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  1. Article ; Online: Correction

    Lee Shun J / Wang Jean YJ

    BMC Biology, Vol 8, Iss 1, p

    Exploiting the promiscuity of imatinib

    2010  Volume 82

    Keywords Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BioMed Central
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article: Nucleo-cytoplasmic communication in apoptotic response to genotoxic and inflammatory stress.

    Wang, Jean Yj

    Cell research

    2005  Volume 15, Issue 1, Page(s) 43–48

    Abstract: Genotoxic agents or inflammatory cytokines activate cellular stress responses and trigger programmed cell death. We have identified a signal transduction module, including three nuclear proteins that participate in the regulation of cell death induced by ...

    Abstract Genotoxic agents or inflammatory cytokines activate cellular stress responses and trigger programmed cell death. We have identified a signal transduction module, including three nuclear proteins that participate in the regulation of cell death induced by chemotherapeutic agents and tumor necrosis factor (TNF). In this nuclear signaling module, retinoblastoma protein (Rb) functions as an inhibitor of apoptotic signal transduction. Inactivation of Rb by phosphorylation or caspase-dependent cleavage/degradation is required for cell death to occur. Rb inhibits the Abl tyrosine kinase. Thus, Rb inactivation is a pre-requisite for Abl activation by DNA damage or TNF. Activation of nuclear Abl and its downstream effector p73 induces mitochondriadependent cell death. The involvement of these nuclear signal transducers in TNF induced apoptosis, which does not require new gene expression, indicates that nuclear events other than transcription can contribute to extrinsic apoptotic signal transduction.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Apoptosis ; Cell Death ; Cell Nucleus/metabolism ; Cytokines/metabolism ; Cytoplasm/metabolism ; DNA Damage ; DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism ; Genes, Tumor Suppressor ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Mice ; Mitochondria/metabolism ; Models, Biological ; Nuclear Proteins/metabolism ; Retinoblastoma Protein/metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism ; Tumor Necrosis Factors ; Tumor Protein p73 ; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/metabolism ; Tumor Suppressor Proteins
    Chemical Substances Cytokines ; DNA-Binding Proteins ; Nuclear Proteins ; Retinoblastoma Protein ; TP73 protein, human ; Trp73 protein, mouse ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; Tumor Necrosis Factors ; Tumor Protein p73 ; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 ; Tumor Suppressor Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2005-01-27
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1319303-x
    ISSN 1748-7838 ; 1001-0602
    ISSN (online) 1748-7838
    ISSN 1001-0602
    DOI 10.1038/sj.cr.7290263
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  3. Article ; Online: Colon cancer cells adopt an invasive phenotype without mesenchymal transition in 3-D but not 2-D culture upon combined stimulation with EGF and crypt growth factors.

    Ludwig, Kirsten / Tse, Edison S / Wang, Jean Yj

    BMC cancer

    2013  Volume 13, Page(s) 221

    Abstract: Background: The intestinal crypt homeostasis is maintained by a combination of growth factors including Wnt, R-Spondin1, Noggin and the epidermal growth factor (EGF). In human colorectal cancer, the Wnt pathway is constitutively activated through ... ...

    Abstract Background: The intestinal crypt homeostasis is maintained by a combination of growth factors including Wnt, R-Spondin1, Noggin and the epidermal growth factor (EGF). In human colorectal cancer, the Wnt pathway is constitutively activated through genetic and epigenetic alterations in as many as 11 genes encoding components of this crypt stem-cell maintenance mechanism. Although the proliferation of colon cancer cells does not require Wnt, it is possible that colon cancer cells can still respond to the crypt growth factors in the colonic microenvironment. A number of studies have shown that epithelial cells behave differently in 3-D versus 2-D cultures. Because the 3-D conditions more closely mimic the in vivo environment, we examined the effects of Wnt and other crypt growth factors on colon cancer cell growth in 3-D culture.
    Methods: Colon cancer cells were grown in 3-D matrigel supplemented with different combinations of crypt growth factors and colonies were examined for morphology and pathways.
    Results: When colon cancer cells were cultured in 3-D with EGF, they grew as round spheroid colonies. However, colon cancer cells also grew as flat, disc-like colonies when cultured with EGF plus Wnt, R-Spondin1 and Noggin. Disc colonies were found to have comparable levels of E-cadherin as the spheroid colonies, but showed decreased E-cadherin at the cell-matrix contact sites. Disc colonies also elaborated F-actin rich protrusions (FRP) at the cell-matrix edge, reminiscent of an invasive phenotype but without the expression of vimentin. These E-cadherin and F-actin alterations were not induced by the four growth factors in 2-D culture. Formation of the disc colonies was inhibited by the knockdown of β-catenin and by protein kinase inhibitors such as gefitinib, imatinib and MK-2206. Furthermore, withdrawal of the crypt growth factors was able to revert the disc colonies to spheroid growth, showing that the invasive phenotype was reversible dependent on the availability of growth factors.
    Conclusions: These findings show that colon cancer cells remain responsive to the growth factors in the crypt microenvironment and can be induced to undergo morphological transformation in the more physiologically relevant 3-D culture.
    MeSH term(s) Blotting, Western ; Cell Culture Techniques/methods ; Cell Proliferation/drug effects ; Colonic Neoplasms/pathology ; Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition/drug effects ; Fluorescent Antibody Technique ; HCT116 Cells ; HT29 Cells ; Humans ; Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/pharmacology ; Microscopy, Confocal ; Phenotype ; Signal Transduction/drug effects ; Signal Transduction/physiology
    Chemical Substances Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-05-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 2041352-X
    ISSN 1471-2407 ; 1471-2407
    ISSN (online) 1471-2407
    ISSN 1471-2407
    DOI 10.1186/1471-2407-13-221
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  4. Article ; Online: Systems analysis of quantitative shRNA-library screens identifies regulators of cell adhesion

    Huang XiaoDong / Wang Jean YJ / Lu Xin

    BMC Systems Biology, Vol 2, Iss 1, p

    2008  Volume 49

    Abstract: Abstract Background High throughput screens with RNA interference technology enable loss-of-function analyses of gene activities in mammalian cells. While the construction of genome-scale shRNA libraries has been successful, results of large-scale ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Background High throughput screens with RNA interference technology enable loss-of-function analyses of gene activities in mammalian cells. While the construction of genome-scale shRNA libraries has been successful, results of large-scale screening of those libraries can be difficult to analyze because of the relatively high noise levels and the fact that not all shRNAs in a library are equally effective in silencing gene expression. Results We have screened a library consisting of 43,828 shRNAs directed against 8,500 human genes for functions that are necessary in cell detachment induced by a constitutively activated c-Abl tyrosine kinase. To deal with the issues of noise and uncertainty of knockdown efficiencies, we employed an analytical strategy that combines quantitative data analysis with biological knowledge, i.e. Gene Ontology and pathway information, to increase the power of the RNAi screening technique. Using this strategy we found 16 candidate genes to be involved in Abl-induced disruption of cell adhesion, and verified that the knockdown of IL6ST is associated with enhanced cell attachment. Conclusion Our results suggest that the power of genome-wide quantitative shRNA screens can be significantly increased when analyzed using a systems biology-based approach to identify functional gene networks.
    Keywords Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 612
    Language English
    Publishing date 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BioMed Central
    Document type Article ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: Effect of hydroxyurea on the promoter occupancy profiles of tumor suppressor p53 and p73

    Lu Xin / Huang Vera / Jiang Yong / Wang Jean YJ

    BMC Biology, Vol 7, Iss 1, p

    2009  Volume 35

    Abstract: Abstract Background The p53 tumor suppressor and its related protein, p73, share a homologous DNA binding domain, and mouse genetics studies have suggested that they have overlapping as well as distinct biological functions. Both p53 and p73 are ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Background The p53 tumor suppressor and its related protein, p73, share a homologous DNA binding domain, and mouse genetics studies have suggested that they have overlapping as well as distinct biological functions. Both p53 and p73 are activated by genotoxic stress to regulate an array of cellular responses. Previous studies have suggested that p53 and p73 independently activate the cellular apoptotic program in response to cytotoxic drugs. The goal of this study was to compare the promoter-binding activity of p53 and p73 at steady state and after genotoxic stress induced by hydroxyurea. Results We employed chromatin immunoprecipitation, the NimbleGen promoter arrays and a model-based algorithm for promoter arrays to identify promoter sequences enriched in anti-p53 or anti-p73 immunoprecipitates, either before or after treatment with hydroxyurea, which increased the expression of both p53 and p73 in the human colon cancer cell line HCT116-3(6). We calculated a model-based algorithm for promoter array score for each promoter and found a significant correlation between the promoter occupancy profiles of p53 and p73. We also found that after hydroxyurea treatment, the p53-bound promoters were still bound by p73, but p73 became associated with additional promoters that that did not bind p53. In particular, we showed that hydroxyurea induces the binding of p73 but not p53 to the promoter of MLH3 , which encodes a mismatch repair protein, and causes an up-regulation of the MLH3 mRNA. Conclusion These results suggest that hydroxyurea exerts differential effects on the promoter-binding functions of p53 and p73 and illustrate the power of model-based algorithm for promoter array in the analyses of promoter occupancy profiles of highly homologous transcription factors.
    Keywords Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 572
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
    Document type Article ; Online
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  6. Article ; Online: Development of vessel mimicking microfluidic device for studying mechano-response of endothelial cells.

    Chu, Pei-Yu / Hsieh, Han-Yun / Chung, Pei-Shan / Wang, Pai-Wen / Wu, Ming-Chung / Chen, Yin-Quan / Kuo, Jean-Cheng / Fan, Yu-Jui

    iScience

    2023  Volume 26, Issue 6, Page(s) 106927

    Abstract: The objective of this study is to develop a device to mimic a microfluidic system of human arterial blood vessels. The device combines fluid shear stress (FSS) and cyclic stretch (CS), which are resulting from blood flow and blood pressure, respectively. ...

    Abstract The objective of this study is to develop a device to mimic a microfluidic system of human arterial blood vessels. The device combines fluid shear stress (FSS) and cyclic stretch (CS), which are resulting from blood flow and blood pressure, respectively. The device can reveal real-time observation of dynamic morphological change of cells in different flow fields (continuous flow, reciprocating flow and pulsatile flow) and stretch. We observe the effects of FSS and CS on endothelial cells (ECs), including ECs align their cytoskeleton proteins with the fluid flow direction and paxillin redistribution to the cell periphery or the end of stress fibers. Thus, understanding the morphological and functional changes of endothelial cells on physical stimuli can help us to prevent and improve the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2589-0042
    ISSN (online) 2589-0042
    DOI 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106927
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  7. Article ; Online: Inhibitory Perturbations of Fluvastatin on Afterhyperpolarization Current, Erg-mediated K

    Wang, Ya-Jean / Yeh, Che-Jui / Gao, Zi-Han / Hwang, Eric / Chen, Hwei-Hisen / Wu, Sheng-Nan

    Neuroscience

    2023  Volume 531, Page(s) 12–23

    Abstract: Fluvastatin (FLV), the first synthetically derived 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, is a potent inhibitor of cholesterol biosynthesis. While its primary mechanism of action is to reduce cholesterol levels, there is some evidence ...

    Abstract Fluvastatin (FLV), the first synthetically derived 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, is a potent inhibitor of cholesterol biosynthesis. While its primary mechanism of action is to reduce cholesterol levels, there is some evidence suggesting that it may also have effects on K
    MeSH term(s) Mice ; Animals ; Fluvastatin ; Pituitary Gland ; Neurons/physiology ; Cations ; Cholesterol
    Chemical Substances Fluvastatin (4L066368AS) ; Cations ; Cholesterol (97C5T2UQ7J)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 196739-3
    ISSN 1873-7544 ; 0306-4522
    ISSN (online) 1873-7544
    ISSN 0306-4522
    DOI 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2023.08.038
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  8. Article ; Online: Hydride Doping Effects on the Structure and Properties of Eight-Electron Rh/Ag Superatoms: The [RhH

    Chiu, Tzu-Hao / Liao, Jian-Hong / Wu, Ying-Yann / Chen, Jie-Ying / Chen, Yuan Jang / Wang, Xiaoping / Kahlal, Samia / Saillard, Jean-Yves / Liu, C W

    Journal of the American Chemical Society

    2023  Volume 145, Issue 30, Page(s) 16739–16747

    Abstract: Three hitherto unknown eight-electron rhodium/silver alloy nanoclusters, [ ... ...

    Abstract Three hitherto unknown eight-electron rhodium/silver alloy nanoclusters, [RhAg
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3155-0
    ISSN 1520-5126 ; 0002-7863
    ISSN (online) 1520-5126
    ISSN 0002-7863
    DOI 10.1021/jacs.3c04482
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  9. Article ; Online: Author Correction: Higher Delta variant-specific neutralizing antibodies prevented infection in close contacts vaccinated with ancestral mRNA vaccines during the SARS-CoV-2 Delta wave.

    Goh, Yun Shan / Fong, Siew-Wai / Tay, Matthew Zirui / Rouers, Angeline / Chang, Zi Wei / Chavatte, Jean-Marc / Hor, Pei Xiang / Loh, Chiew Yee / Huang, Yuling / Tan, Yong Jie / Wang, Bei / Ngoh, Eve Zi Xian / Mohd Salleh, Siti Nazihah / Lee, Raphael Tze Chuen / Lim, Georgina / Maurer-Stroh, Sebastian / Wang, Cheng-I / Leo, Yee-Sin / Lin, Raymond T P /
    Lam, Meng Chon / Lye, David C / Young, Barnaby Edward / Ng, Lisa F P / Renia, Laurent

    Scientific reports

    2024  Volume 14, Issue 1, Page(s) 1492

    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Published Erratum
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-024-51484-y
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  10. Article ; Online: The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Belligobio nummifer (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae).

    Wang, Feng-Yu / Jean, Chuen-Tan / Chen, Yi-Jie / Lin, Kuan-Yu / Liu, Min-Yun

    Mitochondrial DNA. Part A, DNA mapping, sequencing, and analysis

    2016  Volume 27, Issue 1, Page(s) 435–436

    Abstract: We determined the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence of Belligobio nummifer, which is known as a cyprinid fish in mainland China, with a long polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. The total length of B. nummifer mitogenome is 16,610 bp, ...

    Abstract We determined the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence of Belligobio nummifer, which is known as a cyprinid fish in mainland China, with a long polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. The total length of B. nummifer mitogenome is 16,610 bp, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs, 2 ribosomal RNAs genes and a noncoding control region. The overall base composition of B. nummifer is 29.74% for A, 26.12% for T, 17.18% for G, and 26.97% for C, with a slight AT bias of 55.86%. The complete mitogenomic data may provide more informative for phylogenetic approach for gudgeons phylogeny.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cyprinidae/genetics ; DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics ; Genome, Mitochondrial/genetics ; Molecular Sequence Annotation ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Sequence Analysis, DNA
    Chemical Substances DNA, Mitochondrial
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2470-1408
    ISSN (online) 2470-1408
    DOI 10.3109/19401736.2014.898293
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