Jooyoung Kim

Store-operated Ca(2+) channels (SOCs) mediate receptor-stimulated Ca(2+) influx. Accumulating evidence indicates that members of the transient receptor potential (TRP) channel family are components of SOCs in mammalian cells. Agonist stimulation activates SOCs and TRP channels directly and by inducing translocation of channels in intracellular vesicles to the plasma membrane (PM). The mechanism of TRP channel translocation in response to store depletion and agonist stimulation is not known. Here

In this study we showed that stimulation of M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs) activates endogenous transient receptor potential-canonical, subtype 6 (TRPC6), channels in neuronal PC12D cells. Activation of TRPC6 channels is correlated with the formation of a multiprotein complex containing M1 mAChRs, TRPC6 channels, and protein kinase C (PKC). Formation of the M1 mAChR-TRPC6-PKC complex is transient, with highest levels reached approximately 2 min after stimulation of M1 mAChRs. PKC

The knock-out analyses of neuregulin and its receptors have indicated that they play essential roles in Schwann cell development. However, the role they play in oligodendrocyte development in vivo has remained unclear, because such knock-out animals die before CNS myelination begins. We examined the role of neuregulin signaling in the CNS by generating transgenic mice that express a dominant-negative mutant of the ErbB2 receptor among oligodendrocytes, using an MBP promoter. The transgenic mice

6-Hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) is a neurotoxin and is commonly used to generate experimental models of Parkinson's disease (PD). In this study, we investigated the signaling molecules involved in the 6-OHDA-induced cell death using a neuronal catecholaminergic cell line (SK-N-SH cells), and the protective effect of fustin, a flavonoid from Rhus verniciflua Stokes, on 6-OHDA-induced neuronal death. 6-OHDA significantly increased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), intracellular Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](

In women with advanced ovarian endometrioma, preoperative serum AMH values tended to be lower than those for age and BMI-matched controls. Notably, stage IV endometrioma appeared to be closely associated with decreased ovarian reserve, even before operation. Clinicians should keep this information in mind before undertaking surgery of ovarian endometrioma.

Accumulating evidence suggests that protein-protein interactions play an important role in transepithelial ion transport. In the present study, we report on the biochemical and functional association between cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and a PDZ domain-containing protein Shank2. Exploratory reverse transcription-PCR screening revealed mRNAs for several members of PDZ domain-containing proteins in epithelial cells. Shank2, one of these scaffolding proteins, showed a

Mushrooms are regarded as one of the well-known foods and biopharmaceutical materials with a great deal of interest. Polysaccharide beta-glucan is the major component of mushrooms that displays various biological activities such as antidiabetic, anticancer, and antihyperlipidemic effects. In this study, we compared the immunostimulatory potency of polysaccharide fractions, prepared from liquid culture of pinemushroom Tricholoma matsutake, with a potent immunogen lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and the