Dr. Chung performs conventional and cutting-edge scientific experiments under the following topics: 1. Langerhans and dendritic cell biology; 2. Effects of ultraviolet radiation on skin; 3. Functional analysis of keptine; and 4. Pathology of atopic dermatitis.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Langerhans and dendritic cells
Atophic dermatitis
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Ching JS, Dougherty I, Cruz PD, Ariizumi K, "Syndecan-4 mediates the coinhibitory function of DC-HIL on T cell activation." The Journal of Immunology, 179:5778-5784, 2007
Chung JS, Kota S, Dougherty I, Cruz PD, Ariizumi K, "DC-HIL is a negative regulator of T lymphocyte activation." Blood, 109:4320-4327, May 2007
Kota S, Yang Xl, Yudate T, Chung JS, Wu J, Luby-Phelps K, Kimberly RP, Underhill D, Cruz PD, Ariizumi K, "Dectin-2 is a pattern recognition receptor for fungi that couples with the Fc receptor gamma chain to induce innate immune responses." J. Biol. Chem., 281:38854-38866, 2006
Kota S, Shikano S, Xia G, Takao J, Chung JS, Cruz, PD, Xie XS, Ariizumi K, "Selective expression of vacuolar H-ATPase subunit d2 by particular subsets of dendritic cells among leukocytes." Mol. Immunol., 43:1443-1453, 2006
SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS
Habe H, Chung JS, Ishida A, Kasuga K, Ide K, Takemura T, Nojiri H, Yamane H, Omori T, "The fluorene catabolic linear plasmid in Terrabacter sp. strain DBF63 carries the β-ketoadipate pathway genes, pcaRHGBDCFIJ, also found in proteobacteria." Microbiology, 151:3713-3722, 2005
Bonkabara M, Yagihari H, Yudate T, Chung JS, Wahizu T, Ariizumi K, Cruz, PD, "Ultraviolet B radiation upregulates expression of Dectin-2 on epidermal langerhans cells by activating the gene promoter." Photchem. Photobiol., 81:944-948, 2005
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