung, Min Whan / Lee, Doyun

    Cell reports

    2023  Volume 42, Issue 10, Page(s) 113228

    Abstract: Social and reward signal processing and their association are critical elements of social motivation. Despite the use of reward learning to improve the social interactions of patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the underlying neural mechanisms ... ...

    Abstract Social and reward signal processing and their association are critical elements of social motivation. Despite the use of reward learning to improve the social interactions of patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the underlying neural mechanisms are unknown. Here, we found different yet conjunct neuronal representations of social and reward signals in the mouse medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). We also found that social signal processing is selectively disrupted, whereas reward signal processing is intact in the mPFC of Shank2-knockout mice, a mouse model of ASD. Furthermore, reward learning not only allows Shank2-knockout mice to associate social stimuli with reward availability, but it also rescues the impaired social signal processing. These findings provide insights into the neural basis for the therapeutic use of reward learning in ASD.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Animals ; Mice ; Autistic Disorder ; Autism Spectrum Disorder ; Learning ; Reward ; Mice, Knockout ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Nerve Tissue Proteins
    Chemical Substances Shank2 protein, mouse ; Nerve Tissue Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2649101-1
    ISSN 2211-1247 ; 2211-1247
    ISSN (online) 2211-1247
    ISSN 2211-1247
    DOI 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113228
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