Jiunn-chern
(Gene) Yeh,
Ph.D. Senior
Research Scientist
La Jolla Bioengineering Institute
La Jolla, California email
EDUCATION
University
of Oklahoma
Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Ph.D.
1996
Biochemistry
& Molecular Biology
National
Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan
B.S.
1986
Botany
EXPERIENCE
2002
- Present
Senior
Research
Scientist
La Jolla Bioengineering Institute
La Jolla, CA
2001
– 2004
Scientist
II - Molecular Biology Group
Genset, Corp.
San Diego, CA
2000
– 2001
Senior
Research
Scientist
- Dept. Molecular Biology
Corvas International, Inc.
San Diego, CA
1997
– 2000
Post-doctoral Fellow
Burnham Institute
La Jolla, CA.
1994
– 1996
Graduate student,
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City,
OK
1993
– 1994
Graduate student,
University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
HONORS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Recipient
of Graduate Student Association Award for Outstanding Academic
Achievement at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
PUBLICATIONS
Mitoma,
J., Petryniak, B, Hiraoka, N., Yeh, J.-C.,
Lowe, JB and Fukuda, M. (2003)Extended core 1 and core 2 branched
O-glycans differentially modulate sialyl Lewis x-type L-selectin
ligand activity.J.
Biol. Chem.278, 9953-9961
Fukuda,
M., and Yeh, J.-C.
(2002) Core 2 b6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase-II.In Taniguchi, M. Honke, K., and Fukuda, M. (ed) Handbook of Glycosyltransferases and Related Genes.143-150
Ong,
E., Suzuki, M., Belot, F., Yeh,J.-C., Franceschini,
I., Angata, K., Hindsgaul, O., Fukuda, M. (2002) Biosynthesis of
the HNK-1 glycans on O-linked
oligosaccharides attached to the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM).
The requirement for core 2 b-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
and the muscle specific domain in NCAM.J. Biol. Chem.277, 18182-18190
Yeh,
J.-C., Hiraoka N, Petryniak B, Nakayama J, Ellies LG, Rabuka
D, Hindsgaul O, Marth JD, Lowe, J. B., Fukuda M. (2001)Novel sulfated lymphocyte homing receptors and their
control by a core1 extension b1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase. Cell105, 957-969
Vanderplasschen,
A., Markine-Goriaynoff, N., Lomonte, P., Suzuki, M., Hiraoka,
N., Yeh, J.-C.,
Bureau, F., Willems, L., Thriy, E., Fukuda, M. and Pastoret,
P.-P. (2000) A multipotential b-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
is encoded by Bovine herpesvirus type 4. Proc.
Natl. Acad. Sci. USA97,
5756-5761
Schwientek,
T., Yeh, J.-C.,
Levery, S. B., Keck, B., Merkx, G., van Kessel, A. G.,Fukuda, M. and Clausen, H. (2000) Control of O-glycan
branch formation: Molecular cloning and characterization of a
novel thymus-associated core 2 b1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase.J. Biol. Chem.275,
11106-11113
Fukuda,
M., Hiraoka, N. and Yeh,
J.-C. (1999) C-type lectins and sialyl Lewis x
oligosaccharides: Versatile roles in cell-cell adhesion.
(mini-review)J.Cell. Biol.147,
467-470
Ong,
E., Yeh, J.-C., Ding,
Y., Hindsgaul, O., Pederson, L. C., Negishi, M. and Fukuda, M.
(1999)Structure
and function of HNK-1 sulfotransferase:Identification of donor and acceptor binding sites by
site-directed mutagenesis.J. Biol. Chem.274,
25608-25612
Nakayama,
J., Yeh, J.-C., Misra,
A., Ito, S., Katsuyama, T. and Fukuda, M. (1999) Expression
cloning of a human a-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
that forms GlcNAca1,4Galb-H, a unique carbohydrate for the
gastric gland mucous cell-type mucin. Proc.
Natl. Acad. Sci. USA96, 8991-8996
Hiraoka,
N., Petryniak, B., Nakayama, J., Tsuboi S., Suzuki, M., Yeh, J.-C., Izawa, D., Tanaka, T., Miyasaka, M., Lowe, J. B. and
Fukuda M. (1999) A novel, high endothelial venule-specific
sulfotransferase directs expression of 6-sulfo sialyl Lewis x,
an L-selectin ligand displayed by CD34.Immunity11, 79-89
Yeh,
J.-C., Ong, E. and Fukuda, M. (1999)Molecular cloning and expression of a novel b-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
that forms core 2, core 4, and I branches.J. Biol. Chem.274,
3215-3221
Ong,
E., Yeh, J.-C., Ding,
Y., Hindsgaul, O. and Fukuda, M. (1998)Expression cloning of a human sulfotransferase that
directs the synthesis of the HNK-1 glycan on the neural cell
adhesion molecule and glycolipids.J. Biol. Chem.273,
5190-5195
*Cho, S. K., *Yeh,
J.-C. and Cummings, R. D. (1997)Secrection of a-1,3-galactosyltransferase by cultured
cells and presence of enzyme in animal sera.Glycoconjugate J.14, 809-819 *The
first two authors are equal contributors to this work
Yeh,
J.-C. and Cummings, R. D. (1997)Differential recognition of glycoprotein acceptors by
terminal glycosyltransferases.Glycobiology7,
241-251
Li,
S., Neethling, F. A., Taniguchi, S., Yeh,
J.-C., Kobayashi, T., Ye, Y.,Koren, E., Cummings, R. D. and Cooper, D. K. C. (1996)Glycans derived from porcine stomach mucin are effective
inhibitors of natural anti-aGal antibodies in vitro and after
intravenous infusion in baboon.Transplantation62,1324-1331
Li,
S., Neethling, F. A., Yeh,
J.-C., Cooper, D. K. C. and Cummings, R. D. (1996)Potent inhibition of human and baboon anti-aGal
antibodies by a subfraction of oligosaccharides derived from
porcine stomach mucin.Transplant.
Proc.28, 563
Yeh,
J.-C. and Cummings, R. D. (1996)Absorbance- and light-based solid-phase assays for
CMPNeuAc:Galb1-4GlcNAc-R a-2,3sialyltransferase.Anal. Biochem.236, 126-133
Cho,
S. K., Yeh, J.-C.,
Cho, M. and Cummings, R. D. (1996)Transcriptional regulation of a1,3-galactosyltransferase
in embryonal carcinoma cells by retinoic acid: Masking of Lewis
x antigens by agalactosylation.J. Biol. Chem.271,
3238-3246
*Li,
S., *Yeh, J.-C.,
Cooper, D. K. C. and Cummings, R. D. (1995)Inhibition of human anti-aGal IgG by oligosaccharides
derived from porcine stomach mucin.Xenotransplantation2, 279-288.*The
first two authors are equal contributors to this work.
Wang,
C.-S., Dashti, A., Jackson, K. W., Yeh,
J.-C., Cummings, R. D. and Tang, J. (1995)Isolation and characterization of human milk bile salt
activated lipase C-tail fragment. Biochemistry34,
10639-10644
Yeh,
J.-C., Seals, J. R., Murphy, C. I., van Halbeek, H. and
Cummings, R. D. (1993)Site-specific
N-glycosylation and oligosaccharide structures of recombinant
HIV-1 gp120 derived from a baculovirus expression system.Biochemistry32,
11087-11099
PATENTS:
Genset
Corp, San Diego, CA 92121. Homotrimeric Extended OBG3
Globular Head And Uses Thereof USPTO application serial no.
60/385,238 (filed on 6/14/2002)
The
Burnham Institute, La Jolla, CA
b-1-6-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase that forms core2, core4
and I branches. United States Patent # 6,136,580, Oct, 24,
2000. A Novel b1,3-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase That Forms
the MECA-79 Antigen.
Corvas
International, San Diego, CA 92121. 10 patents covering
the cloning and sequences of novel serine proteases, and their
inhibitors