Jun Zhou

Publication List Details

Period

1992 - 2009

Number

110

Co-Authors

Erratum: Effects of piezoelectric potential on the transport characteristics of metal-ZnO nanowire-metal field effect transistor (2009)

Gao, Zhiyuan, Zhou, Jun, Gu, Yudong, Fei, Peng, Hao, Yue, Bao, Gang, ...

©2009 American Institute of Physics. The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://link.aip.org/link/?JAPIAU/106/039901/1

An Advanced Clinical Ontology (2009)

Riichiro Mizoguchi, Hiroko Kou, Jun Zhou, Kouji Kozaki, Ken Imai, Kazuhiko Ohe

This article discusses a fundamental issues of medical ontology based on ontological theory. We focus on "anatomical structure of organs" and "abnormal states in the human body"....

Dynamic is-a Hierarchy Generation from a Clinical Medical Ontology (2009)

Hiroko Kou, Jun Zhou, Mamoru Ohta, Kouji Kozaki, Ken Imai, Kazuhiko Ohe, ...

This article discusses an ontology-handling technology to provide on-demand reorganization of is-a hierarchy of diseases instead of one fixed hierarchy to cope with various viewpoints which...

Dynamic is-a Hierarchy Generation from a Clinical Medical Ontology (2009)

Hiroko Kou, Jun Zhou, Mamoru Ohta, Kouji Kozaki, Ken Imai, Riichiro Mizoguchi, ...

This article discusses an ontology-handling technology to provide on-demand reorganization of is-a hierarchy of diseases instead of one fixed hierarchy to cope with various viewpoints which...

Selection of reliable reference genes for gene expression studies in peach using real-time PCR (2009)

Tong, Zhaoguo, Gao, Zhihong, Wang, Fei, Zhou, Jun, Zhang, Zhen

Abstract Background RT-qPCR is a preferred method for rapid and reliable quantification of gene expression studies. Appropriate application of RT-qPCR in such studies requires the use of reference...

Effects of piezoelectric potential on the transport characteristics of metal-ZnO nanowire-metal field effect transistor (2009)

Gao, Zhiyuan, Zhou, Jun, Gu, Yudong, Fei, Peng, Hao, Yue, Bao, Gang, ...

©2009 American Institute of Physics. The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://link.aip.org/link/?JAPIAU/105/113707/1

Gigantic enhancement in response and reset time of ZnO UV nanosensor by utilizing Schottky contact and surface functionalization (2009)

Zhou, Jun, Gu, Yudong, Hu, Youfan, Mai, Wenjie, Yeh, Ping-Hung, Bao, Gang, ...

©2009 American Institute of Physics. The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://link.aip.org/link/?APPLAB/94/191103/1

Abstract Multi-Scale Edge Detection with Bilateral Filtering in Spiral Architecture (2009)

Qimei Hu, Xiangjian He, Jun Zhou

Real images are often corrupted by noise from various sources. Bilateral filtering is a nonlinear filter that considers intensity variations as well as spatial closeness in the noise smoothing...

Abstract Human-Computer Interaction in Map Revision Systems (2009)

Jun Zhou, Walter F. Bischof, Terry Caelli

Cartographic map revision cannot be automated completely because, for legal reasons, a human operator is ultimately responsible for all revisions. We present a human-centered map revision system in...

Autonomous fish tracking by ROV using Monocular Camera (2009)

Jun Zhou, Christopher M. Clark

Abstract- This paper concerns the autonomous tracking of fish using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) equipped with a single camera. An efficient image processing algorithm is presented that enables...

Extracting Lines in Noisy Image Using Directional Information (2008)

Jun Zhou, Walter F. Bischof

Detection of lines in noisy image is not easy. When using Hough transform, multiple false peaks may be generated from collinear noisy edge points obtained from edge detection, and in turn create...

Classification and characteristics of Floquet factorisations in linear continuous-time periodic systems (2008)

Zhou, Jun

This article has two purposes. Firstly, the article is devoted to collecting basic facts about the Floquet theorem and various Floquet factorisation algorithms claimed for finite-dimensional linear...

Zeros and Poles of Linear Continuous-Time Periodic Systems: Definitions and Properties (2008)

Zhou, Jun

The paper deals with definitions of zeros and poles and their features in finite-dimensional linear continuous-time periodic (FDLCP) systems under a harmonic framework. More precisely, system and...

Mechanical-electrical triggers and sensors using piezoelectric micowires/nanowires (2008)

Zhou, Jun, Fei, Peng, Gao, Yifan, Gu, Yudong, Liu, Jin, Bao, Gang, ...

We demonstrate a mechanical-electrical trigger using a ZnO piezoelectric fine-wire (PFW) (microwire, nanowire). Once subjected to mechanical impact, a bent PFW creates a voltage drop across its...

Knowledge Transfer in Semi-automatic Image Interpretation (2008)

Jun Zhou, Li Cheng, Terry Caelli, Walter F. Bischof

Abstract. Semi-automatic image interpretation systems utilize interactions between users and computers to adapt and update interpretation algorithms. We have studied the influence of human inputs on...

Concerted potent humoral immune responses to autoantigens are associated with tumor destruction and favorable clinical outcomes without autoimmunity (2008)

Sittler, Taylor, Zhou, Jun, Park, Joosang, Yuen, Noah K., Sarantopoulos, Stefanie, Mollick, Joseph A., ...

PURPOSE: The therapeutic importance of immune responses against single versus multiple antigens is poorly understood. There also remains insufficient understanding whether responses to one subset of...

Toward high output-power nanogenerator (2008)

Liu, Jin, Fei, Peng, Zhou, Jun, Tummala, Rao R., Wang, Z. L. (Zhong Lin)

©2008 American Institute of Physics. The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://link.aip.org/link/?APPLAB/92/173105/1

A HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION FRAMEWORK FOR IMAGE INTERPRETATION IN CARTOGRAPHIC MAP REVISION (2008)

Jun Zhou, Dr. Jean-marie Beaulieu

of this thesis and to lend or sell such copies for private, scholarly or scientific research purposes only. The author reserves all other publication and other rights in association with the...

Collaborative MR Workspace with Shared 3D Vision Based on Stereo Video Transmission (2008)

Shengjin Wang, Yaolin Tan, Jun Zhou, Tao Wu, Wei Lin

P.R.China Mixed reality (MR) research aims to develop technologies that inputting or mixing the real

Knowledge Transfer in Semi-automatic Image Interpretation (2008)

Jun Zhou, Li Cheng, Terry Caelli, Walter F. Bischof

Abstract. Semi-automatic image interpretation systems utilize interactions between users and computers to adapt and update interpretation algorithms. We have studied the influence of human inputs on...

Software-Based Self-Test of Processors under Power Constraints (2008)

Jun Zhou, Hans-joachim Wunderlich

Software-based self-test (SBST) of processors offers many benefits, such as dispense with expensive test equipments, test execution during maintenance and in the field or initialization tests for the...

A Novel Co-polymer Based on Hydroxypropyl α-Cyclodextrin Conjugated to Low Molecular Weight Polyethylenimine as an in Vitro Gene Delivery Vector (2008)

Hongliang Huang, Hai Yu, Da Li, Yang Liu, Fenping Shen, Jun Zhou, ...

A novel co-polymer based on 2-hydroxypropyl-α-cyclodextrin cross-linked by low molecular weight polyethylenimine was synthesized as a gene delivery vector. The copolymer could bind and...

Rapid R2 Retrotransposition Leads to the Loss of Previously Inserted Copies via Large Deletions of the rDNA Locus (2008)

Zhang, Xian, Zhou, Jun, Eickbush, Thomas H.

R2 non–long terminal repeat retrotransposable elements insert specifically into the 28S rRNA genes of a wide range of animals. These elements maintain long-term stable relationships with the host...

A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs (2007)

Frazer, Kelly A., Ballinger, Dennis G., Cox, David R., Hinds, David A., Stuve, Laura L., Gibbs, Richard A., ...

We describe the Phase II HapMap, which characterizes over 3.1 million human single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) genotyped in 270 individuals from four geographically diverse populations and...

Non-simultaneous blow-up for a semilinear parabolic system with nonlinear memory (2007)

Jun Zhou

In this note, we study the possibility of non-simultaneous blow-up for positive solutions to the following system:ut - ∆u = uq1∫0t vp1(x,s) ds, vt - ∆v = vq2∫0t up2(x,s) ds Under appropriate...

State Estimation Strategies for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Fish Tracking Applications (2007)

Jun Zhou

I hereby declare that I am the sole author of this thesis. This is a true copy of the thesis, including any required final revisions, as accepted by my examiners. I understand that my thesis may be...

Piezoelectric and semiconducting coupled power generating process of a single ZnO belt/wire. A technology for harvesting electricity from the environment (2006)

Song, Jinhui, Zhou, Jun, Wang, Zhong Lin

This paper presents the experimental observation of piezoelectric generation from a single ZnO wire/belt for illustrating a fundamental process of converting mechanical energy into electricity at...

Autonomous Fish Tracking by ROV Using Monocular Camera (2006)

Zhou, Jun, Clark, Christopher M.

This paper concerns the autonomous tracking of fish using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) equipped with a single camera. An efficient image processing algorithm is presented that enables pose...

Software-Based Self-Test of Processors under Power Constraints (2006)

Zhou, Jun, Wunderlich, Hans-Joachim

Software-based self-test (SBST) of processors offers many benefits, such as dispense with expensive test equipments, test execution during maintenance and in the field or initialization tests for the...

CD147 overexpression on synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis enhances matrix metalloproteinase production and invasiveness of synoviocytes (2006)

Zhu, Ping, Lu, Ning, Shi, Zhan-guo, Zhou, Jun, Wu, Zhen-biao, Yang, Yong, ...

Abstract Macrophage-like synoviocytes and fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) are known as the most active cells of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and are close to the articular cartilage in a position...

Blowup for degenerate and singular parabolic system with nonlocal source (2006)

Jun Zhou, Chunlai Mu, Zhongping Li

We deal with the blowup properties of the solution to the degenerate and singular parabolic system with nonlocal source and homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. The existence of a unique...

A human-computer interaction framework for image interpretation in cartographic map revision / (2006)

Zhou, Jun.

"A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Computing Science".

W.: A novel learning approach for semi-automatic road tracking (2006)

Jun Zhou, Walter F. Bischof

We tackle the problem of semi-automatic road tracking in aerial photos. Our solution to this human-computer interaction problem is to provide a learning approach that integrates naturally input from...

Blowup for degenerate and singular parabolic system with nonlocal source (2006)

Jun Zhou, Chunlai Mu, Zhongping Li

We deal with the blowup properties of the solution to the degenerate and singular parabolic system with nonlocal source and homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. The existence of a unique...

Novel Aβ peptide immunogens modulate plaque pathology and inflammation in a murine model of Alzheimer's disease (2005)

Zhou, Jun, Fonseca, Maria I, Kayed, Rakez, Hernandez, Irma, Webster, Scott D, Yazan, Ozkan, ...

Abstract Background Alzheimer's disease, a common dementia of the elder, is characterized by accumulation of protein amyloid deposits in the brain. Immunization to prevent this accumulation has been...

Growth and field-emission property of tungsten oxide nanotip arrays (2005)

Zhou, Jun, Gong, Li, Deng, Shao Zhi, Chen, Jun, She, Jun Cong, Xu, Ning Sheng, ...

©2005 American Institute of Physics. The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://link.aip.org/link/?APPLAB/87/223108/1

Nano-sized coupled photocatalyst (Sn0.25,Ti0.75)O2 powders synthesized by a low temperature molten salt method (2005)

Tian, Hua, Ma, Junfeng, Huang, Xiang, Xie, Lijin, Zhao, Zhongqiang, Zhou, Jun, ...

Nano-sized coupled photocatalyst (Sn0.25,Ti0.75)O2 powders were successfully synthesized by a low temperature molten salt method, where the precursor, a homogeneous precipitate containing titanium...

Expression of CD147 on monocytes/macrophages in rheumatoid arthritis: its potential role in monocyte accumulation and matrix metalloproteinase production (2005)

Zhu, Ping, Ding, Jin, Zhou, Jun, Dong, Wei-Jia, Fan, Chun-Mei, Chen, Zhi-Nan

Abstract Monocytes/macrophages play an important role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis. They can activate fibroblasts through many molecules, including IL-1 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha,...

Involvement of CD147 in overexpression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 and enhancement of invasive potential of PMA-differentiated THP-1 (2005)

Zhou, Jun, Zhu, Ping, Jiang, Jian, Zhang, Qing, Wu, Zhen, Yao, Xi, ...

Abstract Background During infection and inflammation, circulating blood monocytes migrate from the intravascular compartments to the extravascular compartments, where they mature into tissue...

The Genomes of Oryza sativa: A History of Duplications (2005)

Jun Yu, Jun Wang, Wei Lin, Songgang Li, Heng Li, Jun Zhou, ...

Comparative genome sequencing of indica and japonica rice reveals that duplication of genes and genomic regions has played a major part in the evolution of grass genomes.

The Genomes of Oryza sativa: A History of Duplications (2005)

Jun Yu, Jun Wang, Wei Lin, Songgang Li, Heng Li, Jun Zhou, ...

We report improved whole-genome shotgun sequences for the genomes of indica and japonica rice, both with multimegabase contiguity, or almost 1,000-fold improvement over the drafts of 2002. Tested...

ReArchJBs: a tool for automated software architecture recovery of JavaBeans-based applications (2005)

Cao, Jiannong, Jin, Maozhong, Liu, Chao, Shen, Yanfang, Sun, Chang-ai, Zhou, Jun, ...

Currently, more and more software systems are developed based on the component technologies, such as JavaBeans. It is significant to recover software architecture from the implementation for the...

ReArchJBs: a tool for automated software architecture recovery of JavaBeans-based applications (2005)

Cao, Jiannong, Jin, Maozhong, Liu, Chao, Shen, Yanfang, Sun, Chang-ai, Zhou, Jun

Currently, more and more software systems are developed based on the component technologies, such as JavaBeans. It is significant to recover software architecture from the implementation for the...

ReArchJBs: a tool for automated software architecture recovery of JavaBeans-based applications (2005)

Cao, Jiannong, Jin, Maozhong, Liu, Chao, Shen, Yanfang, Sun, Chang-ai, Zhou, Jun

Currently, more and more software systems are developed based on the component technologies, such as JavaBeans. It is significant to recover software architecture from the implementation for the...

ReArchJBs: a tool for automated software architecture recovery of JavaBeans-based applications (2005)

Cao, Jiannong, Jin, Maozhong, Liu, Chao, Shen, Yanfang, Sun, Chang-ai, Zhou, Jun

Currently, more and more software systems are developed based on the component technologies, such as JavaBeans. It is significant to recover software architecture from the implementation for the...

ReArchJBs: a tool for automated software architecture recovery of JavaBeans-based applications (2005)

Cao, Jiannong, Jin, Maozhong, Liu, Chao, Shen, Yanfang, Sun, Chang-ai, Zhou, Jun

Currently, more and more software systems are developed based on the component technologies, such as JavaBeans. It is significant to recover software architecture from the implementation for the...

A genetic variation map for chicken with 2.8 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms (2004)

Liu, Bin, Wang, Jun, Zhang, Yong, Yang, Xu, Zhang, Zengjin, ...

We describe a genetic variation map for the chicken genome containing 2.8 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). This map is based on a comparison of the sequences of three domestic chicken...

Understanding human-computer interactions in map revision (2004)

Jun Zhou, Walter F. Bischof, Terry Caelli

Abstract. Tracking, parsing and modeling human-computer interactions to edit, revise documents is difficult but necessary if we are to develop automated technologies that will aid or replace humans....

A Study of Dynamic Routing and Wavelength Assignment with Imprecise Network State Information (2002)

Jun Zhou, Xin Yuan

In large networks, maintaining precise global network state information is almost impossible. Many factors, such as non-negligible propagation delay, infrequent state updates due to overhead...

Dynamic Routing and Wavelength Assignment with Imprecise State Information (2002)

Jun Zhou

In large networks, maintaining precise global network state information is almost impossible.

Deadlock Analysis of Message-Passing Programs with Identical Processes (2001)

Zhou, Jun

Deadlocks are a common type of faults in message-passing programs. One approach to detecting deadlocks in a message-passing program is to perform reachability analysis, which involvesderiving...

Effects of repeated restraint stress on tissue metabolism in rats /--by Jun Zhou. (1999)

Zhou, Jun.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1999.

Tectonics and gold deposits of China (1999)

Zhou, Jun.

Photocopy. Bibliography: leaves 550-585.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (1995)

Jun Zhou

In memory of my mother

Robust and fuzzy logic approaches to the control of uncertain systems with applications (1992)

Zhou, Jun

The objective of this thesis is to develop new strategies for the control of uncertain systems. Two issues are considered here. The first issue is concerned with controller design based on a...

Robust and fuzzy logic approaches to the control of uncertain systems with applications (1992)

Zhou, Jun

The objective of this thesis is to develop new strategies for the control of uncertain systems. Two issues are considered here. The first issue is concerned with controller design based on a...

Lidar Measurements of Stratospheric Aerosol over Hefei, China during 1991-1996

Hu, Huanling, Zhou, Jun, Wu, Yonghua

研究概要:The violent eruption of Philippine volcano Pinatubo in mid June of 1991 caused a serious perturbation on the stratospheric aerosols for a long period. In the paper, we report L625 lidar...

Lidar Measurements of Stratospheric Aerosol over Hefei, China during 1991-1996

Hu, Huanling, Zhou, Jun, Wu, Yonghua

研究概要:The violent eruption of Philippine volcano Pinatubo in mid June of 1991 caused a serious perturbation on the stratospheric aerosols for a long period. In the paper, we report L625 lidar...

Long QT and ventricular arrhythmias in transgenic mice expressing the N terminus and first transmembrane segment of a voltage-gated potassium channel

London, Barry, Jeron, Andreas, Zhou, Jun, Buckett, Peter, Han, Xingiang, Mitchell, Gary F., ...

Voltage-gated potassium channels control cardiac repolarization, and mutations of K+ channel genes recently have been shown to cause arrhythmias and sudden death in families with the congenital long...

Identification of genes expressed in human CD34+ hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells by expressed sequence tags and efficient full-length cDNA cloning

Mao, Mao, Fu, Gang, Wu, Ji-Sheng, Zhang, Qing-Hua, Zhou, Jun, Kan, Li-Xin, ...

Hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) possess the potentials of self-renewal, proliferation, and differentiation toward different lineages of blood cells. These cells not only play a primordial...

Rapid induction of intraneuronal neurofibrillary tangles in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice

Bi, Xiaoning, Yong, Alex P., Zhou, Jun, Ribak, Charles E., Lynch, Gary

Cultured hippocampal slices prepared from apolipoprotein E-deficient mice were exposed to an inhibitor of cathepsins B and L and then processed for immunocytochemistry using antibodies against human...

Cloning and Functional Analysis of cDNAs with Open Reading Frames for 300 Previously Undefined Genes Expressed in CD34+ Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells

Zhang, Qing-Hua, Ye, Min, Wu, Xin-Yan, Ren, Shuang-Xi, Zhao, Meng, Zhao, Chun-Jun, ...

Three hundred cDNAs containing putatively entire open reading frames (ORFs) for previously undefined genes were obtained from CD34+ hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs), based on EST...

The Genomes of Oryza sativa: A History of Duplications

Yu, Jun, Wang, Jun, Lin, Wei, Li, Songgang, Li, Heng, Zhou, Jun, ...

We report improved whole-genome shotgun sequences for the genomes of indica and japonica rice, both with multimegabase contiguity, or almost 1,000-fold improvement over the drafts of 2002. Tested...

Expression of CD147 on monocytes/macrophages in rheumatoid arthritis: its potential role in monocyte accumulation and matrix metalloproteinase production

Zhu, Ping, Ding, Jin, Zhou, Jun, Dong, Wei-Jia, Fan, Chun-Mei, Chen, Zhi-Nan

Monocytes/macrophages play an important role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis. They can activate fibroblasts through many molecules, including IL-1 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha, but there...

Inhibitory effects of jujuboside A on EEG and hippocampal glutamate in hyperactive rat*

Lu, Ying-jun, Zhou, Jun, Zhang, Shao-min, Zhang, Heng-yi, Zheng, Xiao-xiang

In this study, the inhibitory effect of jujuboside A (JuA) on a penicillin sodium (Na-PCN) induced hyperactivity model was investigated. Cortical EEG (electroencephalogram) and the concentration of...

CD147 overexpression on synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis enhances matrix metalloproteinase production and invasiveness of synoviocytes

Zhu, Ping, Lu, Ning, Shi, Zhan-guo, Zhou, Jun, Wu, Zhen-biao, Yang, Yong, ...

Macrophage-like synoviocytes and fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) are known as the most active cells of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and are close to the articular cartilage in a position enabling...

Single-channel recordings of a rapid delayed rectifier current in adult mouse ventricular myocytes: basic properties and effects of divalent cations

Liu, Gong Xin, Zhou, Jun, Nattel, Stanley, Koren, Gideon

The rapidly delayed rectifier current (IKr) has been described in ventricular myocytes isolated from many species, as well as from neonatal mice. However, whether IKr is present in the adult mouse...

Dimerization-induced corepressor binding and relaxed DNA-binding specificity are critical for PML/RARA-induced immortalization

Zhou, Jun, Pérès, Laurent, Honoré, Nicole, Nasr, Rihab, Zhu, Jun, De Thé, Hugues

The pathogenesis of acute promyelocytic leukemia involves the transcriptional repression of master genes of myeloid differentiation by the promyelocytic leukemia–retinoic acid receptor α...

Long QT and ventricular arrhythmias in transgenic mice expressing the N terminus and first transmembrane segment of a voltage-gated potassium channel

London, Barry, Jeron, Andreas, Zhou, Jun, Buckett, Peter, Han, Xingiang, Mitchell, Gary F., ...

Voltage-gated potassium channels control cardiac repolarization, and mutations of K+ channel genes recently have been shown to cause arrhythmias and sudden death in families with the congenital long...

Identification of genes expressed in human CD34+ hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells by expressed sequence tags and efficient full-length cDNA cloning

Mao, Mao, Fu, Gang, Wu, Ji-Sheng, Zhang, Qing-Hua, Zhou, Jun, Kan, Li-Xin, ...

Hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) possess the potentials of self-renewal, proliferation, and differentiation toward different lineages of blood cells. These cells not only play a primordial...

Rapid induction of intraneuronal neurofibrillary tangles in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice

Bi, Xiaoning, Yong, Alex P., Zhou, Jun, Ribak, Charles E., Lynch, Gary

Cultured hippocampal slices prepared from apolipoprotein E-deficient mice were exposed to an inhibitor of cathepsins B and L and then processed for immunocytochemistry using antibodies against human...

Cloning and Functional Analysis of cDNAs with Open Reading Frames for 300 Previously Undefined Genes Expressed in CD34+ Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells

Zhang, Qing-Hua, Ye, Min, Wu, Xin-Yan, Ren, Shuang-Xi, Zhao, Meng, Zhao, Chun-Jun, ...

Three hundred cDNAs containing putatively entire open reading frames (ORFs) for previously undefined genes were obtained from CD34+ hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs), based on EST...

The Genomes of Oryza sativa: A History of Duplications

Yu, Jun, Wang, Jun, Lin, Wei, Li, Songgang, Li, Heng, Zhou, Jun, ...

We report improved whole-genome shotgun sequences for the genomes of indica and japonica rice, both with multimegabase contiguity, or almost 1,000-fold improvement over the drafts of 2002. Tested...

Expression of CD147 on monocytes/macrophages in rheumatoid arthritis: its potential role in monocyte accumulation and matrix metalloproteinase production

Zhu, Ping, Ding, Jin, Zhou, Jun, Dong, Wei-Jia, Fan, Chun-Mei, Chen, Zhi-Nan

Monocytes/macrophages play an important role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis. They can activate fibroblasts through many molecules, including IL-1 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha, but there...

Inhibitory effects of jujuboside A on EEG and hippocampal glutamate in hyperactive rat*

Lu, Ying-jun, Zhou, Jun, Zhang, Shao-min, Zhang, Heng-yi, Zheng, Xiao-xiang

In this study, the inhibitory effect of jujuboside A (JuA) on a penicillin sodium (Na-PCN) induced hyperactivity model was investigated. Cortical EEG (electroencephalogram) and the concentration of...

Dimerization-induced corepressor binding and relaxed DNA-binding specificity are critical for PML/RARA-induced immortalization

Zhou, Jun, Pérès, Laurent, Honoré, Nicole, Nasr, Rihab, Zhu, Jun, De Thé, Hugues

The pathogenesis of acute promyelocytic leukemia involves the transcriptional repression of master genes of myeloid differentiation by the promyelocytic leukemia–retinoic acid receptor α...

CD147 overexpression on synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis enhances matrix metalloproteinase production and invasiveness of synoviocytes

Zhu, Ping, Lu, Ning, Shi, Zhan-guo, Zhou, Jun, Wu, Zhen-biao, Yang, Yong, ...

Macrophage-like synoviocytes and fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) are known as the most active cells of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and are close to the articular cartilage in a position enabling...

Single-channel recordings of a rapid delayed rectifier current in adult mouse ventricular myocytes: basic properties and effects of divalent cations

Liu, Gong Xin, Zhou, Jun, Nattel, Stanley, Koren, Gideon

The rapidly delayed rectifier current (IKr) has been described in ventricular myocytes isolated from many species, as well as from neonatal mice. However, whether IKr is present in the adult mouse...

Lidar Measurements of Stratospheric Aerosol over Hefei, China during 1991-1996

Hu, Huanling, Zhou, Jun, Wu, Yonghua

研究概要:The violent eruption of Philippine volcano Pinatubo in mid June of 1991 caused a serious perturbation on the stratospheric aerosols for a long period. In the paper, we report L625 lidar...

Heat shock up-regulates expression of Toll-like receptor-2 and Toll-like receptor-4 in human monocytes via p38 kinase signal pathway

Zhou, Jun, An, Huazhang, Xu, Hongmei, Liu, Shuxun, Cao, Xuetao

Heat stress can alert innate immunity by inducing stress proteins such as heat-shock proteins (HSPs). However, it remains unclear whether heat stress affects the activation of antigen-presenting cell...

Drug-resistant T-lymphoid tumors undergo apoptosis selectively in response to an antimicrotubule agent, EM011

Aneja, Ritu, Zhou, Jun, Vangapandu, Surya N., Zhou, Binfei, Chandra, Ramesh, Joshi, Harish C.

We have shown previously that EM011, a synthetic compound, binds tubulin with a higher affinity than the founding compound, noscapine, without changing total microtubule polymer mass. Now we show...

Pentamidine reduces hERG expression to prolong the QT interval

Cordes, Jason S, Sun, Zhuoqian, Lloyd, David B, Bradley, Jenifer A, Opsahl, Alan C, Tengowski, Mark W, ...

Pentamidine, an antiprotozoal agent, has been traditionally known to cause QT prolongation and arrhythmias; however, its ionic mechanism has not been illustrated.In a stable HEK-293 cell line, we...

QT prolongation and proarrhythmia by moxifloxacin: concordance of preclinical models in relation to clinical outcome

Chen, Xian, Cass, Jessica D, Bradley, Jenifer A, Dahm, Corinn M, Sun, Zhuoqian, Kadyszewski, Edmund, ...

Moxifloxacin, a fluoroquinolone antibiotic associated with QT prolongation, has been recommended as a positive control by regulatory authorities to evaluate the sensitivity of both clinical and...

IFP35 Is Involved in the Antiviral Function of Interferon by Association with the Viral Tas Transactivator of Bovine Foamy Virus▿

Tan, Juan, Qiao, Wentao, Wang, Jian, Xu, Fengwen, Li, Yue, Zhou, Jun, ...

Interferon-induced proteins (IFPs) exert multiple functions corresponding to diverse interferon signals. However, the intracellular functions of many IFPs are not fully characterized. Here, we report...

EB1 promotes Aurora-B kinase activity through blocking its inactivation by protein phosphatase 2A

Sun, Lei, Gao, Jinmin, Dong, Xin, Liu, Min, Li, Dengwen, Shi, Xingjuan, ...

EB1 (end-binding protein 1) is a key player in the regulation of microtubule dynamics. In concert with its binding partners, adenomatous polyposis coli and p150glued, EB1 plays a crucial role in a...

The Pattern of R2 Retrotransposon Activity in Natural Populations of Drosophila simulans Reflects the Dynamic Nature of the rDNA Locus

Zhou, Jun, Eickbush, Thomas H.

The pattern and frequency of insertions that enable transposable elements to remain active in a population are poorly understood. The retrotransposable element R2 exclusively inserts into the 28S...

A Novel Co-polymer Based on Hydroxypropyl α-Cyclodextrin Conjugated to Low Molecular Weight Polyethylenimine as an in Vitro Gene Delivery Vector

Huang, Hongliang, Yu, Hai, Li, Da, Liu, Yang, Shen, Fenping, Zhou, Jun, ...

A novel co-polymer based on 2-hydroxypropyl-α-cyclodextrin cross-linked by low molecular weight polyethylenimine was synthesized as a gene delivery vector. The copolymer could bind and condense DNA...