Hyunjin Cho

Prof. Dr. Hyunjin Cho


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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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7 August 2014 in Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
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YCYun-Kyong Choi
Yun-Kyong Choi
DLDong Heon Lee
Dong Heon Lee
YSYoung-Kwon Seo
Young-Kwon Seo
HJHyun Jung
Hyun Jung
JPJung-Keug Park
Jung-Keug Park
HCHyunjin Cho
Hyunjin Cho

6 June 2018 in Experimental Dermatology
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ESEunah Suhng
Eunah Suhng
BKBo Hee Kim
Bo Hee Kim
YCYou Won Choi
You Won Choi
HCHae Young Choi
Hae Young Choi
HCHyunjin Cho
Hyunjin Cho
JBJi Yeon Byun
Ji Yeon Byun

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HCHyunjin Cho
Hyunjin Cho
HPHee-Jung Park
Hee-Jung Park
YSYoung Kwon Seo
Young Kwon Seo
Human umbilical-cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSC) are a type of mesenchymal stem cells and are more primitive than other MSCs. In this study, we identify novel genes and signal-activating proteins involved in the neural differentiation of hUC-MSCs induced by Low-Intensity Sub-Sonic Vibration (LISSV). RNA sequencing was used to find genes involved in the differentiation process by LISSV. The changes in hUC-MSCs caused by LISSV were confirmed by PLXNA4 overexpression and gene knockdown through small interfering RNA experiments. The six genes were increased among genes related to neurons and the nervous system. One of them, the PLXNA4 gene, is known to play a role as a guide for axons in the development of the nervous system. When the PLXNA4 recombinant protein was added, neuron-related genes were increased. In the PLXNA4 gene knockdown experiment, the expression of neuron-related genes was not changed by LISSV exposure. The PLXNA4 gene is activated by sema family ligands. The expression of SEMA3A was increased by LISSV, and its downstream signaling molecule, FYN, was also activated. We suggest that the PLXNA4 gene plays an important role in hUC-MSC neuronal differentiation through exposure to LISSV. The differentiation process depends on SEMA3A-PLXNA4-dependent FYN activation in hUC-MSCs.