Yun Zhang

Expression of Human Semenogelin I-52 and Antibacterial Activity Investigation of Recombinant Peptide (2008)

Zhao, Hui, Liu, Xiao-dong, Gao, Zhen-hua, Zhang, Jian-hua, Li, Hong, Zhang, Yun, ...

Nucleotide sequence coding for SgI-52 with amino acid residues of 85-136 form mature human semenogelin I was amplified by PCR technique from the cDNA of a human seminal vesicle. The obtained PCR...

Transcriptomic signature of Bexarotene (Rexinoid LGD1069) on mammary gland from three transgenic mouse mammary cancer models (2008)

Abba, Martin C, Hu, Yuhui, Levy, Carla C, Gaddis, Sally, Kittrell, Frances S, Zhang, Yun, ...

Abstract Background The rexinoid bexarotene (LGD1069, Targretin) is a highly selective retinoid × receptor (RXR) agonist that inhibits the growth of pre-malignant and malignant breast cells....

Protective effects of a compound herbal extract (Tong Xin Luo) on free fatty acid induced endothelial injury: Implications of antioxidant system (2008)

Zhang, Lin, Wu, Yiling, Jia, Zhenhua, Zhang, Yun, Shen, Hu Ying, Li Wang, Xing

Abstract Background Tong-Xin-Luo (TXL) – a mixture of herbal extracts, has been used in Chinese medicine with established therapeutic efficacy in patients with coronary artery disease. Methods We...

Specific Motifs Responsible for Protein-Protein Interaction between Cannabinoid CB1 and Dopamine D2 Receptors (2006)

Zhang, Yun

Studying protein-protein interactions has been vital for understanding how proteins function within the cell, how biological processes are strictly regulated by these interactions, and what molecular...

Specific Motifs Responsible for Protein-Protein Interaction between Cannabinoid CB1 and Dopamine D2 Receptors (2006)

Zhang, Yun

Studying protein-protein interactions has been vital for understanding how proteins function within the cell, how biological processes are strictly regulated by these interactions, and what molecular...

Conditional transfer of quantum correlation in the intensity of twin beams (2005)

Zhang, Yun, Hayasaka, Kazuhiro, Kasai, Katsuyuki

A conditional protocol of transferring quantum-correlation in continuous variable regime was experimentally demonstrated. The quantum-correlation in two pairs of twin beams, each characterized by...

Slowly rotating proto strange stars in Quark mass density- and temperature- dependent model (2005)

Shen, Jianyong, Zhang, Yun, Wang, Bin, Su, Ru-Keng

Employing the Quark Mass Denisity- and temperature- dependent model and the Hartle's method, We have studied the slowly rotating strange star with uniform angular velocity. The mass-radius relation,...

A possible explanation for AMS doubly charged anomalous event (2004)

Zhang, Yun, Su, Ru-Keng

By means of the quark mass density-dependent model, a possible explanation for the doubly charged anomalous event with Z/A=0.114 reported by Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Collaboration is given. It...

Generation of twin beams from an optical parametric oscillator pumped by a frequency-doubled diode laser (2004)

Hayasaka, Kazuhiro, Zhang, Yun, Kasai, Katsuyuki

Quantum-correlated twin beams were generated from a triply resonant optical parametric oscillator with an a-cut KTP crystal pumped by a frequency-doubled diode laser. A total output of 5.1 mW was...

Quantum channel using photon number correlated twin beams (2004)

Zhang, Yun, Kasai, Katsuyuki, Hayasaka, Kazuhiro

We report quantum communications channel using photon number correlated twin beams. The twin beams are generated from a nondegenerate optical parametric oscillator, and the photon number difference...

Influence of LRP5 polymorphisms on normal variation in BMD (2004)

Koay, M. Audrey, Woon, Peng Y., Zhang, Yun, Miles, Lisa J., Duncan, Emma L., Ralston, Stuart H., ...

Genetic studies based on cohorts with rare and extreme bone phenotypes have shown that the LRP5 gene is an important genetic modulator of BMD. Using family-based and case-control approaches, this...

Fabrication and thermal stress analysis for PZT thin-layered structures / (2004)

Zhang, Yun.

Thesis (M. Sc. (Mech. & Proc. of Matl.))--Nanyang Technological University, School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, 2004.

Dibaryon systems in the quark mass density- and temperature-dependent model (2003)

Zhang, Yun, Su, Ru-Keng

Using the quark mass density- and temperature-dependent model, we have studied the properties of the dibaryon systems. The binding energy, radius and mean lifetime of Omega-Omega and Omega-Xi are...

Stability of strangelet at finite temperature (2002)

Zhang, Yun, Su, Ru-Keng

Using the quark mass density- and temperature dependent model, we have studied the thermodynamical properties and the stability of strangelet at finite temperature. The temperature, charge and...

An Adaptive, Distributed Airborne Tracking System ("Process the Right Tracks at the Right Time") (2002)

Raymond Clark, E. Douglas Jensen, Arkady Kanevsky, John Maurer, Thomas Wheeler, Yun Zhang, ...

This paper describes a United States Air Force Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) that applied value-based scheduling to produce an adaptive, distributed tracking component appropriate for...

An Adaptive, Distributed Airborne Tracking System (2002)

Raymond Clark, E. Douglas Jensen, Arkady Kanevsky, John Maurer, Paul Wallace, Thomas Wheeler, ...

This paper describes a United States Air Force Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) that applied value-based scheduling to produce an adaptive, distributed tracking component appropriate for...

Identification of genes needed for the differentiation of Caenorhabditis elegans touch receptor neurons (2002)

Zhang, Yun

Genetic screens for touch insensitive mutants have identified seventeen genes needed for the development and function of the touch cells. These genes compose a developmental pathway to specify the...

Activation of Erk1/2 and Akt in astrocytes under ischemia / (2002)

Zhang, Yun.

Thesis (M. Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2002.

Activation of Erk1/2 and Akt in astrocytes under ischemia / (2002)

Zhang, Yun.

Thesis (M. Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2002.

Activation of Erk1/2 and Akt in astrocytes under ischemia / (2002)

Zhang, Yun.

Thesis (M. Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2002.

Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy of Electroactive Films of C60 and an Ir-C60 Complex on Gold: Symmetry Lowering, Electron Localization, and Counteraction Effects. (1998)

Zhang, Yun, Du, Yuhua, Shapley, John R., Weaver, Michael J.

Surface-enhanced Raman (SER) spectra are reported for thin films of C60 and (eta 5-C9H7)Ir(CO)(eta2-C60) on gold electrodes in acetonitrile. The latter spectra display the hallmarks of vibrational...

The Effects of Alloy Additions of Si and Transition Metal Elements on the Mechanical Properties of B-Doped DS Ni3Al. (1998)

Zhang, Yun, Lin, Dongliang, Lin, T. L.

The temperature of the flow stress in the B-doped DS Ni3Al containing Si as well as transition metal elements was systematically investigated by tensile tests; the effects of the alloy elements on...

Mechanical Properties of Boron-Doped Directionally-Solidified Ni3Al Containing Carbon, Magnesium, Calcium and Rare Earth Elements. (1998)

Zhang, Yun, Lin, Dongliang

The temperature dependence of the yield stress in boron-doped directionally-solidified Ni3Al with the additions of microalloying elements such as carbon, magnesium, calcium and rare earth elements...

In Situ Observation of Microcrack Growth in 8090-T4 Alloy. (1998)

Zhang, Yun, Xu, Yongbo, Liu, Yulin, Ai, Suhua, Zhao, Hongen

Deformation characteristics of Al-Li 8090 alloy were studied. Under tension, a plastic zone and a dislocation free zone was surrounded by orderly dislocation arrays. Three processes of crack growth...

Creep Behavior of Directionally Solidified Ni3Al Alloys With Alloy Additions. (1998)

Lin, Dongliang, Zhang, Yun

The creep behavior of directionally solidified Ni3Al containing additions of microalloying elements (Cr, Mg, B, Hf, Zr, Ti, Nb, Ta, W, Mo) has been investigated from 923-1173 K at stress range...

Detection of Urban Housing Development Using Multisensor Satellite Data and Maps (1998)

Yun Zhang

Detection of land-cover / land-use changes is an important process in monitoring and managing urban development and natural resources, because it provides quantitative analysis of the spatial...

Yuan dai Tufan di fang xing zheng ti zhi yan jiu /--Zhang Yun zhu. (1998)

Zhang, Yun.

Based on author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Nanjing da xue, 1993.

Molecular genetics of type 2 diabetes / (1996)

Zhang, Yun.

Includes 6 papers written in conjunction with various authors.

A parallel self-organizing classifier /--by Yun Zhang. (1992)

Zhang, Yun.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 1992.

Zhang shi shi ji he bian (1860)

Zhang, Yun.

5 v. (double leaves) in case.

Abnormal spermatogenesis and reduced fertility in transition nuclear protein 1-deficient mice

Yu, Y. Eugene, Zhang, Yun, Unni, Emmanual, Shirley, Cynthia R., Deng, Jian M., Russell, Lonnie D., ...

Transition nuclear proteins (TPs), the major proteins found in chromatin of condensing spermatids, are believed to be important for histone displacement and chromatin condensation during mammalian...

Brain-specific expression of an exogenous gene after i.v. administration

Shi, Ningya, Zhang, Yun, Zhu, Chunni, Boado, Ruben J., Pardridge, William M.

The treatment of brain diseases with gene therapy requires the gene to be expressed throughout the central nervous system, and this is possible by using gene targeting technology that delivers the...

Targeted Disruption of the Transition Protein 2 Gene Affects Sperm Chromatin Structure and Reduces Fertility in Mice†

Zhao, Ming, Shirley, Cynthia R., Yu, Y. Eugene, Mohapatra, Bhagyalaxmi, Zhang, Yun, Unni, Emmanual, ...

During mammalian spermiogenesis, major restructuring of chromatin takes place. In the mouse, the histones are replaced by the transition proteins, TP1 and TP2, which are in turn replaced by the...

Cannabinoids promote embryonic and adult hippocampus neurogenesis and produce anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects

Jiang, Wen, Zhang, Yun, Xiao, Lan, Van Cleemput, Jamie, Ji, Shao-Ping, Bai, Guang, ...

The hippocampal dentate gyrus in the adult mammalian brain contains neural stem/progenitor cells (NS/PCs) capable of generating new neurons, i.e., neurogenesis. Most drugs of abuse examined to date...

Endogenous nitric oxide activation protects against cigarette smoking induced apoptosis in endothelial cells

Raveendran, Muthuswamy, Wang, Jing, Senthil, Duraisamy, Wang, Jian, Utama, Budi, Shen, Ying, ...

Cigarette-induced endothelial dysfunction could be an early mediator of atherosclerosis. In this study, we explored the mechanisms of cigarette smoke extract (CSE)-induced human aortic endothelial...

Abnormal spermatogenesis and reduced fertility in transition nuclear protein 1-deficient mice

Yu, Y. Eugene, Zhang, Yun, Unni, Emmanual, Shirley, Cynthia R., Deng, Jian M., Russell, Lonnie D., ...

Transition nuclear proteins (TPs), the major proteins found in chromatin of condensing spermatids, are believed to be important for histone displacement and chromatin condensation during mammalian...

Brain-specific expression of an exogenous gene after i.v. administration

Shi, Ningya, Zhang, Yun, Zhu, Chunni, Boado, Ruben J., Pardridge, William M.

The treatment of brain diseases with gene therapy requires the gene to be expressed throughout the central nervous system, and this is possible by using gene targeting technology that delivers the...

Targeted Disruption of the Transition Protein 2 Gene Affects Sperm Chromatin Structure and Reduces Fertility in Mice†

Zhao, Ming, Shirley, Cynthia R., Yu, Y. Eugene, Mohapatra, Bhagyalaxmi, Zhang, Yun, Unni, Emmanual, ...

During mammalian spermiogenesis, major restructuring of chromatin takes place. In the mouse, the histones are replaced by the transition proteins, TP1 and TP2, which are in turn replaced by the...

Autosomal Dominant Familial Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Deposition Disease Is Caused by Mutation in the Transmembrane Protein ANKH

Williams, Charlene J., Zhang, Yun, Timms, Andrew, Bonavita, Gina, Caeiro, Francisco, Broxholme, John, ...

Familial autosomal dominant calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) chondrocalcinosis has previously been mapped to chromosome 5p15. We have identified a mutation in the ANKH gene that segregates with...

Cannabinoids promote embryonic and adult hippocampus neurogenesis and produce anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects

Jiang, Wen, Zhang, Yun, Xiao, Lan, Van Cleemput, Jamie, Ji, Shao-Ping, Bai, Guang, ...

The hippocampal dentate gyrus in the adult mammalian brain contains neural stem/progenitor cells (NS/PCs) capable of generating new neurons, i.e., neurogenesis. Most drugs of abuse examined to date...

Detection and avoidance of a natural product from the pathogenic bacterium Serratia marcescens by Caenorhabditis elegans

Pradel, Elizabeth, Zhang, Yun, Pujol, Nathalie, Matsuyama, Tohey, Bargmann, Cornelia I., Ewbank, Jonathan J.

The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is present in soils and composts, where it can encounter a variety of microorganisms. Some bacteria in these rich environments are innocuous food sources for C....

Nucleotide Sequence of Plasmid pCNB1 from Comamonas Strain CNB-1 Reveals Novel Genetic Organization and Evolution for 4-Chloronitrobenzene Degradation▿

Ma, Ying-Fei, Wu, Jian-Feng, Wang, Sheng-Yue, Jiang, Cheng-Ying, Zhang, Yun, Qi, Su-Wei, ...

The nucleotide sequence of a new plasmid pCNB1 from Comamonas sp. strain CNB-1 that degrades 4-chloronitrobenzene (4CNB) was determined. pCNB1 belongs to the IncP-1β group and is 91,181 bp in...

Combinatorial protein therapy of angiogenic and arteriogenic factors remarkably improves collaterogenesis and cardiac function in pigs

Lu, Huixia, Xu, Xinsheng, Zhang, Mei, Cao, Renhai, Bråkenhielm, Ebba, Li, Changjiang, ...

Establishment of functional and stable collaterals in the ischemic myocardium is crucial to restoring cardiac function after myocardial infarction. Here, we show that only dual delivery of a...

Frog albumin is expressed in skin and characterized as a novel potent trypsin inhibitor

Zhang, Ying-Xia, Lai, Ren, Lee, Wen-Hui, Zhang, Yun

A novel potent trypsin inhibitor was purified and characterized from frog Bombina maxima skin. A full-length cDNA encoding the protein was obtained from a cDNA library constructed from the skin....

Involvement of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Myocardial Apoptosis of Streptozocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

Li, Zhenhua, Zhang, Tao, Dai, Hongyan, Liu, Guanghui, Wang, Haibin, Sun, Yingying, ...

Apoptosis plays critical role in diabetic cardiomyopathy and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) is one of intrinsic apoptosis pathways. For previous studies have shown that endoplasmic reticulum...

On the Relation between Conservatism in Accounting Standards and Incentives for Earnings Management

QI CHEN, THOMAS HEMMER, YUN ZHANG

ABSTRACTThis paper studies the role of conservative accounting standards in alleviating rational yet dysfunctional unobservable earnings manipulation. We show that when accounting numbers serve both...

Felodipine Reduces Cardiac Expression of IL-18 and Perivascular Fibrosis in Fructose-Fed Rats

Xing, Shan-Shan, Tan, Hong-Wei, Bi, Xiu-Ping, Zhong, Ming, Zhang, Yun, Zhang, Wei

Metabolic syndrome is associated with accelerated macrovascular and microvascular coronary disease, cardiomyopathy, and elevated inflammatory status. To determine whether metabolic...

Functional Modularity of the β-Subunit of Voltage-Gated Ca2+ Channels

He, Lin-ling, Zhang, Yun, Chen, Yu-hang, Yamada, Yoichi, Yang, Jian

The β-subunit of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels plays a dual role in chaperoning the channels to the plasma membrane and modulating their gating. It contains five distinct modular domains/regions,...