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Kim EP, Kim DY, Park C, Yoo SM, Lee MS, Kim GA. Effects of klotho protein or klotho knockdown in porcine oocytes at different stages. ZYGOTE 2023; 31:577-581. [PMID: 37905414 DOI: 10.1017/s096719942300045x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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Klotho is a protein that plays different functions in female fertility. We have previously reported that klotho protein supplementation during in vitro maturation improves porcine embryo development, while klotho knockout for somatic cell cloning completely blocks full-term pregnancy in vivo. However, the effects of the microinjection of klotho protein or klotho knockdown dual vector in porcine embryos at different time points and the specific molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. In this study, we injected the preassembled cas9 + sgRNA dual vector, for klotho knockdown, into the cytoplasm of the germinal vesicle stage of oocytes and into porcine embryos after 6-h parthenogenetic activation. Similarly, the klotho protein was inserted into the cytoplasm of germinal vesicle stage oocytes and porcine embryos after 6-h parthenogenetic activation. Compared with the controls, the microinjection of klotho dual vector markedly decreased the blastocyst formation rates in germinal vesicle stage oocytes and activated embryos. However, the efficiency of blastocyst formation when klotho protein was inserted before in vitro maturation was significantly higher than that after klotho protein insertion into parthenogenetically activated embryos. These results indicated that klotho knockdown may impair embryo development into blastocyst irrespective of injection timing. In addition, klotho protein injection timing in pig embryos may be an important factor for regulating embryo development.
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- Eun Pyo Kim
- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, University of Health Science, Eulji University, Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea
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Kim SH, Cho YS, Kim Y, Park J, Yoo SM, Gwak J, Kim Y, Gwon Y, Kam TI, Jung YK. Endolysosomal impairment by binding of amyloid beta or MAPT/Tau to V-ATPase and rescue via the HYAL-CD44 axis in Alzheimer disease. Autophagy 2023; 19:2318-2337. [PMID: 36843263 PMCID: PMC10351450 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2023.2181614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/28/2023] Open
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Impaired activities and abnormally enlarged structures of endolysosomes are frequently observed in Alzheimer disease (AD) brains. However, little is known about whether and how endolysosomal dysregulation is triggered and associated with AD. Here, we show that vacuolar ATPase (V-ATPase) is a hub that mediates proteopathy of oligomeric amyloid beta (Aβ) and hyperphosphorylated MAPT/Tau (p-MAPT/Tau). Endolysosomal integrity was largely destroyed in Aβ-overloaded or p-MAPT/Tau-positive neurons in culture and AD brains, which was a necessary step for triggering neurotoxicity, and treatments with acidic nanoparticles or endocytosis inhibitors rescued the endolysosomal impairment and neurotoxicity. Interestingly, we found that the lumenal ATP6V0C and cytosolic ATP6V1B2 subunits of the V-ATPase complex bound to the internalized Aβ and cytosolic PHF-1-reactive MAPT/Tau, respectively. Their interactions disrupted V-ATPase activity and accompanying endolysosomal activity in vitro and induced neurodegeneration. Using a genome-wide functional screen, we isolated a suppressor, HYAL (hyaluronidase), which reversed the endolysosomal dysfunction and proteopathy and alleviated the memory impairment in 3xTg-AD mice. Further, we found that its metabolite hyaluronic acid (HA) and HA receptor CD44 attenuated neurotoxicity in affected neurons via V-ATPase. We propose that endolysosomal V-ATPase is a bona fide proteotoxic receptor that binds to pathogenic proteins and deteriorates endolysosomal function in AD, leading to neurodegeneration in proteopathy.Abbreviations: AAV, adeno-associated virus; Aβ, amyloid beta; AD, Alzheimer disease; APP, amyloid beta precursor protein; ATP6V0C, ATPase H+ transporting V0 subunit c; ATP6V1A, ATPase H+ transporting V1 subunit A; ATP6V1B2, ATPase H+ transporting V1 subunit B2; CD44.Fc, CD44-mouse immunoglobulin Fc fusion construct; Co-IP, co-immunoprecipitation; CTSD, cathepsin D; HA, hyaluronic acid; HMWHA, high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid; HYAL, hyaluronidase; i.c.v, intracerebroventricular; LMWHA, low-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid; NPs, nanoparticles; p-MAPT/Tau, hyperphosphorylated microtubule associated protein tau; PI3K, phosphoinositide 3-kinase; V-ATPase, vacuolar-type H+-translocating ATPase; WT, wild-type.
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- Seo-Hyun Kim
- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Neurology and Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Park CJ, Lee YA, Yoo SM, Kim GA, Lee MS, Park C. Efficient reverse genetics approach involving infectious subgenomic amplicon for engineering dengue virus. J Med Virol 2023; 95:e28978. [PMID: 37515534 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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Dengue virus, which belongs to the Flaviviridae family, can induce a range of symptoms from mild to severe, including dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever, and dengue shock syndrome. While infectious cloning technology is a useful tool for understanding viral pathogenesis and symptoms, it exhibits limitations when constructing the entire Flavivirus genome. The instability and toxicity of the genome to bacteria make its full-length construction in bacterial vectors a time-consuming and laborious process. To address these challenges, we employed the modified infectious subgenomic amplicon (ISA) method in this study, which can potentially be a superior tool for reverse genetic studies on the dengue virus. Using ISA, we generated recombinant dengue viruses de novo and validated their robust replication in both human and insect cell lines, which was comparable to that of the original strains. Moreover, the efficiency of ISA in genetically modifying the dengue virus was elucidated by successfully inserting the gene for green fluorescence protein into the genome of dengue virus serotype 4. Overall, this study highlighted the effectiveness of ISA for genetically engineering the dengue virus and provided a technical basis for a convenient reverse genetics system that could expedite investigations into the dengue virus.
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- Chang-Joo Park
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, School of Healthcare Science, Eulji University, Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Lee MJ, Park J, Choi S, Yoo SM, Park C, Kim HS, Lee MS. HMGB1, a potential regulator of tumor microenvironment in KSHV-infected endothelial cells. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1202993. [PMID: 37520371 PMCID: PMC10374257 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1202993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
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High-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is a protein that binds to DNA and participates in various cellular processes, including DNA repair, transcription, and inflammation. It is also associated with cancer progression and therapeutic resistance. Despite its known role in promoting tumor growth and immune evasion in the tumor microenvironment, the contribution of HMGB1 to the development of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is not well understood. We investigated the effect of HMGB1 on KS pathogenesis using immortalized human endothelial cells infected with Kaposi's sarcoma-associated human herpes virus (KSHV). Our results showed that a higher amount of HMGB1 was detected in the supernatant of KSHV-infected cells compared to that of mock-infected cells, indicating that KSHV infection induced the secretion of HMGB1 in human endothelial cells. By generating HMGB1 knockout clones from immortalized human endothelial cells using CRISPR/Cas9, we elucidated the role of HMGB1 in KSHV-infected endothelial cells. Our findings indicate that the absence of HMGB1 did not induce lytic replication in KSHV-infected cells, but the cell viability of KSHV-infected cells was decreased in both 2D and 3D cultures. Through the antibody array for cytokines and growth factors, CXCL5, PDGF-AA, G-CSF, Emmprin, IL-17A, and VEGF were found to be suppressed in HMGB1 KO KSHV-infected cells compared to the KSHV-infected wild-type control. Mechanistically, phosphorylation of p38 would be associated with transcriptional regulation of CXCL5, PDGF-A and VEGF. These observations suggest that HMGB1 may play a critical role in KS pathogenesis by regulating cytokine and growth factor secretion and emphasize its potential as a therapeutic target for KS by modulating the tumor microenvironment.
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- Myung-Ju Lee
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Eulji Biomedical Science Research Institute, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Eulji Biomedical Science Research Institute, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Kim YR, Yoo SM, Park HJ. Medical education program implementation experience in an elective course: a case study in South Korea. Korean J Med Educ 2023; 35:199-205. [PMID: 37291848 DOI: 10.3946/kjme.2023.260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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PURPOSE This study was conducted to examine the results of designing and implementing a teaching program for medical education as the elective course for 4th-year students of medical course. METHODS In order to design the teaching program for medical education as an elective course, we conducted literature review, five medical education experts were interviewed, and the literature required in the design process was reviewed. A developing teaching program was implemented as an elective course in a medical school of Korea, and 4th-year students of medical course participated in the program. RESULTS In the elective course, the medical education program process competencies were derived into three categories: theoretical educational knowledge, teaching competency, and research competency for education. Moreover, instructional materials were developed to help students achieve these competencies. And project-based learning strategy was selected and implemented for 4th-year students in medical course, and positive satisfaction was confirmed. CONCLUSION As a study designed and implemented in a medical education program in a medical school in Korea, it is expected to be helpful when introducing medical education to undergraduate students or developing a medical education program to strengthen the teaching capacity of residents.
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- Yu-Ra Kim
- Department of Medical Education and Humanities, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Medical Education, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Medical Education, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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Lee MJ, Lee J, Kang SK, Wirth D, Yoo SM, Park C, Lee MS. CXCL1 confers a survival advantage in Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus-infected human endothelial cells through STAT3 phosphorylation. J Med Virol 2023; 95. [PMID: 35869037 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Many cytokines produced by Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)-infected cells have been shown to participate in the pathogenesis of KSHV. Determination of the exact role of cytokines in Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) pathogenesis is limited, however, by the difficulty to manipulate the target genes in human endothelial cells. In this study, we sought to elucidate the role of cytokines in KSHV-infected human immortalized endothelial cell line (HuARLT cells) by knockout (KO) of the corresponding target genes using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. The cytokine production profile of KSHV-infected HuARLT cells was analyzed using a protein array, and several cytokines were found to be highly upregulated following KSHV infection. This study focused on CXCL1, which was investigated by knocked out in HuARLT cells. KSHV-infected CXCL1 KO cells underwent increased cell death compared to KSHV-infected wild-type (WT) cells and mock-infected CXCL1 KO cells. Lytic replication was not observed in KSHV-infected WT nor CXCL1 KO cells. Phosphorylation of STAT3 was significantly suppressed in KSHV-infected CXCL1 KO cells. Additionally, inhibitors of STAT3 and CXCL1 induced cell death in KSHV-infected endothelial cells. Our results show that CXCL1 production is required for the survival of KSHV-infected endothelial cells, and the CXCL1 to STAT3 phosphorylation signaling pathway may be a therapeutic target for KS.
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- Myung-Ju Lee
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Model Systems for Infection and Immunity, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Yoo SM, Jeon YM, Heo SY. Electrochemiluminescence Systems for the Detection of Biomarkers: Strategical and Technological Advances. Biosensors 2022; 12:bios12090738. [PMID: 36140123 PMCID: PMC9496345 DOI: 10.3390/bios12090738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Electrochemiluminescence (ECL)-based sensing systems rely on light emissions from luminophores, which are generated by high-energy electron transfer reactions between electrogenerated species on an electrode. ECL systems have been widely used in the detection and monitoring of diverse, disease-related biomarkers due to their high selectivity and fast response times, as well as their spatial and temporal control of luminance, high controllability, and a wide detection range. This review focuses on the recent strategic and technological advances in ECL-based biomarker detection systems. We introduce several sensing systems for medical applications that are classified according to the reactions that drive ECL signal emissions. We also provide recent examples of sensing strategies and technologies based on factors that enhance sensitivity and multiplexing abilities as well as simplify sensing procedures. This review also discusses the potential strategies and technologies for the development of ECL systems with an enhanced detection ability.
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Kim DM, Yoo SM. Colorimetric Systems for the Detection of Bacterial Contamination: Strategy and Applications. Biosensors 2022; 12:bios12070532. [PMID: 35884335 PMCID: PMC9313054 DOI: 10.3390/bios12070532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Bacterial contamination is a public health concern worldwide causing enormous social and economic losses. For early diagnosis and adequate management to prevent or treat pathogen-related illnesses, extensive effort has been put into the development of pathogenic bacterial detection systems. Colorimetric sensing systems have attracted increasing attention due to their simple and single-site operation, rapid signal readout with the naked eye, ability to operate without external instruments, portability, compact design, and low cost. In this article, recent trends and advances in colorimetric systems for the detection and monitoring of bacterial contamination are reviewed. This article focuses on pathogen detection strategies and technologies based on reaction factors that affect the color change for visual readout. Reactions used in each strategy are introduced by dividing them into the following five categories: external pH change-induced pH indicator reactions, intracellular enzyme-catalyzed chromogenic reactions, enzyme-like nanoparticle (NP)-catalyzed substrate reactions, NP aggregation-based reactions, and NP accumulation-based reactions. Some recently developed colorimetric systems are introduced, and their challenges and strategies to improve the sensing performance are discussed.
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- Dong-Min Kim
- Center for Applied Life Science, Hanbat National University, Daejeon 34158, Korea;
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- School of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
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Kim DM, Go MJ, Lee J, Na D, Yoo SM. Recent Advances in Micro/Nanomaterial-Based Aptamer Selection Strategies. Molecules 2021; 26:5187. [PMID: 34500620 PMCID: PMC8434002 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26175187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Aptamers are artificial nucleic acid ligands that have been employed in various fundamental studies and applications, such as biological analyses, disease diagnostics, targeted therapeutics, and environmental pollutant detection. This review focuses on the recent advances in aptamer discovery strategies that have been used to detect various chemicals and biomolecules. Recent examples of the strategies discussed here are based on the classification of these micro/nanomaterial-mediated systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment (SELEX) platforms into three categories: bead-mediated, carbon-based nanomaterial-mediated, and other nanoparticle-mediated strategies. In addition to describing the advantages and limitations of the aforementioned strategies, this review discusses potential strategies to develop high-performance aptamers.
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- Dong-Min Kim
- Center for Applied Life Science, Hanbat National University, Daejeon 34158, Korea;
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- School of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea; (M.-J.G.); (J.L.)
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- School of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea; (M.-J.G.); (J.L.)
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- School of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea; (M.-J.G.); (J.L.)
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- School of Integrative Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea; (M.-J.G.); (J.L.)
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Jeon H, Kang SK, Lee MJ, Park C, Yoo SM, Kang YH, Lee MS. Rab27b regulates extracellular vesicle production in cells infected with Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus to promote cell survival and persistent infection. J Microbiol 2021; 59:522-529. [PMID: 33877577 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-021-1108-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a crucial role in cell-to-cell communication. EVs and viruses share several properties related to their structure and the biogenesis machinery in cells. EVs from virus-infected cells play a key role in virus spread and suppression using various loading molecules, such as viral proteins, host proteins, and microRNAs. However, it remains unclear how and why viruses regulate EV production inside host cells. The purpose of this study is to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying EV production and their roles in Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)-infected cells. Here, we found that KSHV induced EV production in human endothelial cells via Rab-27b upregulation. The suppression of Rab27b expression in KSHV-infected cells enhanced cell death by increasing autophagic flux and autolysosome formation. Our results indicate that Rab27b regulates EV biogenesis to promote cell survival and persistent viral infection during KSHV infection, thereby providing novel insights into the crucial role of Rab-27b in the KSHV life cycle.
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- Hyungtaek Jeon
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, Republic of Korea
- Eulji Biomedical Science Research Institute, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, Republic of Korea
- Eulji Biomedical Science Research Institute, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, Republic of Korea.
- Eulji Biomedical Science Research Institute, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, Republic of Korea.
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Despite enduring diverse insults, mitochondria maintain normal functions through mitochondrial quality control. However, the failure of mitochondrial quality control resulting from excess damage and mechanical defects causes mitochondrial dysfunction, leading to various human diseases. Recent studies have reported that mitochondrial defects are found in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and worsen AD symptoms. In AD pathogenesis, mitochondrial dysfunction-driven generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and their contribution to neuronal damage has been widely studied. In contrast, studies on mitochondrial dysfunction-associated inflammatory responses have been relatively scarce. Moreover, ROS produced upon failure of mitochondrial quality control may be linked to the inflammatory response and influence the progression of AD. Thus, this review will focus on inflammatory pathways that are associated with and initiated through defective mitochondria and will summarize recent progress on the role of mitochondria-mediated inflammation in AD. We will also discuss how reducing mitochondrial dysfunction-mediated inflammation could affect AD.
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- Seung-Min Yoo
- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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Kim JS, Lee SK, Kim SK, Yoo SM, Kim JM, Yoon SW. NATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVELS AND ACHIEVABLE DOSES FOR 13 ADULT CT PROTOCOLS AND A PAEDIATRIC HEAD CT PROTOCOL: NATIONAL SURVEY OF KOREAN HOSPITALS. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2019; 187:220-229. [PMID: 31322696 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncz156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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To develop a second set of diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) and achievable doses (ADs) for 13 adult computed tomography (CT) protocols and a paediatric head CT protocol in Korea. A survey of 13,625 CT examinations was performed based on 13 adult CT protocols and a paediatric non-contrast brain CT protocol using 369 CT systems, with patients grouped according to age. Most CT protocols in this survey had DRLs similar to those reported in other countries. However, chest and abdomen-pelvic CT had lower DRLs than those reported in the first Korean national survey and those from other countries. Paediatric non-contrast brain CT in each age group, with the exception of the 11-15-year age group, had lower DRLs than those reported in other countries. The DRLs presented here are similar to (or lower than for some protocols) those reported in the first Korean national survey and those from other countries.
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- Jung Su Kim
- Department of Radiologic-Technology, Daegu Health College, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Bio-convergence Engineering, Graduate school, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Bio-convergence Engineering, Graduate school, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
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Yoo SM, Yamashita SI, Kim H, Na D, Lee H, Kim SJ, Cho DH, Kanki T, Jung YK. FKBP8 LIRL-dependent mitochondrial fragmentation facilitates mitophagy under stress conditions. FASEB J 2019; 34:2944-2957. [PMID: 31908024 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201901735r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Mitochondrial quality control maintains mitochondrial function by regulating mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy. Despite the identification of mitochondrial quality control factors, little is known about the crucial regulators coordinating both mitochondrial fission and mitophagy. Through a cell-based functional screening assay, FK506 binding protein 8 (FKBP8) was identified to target microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3) to the mitochondria and to change mitochondrial morphology. Microscopy analysis revealed that the formation of tubular and enlarged mitochondria was observed in FKBP8 knockdown HeLa cells and the cortex of Fkbp8 heterozygote-knockout mouse embryos. Under iron depletion-induced stress, FKBP8 was recruited to the site of mitochondrial division through budding and colocalized with LC3. FKBP8 was also found to be required for mitochondrial fragmentation and mitophagy under hypoxic stress. Conversely, FKBP8 overexpression induced mitochondrial fragmentation in HeLa cells, human fibroblasts and mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEFs), and this fragmentation occurred in Drp1 knockout MEF cells, FIP200 knockout HeLa cells and BNIP3/NIX double knockout HeLa cells, but not in Opa1 knockout MEFs. Interestingly, we found an LIR motif-like sequence (LIRL), as well as an LIR motif, at the N-terminus of FKBP8 and LIRL was essential for both inducing mitochondrial fragmentation and binding of FKBP8 to OPA1. Together, we suggest that FKBP8 plays an essential role in mitochondrial fragmentation through LIRL during mitophagy and this activity of FKBP8 together with LIR is required for mitophagy under stress conditions.
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- Seung-Min Yoo
- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Cellular Physiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Brain Science and Engineering Institute, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Cellular Physiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Kim SH, Kam TI, Gwon Y, Yoo SM, Park J, Moon S, Kim Y, Lee H, Jung YK. Hyaluronic acid metabolism regulates amyloid-β pathology by preserving lysosomal integrity. IBRO Rep 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ibror.2019.07.689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Park HS, Lee S, Lee J, Shin HB, Yoo SM, Lee MS, Park J. Suppression of CD81 promotes bladder cancer cell invasion through increased matrix metalloproteinase expression via extracellular signal-regulated kinase phosphorylation. Investig Clin Urol 2019; 60:396-404. [PMID: 31501803 PMCID: PMC6722400 DOI: 10.4111/icu.2019.60.5.396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Purpose CD81 is a prognostic biomarker for high-grade bladder cancer (BC). In this study, we aimed to determine the functional mechanisms underlying the role of CD81 in BC progression. Materials and Methods In two invasive BC cell lines (T24, J82), CD81 expression was suppressed by the transfection of lentiviral vectors including CD81-specific shRNAs, and then the migration and invasion of BC cells was analyzed. Enzymatic activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) was also analyzed by collagen-zymography. The expression of MMPs was confirmed by western blotting using culture supernatants from each cell line. Signaling pathways related to MMPs were investigated using various antibodies. Results CD81 was successfully knocked down by shRNAs in T24 and J82 cell lines. While the migration of BC cells was not affected after the knockdown of CD81, the invasive activity was significantly increased in both cell lines. Zymography produced distinct bands using supernatants from CD81-knockdown cells, whereas only faint bands were observed with empty vector-transfected cells. We also observed an increased expression of MMPs, specifically MMP2 and 9, in the conditioned media from CD81-knockdown cells by western blotting. Mechanistically, the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) was associated with the invasive activity of BC cells, while U0126 (an ERK inhibitor) reduced the invasive activity of CD81-knockdown BC cells. Conclusions Taken together, CD81 suppression promotes the invasive property of BC cells through MMP signaling via ERK phosphorylation. Our results suggest that the regulation of CD81 expression may have some therapeutic potential in BC.
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- Hyun Sik Park
- Department of Urology, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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Jeon H, Lee J, Lee S, Kang SK, Park SJ, Yoo SM, Lee MS. Extracellular Vesicles From KSHV-Infected Cells Stimulate Antiviral Immune Response Through Mitochondrial DNA. Front Immunol 2019; 10:876. [PMID: 31068945 PMCID: PMC6491682 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the etiologic agent of Kaposi's sarcoma, which is the most common cancer in acquired immune deficiency syndrome patients. KSHV contains a variety of immunoregulatory proteins. There have been many studies on the modulation of antiviral response by these immunoregulatory proteins of KSHV. However, the antiviral effects of extracellular vesicles (EVs) during de novo KSHV infection have not been investigated to our best knowledge. In this study, we showed that KSHV-infected cells induce interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) response but not type I interferon in uninfected bystander cells using EVs. mRNA microarray analysis showed that ISGs and IRF-activating genes were prominently activated in EVs from KSHV-infected cells (KSHV EVs)-treated human endothelial cells, which were validated by RT-qPCR and western blot analysis. We also found that this response was not associated with cell death or apoptosis by virus infection. Mechanistically, the cGAS-STING pathway was linked with these KSHV EVs-mediated ISGs expressions, and mitochondrial DNA on the surface of KSHV EVs was one of the causative factors. Besides, KSHV EVs-treated cells showed lower infectivity for KSHV and viral replication activity than mock EVs-treated cells. Our results indicate that EVs from KSHV-infected cells could be an initiating factor for the innate immune response against viral infection, which may be critical to understanding the microenvironment of virus-infected cells.
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- Hyungtaek Jeon
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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Kim TW, Han SR, Kim JT, Yoo SM, Lee MS, Lee SH, Kang YH, Lee HG. Differential expression of tescalcin by modification of promoter methylation controls cell survival in gastric cancer cells. Oncol Rep 2019; 41:3464-3474. [PMID: 31002343 DOI: 10.3892/or.2019.7099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The EF‑hand calcium binding protein tescalcin (TESC) is highly expressed in various human and mouse cancer tissues and is therefore considered a potential oncogene. However, the underlying mechanism that governs TESC expression remains unclear. Emerging evidence suggests that TESC expression is under epigenetic regulation. In the present study, the relationship between the epigenetic modification and gene expression of TESC in gastric cancer was investigated. To evaluate the relationship between the methylation and expression of TESC in gastric cancer, the methylation status of CpG sites in the TESC promoter was analyzed using microarray with the Illumina Human Methylation27 BeadChip (HumanMethylation27_270596_v.1.2), gene profiles from the NCBI Dataset that revealed demethylated status were acquired, and real‑time methylation‑specific PCR (MSP) in gastric cancer cells was conducted. In the present study, it was demonstrated that the hypermethylation of TESC led to the downregulation of TESC mRNA/protein expression. In addition, 5‑aza‑2c‑deoxycytidine (5'‑aza‑dC) restored TESC expression in the tested gastric cancer cells except for SNU‑620 cells. ChIP assay further revealed that the methylation of the TESC promoter was associated with methyl‑CpG binding domain protein (MBD)1, histone deacetylase (HDAC)2, and Oct‑1 and that treatment with 5'‑aza‑dC facilitated the dissociation of MBD1, HDAC2, and Oct‑1 from the promoter of TESC. Moreover, silencing of TESC increased MBD1 expression and decreased the H3K4me2/3 level, thereby causing transcriptional repression and suppression of cell survival in NCI‑N87 cells; conversely, overexpression of TESC downregulated MBD1 expression and upregulated the H3K4me2 level associated with active transcription in SNU‑638 cells. These results indicated that the differential expression of TESC via the modification status of the promoter and histone methylation controled cell survival in gastric cancer cells. Overall, the present study provided a novel therapeutic strategy for gastric cancer.
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- Tae Woo Kim
- Immunotherapy Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Eulji Biomedical Science Research Institute, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Immunotherapy Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Eulji Biomedical Science Research Institute, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Eulji Biomedical Science Research Institute, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Eulji Biomedical Science Research Institute, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Eulji Biomedical Science Research Institute, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Immunotherapy Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34824, Republic of Korea
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Kim NY, Pyo JS, Kang DW, Yoo SM. Loss of claudin-1 expression induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition through nuclear factor-κB activation in colorectal cancer. Pathol Res Pract 2019; 215:580-585. [PMID: 30683478 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2019.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/12/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to elucidate the clinicopathological significance and prognostic role of loss of claudin-1 in colorectal cancer (CRC). METHODS The correlations between claudin-1 expression and clinicopathological characteristics, including survival rates, were assessed using immunohistochemistry on 260 archival, paraffin-embedded CRC tissues. In addition, the correlations between cludin-1 and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), epithelial-mesenchymal transition markers and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes were investigated. RESULTS Claudin-1 expression was markedly lost in 42.7% of the 260 CRCs analyzed. Loss of claudin-1 expression significantly correlated with larger tumor size, vascular invasion, higher pT stage, and high metastatic lymph node ratio. In addition, loss of claudin-1 expression significantly correlated with NF-κB activation (P < 0.001), high SNAI (P < 0.001), and low E-cadherin (P < 0.001) expressions. Patients with high immunoscores showed significantly lower rates of claudin-1 expression loss (P = 0.020). In detail, loss of claudin-1 expression were frequently found in CRCs low CD3- and CD8-positive lymphocytes. There were significant correlations between claudin-1 expression loss and poor overall and recurrence-free survivals (P < 0.001 and P < 0.001, respectively). CONCLUSION Taken together, our results suggest that the loss of claudin-1 expression significantly correlates with aggressive tumor behaviors, high SNAI expression, lower immunoscore, and poor prognoses.
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- Nae Yu Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Pathology, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Park SJ, Jeon H, Yoo SM, Lee MS. The effect of storage temperature on the biological activity of extracellular vesicles for the complement system. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2018; 54:423-429. [DOI: 10.1007/s11626-018-0261-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Jeon H, Han SR, Lee S, Park SJ, Kim JH, Yoo SM, Lee MS. Activation of the complement system in an osteosarcoma cell line promotes angiogenesis through enhanced production of growth factors. Sci Rep 2018; 8:5415. [PMID: 29615744 PMCID: PMC5883033 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-23851-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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There is increasing evidence that the complement system is activated in various cancer tissues. Besides being involved in innate immunity against pathogens, the complement system also participates in inflammation and the modulation of tumor microenvironment. Recent studies suggest that complement activation promotes tumor progression in various ways. Among some cancer cell lines, we found that human bone osteosarcoma epithelial cells (U2-OS) can activate the alternative pathway of the complement system by pooled normal human serum. Interestingly, U2-OS cells showed less expression of complement regulatory proteins, compared to other cancer cell lines. Furthermore, the activated complement system enhanced the production of growth factors, which promoted angiogenesis of human endothelial cells. Our results demonstrated a direct linkage between the complement system and angiogenesis using the in vitro model, which suggest the complement system and related mechanisms might be potential targets for cancer treatment.
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- Hyungtaek Jeon
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, South Korea
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- Eulji Biomedical Science Research Institute, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, South Korea.
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Mitochondrial quality control systems are essential for the maintenance of functional mitochondria. At the organelle level, they include mitochondrial biogenesis, fusion and fission, to compensate for mitochondrial function, and mitophagy, for degrading damaged mitochondria. Specifically, in mitophagy, the target mitochondria are recognized by the autophagosomes and delivered to the lysosome for degradation. In this review, we describe the mechanisms of mitophagy and the factors that play an important role in this process. In particular, we focus on the roles of mitophagy adapters and receptors in the recognition of damaged mitochondria by autophagosomes. In addition, we also address a functional association of mitophagy with mitochondrial dynamics through the interaction of mitophagy adaptor and receptor proteins with mitochondrial fusion and fission proteins.
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- Seung-Min Yoo
- Global Research Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
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- Global Research Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
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Jeon H, Kang YH, Yoo SM, Park MJ, Park JB, Lee SH, Lee MS. Kaposi��s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Infection Modulates the Proliferation of Glioma Stem-Like Cells. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 28:165-174. [DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1709.09001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Kim YD, Jeong EI, Nah J, Yoo SM, Lee WJ, Kim Y, Moon S, Hong SH, Jung YK. Pimozide reduces toxic forms of tau in TauC3 mice via 5′ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase-mediated autophagy. J Neurochem 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/jnc.14109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Young Doo Kim
- Global Research Laboratory; School of Biological Sciences; Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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- Global Research Laboratory; School of Biological Sciences; Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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- Global Research Laboratory; School of Biological Sciences; Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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- Global Research Laboratory; School of Biological Sciences; Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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- Global Research Laboratory; School of Biological Sciences; Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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- Global Research Laboratory; School of Biological Sciences; Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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- Global Research Laboratory; School of Biological Sciences; Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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- Global Research Laboratory; School of Biological Sciences; Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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- Global Research Laboratory; School of Biological Sciences; Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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Nah J, Yoo SM, Jung S, Jeong EI, Park M, Kaang BK, Jung YK. Phosphorylated CAV1 activates autophagy through an interaction with BECN1 under oxidative stress. Cell Death Dis 2017; 8:e2822. [PMID: 28542134 PMCID: PMC5520747 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2017.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 01/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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CAV1/Caveolin1, an integral membrane protein, is involved in caveolae function and cellular signaling pathways. Here, we report that CAV1 is a positive regulator of autophagy under oxidative stress and cerebral ischemic injury. Treatment with hydrogen peroxide enhanced autophagy flux and caused the localization of BECN1 to the mitochondria, whereas these changes were impaired in the absence of CAV1. Among many autophagy signals, only LC3 foci formation in response to hydrogen peroxide was abolished by CAV1 deficiency. Under oxidative stress, CAV1 interacted with a complex of BECN1/VPS34 through its scaffolding domain, and this interaction facilitated autophagosome formation. Interestingly, the phosphorylation of CAV1 at tyrosine-14 was essential for the interaction with BECN1 and their localization to the mitochondria, and the activation of autophagy in response to hydrogen peroxide. In addition, the expression of a phosphatase PTPN1 reduced the phosphorylation of CAV1 and inhibited autophagy. Further, compared to that in wild-type mice, autophagy was impaired and cerebral infarct damage was aggravated in the brain of Cav1 knockout mice. These results suggest that the phosphorylated CAV1 functions to activate autophagy through binding to the BECN1/VPS34 complex under oxidative stress and to protect against ischemic damage.
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- Jihoon Nah
- Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Seoul, Gwanak-gu 151-747, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Seoul, Gwanak-gu 151-747, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Seoul, Gwanak-gu 151-747, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Seoul, Gwanak-gu 151-747, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Seoul, Gwanak-gu 151-747, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Seoul, Gwanak-gu 151-747, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Seoul, Gwanak-gu 151-747, Korea
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Pleural effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a rare B-cell lymphoma that has a very poor prognosis with a median survival time of around 6 months. PEL is caused by Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, and is often co-infected with the Epstein Barr virus. The complement system is fundamental in the innate immune system against pathogen invasion and tumor development. In the present study, we investigated the activation of the complement system in PEL cells using human serum complements. Interestingly, two widely used PEL cell lines, BCP-1 and BCBL-1, showed different susceptibility to the complement system, which may be due to CD46 expression on their cell membranes. Complement activation did not induce apoptosis but supported cell survival considerably. Our results demonstrated the susceptibility of PEL to the complement system and its underlying mechanisms, which would provide insight into understanding the pathogenesis of PEL.
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- Seung-Min Yoo
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon 84824, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon 84824, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon 84824, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon 84824, Republic of Korea
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Lee S, Jang J, Jeon H, Lee J, Yoo SM, Park J, Lee MS. Latent Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection in bladder cancer cells promotes drug resistance by reducing reactive oxygen species. J Microbiol 2016; 54:782-788. [PMID: 27796928 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-016-6388-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2016] [Revised: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/19/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the major etiologic agent of Kaposi's sarcoma, primary effusion lymphoma, and multicentric Castleman's disease. Recent studies have indicated that KSHV can be detected at high frequency in patient-derived bladder cancer tissue and might be associated with the pathogenesis of bladder cancer. Bladder cancer is the second most common cancer of the genitourinary tract, and it has a high rate of recurrence. Because drug resistance is closely related to chemotherapy failure and cancer recurrence, we investigated whether KSHV infection is associated with drug resistance of bladder cancer cells. Some KSHV-infected bladder cancer cell lines showed resistance to an anti-cancer drug, cisplatin, possibly as a result of down-regulation of reactive oxygen species. Additionally, drug resistance acquired from KSHV infection could partly be overcome by HDAC1 inhibitors. Taken together, the data suggest the possible role of KSHV in chemo-resistant bladder cancer, and indicate the therapeutic potential of HDAC1 inhibitors in drug-resistant bladder cancers associated with KSHV infection.
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- Suhyuk Lee
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Urology, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, 34824, Republic of Korea.
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Kang JH, Baik HW, Yoo SM, Kim JH, Cheong HI, Park CG, Kang HG, Ha IS. Aliskiren Regulates Neonatal Fc Receptor and IgG Metabolism with Attenuation of Anti-GBM Glomerulonephritis in Mice. Nephron Clin Pract 2016; 134:272-282. [DOI: 10.1159/000448789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Lee J, Jeon H, Yoo SM, Park J, Lee MS. The role of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection in the proliferation of human bladder cancer cells. Tumour Biol 2015; 37:2587-96. [PMID: 26392109 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-4096-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Existing evidence suggests a possible role of viruses in human bladder cancer development. Recently, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) was reported to be the most frequently detected virus in bladder cancer tissue from Croatian patients on screening with the Lawrence Livermore Microbial Detection Array. In the current study, to investigate the functional roles of KSHV in bladder cancer, five bladder cancer cell lines were infected with KSHV and their tumour progression-associated changes investigated. Four KSHV-infected bladder cancer cell lines were established; two invasive bladder cancer cell lines showed higher proliferation rates than uninfected cells. Additionally, these KSHV-infected invasive bladder cancer cells showed a greater number of colonies, which were also significantly larger than those of uninfected cells, in a soft agar colony formation assay. cDNA microarray analysis showed that various genes associated with cell proliferation and cancer development were upregulated in these KSHV-infected bladder cancer cells. Taken together, we suggest that KSHV infection affects the proliferation of a subset of invasive bladder cancer cells and may therefore play a role in their oncogenic progression. Further studies are required to elucidate the exact mechanism used by KSHV to promote bladder cancer progression.
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- Jisu Lee
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, 143-5 Yongdu-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, 143-5 Yongdu-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, 143-5 Yongdu-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Urology, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, 1306 Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon, South Korea.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, 143-5 Yongdu-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon, South Korea.
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Park S, Choi SG, Yoo SM, Nah J, Jeong E, Kim H, Jung YK. Pyruvate stimulates mitophagy via PINK1 stabilization. Cell Signal 2015; 27:1824-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2015.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2015] [Revised: 05/13/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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CHDH (choline dehydrogenase) is an enzyme catalyzing the dehydrogenation of choline to betaine aldehyde in mitochondria. Apart from this well-known activity, we report here a pivotal role of CHDH in mitophagy. Knockdown of CHDH expression impairs CCCP-induced mitophagy and PARK2/parkin-mediated clearance of mitochondria in mammalian cells, including HeLa cells and SN4741 dopaminergic neuronal cells. Conversely, overexpression of CHDH accelerates PARK2-mediated mitophagy. CHDH is found on both the outer and inner membranes of mitochondria in resting cells. Interestingly, upon induction of mitophagy, CHDH accumulates on the outer membrane in a mitochondrial potential-dependent manner. We found that CHDH is not a substrate of PARK2 but interacts with SQSTM1 independently of PARK2 to recruit SQSTM1 into depolarized mitochondria. The FB1 domain of CHDH is exposed to the cytosol and is required for the interaction with SQSTM1, and overexpression of the FB1 domain only in cytosol reduces CCCP-induced mitochondrial degradation via competitive interaction with SQSTM1. In addition, CHDH, but not the CHDH FB1 deletion mutant, forms a ternary protein complex with SQSTM1 and MAP1LC3 (LC3), leading to loading of LC3 onto the damaged mitochondria via SQSTM1. Further, CHDH is crucial to the mitophagy induced by MPP+ in SN4741 cells. Overall, our results suggest that CHDH is required for PARK2-mediated mitophagy for the recruitment of SQSTM1 and LC3 onto the mitochondria for cargo recognition.
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Key Words
- ANT, adenine nucleotide translocator
- Baf, bafilomycin A1
- CCCP, carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone
- CHX, cycloheximide
- FB1, FAD/NAD (P)-binding domain 1
- FB2, FAD/NAD (P)-binding domain 2
- IM, inner membrane
- IMS, inter-membrane space
- LC3
- MPP+, 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium
- MTS, mitochondrial targeting sequence
- Mat, matrix
- OM, outer membrane
- PARK2/parkin
- PB1, Phox and Bem 1 domain
- PD, Parkinson disease
- PK, proteinase K
- RD, FAD-linked reductase domain
- SQSTM1/p62
- choline dehydrogenase
- mitophagy
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- Sungwoo Park
- a Global Research Laboratory; School of Biological Science/Bio-MAX Institute ; Seoul National University ; Seoul , Korea
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Nah J, Pyo JO, Jung S, Yoo SM, Kam TI, Chang J, Han J, Soo A An S, Onodera T, Jung YK. BECN1/Beclin 1 is recruited into lipid rafts by prion to activate autophagy in response to amyloid β 42. Autophagy 2014; 9:2009-21. [PMID: 24145555 DOI: 10.4161/auto.26118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Prion protein (PRNP) has been implicated in various types of neurodegenerative diseases. Although much is known about prion diseases, the function of cellular PRNP remains cryptic. Here, we show that PRNP mediates amyloid β1–42 (Aβ42)-induced autophagy activation through its interaction with BECN1. Treatment with Aβ42 enhanced autophagy flux in neuronal cells. Aβ42-induced autophagy activation, however, was impaired in prnp-knockout primary cortical neurons and Prnp-knockdown or prnp-knockout neuronal cells. Immunoprecipitation assays revealed that PRNP interacted with BECN1 via the BCL2-binding domain of BECN1. This interaction promoted the subcellular localization of BECN1 into lipid rafts of the plasma membrane and enhanced activity of PtdIns3K (whose catalytic subunit is termed PIK3C3, mammalian ortholog of yeast VPS34) in lipid rafts by generating PtdIns3P in response to Aβ42. Further, the levels of lipid rafts that colocalized with BECN1, decreased in the brains of aged C57BL/6 mice, as did PRNP. These results suggested that PRNP interacts with BECN1 to recruit the PIK3C3 complex into lipid rafts and thus activates autophagy in response to Aβ42, defining a novel role of PRNP in the regulation of autophagy.
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Pyo JO, Yoo SM, Ahn HH, Nah J, Hong SH, Kam TI, Jung S, Jung YK. Overexpression of Atg5 in mice activates autophagy and extends lifespan. Nat Commun 2014; 4:2300. [PMID: 23939249 PMCID: PMC3753544 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 487] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Autophagy has been implicated in the ageing process, but whether autophagy activation extends lifespan in mammals is unknown. Here we show that ubiquitous overexpression of Atg5, a protein essential for autophagosome formation, extends median lifespan of mice by 17.2%. We demonstrate that moderate overexpression of Atg5 in mice enhances autophagy, and that Atg5 transgenic mice showed anti-ageing phenotypes, including leanness, increased insulin sensitivity and improved motor function. Furthermore, mouse embryonic fibroblasts cultured from Atg5 transgenic mice are more tolerant to oxidative damage and cell death induced by oxidative stress, and this tolerance was reversible by treatment with an autophagy inhibitor. Our observations suggest that the leanness and lifespan extension in Atg5 transgenic mice may be the result of increased autophagic activity. Changes in autophagy have been shown to modulate lifespan in lower organisms. Here, Pyo et al. show that mice globally overexpressing the autophagy protein Atg5 live longer and are leaner than normal mice, providing the first evidence that increased autophagy extends lifespan in mammals.
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- Jong-Ok Pyo
- Global Research Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences/Bio-MAX Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Korea
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Numerous studies have established a link between autophagy and aging; however, the relationship has not been clearly defined. Aging is a very complex process caused by the accumulation of various factors due to the gradual failure of cellular maintenance. Recent studies have shown that autophagy reduces the stress responses induced by starvation, reactive oxygen species, and the accumulation of intracellular proteins and organelles through cytoprotection, clearance of damaged mitochondria, and lysosomal degradation. Here, we summarize our current understanding of the relationship between autophagy and the aging process.
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- Jong-Ok Pyo
- Bio-MAX Institute, Seoul National University School of Biological Sciences, Seoul, Korea
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- Bio-MAX Institute, Seoul National University School of Biological Sciences, Seoul, Korea
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- Bio-MAX Institute, Seoul National University School of Biological Sciences, Seoul, Korea
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The fat-forming variant of solitary fibrous tumour (SFT) was previously called lipomatous haemangiopericytoma and is a rare variant of solitary fibrous tumour. It predominantly occurs in the deep soft tissues of the retroperitoneum and thigh. Only a handful of cases involving the perineum, spine, thoracic wall and pelvic cavity have been reported in the radiological literature and the fat-forming variant of SFT involving the pleura has not been previously reported. Herein, we report the CT findings of a case of the fat-forming variant of SFT involving the pleura that was treated by excision. Chest CT showed a large lobulated heterogeneous fatty mass with a multifocal enhancing soft-tissue component in the left lower hemithorax. Although rare, the fat-forming variant of SFT of the pleura should be added to the differential diagnosis of fat-containing pleural soft-tissue tumours.
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- C Y Park
- Department of Radiology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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Lee S, Yoon SW, Yoo SM, Ji YG, Kim KA, Kim SH, Lee JT. Comparison of image quality and radiation dose between combined automatic tube current modulation and fixed tube current technique in CT of abdomen and pelvis. Acta Radiol 2011; 52:1101-6. [PMID: 21903869 DOI: 10.1258/ar.2011.100295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tube current is an important determinant of radiation dose and image quality in X-ray-based examination. The combined automatic tube current modulation technique (ATCM) enables automatic adjustment of the tube current in various planes (x-y and z) based on the size and attenuation of the body area scanned. PURPOSE To compare image quality and radiation dose of the ATCM with those of a fixed tube current technique (FTC) in CT of the abdomen and pelvis performed with a 16-slice multidetector row CT. MATERIAL AND METHODS We reviewed 100 patients in whom initial and follow-up CT of the abdomen and pelvis were performed with FTC and ATCM. All acquisition parameters were identical in both techniques except for tube current. We recorded objective image noise in liver parenchyma, subjective image noise and diagnostic acceptability by using a five-point scale, radiation dose, and body mass index (BMI, kg/m(2)). Data were analyzed with parametric and non-parametric statistical tests. RESULTS There was no significant difference in image noise and diagnostic acceptability between two techniques. All subjects had acceptable subjective image noise in both techniques. The significant reduction in radiation dose (45.25% reduction) was noted with combined ATCM (P < 0.001). There was a significant linear statistical correlation between BMI and dose reduction (r = -0.78, P < 0.05). CONCLUSION The ATCM for CT of the abdomen and pelvis substantially reduced radiation dose while maintaining diagnostic image quality. Patients with lower BMI showed more reduction in radiation dose.
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- Sanghee Lee
- Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University
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- Preventive Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Korea
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University
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Park CY, Rho JY, Yoo SM, Jung HK, Heo JH. Unusual location of sclerosing haemangioma in the mediastinum: clinical and radiological characteristics. Clin Radiol 2011; 66:792-4. [PMID: 21489414 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2011.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2010] [Revised: 03/07/2011] [Accepted: 03/11/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- C Y Park
- Department of Radiology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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Kim MK, Lee HY, Song IS, Lee JB, Kim GH, Yoo SM, Rho JY, White CS. A case of a giant mucocoele of the appendiceal stump presented with a palpable mass in the right thigh: pre-operative diagnosis based on characteristic multidetector CT findings. Br J Radiol 2011; 83:e220-3. [PMID: 20846981 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/98679856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The pre-operative diagnosis of a mucocoele of the appendiceal stump (MAS) may be difficult owing to rarity and non-specific clinical presentation. However, a pre-operative diagnosis of a MAS is important to prevent widespread dissemination by inadvertent spillage of mucous contents. We describe a case of a MAS presenting with a palpable mass in the right thigh in which a pre-operative diagnosis was made by characteristic multidetector CT (MDCT) findings.
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- M K Kim
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Yoo SM, Lee HY, Jeudy J, White CS. Adult cor triatriatum--the measurement of opening in the membrane using ECG-gated multidetector CT. Clin Radiol 2009; 64:1235-7. [PMID: 19913135 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2009.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2009] [Revised: 07/29/2009] [Accepted: 07/31/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- S M Yoo
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, CHA University College of Medicine, Bundang, Republic of Korea
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Yoo SM, Ahn AK, Seo T, Hong HB, Chung MA, Jung SD, Cho H, Lee MS. Centrifugal enhancement of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated virus infection of human endothelial cells in vitro. J Virol Methods 2008; 154:160-6. [PMID: 18755221 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2008.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2008] [Revised: 07/23/2008] [Accepted: 07/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In order to improve the efficiency of infection of primary human endothelial cells in vitro of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), the effect of low speed centrifugation was investigated. The recombinant KSHV, BAC36, was used to examine the centrifugal enhancement of KSHV. Infectivity was estimated by green fluorescent protein (GFP) expression and real-time RT-PCR. The enhancement of infectivity was dependent upon the time and force of centrifugation in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Centrifugation enhanced the infectivity of KSHV by up to 70 fold compared to non-centrifugal control infection for the same period of time; viral mRNA expression was also enhanced by centrifugation. HUVECs that were centrifuged before infection with KSHV displayed no enhancement in infectivity; therefore, enhancement is believed to occur during centrifugation. In addition, the mechanisms of infection including the initial viral attachment to cells, lipid rafts, and clathrin-mediated and caveolae endocytosis appear to be similar in KSHV infection with and without centrifugal enhancement. These results show that low speed centrifugation could be a useful tool for improving the efficiency of KSHV infection in vitro.
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- Seung-Min Yoo
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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Park J, Lee MS, Yoo SM, Seo T. A novel protein encoded by Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus open reading frame 36 inhibits cell spreading and focal adhesion kinase activation. Intervirology 2008; 50:426-32. [PMID: 18182822 DOI: 10.1159/000112949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2007] [Accepted: 11/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is a gamma-herpesvirus implicated in the development of Kaposi's sarcoma, primary effusion lymphoma and some forms of multicentric Castleman's disease. The KSHV open reading frame (ORF) 36 encodes a viral serine/threonine protein kinase. The aim of this study was to characterize the cellular function of the ORF36 protein. METHODS The expression kinetics of the ORF36 protein and its localization were determined. The wild-type ORF36 and its mutant proteins were subjected to in vitro kinase assay. Cell morphology change by ORF36 protein was studied. The focal adhesion kinase (FAK) tyrosine phosphorylation and cleavage were determined when ORF36 was expressed. RESULTS ORF36 protein expressed in the late phase during the KSHV reactivation. The C-terminal domain of ORF36 protein was important for kinase activity. Moreover, the ORF36 protein altered cell morphology to a round shape, similar to the phenotype of FAK-deficient cells. The kinase activity of ORF36 protein was required for the inhibition of cell spreading. Interestingly, ORF36 protein colocalized with FAK, suppressed its tyrosine phosphorylation and promoted FAK cleavage. CONCLUSION Our results collectively demonstrate that the KSHV ORF36 protein is a viral protein kinase that inhibits cell spreading and FAK activation.
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- Junsoo Park
- Korea Basic Science Institute, Gwangju, Korea
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Park J, Lee MS, Yoo SM, Jeong KW, Lee D, Choe J, Seo T. Identification of the DNA sequence interacting with Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus viral interferon regulatory factor 1. J Virol 2007; 81:12680-4. [PMID: 17855527 PMCID: PMC2169006 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00556-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the etiological agent of Kaposi's sarcoma. The open reading frame (K9) of KSHV encodes viral interferon regulatory factor 1 (vIRF1), which functions as a repressor of interferon-mediated signal transduction. The amino-terminal region of vIRF1 displays significant homology to the DNA-binding domain of cellular interferon regulatory factors, supporting the theory that the protein interacts with specific DNA sequences. Here, we identify the consensus sequence of vIRF1-binding sites from a pool of random oligonucleotides. Moreover, our data show that vIRF1 interacts with the K3:viral dihydrofolate reductase:viral interleukin 6 promoter region in the KSHV genome.
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- Junsoo Park
- Korea Basic Science Institute, Gwangju, Korea.
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Yu HN, Song EK, Yoo SM, Lee YR, Han MK, Yim CY, Kwak JY, Kim JS. Activation of NUDT5, an ADP-ribose pyrophosphatase, by nitric oxide-mediated ADP-ribosylation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 354:764-8. [PMID: 17261271 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.01.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2007] [Accepted: 01/10/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The ADP-ribose (ADPR) pyrophosphatase (ADPRase) NUDT5, a member of a superfamily of Nudix hydrolases, hydrolyzes ADP-ribose (ADPR) to AMP and ribose 5'-phosphate. Nitric oxide (NO) enhances nonenzymatic ADP-ribosylation of proteins such as beta-actin and glyceraldehydes 3-phosphate dehydrogenase in the presence of free ADPR, suggesting a possibility that NUDT5 could also be ADP-ribosylated by its substrate, ADPR. Here, we show that NO stimulates nonenzymatic ADP-ribosylation of NUDT5 using ADP-ribose and consequently activates its ADPRase activity. We found that ADPRase activity in J774 macrophage cells is increased by the treatment with SNP, an exogenous NO generator or TNF-alpha/IFN-gamma, endogenous NO inducers. Anti-NUDT5 antibody pulled down most of the ADPRase activity increased by NO, indicating that the ADPRase regulated by NO is NUDT5. Using recombinant human NUDT5, we also demonstrated that the increase of ADPRase activity is mediated via ADP-ribosylation at cysteine residue(s) in the presence of reductant. This result suggests that NO activates NUDT5 through ADP-ribosylation at cysteine residues of the enzyme in macrophages.
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- Hong-Nu Yu
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Medical Science, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 560-182, Republic of Korea
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Hesselink DA, Yoo SM, Verhoeven GT, Brouwers JW, Smit FJ, van Saase JLCM. A high prevalence of culture-positive extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a large Dutch teaching hospital. Neth J Med 2003; 61:65-70. [PMID: 12765226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND In the Netherlands the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) has increased during the last decade. Growing immigration and international travel were important determining factors. To determine if this has resulted in altered clinical manifestations of the disease, we assessed the clinical spectrum of all TB cases diagnosed at our hospital in the period 1994 to 2000. METHODS All culture-proven TB cases during the study period were retrospectively reviewed for clinical and demographic data. RESULTS Sixty-five patients were identified. Solitary pulmonary TB was diagnosed in 33.9%, extrapulmonary TB in 51.8% and combined pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB in 14.3% of all cases. Patients were of foreign descent in 78.6% of all cases. Incidence peaked between 15 to 45 years. Decreased immunity was an important determining factor in the older patients. Presenting symptoms were mostly aspecific causing an important doctor's delay in establishing the diagnosis in 25%. Mortality was 3.6% and isoniazid resistance 3.6% CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest an increase in the percentage of extrapulmonary TB concomitantly with an increasing percentage of patients of foreign descent. Because of aspecific presenting symptoms, TB was often diagnosed late. Treatment is mainly hindered by non-compliance and a high index of suspicion is necessary in making the diagnosis.
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- D A Hesselink
- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Centre Rijnmond-Zuid, Clara, Olympiaweg 350, 3078 HT Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Yoon JY, Oh SH, Yoo SM, Lee SJ, Lee HS, Choi SJ, Moon CK, Lee BH. N-nitrosocarbofuran, but not carbofuran, induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in CHL cells. Toxicology 2001; 169:153-61. [PMID: 11718956 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-483x(01)00502-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Carbofuran (CF) is one of the most widely used carbamate pesticides in the world applied for insect and nematode control. Due to its widespread use in agriculture and households, contamination of food, water, and air has become serious, and consequently adverse health effects are inevitable in humans, animals, wildlife and fish. It has been reported that CF alone or in combination with other carbamate insecticides influences the level of reproductive and metabolic hormones such as thyroxine and corticosterone, and results in impairment of endocrine, immune and behavioral functions. In this study, we evaluated the effects of CF and its metabolite, the N-nitroso derivative N-nitrosocarbofuran (NOCF), on genotoxicity, cell growth, cell cycle and apoptosis of Chinese hamster lung fibroblast (CHL) cells. NOCF, but not CF, induced genotoxicity determined by Ames test. NOCF inhibited the growth of Chinese hamster lung fibroblast (CHL) cells with an IC(50) of 12.8 microM. NOCF induced apoptosis of CHL cells, which was demonstrated by morphological changes, DNA fragmentation and flow cytometric analysis. Treatment of CHL cells with NOCF induced significant G(2)/M cell cycle arrest. Caspase-3, an executioner of apoptosis was also activated by the treatment of CHL cells with NOCF. These results suggest that NOCF, that is an important metabolite of CF, leads to the induction of cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in CHL cells.
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- J Y Yoon
- College of Pharmacy and Medicinal Resources Research Center, Wonkwang University, Iksan, 570-749, Jeonbuk, South Korea
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Kim KI, Shin KS, Jun WJ, Hong BS, Shin DH, Cho HY, Chang HI, Yoo SM, Yang HC. Effects of polysaccharides from rhizomes of Curcuma zedoaria on macrophage functions. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2001; 65:2369-77. [PMID: 11791707 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.2369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The effects of Curcuma zedoaria, which is used as a condiment, in perfumery, and as a medicine, on immune response were investigated by measuring macrophage-stimulating activity in macrophages and RAW 264.7 cells. In this study, CZ-1 and CZ-1-III, the fractions partially purified from C. zedoaria, had a strong, dose-dependent lysosomal enzyme activity. It was suggested that active portions of CZ-1-III were polysaccharides rather than proteins. Phagocytic activity increased as a similar pattern in both the gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, time-dependently. It was demonstrated that CZ-1-III can augment the oxygen burst response but had an even higher activity in vivo than in vitro. Also a significant increase of H2O2, NO, and TNF-alpha production was observed. However, the production of TNF-alpha at the concentration of 1,000 microg/ml decreased. These data suggested that C. zedoaria had macrophage-stimulating activity and the possibility of being used as a biological response modifier.
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- K I Kim
- Graduate School of Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul
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The malignant mesothelioma is a rare tumour with a rising incidence during the past decades [Lancet 1 (1986) 1275; Br J Int Med 28 (1971) 59; Am J Int Med 9 (1986) 397]. The tumour is derived from the mesothelial lining of the pleural cavity, the pericardium or the peritoneum. Mesotheliomas solely involving the peritoneum are particularly rare. Two cases of malignant peritoneal mesotheliomas are described to demonstrate the difficulties in diagnosing this disease. Surgical exploration, either by laparotomy, or preferably by laparoscopy, has been proven valuable as a diagnostic method.
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- S M Yoo
- Department of Internal Medicine, St. Clara Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Kim YS, Park HS, Sunwoo S, Byeon JJ, Song YM, Seo HG, Kim CH, Cheon KS, Yoo SM, Lee JK. Short-term safety and tolerability of antihypertensive agents in Korean patients: an observational study. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2000; 9:603-9. [PMID: 11338920 DOI: 10.1002/pds.554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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PURPOSE In order to assess the short-term safety and tolerability of newly prescribed antihypertensive monotherapies in Korean patients, a prospective study was carried out. METHODS A total of 1181 patients were observed from July 1997 to August 1999. At 2, 4, 8 and 12 weeks after initiation of antihypertensive monotherapy, the patients were evaluated for whether treatment was to be continued and the development of any adverse reactions. RESULTS During the first 12 weeks, the percentage of subjects continuing with their initial angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) (40.7%) was substantially lower than that of subjects continuing with angiotensin II receptor antagonists (ARA) (66.2%), alpha-blockers (63.0%), calcium channel blockers (CCB) (61.3%), beta-blockers (55.8%), and diuretics (53.5%), respectively (P < 0.01). The following adverse reactions were detected: cough (7.5%), headache (6.1%), dizziness (3.9%), flushing (3.7%) and impotence (2.4%). Cough, headache, and flushing were more frequent in women, and impotence and loss of libido were more frequent in men (P < 0.05). The incidence of cough associated with ACEI (27.9%) was higher than that associated with the other classes of drugs (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The tolerability of antihypertensive medication was highest in Korean patients treated with ARAs, followed by CCBs, beta-blockers, diuretics, alpha-blockers, and ACEIs. The incidences of adverse reactions were different by sex, age and drug class.
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Kim SH, Yoo SM, Park IS, Kim YH. A new inosine disaccharide from the crustacean Ligia exotica: isolation and structure elucidation by total synthesis. J Nat Prod 2000; 63:1188-1191. [PMID: 11000016 DOI: 10.1021/np0000724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A novel nucleoside has been isolated from the crustacean Ligia exotica, and the structure was elucidated as 3'-O-(alpha-D-glucosyl)inosine, 1, by analysis of spectroscopic data and by total synthesis.
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- S H Kim
- Center for Molecular Design and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon 305-701, Korea
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Yoo SM, Lee H, Kim SY. Medical counseling through computer communication networks. Stud Health Technol Inform 1999; 52 Pt 1:337-40. [PMID: 10384475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Medical counseling on the computer communication network will be used increasingly with wide-ranging concern of people about health and strengthening the role of medical care as social service. This study was designed to explore main problems/issues of network counseling and to suggest future prosperity of medical counseling. We analyzed questions and answers in the Association of Family Medicine in the KETEL since 1991, Medical counseling corner which is in the UNITEL since 1996, and Online counseling in VIRTUAL HOSPITAL since 1996, and classified the reason for encounter, systematic classification of counseling by ICPC, and answer content. Inquiry about symptoms was the most common reason for encounter, followed by treatment and prevention strategies, detailed information about diseases, and inquiry about laboratory tests. Systematic classification by ICPC showed common problems of skin, digestive, musculoskeletal and general & unspecified, which was a different look compared with common problems in primary care. The answer content presented a different look among three groups. Common answers were mainly to offer medical information, to recommend visiting a doctor, and to provide self-care remedies. Network counselling will supplement the incompleteness of medical interview with doctors, and make it easy to communicate various pieces of information between patients and doctors.
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- S M Yoo
- Dept. of Family Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
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Yoo SM, Jeong HS, Han KJ, Cho SH, Lee HS, Yun HY, Kwon NS, Baek KJ. A new member of alpha 1-adrenoceptor-coupled G alpha h (transglutaminase II) family in pig heart: purification and characterization. Exp Mol Med 1998; 30:81-6. [PMID: 9873827 DOI: 10.1038/emm.1998.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We previously reported an identification of a 77-kDa GTP-binding protein that co-purified with the alpha 1-adrenoceptor following ternary complex formation. In the present paper, we report on the purification and characterization of this GTP-binding protein (termed G alpha h5) isolated from pig heart membranes. After solubilization of pig heart membranes with NaCl, G alpha h5 was purified by sequential chromatographies using DEAE-Cellulose, Q-Sepharose, and GTP-agarose columns. The protein displayed high-affinity GTP gamma S binding which is Mg(2+)-dependent and saturable. The relative order of affinity of nucleotide binding by G alpha h5 was GTP > GDP > ITP >> ATP > or = adenyl-5'-yl imidodiphosphate, which was similar to that observed for other heterotrimeric G-proteins involved in receptor signaling. Moreover, the G alpha h5 demonstrated transglutaminase (TGase) activity that was blocked either by EGTA or GTP gamma S. In support of these observations, the G alpha h5 was recognized by a specific antibody to G alpha h7 or TGase II, indicating a homology with G alpha h (TGase II) family. These results demonstrate that 77-kDa G alpha h5 from pig heart is an alpha 1-adrenoceptor-coupled G alpha h (TGase II) family which has species-specificity in molecular mass.
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- S M Yoo
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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