Jiunn-chern (Gene) Yeh, Ph.D. 
Senior Research Scientist
La Jolla Bioengineering Institute
La Jolla, California 
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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  

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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. Cell 105, 957-969

  5. 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. USA 97, 5756-5761

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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. USA  96, 8991-8996

  10. 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.  Immunity 11, 79-89

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. *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

  14. Yeh, J.-C. and Cummings, R. D. (1997)  Differential recognition of glycoprotein acceptors by terminal glycosyltransferases.  Glycobiology 7, 241-251

  15. 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.  Transplantation 62,1324-1331

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. *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.  Xenotransplantation 2, 279-288.       *The first two authors are equal contributors to this work.

  20. 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. Biochemistry  34, 10639-10644

  21. 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.  Biochemistry 32, 11087-11099

PATENTS:

  1. 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)

  2. 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. 

  3. Corvas International, San Diego, CA 92121.  10 patents covering the cloning and sequences of novel serine proteases, and their inhibitors

 

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