Hong Yang

Publication List Details

Period

1988 - 2009

Number

166

Co-Authors

Clinical characteristics of the autumn-winter type scrub typhus cases in south of Shandong province, northern China (2009)

Liu, Yun-Xi, Feng, Dan, Suo, Ji-Jiang, Xing, Yu-Bin, Liu, Gang, Liu, Li-Hua, ...

Abstract Background Before 1986, scrub typhus was only found endemic in southern China. Because human infections typically occur in the summer, it is called "summer type". During the autumn-winter...

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 3,3-Difluoropyridine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione and 3-Deaza-3-fluorouracil Base and Nucleoside Derivatives (2009)

Yang, Hong, Miranda, Karl, Peterson, Matt A

New 3-deaza-3-halouracil nucleosides including 3-deaza-3-fluorouridine and its 2'-deoxy and arabino analogues have been prepared by fluorination of protected precursors. The resulting...

PtAu bimetallic heteronanostructures made by post-synthesis modification of Pt-on-Au nanoparticles (2009)

Peng, Zhenmeng, Yang, Hong

Bimetallic PtAu heteronanostructures have been synthesized from Pt-on-Au nanoparticles, which were made from platinum acetylacetonate and gold nanoparticles. Using the Pt-on-Au nanoparticles as...

Spatiotemporal transition of bacterioplankton diversity in a large shallow hypertrophic freshwater lake, as determined by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (2009)

Tian, Chuan, Tan, Jing, Wu, Xin, Ye, Wenjin, Liu, Xianglong, Li, Daotang, ...

To describe the variation in bacterioplankton diversity within a large hypertrophic freshwater lake, as well as changes in the diversity that occurred with time, PCR- (denaturing gradient gel...

The Roles of Platelet GPIIb/IIIa and αvβ3 Integrins during HeLa Cells Adhesion, Migration, and Invasion to Monolayer Endothelium under Static and Dynamic Shear Flow (2009)

Yiyao Liu, Fenglong Zhao, Wentian Gu, Haishiu Yang, Quoquan Meng, Yunxiang Zhang, ...

During their passage through the circulatory system, tumor cells undergo extensive interactions with various host cells including endothelial cells and platelets. Mechanisms mediating tumor cell...

The Roles of Platelet GPIIb/IIIa and αvβ3 Integrins during HeLa Cells Adhesion, Migration, and Invasion to Monolayer Endothelium under Static and Dynamic Shear Flow (2009)

Yiyao Liu, Fenglong Zhao, Wentian Gu, Haishiu Yang, Quoquan Meng, Yunxiang Zhang, ...

During their passage through the circulatory system, tumor cells undergo extensive interactions with various host cells including endothelial cells and platelets. Mechanisms mediating tumor cell...

Running title: (2008)

Grégoire Courtine, R. Roy, John Hodgson, Heather Mckay, Joseph Raven, Hui Zhong, ...

Kinematic and EMG patterns during Rhesus locomotion

Spatial analysis of malaria in Anhui province, China (2008)

Zhang, Wenyi, Wang, Liping, Fang, Liqun, Ma, Jiaqi, Xu, Youfu, Jiang, Jiafu, ...

Abstract Background Malaria has re-emerged in Anhui Province, China, and this province was the most seriously affected by malaria during 2005–2006. It is necessary to understand the spatial...

Detection of Francisella tularensisin ticks and identification of their genotypes using multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (2008)

Zhang, Fang, Liu, Wei, Wu, Xiao-Ming, Xin, Zhong-Tao, Zhao, Qiu-Min, Yang, Hong, ...

Abstract Background Tularemia was reported in China over 50 years ago, however, many epidemical characteristics remain unclear. In the present study, the prevalence of Francisella tularensis in ticks...

Uniform suspended nanorods fabricated by bidirectional scanning via two-photon photopolymerization (2008)

Li, Yan, Cui, Haibo, Qi, Fengjie, Yang, Hong, Gong, Qihuang

Suspended nanorods fabricated by two-photon photopolymerization gradually thickened in the scanning direction when the scanning speed was faster than 60 mu m s(-1). For a 2 mu m long suspended...

Molecular Detection of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in Dermacentor silvarum from a Forest Area of Northeastern China (2008)

Wu-Chun Cao, Lin Zhan, Bo-Hai Wen, Hong Yang, Jan H. Richardus, ...

In total, 676 Dermacentor silvarum Olenev (Acari: Ixodidae) from a forest area of Jilin Province in northeastern China were examined by polymerase chain reaction for the presence of spotted fever...

Algorithms for converting estimates of child malnutrition based on the NCHS reference into estimates based on the WHO Child Growth Standards (2008)

Yang, Hong, De Onis, Mercedes

Abstract Background The child growth standards released by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2006 have several technical advantages over the previous 1977 National Center for Health Statistics...

Enkephalin-encoding herpes simplex virus-1 decreases inflammation and hotplate sensitivity in a chronic pancreatitis model (2008)

Yang, Hong, McNearney, Terry A, Chu, Rong, Lu, Ying, Ren, Yong, Yeomans, David C, ...

Abstract Background A chronic pancreatitis model was developed in young male Lewis rats fed a high-fat and alcohol liquid diet beginning at three weeks. The model was used to assess time course and...

Nonuniform shrinkage and stretching of polymerized nanostructures fabricated by two-photon photopolymerization (2008)

Li, Yan, Qi, Fengjie, Yang, Hong, Gong, Qihuang, Dong, Xianzi, Duan, Xuanming

We propose a method to measure the nonuniform shrinkage and stretching of polymerized nanostructures by marking them with periodical points. The method was tested, and the results showed that...

Rapid screening of Salmonella enterica serovars Enteritidis, Hadar, Heidelberg and Typhimurium using a serologically-correlative allelotyping PCR targeting the O and H antigen alleles (2008)

Hong Yang, Liu Tongrui, Lee Margie, Hofacre Charles, Maier Marie, White David, ...

Abstract Background Classical Salmonella serotyping is an expensive and time consuming process that requires implementing a battery of O and H antisera to detect 2,541 different Salmonella enterica...

DOUBLE-VFH: RELIABLE OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE FOR LARGE, NON-POINT, OMNI-DIRECTIONAL MOBILE ROBOTS ABSTRACT (2007)

Hong Yang, Johann Borenstein, David Wehe

This paper presents a method for reliable real-time obstacle avoidance for a tele-autonomous omnidirectional mobile robot, called “OmniMate. ” The OmniMate is a large, rectangular-footprint...

Database of Native Metasequoia glyptostroboides Trees in China Based on New Census Surveys and Expeditions (2007)

Qin Leng, Shen-hou Fan, Li Wang, Hong Yang, Xu-long Lai, Dan-dan Cheng, ...

Based on new census surveys recently performed by local government representatives, as well as two complementary and expanded expeditions conducted in 1997 and 2004, we present an updated database of...

Labile Biomolecules in Three-dimensionally Preserved Early Tertiary Metasequoia Leaves from Ellesmere Island, Canada (2007)

Hong Yang, Qin Leng, Ben A. LePage

Labile biomolecules, such as carbohydrates and fatty acids, are rarely preserved in the pre-Quaternary geological record and were traditionally thought to play a nonsupportive role in the...

Molecular Taphonomy of Metasequoia (2007)

Neal S. Gupta, Hong Yang

Chemical analysis of the leaves of modern Metasequoia and other gymnosperms revealed the presence of structural polyesters, guaiacyl lignin units and polysaccharides, but no long chain recalcitrant...

Association of SARS susceptibility with single nucleic acid polymorphisms of OAS1 and MxA genes: a case-control study (2006)

He, Jing, Feng, Dan, De Vlas, Sake J, Wang, Hongwei, Fontanet, Arnaud, Zhang, Panhe, ...

Abstract Background Host genetic factors may play a role in susceptibility and resistance to SARS associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) infection. The study was carried out to investigate the association...

Spatial analysis of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in China (2006)

Fang, Liqun, Yan, Lei, Liang, Song, De Vlas, Sake J, Feng, Dan, Han, Xiaona, ...

Abstract Background Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is endemic in many provinces with high incidence in mainland China, although integrated intervention measures including rodent...

Association of SARS susceptibility with single nucleic acid polymorphisms of OAS1 and MxA genes: a case-control study. (2006)

He, Jing, Feng, Dan, De Vlas, Sake, Wang, Hongwei, Fontanet, Arnaud, Zhang, Panhe, ...

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Host genetic factors may play a role in susceptibility and resistance to SARS associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) infection. The study was carried out to investigate the...

Association of SARS susceptibility with single nucleic acid polymorphisms of OAS1 and MxA genes: a case-control study. (2006)

He, Jing, Feng, Dan, De Vlas, Sake, Wang, Hongwei, Fontanet, Arnaud, Zhang, Panhe, ...

BACKGROUND: Host genetic factors may play a role in susceptibility and resistance to SARS associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) infection. The study was carried out to investigate the association between...

Association of SARS susceptibility with single nucleic acid polymorphisms of OAS1 and MxA genes: a case-control study. (2006)

He, Jing, Feng, Dan, De Vlas, Sake, Wang, Hongwei, Fontanet, Arnaud, Zhang, Panhe, ...

BACKGROUND: Host genetic factors may play a role in susceptibility and resistance to SARS associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) infection. The study was carried out to investigate the association between...

Association of SARS susceptibility with single nucleic acid polymorphisms of OAS1 and MxA genes: a case-control study. (2006)

He, Jing, Feng, Dan, De Vlas, Sake, Wang, Hongwei, Fontanet, Arnaud, Zhang, Panhe, ...

BACKGROUND: Host genetic factors may play a role in susceptibility and resistance to SARS associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) infection. The study was carried out to investigate the association between...

A mouse model for Glut-1 haploinsufficiency (2006)

Wang, Dong, Pascual, Juan M., Yang, Hong, Engelstad, Kristin, Mao, Xia, Cheng, Jianfeng, ...

Glut-1 deficiency syndrome (Glut-1 DS, OMIM #606777) is characterized by infantile seizures, developmental delay, acquired microcephaly and hypoglycorrhachia. It is caused by haploinsufficiency...

A mouse model for glut-1 haploinsufficiency (2006)

Wang, Dong, Pascual, Juan M., Yang, Hong, Engelstad, Kristin, Mao, Xia, Cheng, Jianfeng, ...

Glut-1 deficiency syndrome (Glut-1 DS (OMIM #606777) is characterized by infantile seizures, developmental delay, acquired microcephaly, and hypoglycorrhachia. It is caused by haploinsufficiency of...

Principles for characterizing the potential human health effects from exposure to nanomaterials: elements of a screening strategy (2005)

Oberdörster, Günter, Maynard, Andrew, Donaldson, Ken, Castranova, Vincent, Fitzpatrick, Julie, Ausman, Kevin, ...

Abstract The rapid proliferation of many different engineered nanomaterials (defined as materials designed and produced to have structural features with at least one dimension of 100 nanometers or...

The Miocene Clarkia Fossil Deposit (2005)

Yang, Hong, Briggs, Derek E.G., Rember, William C.

For organic geochemists and paleobiologists who study biomolecules preserved in fossils and sediments, the 15th Annual Goldschmidt Conference could not have picked a better venue than Moscow, Idaho....

The chemical composition of inorganic and carbonaceous materials in PM2.5 in Nanjing, China (2005)

Yang, Hong, Yu, Jianzhen, Ho, Sai Hang, Xu, Jinhui, Wu, Wai-Shing, Wan, Chun Hong, ...

PM2.5samples were collected at an urban and a suburban site in Nanjing, China in 2001. They were analyzed for inorganic ions, elemental carbon, organic carbon (OC), water-soluble organic carbon...

Biomolecular preservation of Tertiary Metasequoia Fossil Lagerstätten revealed by comparative pyrolysis analysis (2005)

Yang, Hong, Huang, Yongsong, Leng, Qin, LePage, Ben A., Williams, Christopher J.

We compared structural biopolymers from morphologically well preserved Metasequoia tissues from three Tertiary deposits and detected a continuum of biochemical preservation seen in this...

Did an extensive forest ever develop on the Chinese Loess Plateau during the past 130 ka?: A test using soil carbon isotopic signatures (2005)

Liu, Weiguo, Yang, Hong, Cao, Yunning, Ning, Youfeng, Li, Li, Zhou, Jie, ...

Pleistocene vegetation history on the Chinese Loess Plateau has been traditionally investigated using palynological methods, and questions remain regarding whether an extensive broadleaf deciduous...

Soil slope stability investigation and analysis in Iowa / (2005)

Yang, Hong.

This study presents the results of investigations and analyses for two failed slopes and one proposed embankment slope involving clay shales in Iowa. The in-situ Borehole Shear Test (BST) was the...

Overview Biological Ontology-Based Clustering ——Proposal of MSc Thesis (2005)

Hong Yang

Large scale biological entities, such as genes and proteins, are often analysed by clustering these entities based on the similarities of profile attributes alone, though prior knowledge is available...

Performance of locomotion and foot grasping following a unilateral thoracic corticospinal tract lesion in monkeys (Macaca mulatta) (2005)

Courtine, Grégoire, Roy, Roland R., Raven, Joseph, Hodgson, John, Mckay, Heather, Yang, Hong, ...

Six adult monkeys (Macaca mulatta) received a unilateral lesion of the lateral corticospinal tract (CST) in the thoracic spinal cord. Prior to surgery, the animals were trained to perform quadrupedal...

Performance of locomotion and foot grasping following a unilateral thoracic corticospinal tract lesion in monkeys (Macaca mulatta) (2005)

Courtine, Grégoire, Roy, Roland R., Raven, Joseph, Hodgson, John, Mckay, Heather, Yang, Hong, ...

Six adult monkeys (Macaca mulatta) received a unilateral lesion of the lateral corticospinal tract (CST) in the thoracic spinal cord. Prior to surgery, the animals were trained to perform quadrupedal...

Peripheral secretin-induced Fos expression in the rat brain is largely vagal dependent (2004)

Yang, Hong, Wang, L, Wu, S V, Tay, J, Goulet, M, Boismenu, R, ...

I.v. injection of secretin activates neurons in brain areas controlling autonomic function and emotion. Peripheral administration of secretin inhibits gastric functions through a central mechanism...

Synthesis of 3-deazauridine analogues with potential antitumor activity / (2004)

Yang, Hong.

Thesis (M.S.) -- Brigham Young University. Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2004.

An Approach to Determine and for InP HBT Using Cutoff Mode Measurement (2003)

Gao, Jianjun, Li, Xiuping, Yang, Hong, Boeck, Georg

A new method to extract extrinsic base resistance and collector resistance is presented using cutoff mode measurement and open/short test structure without reference to numerical optimization.Good...

Water scarcity, pricing mechanism and institutional reform in northern China irrigated agriculture (2003)

Yang, Hong, Zhang, Xiaohe James, Zehnder, Alexander J. B.

With water scarcity becoming an increasing constraint to food production in northern China, pricing mechanism has been given a high priority in dealing with the problem. Using selected irrigation...

Water scarcity, pricing mechanism and institutional reform in northern China irrigated agriculture (2003)

Yang, Hong, Zhang, Xiaohe James, Zehnder, Alexander J. B.

With water scarcity becoming an increasing constraint to food production in northern China, pricing mechanism has been given a high priority in dealing with the problem. Using selected irrigation...

Preservation of lipid hydrogen isotopes ratios in Miocene lacustrine sediments and plant fossils at Clarkia, northern Idaho, USA (2002)

Yang, Hong, Huang, Yongsong

We measured D/H ratios of individual lipids isolated from plant fossils and water-logged sediments from the Miocene (15 to 20 Ma) Clarkia lacustrine deposit in northern Idaho, in order to assess the...

Infiltration characteristics of capillary barriers / (2002)

Yang, Hong.

Thesis (M. Eng.)--Nanyang Technological University, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002.

Molecular inquiries into the functions of the retinoblastoma protein / (2002)

Yang, Hong.

Thesis (Ph. D., Division of Medical Sciences (Genetics))--Harvard University, 2002.

Investigation Solvation Dynamics and Isomerization of Dye IR-140 Using pump supercontinuum-probing Technique (2001)

Wang, Danling, Jiang, Hongbing, Wu, Songjiang, Yang, Hong, Xiang, Qihuang Gong Junfeng, Xu, Guangzhi

The solvation dynamics and isomerization process of an organic dye, IR-140, in polar solvents and nonpolar solvents have been investigated using pump supercontinuum-probing (PSCP) technique. In all...

The role of neurotransmitter secretion and glia in the formation of the Drosophila retinal axon projection / (2001)

Yang, Hong.

Thesis (Ph. D., Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (Biochemistry))--Harvard University, 2001.

Absence or Reduction of Carbonic Anhydrase II in the Red Cells of the Beluga Whale and Llama: Implications for Adaptation to Hypoxia (2000)

Yang, Hong, Hewett-Emmett, David, Tashian, Richard E.

Carbonic anhydrase (CA) expression was examined in the red cells of two mammals that have adapted to low oxygen stress: the llama, which has adapted to high altitudes, and the beluga (or white)...

Absence or Reduction of Carbonic Anhydrase II in the Red Cells of the Beluga Whale and Llama: Implications for Adaptation to Hypoxia (2000)

Yang, Hong, Hewett-Emmett, David, Tashian, Richard E.

Carbonic anhydrase (CA) expression was examined in the red cells of two mammals that have adapted to low oxygen stress: the llama, which has adapted to high altitudes, and the beluga (or white)...

Wehe D; Sonarbased Obstacle Avoidance for a Large, Non-point (2000)

Hong Yang, Johann Borenstein, David Wehe

This paper presents a method for reliable, real-time obstacle avoidance for an omnidirectional mobile robot, called “OmniMate. ” The OmniMate is a large, rectangular-footprint platform with a...

Chemotherapeutic and chemopreventive roles of sphingolipids in human breast cancer / (1999)

Yang, Hong.

Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, 1999.

H-Infinity-Optimal Control for Distributed Parameter Systems. (1998)

Flamm, David S., Yang, Hong, Klipec, Katherine

This report describes progress in the development and application of H-infinity-optimal control theory to distributed parameter systems. This research is intended to develop both theory and...

Study of Intermetallic FeAl-Alumina Wettability Affected by Microalloying Y and Nb. (1998)

Xu, Dong, Wang, Dening, Zhou, Weimin, Yang, Hong, Lin, Dongliang

The effects of microalloying elements, y(0.02at%, 0.04at%, and 0.06at%) and nb(0.2at%, 0.5at%, and 0.8at%) in the wettability of intermetallic fe-40al with polycrystalline alpha-al2o3 were...

Development of diamond-like carbon films by ECR-CVD / (1998)

Yang, Hong.

Thesis (M.Eng.)--Nanyang Technological University, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1998.

Proboscidean DNA from Museum and Fossil Specimens: An Assessment of Ancient DNA Extraction and Amplification Techniques (1997)

Yang, Hong, Golenberg, Edward M., Shoshani, Jeheskel

Applications of reliable DNA extraction and amplification techniques to postmortem samples are critical to ancient DNA research. Commonly used methods for isolating DNA from ancient material were...

Optimisation of reed-muller circuits / (1997)

Yang, Hong.

Thesis (M.A.Sc.)--Nanyang Technological University, School of Applied Science, 1997.

Das Retinoblastom : eine klinisch-histopathologische Studie / (1997)

Yang, Hong.

Essen, Univ., Diss., 1997 (Nicht für den Austausch).

On the Convergence of Global Rational Approximants for Stochastic Discrete Event Systems (1997)

Wei-Bo Gong, Hong Yang, Hanzhong Hu

We study the convergence properties of some rational approximants for stochastic discrete event systems. Examples of the systems considered include computer and communication systems and general...

Efficient Calculation Of Cell Loss In Atm Multiplexers (1995)

Hong Yang, Wei-Bo Gong, Don Towsley

The cell loss probability in an ATM multiplexer is an important performance measure needed for network design and management. However, its calculation often encounters computational difficulties due...

Numerical computation of H ∞ optimal performance (1992)

Yang, Hong, Orszag, J. Michael

We present new algorithms for computing the H ∞ optimal performance for a class of single-input/single-output (SISO) infinite-dimensional systems. The algorithms here only require use of one or two...

China's grain production : government policies and their impacts since the 1950s (1991)

Yang, Hong.

Typescript (photocopy) Includes bibliographical references (leaves 196-206)

Theoretical chemisorption studies on nickel surfaces /--by Hong Yang. (1990)

Yang, Hong.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1990.

On asymptotic error estimates for some Petrov-Galerkin and collocation methods / (1988)

Yang, Hong.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1988.

A functional interleukin 12 receptor complex is composed of two β-type cytokine receptor subunits

Presky, David H., Yang, Hong, Minetti, Lisa J., Chua, Anne O., Nabavi, Nasrin, Wu, Chang-You, ...

We have identified a cDNA from a human phytohemagglutinin-activated lymphoblast library encoding a protein that binds 125I-labeled human interleukin 12 (125I-huIL-12) with a Kd of about 5 nM when...

Endogenous E2F-1 promotes timely G0 exit of resting mouse embryo fibroblasts

Wang, Zhiyan M., Yang, Hong, Livingston, David M.

Much evidence strongly suggests a positive role for one or more E2F species in the control of exit from G0/G1. Results described here provide direct evidence that endogenous E2F-1, as predicted,...

Does oxidative damage to DNA increase with age?

Hamilton, Michelle L., Van Remmen, Holly, Drake, Jessica A., Yang, Hong, Guo, Zhong Mao, Kewitt, Kristen, ...

The levels of 8-oxo-2-deoxyguanosine (oxo8dG) in DNA isolated from tissues of rodents (male F344 rats, male B6D2F1 mice, male C57BL/6 mice, and female C57BL/6 mice) of various ages were measured...

Vacuolar H+-ATPase Is Expressed in Response to Gibberellin during Tomato Seed Germination1

Cooley, Michael B., Yang, Hong, Dahal, Peetambar, Mella, R. Alejandra, Downie, A. Bruce, Haigh, Anthony M., ...

Completion of germination (radicle emergence) by gibberellin (GA)-deficient (gib-1) mutant tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) seeds is dependent upon exogenous GA, because weakening of the...

Sequence Requirements for Trafficking of the CRAM Transmembrane Protein to the Flagellar Pocket of African Trypanosomes

Yang, Hong, Russell, David G., Zheng, Baijing, Eiki, Manami, Lee, Mary Gwo-Shu

CRAM is a cysteine-rich acidic transmembrane protein, highly expressed in the procyclic form of Trypanosoma brucei. Cell surface expression of CRAM is restricted to the flagellar pocket of...

Identification of Ehrlichia chaffeensis by Nested PCR in Ticks from Southern China

Cao, Wu-Chun, Gao, Yu-Min, Zhang, Pan-He, Zhang, Xi-Tan, Dai, Qing-Hua, Dumler, J. Stephen, ...

A total of 717 ticks collected from southern China were examined by nested PCR for the presence of Ehrlichia chaffeensis. Sixteen (55.2%) of 29 adult Amblyomma testudinarium ticks and 28 (11.7%) of...

Granulocytic Ehrlichiae in Ixodes persulcatus Ticks from an Area in China Where Lyme Disease Is Endemic

Cao, Wu-Chun, Zhao, Qiu-Min, Zhang, Pan-He, Dumler, J. Stephen, Zhang, Xi-Tan, Fang, Li-Qun, ...

A total of 372 adult Ixodes persulcatus ticks were collected from vegetation in a forest area of Heilongjiang Province in northeastern China, where Lyme disease is known to be endemic. The ticks were...

Tumor Suppression by a Severely Truncated Species of Retinoblastoma Protein

Yang, Hong, Williams, Bart O., Hinds, Phillip W., Shih, T. Shane, Jacks, Tyler, Bronson, Roderick T., ...

Rb+/+:Rb−/− chimeric mice are healthy until early in adulthood when they develop lethal pituitary tumors composed solely of Rb−/− cells. In an effort to delineate the minimal structures of...

Distinct roles for CREB-binding protein and p300 in hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal

Rebel, Vivienne I., Kung, Andrew L., Tanner, Elizabeth A., Yang, Hong, Bronson, Roderick T., Livingston, David M.

Hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) are tightly regulated through, as yet, undefined mechanisms that balance self-renewal and differentiation. We have identified a role for the transcriptional...

Thiazolidinone CFTR inhibitor identified by high-throughput screening blocks cholera toxin–induced intestinal fluid secretion

Ma, Tonghui, Thiagarajah, Jay R., Yang, Hong, Sonawane, Nitin D., Folli, Chiara, Galietta, Luis J.V., ...

Secretory diarrhea is the leading cause of infant death in developing countries and a major cause of morbidity in adults. The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein is...

Abscisic Acid and Gibberellin Differentially Regulate Expression of Genes of the SNF1-Related Kinase Complex in Tomato Seeds1

Bradford, Kent J., Downie, A. Bruce, Gee, Oliver H., Alvarado, Veria, Yang, Hong, Dahal, Peetambar

The SNF1/AMP-activated protein kinase subfamily plays central roles in metabolic and transcriptional responses to nutritional or environmental stresses. In yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and...

Nonvesicular release of acetylcholine is required for axon targeting in the Drosophila visual system

Yang, Hong, Kunes, Sam

We report evidence for a developmental role of acetylcholine in axon pathfinding in the Drosophila visual system. Acetylcholine was detected on photoreceptor axons during their navigation to target...

“Endomicrobia”: Cytoplasmic Symbionts of Termite Gut Protozoa Form a Separate Phylum of Prokaryotes

Stingl, Ulrich, Radek, Renate, Yang, Hong, Brune, Andreas

Lignocellulose digestion by wood-feeding termites depends on the mutualistic interaction of unusual, flagellate protists located in their hindgut. Most of the flagellates harbor numerous prokaryotic...

Genetic Characteristics of Human Enterovirus 71 and Coxsackievirus A16 Circulating from 1999 to 2004 in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China†

Li, Linlin, He, Yaqing, Yang, Hong, Zhu, Junping, Xu, Xingye, Dong, Jie, ...

The genetic and phylogenetic characteristics of human enterovirus 71 (EV71) and coxsackievirus A16 (CA16) sampled from children with hand, foot, and mouth disease in Shenzhen, People's Republic of...

Principles for characterizing the potential human health effects from exposure to nanomaterials: elements of a screening strategy

Oberdörster, Günter, Maynard, Andrew, Donaldson, Ken, Castranova, Vincent, Fitzpatrick, Julie, Ausman, Kevin, ...

The rapid proliferation of many different engineered nanomaterials (defined as materials designed and produced to have structural features with at least one dimension of 100 nanometers or less)...

Molecular analysis of microbial community in a groundwater sample polluted by landfill leachate and seawater*

Tian, Yang-jie, Yang, Hong, Wu, Xiu-juan, Li, Dao-tang

Seashore landfill aquifers are environments of special physicochemical conditions (high organic load and high salinity), and microbes in leachate-polluted aquifers play a significant role for...

A functional interleukin 12 receptor complex is composed of two β-type cytokine receptor subunits

Presky, David H., Yang, Hong, Minetti, Lisa J., Chua, Anne O., Nabavi, Nasrin, Wu, Chang-You, ...

We have identified a cDNA from a human phytohemagglutinin-activated lymphoblast library encoding a protein that binds 125I-labeled human interleukin 12 (125I-huIL-12) with a Kd of about 5 nM when...

Endogenous E2F-1 promotes timely G0 exit of resting mouse embryo fibroblasts

Wang, Zhiyan M., Yang, Hong, Livingston, David M.

Much evidence strongly suggests a positive role for one or more E2F species in the control of exit from G0/G1. Results described here provide direct evidence that endogenous E2F-1, as predicted,...

Does oxidative damage to DNA increase with age?

Hamilton, Michelle L., Van Remmen, Holly, Drake, Jessica A., Yang, Hong, Guo, Zhong Mao, Kewitt, Kristen, ...

The levels of 8-oxo-2-deoxyguanosine (oxo8dG) in DNA isolated from tissues of rodents (male F344 rats, male B6D2F1 mice, male C57BL/6 mice, and female C57BL/6 mice) of various ages were measured...

Vacuolar H+-ATPase Is Expressed in Response to Gibberellin during Tomato Seed Germination1

Cooley, Michael B., Yang, Hong, Dahal, Peetambar, Mella, R. Alejandra, Downie, A. Bruce, Haigh, Anthony M., ...

Completion of germination (radicle emergence) by gibberellin (GA)-deficient (gib-1) mutant tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) seeds is dependent upon exogenous GA, because weakening of the...

Sequence Requirements for Trafficking of the CRAM Transmembrane Protein to the Flagellar Pocket of African Trypanosomes

Yang, Hong, Russell, David G., Zheng, Baijing, Eiki, Manami, Lee, Mary Gwo-Shu

CRAM is a cysteine-rich acidic transmembrane protein, highly expressed in the procyclic form of Trypanosoma brucei. Cell surface expression of CRAM is restricted to the flagellar pocket of...

Identification of Ehrlichia chaffeensis by Nested PCR in Ticks from Southern China

Cao, Wu-Chun, Gao, Yu-Min, Zhang, Pan-He, Zhang, Xi-Tan, Dai, Qing-Hua, Dumler, J. Stephen, ...

A total of 717 ticks collected from southern China were examined by nested PCR for the presence of Ehrlichia chaffeensis. Sixteen (55.2%) of 29 adult Amblyomma testudinarium ticks and 28 (11.7%) of...

Granulocytic Ehrlichiae in Ixodes persulcatus Ticks from an Area in China Where Lyme Disease Is Endemic

Cao, Wu-Chun, Zhao, Qiu-Min, Zhang, Pan-He, Dumler, J. Stephen, Zhang, Xi-Tan, Fang, Li-Qun, ...

A total of 372 adult Ixodes persulcatus ticks were collected from vegetation in a forest area of Heilongjiang Province in northeastern China, where Lyme disease is known to be endemic. The ticks were...

Tumor Suppression by a Severely Truncated Species of Retinoblastoma Protein

Yang, Hong, Williams, Bart O., Hinds, Phillip W., Shih, T. Shane, Jacks, Tyler, Bronson, Roderick T., ...

Rb+/+:Rb−/− chimeric mice are healthy until early in adulthood when they develop lethal pituitary tumors composed solely of Rb−/− cells. In an effort to delineate the minimal structures of...

Distinct roles for CREB-binding protein and p300 in hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal

Rebel, Vivienne I., Kung, Andrew L., Tanner, Elizabeth A., Yang, Hong, Bronson, Roderick T., Livingston, David M.

Hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) are tightly regulated through, as yet, undefined mechanisms that balance self-renewal and differentiation. We have identified a role for the transcriptional...

Thiazolidinone CFTR inhibitor identified by high-throughput screening blocks cholera toxin–induced intestinal fluid secretion

Ma, Tonghui, Thiagarajah, Jay R., Yang, Hong, Sonawane, Nitin D., Folli, Chiara, Galietta, Luis J.V., ...

Secretory diarrhea is the leading cause of infant death in developing countries and a major cause of morbidity in adults. The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein is...

Abscisic Acid and Gibberellin Differentially Regulate Expression of Genes of the SNF1-Related Kinase Complex in Tomato Seeds1

Bradford, Kent J., Downie, A. Bruce, Gee, Oliver H., Alvarado, Veria, Yang, Hong, Dahal, Peetambar

The SNF1/AMP-activated protein kinase subfamily plays central roles in metabolic and transcriptional responses to nutritional or environmental stresses. In yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and...

Nonvesicular release of acetylcholine is required for axon targeting in the Drosophila visual system

Yang, Hong, Kunes, Sam

We report evidence for a developmental role of acetylcholine in axon pathfinding in the Drosophila visual system. Acetylcholine was detected on photoreceptor axons during their navigation to target...

“Endomicrobia”: Cytoplasmic Symbionts of Termite Gut Protozoa Form a Separate Phylum of Prokaryotes

Stingl, Ulrich, Radek, Renate, Yang, Hong, Brune, Andreas

Lignocellulose digestion by wood-feeding termites depends on the mutualistic interaction of unusual, flagellate protists located in their hindgut. Most of the flagellates harbor numerous prokaryotic...

Genetic Characteristics of Human Enterovirus 71 and Coxsackievirus A16 Circulating from 1999 to 2004 in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China†

Li, Linlin, He, Yaqing, Yang, Hong, Zhu, Junping, Xu, Xingye, Dong, Jie, ...

The genetic and phylogenetic characteristics of human enterovirus 71 (EV71) and coxsackievirus A16 (CA16) sampled from children with hand, foot, and mouth disease in Shenzhen, People's Republic of...

Principles for characterizing the potential human health effects from exposure to nanomaterials: elements of a screening strategy

Oberdörster, Günter, Maynard, Andrew, Donaldson, Ken, Castranova, Vincent, Fitzpatrick, Julie, Ausman, Kevin, ...

The rapid proliferation of many different engineered nanomaterials (defined as materials designed and produced to have structural features with at least one dimension of 100 nanometers or less)...

Molecular analysis of microbial community in a groundwater sample polluted by landfill leachate and seawater*

Tian, Yang-jie, Yang, Hong, Wu, Xiu-juan, Li, Dao-tang

Seashore landfill aquifers are environments of special physicochemical conditions (high organic load and high salinity), and microbes in leachate-polluted aquifers play a significant role for...

Muscle-specific knockout of PKC-λ impairs glucose transport and induces metabolic and diabetic syndromes

Farese, Robert V., Sajan, Mini P., Yang, Hong, Li, Pengfei, Mastorides, Steven, Gower, William R., ...

Obesity, the metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are major global health problems. Insulin resistance is frequently present in these disorders, but the causes and effects of such...

Modification of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Surfaces Using an Ionic-Complementary Peptide

Yang, Hong, Fung, Shan-Yu, Pritzker, Mark, Chen, P.

Ionic-complementary peptides are novel nano-biomaterials with a variety of biomedical applications including potential biosurface engineering. This study presents evidence that a model...

Tyrosine phosphatase MEG2 modulates murine development and platelet and lymphocyte activation through secretory vesicle function

Wang, Yingchun, Vachon, Eric, Zhang, Jinyi, Cherepanov, Vera, Kruger, Joshua, Li, Jun, ...

MEG2, a protein tyrosine phosphatase with a unique NH2-terminal lipid-binding domain, binds to and is modulated by the polyphosphoinositides PI(4,5)P2 and PI(3,4,5)P3. Recent data implicate MEG2 in...

Fluvastatin inhibits regulated secretion of endothelial cell von Willebrand factor in response to diverse secretagogues

Fish, Richard J., Yang, Hong, Viglino, Christelle, Schorer, Raoul, Dunoyer-Geindre, Sylvie, Kruithof, Egbert K. O.

Regulated secretion of EC (endothelial cell) vWF (von Willebrand factor) is part of the haemostatic response. It occurs in response to secretagogues that raise intracellular calcium or cAMP. Statins...

Sequence Effect of Self-Assembling Peptides on the Complexation and In Vitro Delivery of the Hydrophobic Anticancer Drug Ellipticine

Fung, Shan Yu, Yang, Hong, Chen, P.

A special class of self-assembling peptides has been found to be capable of stabilizing the hydrophobic anticancer agent ellipticine in aqueous solution. Here we study the effect of peptide sequence...

Regulation of Angiotensin II–induced Neuromodulation by MARCKS in Brain Neurons

Lu, Di, Yang, Hong, Lenox, Robert H., Raizada, Mohan K.

Angiotensin II (Ang II) exerts chronic stimulatory actions on tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), dopamine β-hydroxylase (DβH), and the norepinephrine transporter (NET), in part, by influencing the...

Influence of glucose starvation on the pathway of death in insect cell line Sl: apoptosis follows autophagy

Liu, Kaiyu, Tang, Qinghua, Fu, Cong, Peng, Jianxin, Yang, Hong, Li, Yi, ...

The relation between autophagy and apoptosis has not been clearly elucidated. Here, we reported that apoptosis followed autophagy in insect Spodoptera litura cells (Sl) undergoing glucose starvation....

China's regional water scarcity and implications for grain supply and trade

Hong Yang, Alexander Zehnder

In this paper we highlight the water scarcity and resource depletion in the North China Plain, the 'breadbasket' of China. A projection of water demand in the region indicates a continuous...

Novel Genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato from Rodents and Ticks in Southwestern China▿

Chu, Chen-Yi, Liu, Wei, Jiang, Bao-Gui, Wang, Ding-Ming, Jiang, Wei-Jia, Zhao, Qiu-Min, ...

By using multilocus sequence analysis, five Borrelia valaisiana-related strains isolated from rodents and ticks in southwestern China were eventually classified as a new genospecies of B. burgdorferi...

Uncovering Intrinsic Modular Organization of Spontaneous Brain Activity in Humans

He, Yong, Wang, Jinhui, Wang, Liang, Chen, Zhang J., Yan, Chaogan, Yang, Hong, ...

The characterization of topological architecture of complex brain networks is one of the most challenging issues in neuroscience. Slow (

Economic impacts on farm households due to water reallocation in China's Chaobai watershed

Zhou, Yuan, Zhang, Yili, Abbaspour, Karim C., Mosler, Hans-Joachim, Yang, Hong

Our study area in the Chaobai watershed, upstream of Miyun Reservoir, has been undergoing agricultural water transfers to downstream municipal uses in Beijing. We examine the impacts of water...

Land and water requirements of biofuel and implications for food supply and the environment in China

Yang, Hong, Zhou, Yuan, Liu, Junguo

The increasing thirst for energy to fuel its fast growing economy has made China keen to explore the potential of modern form of bioenergy, biofuel. This study investigates the land and water...

High Prevalence of Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance Genes qnr and aac(6′)-Ib-cr in Clinical Isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from Nine Teaching Hospitals in China ▿

Yang, Hong, Chen, Hongbin, Yang, Qiwen, Chen, Minjun, Wang, Hui

Quinolone resistance is an emerging problem in China. To investigate the prevalence of the plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes qnr and aac(6′)-Ib-cr, a total of 265 clinical isolates of...

Structural Signatures and Membrane Helix 4 in GLUT1: INFERENCES FROM HUMAN BLOOD-BRAIN GLUCOSE TRANSPORT MUTANTS*

Pascual, Juan M., Wang, Dong, Yang, Ru, Shi, Lei, Yang, Hong, De Vivo, Darryl C.

Exon IV of SLC2A1, a multiple facilitator superfamily (MFS) transporter gene, is particularly susceptible to mutations that cause GLUT1 deficiency syndrome, a human encephalopathy that results from...

Natriuretic Peptides in Chronic Kidney Disease

Tagore, Rajat, Ling, Lieng H., Yang, Hong, Daw, Hla-Yee, Chan, Yiong-Huak, Sethi, Sunil K.

Background and objectives: B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and amino-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) are biomarkers of cardiovascular disease that is common in patients with...

The Roles of Platelet GPIIb/IIIa and αvβ3 Integrins during HeLa Cells Adhesion, Migration, and Invasion to Monolayer Endothelium under Static and Dynamic Shear Flow

Liu, Yiyao, Zhao, Fenglong, Gu, Wentian, Yang, Haishiu, Meng, Quoquan, Zhang, Yunxiang, ...

During their passage through the circulatory system, tumor cells undergo extensive interactions with various host cells including endothelial cells and platelets. Mechanisms mediating tumor cell...