Sugnjin Kim

Mr. Sugnjin Kim


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

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

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23 September 2021 in Applied Sciences
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MLMyong Jin Lee
Myong Jin Lee
GKGeum Jin Kim
Geum Jin Kim
Myoung-Sook ShinMyoung-Sook Shin
Myoung-Sook Shin
JMJimin Moon
Jimin Moon
SKSugnjin Kim
Sugnjin Kim
HCHyukjae Choi
Hyukjae Choi
Chemical investigations of Aquimarina sp. MC085, which suppressed TGF-β-induced epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) in A549 human lung cancer cells, led to the isolation of compounds 1–3. Structural characterization using spectroscopic data analyses in combination with Marfey’s analysis revealed that they were two diketopiperazines [cyclo(l-Pro-l-Leu) (1) and cyclo(l-Pro-l-Ile) (2)] and one N-phenethylacetamide (3). Cyclo(l-Pro-l-Leu) (1) and N-phenethylactamide (3) inhibited the TGF-β/Smad pathway and suppressed the metastasis of A549 cells by affecting TGF-β-induced EMT. However, cyclo(l-Pro-l-Ile) (2) downregulated mesenchymal factors via a non-Smad-mediated signaling pathway.