MIF signal transduction initiated by binding to CD74

…, S Donnelly, J Baugh, T Delohery, Y Chen… - The Journal of …, 2003 - rupress.org
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) accounts for one of the first cytokine activities
to have been described, and it has emerged recently to be an important regulator of innate …

Toll-like receptors on tumor cells facilitate evasion of immune surveillance

B Huang, J Zhao, H Li, KL He, Y Chen, L Mayer… - Cancer research, 2005 - AACR
The signal pathways that trigger tumor cell escape from immune surveillance are incompletely
understood. Toll-like receptors (TLRs), which activate innate and adaptive immune …

[HTML][HTML] Interaction between heptad repeat 1 and 2 regions in spike protein of SARS-associated coronavirus: implications for virus fusogenic mechanism and …

S Liu, G Xiao, Y Chen, Y He, J Niu, CR Escalante… - The Lancet, 2004 - thelancet.com
Background Studies on the fusion-inhibitory peptides derived from the heptad repeat 1 and
2 (HR1 and HR2) regions of the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein gp41 provided crucial …

The D-dopachrome tautomerase (DDT) gene product is a cytokine and functional homolog of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF)

…, W Schulte, J Fan, H Lue, Y Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pivotal regulator of the immune response.
Neutralization or genetic deletion of MIF does not completely abrogate activation responses, …

A tautomerase-null macrophage migration-inhibitory factor (MIF) gene knock-in mouse model reveals that protein interactions and not enzymatic activity mediate MIF …

…, H Lue, X Du, A Liu, H Xiong, Y Chen… - … and cellular biology, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Macrophage migration-inhibitory factor (MIF) is an upstream regulator of innate immunity
and a potential molecular link between inflammation and cancer. The unusual structural …

Adenylyl cyclase 6 is selectively regulated by protein kinase A phosphorylation in a region involved in Gαs stimulation

Y Chen, A Harry, J Li, MJ Smit, X Bai… - Proceedings of the …, 1997 - National Acad Sciences
Receptors activate adenylyl cyclases through the Gα s subunit. Previous studies from our
laboratory have shown in certain cell types that express adenylyl cyclase 6 (AC6), …

Systems pharmacology of adverse event mitigation by drug combinations

S Zhao, T Nishimura, Y Chen, EU Azeloglu… - Science translational …, 2013 - science.org
Drugs are designed for therapy, but medication-related adverse events are common, and
risk/benefit analysis is critical for determining clinical use. Rosiglitazone, an efficacious …

Inhibition of the JAK/STAT pathway with ruxolitinib overcomes cisplatin resistance in non-small-cell lung cancer NSCLC

Y Hu, Y Hong, YJ Xu, P Liu, DH Guo, Y Chen - Apoptosis, 2014 - Springer
This study was aimed to elucidate the roles of inhibition of related JAK/STAT pathways in
regulating cytotoxicity induced by cisplatin in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell. We …

A Leishmania ortholog of macrophage migration inhibitory factor modulates host macrophage responses

…, M Merk, RA Mitchell, J Trent, Y Chen… - The Journal of …, 2008 - journals.aai.org
Parasitic organisms have evolved specialized strategies to evade immune defense mechanisms.
We describe herein an ortholog of the cytokine, macrophage migration inhibitory factor (…

[HTML][HTML] Structural and functional characterization of a secreted hookworm macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) that interacts with the human MIF receptor …

…, LM Harrison, H Xiong, YKA Kwong, Y Chen… - Journal of Biological …, 2007 - ASBMB
Hookworms, parasitic nematodes that infect nearly one billion people worldwide, are a major
cause of anemia and malnutrition. We hypothesize that hookworms actively manipulate the …