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Yoongho Lim

Yoongho Lim

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
46
Citations
7775
World Ranking
18945
National Ranking
227

Overview

Yoongho Lim is affiliated with Konkuk University in South Korea, with a research focus spanning multiple fields primarily within medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as chemistry. Their body of work includes a notable concentration on organic chemistry, molecular biology, pharmacology, dermatology, and immunology.

The scientist's research covers a variety of core topics, including synthesis and biological activity, dermatology and skin diseases, synthesis of organic compounds, allergic rhinitis and sensitization, bioactive compounds and antitumor agents, immune response and inflammation, and NF-κB signaling pathways.

Lim's published papers reflect contributions to these areas, with key recent publications as follows:

  • "Chrysin Inhibits NF-κB-Dependent CCL5 Transcription by Targeting IκB Kinase in the Atopic Dermatitis-Like Inflammatory Microenvironment" (2020) in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "FRA1:c-JUN:HDAC1 complex down-regulates filaggrin expression upon TNFα and IFNγ stimulation in keratinocytes" (2022) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Anticancer activities of cyclohexenone derivatives" (2020) in Applied Biological Chemistry
  • "Chrysin Inhibits TNFα-Induced TSLP Expression through Downregulation of EGR1 Expression in Keratinocytes" (2021) in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of chalcones for anticancer properties targeting glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta" (2022) in Applied Biological Chemistry

Frequent co-authors include Soon Young Shin, Dongsoo Koh, Seunghyun Ahn, Young Han Lee, and Euitaek Jung, with collaborative works numbering up to 28 publications with some of these colleagues.

Among the recurring publication venues are:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (6 publications)
  • Applied Biological Chemistry (5 publications)
  • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters (4 publications)
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology (3 publications)
  • Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Curcumin down-regulates the multidrug-resistance mdr1b gene by inhibiting the PI3K/Akt/NF kappa B pathway.

    Byeong Hyeok Choi;Chang Gun Kim;Chang Gun Kim;Yoongho Lim;Soon Young Shin

  • Structural and functional analyses of minimal phosphopeptides targeting the polo-box domain of polo-like kinase 1

    Sang-Moon Yun;Tinoush Moulaei;Dan Lim;Jeong K. Bang

  • Inhibitory effect of ursolic acid purified from Origanum majorana L on the acetylcholinesterase.

    Chung Yk;Heo Hj;Kim Ek;Kim Hk

  • Antioxidative activity of persimmon and grape seed extract: in vitro and in vivo

    Hong Seok Ahn;Tae Il Jeon;Joo Yong Lee;Seong Gu Hwang

  • p21Waf1/Cip1 Expression by Curcumin in U-87MG Human Glioma Cells: Role of Early Growth Response-1 Expression

    Byeong Hyeok Choi;Chang Gun Kim;Young-Seuk Bae;Yoongho Lim

  • The antipsychotic agent chlorpromazine induces autophagic cell death by inhibiting the Akt/mTOR pathway in human U-87MG glioma cells.

    Soon Young Shin;Kyoung Sun Lee;Yang-Kyu Choi;Hyunjung Jade Lim

  • Flavonoid 3'-O-methyltransferase from rice: cDNA cloning, characterization and functional expression.

    Bong-Gyu Kim;Youngshim Lee;Hor-Gil Hur;Yoongho Lim

  • Transcription Factor Egr-1 Is Essential for Maximal Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Transcription by Tumor Necrosis Factor α

    Soon Young Shin;Ji Ho Kim;Andrew Baker;Yoongho Lim

  • Regiospecific methylation of naringenin to ponciretin by soybean O-methyltransferase expressed in Escherichia coli.

    Dae Hwan Kim;Bong-Gyu Kim;Youngshim Lee;Ji Young Ryu

  • Deoxypodophyllotoxin induces G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in HeLa cells

    Soon Young Shin;Yeonjoong Yong;Chang Gun Kim;Young Han Lee

  • The tricyclic antidepressant imipramine induces autophagic cell death in U-87MG glioma cells.

    Seung-Hyun Jeon;Se Hyun Kim;Yeni Kim;Yong Sik Kim

  • TNFα-exposed bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells promote locomotion of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells through transcriptional activation of CXCR3 ligand chemokines.

    Soon Young Shin;Jeong-Seok Nam;Yoongho Lim;Young Han Lee

  • Synthesis and biological evaluation of phenyl-1H-1,2,3-triazole derivatives as anti-inflammatory agents.

    Tae Woo Kim;Yeonjoong Yong;Soon Young Shin;Hyeryoung Jung

  • α-Lactalbumin, Engineered to be Nonnative and Inactive, Kills Tumor Cells when in Complex with Oleic Acid: A New Biological Function Resulting from Partial Unfolding

    Jenny Pettersson-Kastberg;Ann-Kristin Mossberg;Maria Trulsson;Yeon Joong Yong;Yeon Joong Yong

  • Production of a Novel Quercetin Glycoside through Metabolic Engineering of Escherichia coli

    Jeong-A Yoon;Bong-Gyu Kim;Woo Ju Lee;Yoongho Lim

  • Design, synthesis and inhibitory activities of naringenin derivatives on human colon cancer cells.

    Hyuk Yoon;Tae Woo Kim;Soon Young Shin;Mi Joo Park

  • Characterization of flavonoid 7-O-glucosyltransferase from Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Jeong Ho Kim;Bong Gyu Kim;Younghee Park;Jae Hyung Ko

  • Targeting Cancer Cells via the Reactive Oxygen Species-Mediated Unfolded Protein Response with a Novel Synthetic Polyphenol Conjugate

    Soon Young Shin;Jong Min Lee;Mi So Lee;Dongsoo Koh

  • Cepacidine A, a novel antifungal antibiotic produced by Pseudomonas cepacia. I. Taxonomy, production, isolation and biological activity.

    C H Lee;S Kim;B Hyun;J W Suh

  • Novel Glycolipoproteins from Ginseng

    Mi Kyung Pyo;Sun-Hye Choi;Sung Hee Hwang;Tae-Joon Shin

Frequent Co-Authors

Lak Shin Jeong
Lak Shin Jeong Seoul National University
Catharina Svanborg
Catharina Svanborg Lund University
Yang-Kyu Choi
Yang-Kyu Choi Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Ill-Min Chung
Ill-Min Chung Konkuk University
Jung Mogg Kim
Jung Mogg Kim Hanyang University
Seung-Jae Lee
Seung-Jae Lee Seoul National University
Ettore Appella
Ettore Appella National Institutes of Health
Akira Otaka
Akira Otaka University of Tokushima
Alexander Wlodawer
Alexander Wlodawer National Institutes of Health

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