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Wen - Chang Chang

Name/Title
Wen - Chang Chang
Professor
TEL
886-6 235-3535 ext 5496
FAX
886-6 274-9296
E-mail
wcchang@mail.ncku.edu.tw
EDUCATION:
Ph.D.
 Pharmaceutical Science 1973/10-1976/9 The University of Tokyo
M.S.
 Pharmaceutical Science 1971/10-1973/9 The University of Tokyo
B.S
 Department of Pharmacy 1965/09-1969/6 Taipei Medical College
EMPLOYMENT:
Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Cheng Kung University ( 1983/10-presen )
Chair Professor of National Cheng Kung University ( 2001-present )
National Chair Professor, Ministy of Education ( 1999-2002 )
General Director, Department of Life Sciences, National Science Council ( 1999/11-2001/07 )
Associate Dean, College of Medical, Cheng Kung University ( 1998/09-1999/07 )
Chairman, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheng Kung University ( 1994/10-1999/10 )
Chairman, Department of Pharmacology, Cheng Kung University ( 1983/10-1990/07 )
Visiting Research Fellow, University of Kentucky, USA ( 1981/09-1983/09 )
Visiting Scientist, Tokyo Metropolitan Institutes of Gerontology, Japan ( 1979/01-1981/08 )
Visiting Fellow, National Institute on Aging, NIH, USA ( 1976/10-1978/12 )
HONORS:
Science Academy Award, Ministry of Education ( 1998 )
Distinguished Scientist, specially contracted with National Science Council ( 1997/08-2003/07 )
Board Award, Chinese Education and Culture Foundation ( 1996 )
Distinguished Research Award, Chinese Pharmacological Society ( 1994 )
Wu San-Lien Award in Medical Science, Wu San-Lien Award Foundation ( 1993 )
Distinguished Research Award, National Science Council ( 1983-1991 )
Visiting Scholar, William Harvey Research Institute, UK (Director Sir John R. Vane),
sponsored by Glaxo-William Harvey Medical Research Award ( 1997/06-1997/09 )
Visiting Professor, Biosignal Research Center, Kobe University (President Yasutomi Nishizuka),
officially appointed by the Minstry of Education of Japan ( 1999/07-1999/10 )
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Signal transductions and gene regulation
Transcription factor interactions in gene transcription
RECENT PUBLICATIONS :
Lin, C.H., Yeh, S.H., Leu, T.H., Chang, W.C., Wang, S.T. and Gean, P.W.: Identification of calcineurin as a key signal in the extinction of fear memory. J. Neurosci. 23: 1574-1579, 2003.
Liu, Y.W., Tseng, H.P., Chen, L.C., Chen, B.K. and Chang, W.C.: Functional cooperation of simian virus 40 promoter factor 1 and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein β and δ in lipopolysaccharide-induced gene activation of IL -10 in mouse macrophages. J. Immunol. 171: 821-828, 2003 .
Chen, C.J., Huang, H.S. and Chang, W.C.: Depletion of phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase up-regulates arachidonate metabolism by 12( S )-lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase 1 human epidermoid carcinoma A431 cells. FASEB J. 17: 1694-1696, 2003
Chang, W.C.: Cell signaling and gene regulation of human 12( S )-lipoxygenase expression (Invited Review Article). Prost. Other Lipid Mediat. 71: 277-285, 2003.
Chang, W.C.: Identification of an endogenouse inhibitor of arachidonate metabolism in human epidermoid carcinoma A431 cells (Invited Review Article). J. Biomed. Sci. 203: 599-606, 2003
Wang, Y.N. and Chang, W.C.: Induction of the disease-associated keratin 16 gene expression by epidermal growth factor is regulated through cooperation of transcription factors Sp1 and c-Jun. J. Biol. Chem. 278: 45848-45857, 2003.
Chen, LC, Chen, BK, Chang, JM, Chang, WC.: Essential role of c-Jun induction and coactivator p 300 in epidermal growth factor-induced gene expression of cyclooxygenase -2 in human epidermoid carcinoma A431 cells. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1683: 38-48, 2004.
Huang, J.H., Su, I.J., Lei, H.Y., Wang, H.C., Lin, W.C., Chang, W.T., Huang, W., Chang, W.C., Chang, Y.S., Chen, C.C. and Lai, M.D.: Endoplasmic reticulum stress stimulates the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 through activation of NF-kB and pp 38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. J. Biol.Chem. 279; 46384-46392, 2004
Lin, C.F., Chen, C.L., Chang, W.T., Jan, M.S., Hsu, L.J., Wu, R.H., Tang, M.J., Chang, W.C. and Lin, Y.S.: Sequential caspase-2 and caspase-8 activation upstream of mitochondria during ceramide- and etoposide-induced apoptosis. J. Biol. Chem. 279: 40755-40761, 2004.
Wu, M.H., Wang , C.A. , Lin, C.C., Cheng, L.C., Chang, W.C. and Tsai, S.J.: Distinct regulation of cyclooxygenase-2 by interleukin-1β in normal and endometriotic stromal cells. J. Clin. Endoc. Metab. 90: 286-295, 2005
Lin, C.F., Chen, C.L., Chang, W.T., Jan, M.S., Hsu, L.J., Wu, R.H., Fang, Y.T., Tang, M.J., Chang, W.C. and Lin, Y.S.: Bcl-2 rescues ceramide- and etoposide-induced mitochondrial apoptosis through blockage of caspase-2 activation. J. Biol. Chem. 280: 23758-23765, 2005
Chen, L.C., Chen, B.K. and Chang, W.C.: Activating protein 1-mediated cyclooxygenase-2 expression is independent of N-terminal phosphorylation of c-Jun. Mol. Pharmacol. 67: 2057-2069, 2005.
Wang, J.M., Tseng, J.T. and Chang, W.C.: Induction of human NF-IL6 β by epidermal growth factor is mediated through p38 signaling pathway and CREB activation in A431 cells. Mol. Biol. Cell 16: 3365-3376, 2005
Tzeng, S.J., Chang, W.C. and Huang, J.D.: Transcriptional regulation of the rat Mrp3 gene promoter by the specificity protein (Sp) family members and CCAAT/enhancer binding proteins. J. Biomed. Sci. in press, 2005
Chang, W.C. and Chen B.K.: Transcription factor Sp1 functional as an anchor protein in gene transcription of human 12( S )-lipoxygenase (Invited Review Article). Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. in press, 2005
Hung, J.J., Wu, C.Y., Liao, P.C. and Chang, W.C.: Hsp90α recruited by Sp1 is important for transcription of 12( S )-lipoxygenase in A431 cells. J. Biol. Chem. 280: 36283-36292, 2005
Wang, Y.N., Chen, Y.J. and Chang, W.C.: Activation of ERK signaling by epidermal growth factor mediates c-Jun activation and p300 recruitment it keratin 16 gene expression. Mol. Pharmacol . 69: 1-14, 2006.
Hung, J.J., Wang, Y.T. and Chang W.C.: Sp1 deacetylation induced by phorbol ester recruits p300 to activate the 12( S )- lipoxygenase transcription. Mol. Cell. Biol. 26: 1770-1785, 2006.
Liu, Y.W., Chen C.C., Tseng H.P. and Chang, W.C.: Lipopolysaccharide -induced transcriptional activation of interleukin-10 is mediated by MAPK- and NF- κ B- induced CCAAT/Enhancer-binding protein δ in mouse macrophages. Cell. Signal. 18: 1492-1500, 2006.
Wang, J.M., Ko , C.Y., Chen, L.C., Wang, W.L. and Chang, W.C.: Functional role of NF-IL6 β and its sumoylation and acetylation modifications in promoter activation of cyclooxygenase 2 gene. Nucl . Acids Res. 34: 217-231, 2006.
Chiang, B.T., Liu, Y.W., Chen, B.K., Wang, J.M. and Chang, W.C.: Direct interaction of C/EBPδ and Sp1 at the GC-enriched promoter region synergizes the IL-10 gene transcription in mouse macrophage. J. Biomed. Sci. 13: 621-635, 2006.
Huang, H.S., Liu, Z.M., Ding, L., Chang, W.C., Hsu, P.Y., Wang, S.H., Chi, C.C. and Chuang, C.H.: Opposite effect of ERK1/2 and JNK on p53-independent p21 WAF1/CIP1 activation involved in the arsenic trioxide-induced human epidermoid carcinoma A431 cellular cytotoxicity. J. Biomed. Sci. 13: 113-125, 2006.
Lu, T.J., Lai, W.Y., Huang, C.Y.F., Hsieh, W.J., Yu, J.S., Hsieh, Y.J., Chang, W.T., Leu, T.H., Chang, W.C., Chuang, W.J., Tang, M.J., Chen, T.Y., Lu, T.L. and Lai, M.D.: Inhibition of cell migration by autophophorylated mammalian sterile 20-like kinase (MST3) involves paxillin and protein-tyrosine phosphatase-PEST. J. Biol. Chem. 281: 38405-38417, 2006
Lin, C.C., Tu, C.F., Yen, M.C., Chen, M.C., Hsieh, W.J., Chang, W.C., Chang, W.T. and Lai, M.T.: Inhibitor of heat shock protein 90 enhances the anti-tumor effect of DNA vaccine targeting clients of heat shock protein. Mol. Ther. 15: 404-410, 2007.
Chen , B.K., Huang, C.C., Chang, W.C., Chen, Y.J., Kikkawa, U., Ken-ichi Nakahama, K. I., Morita, I. and Chang, W.C.: PP2B-Mediated dephosphorylation of c-Jun C-terminus regulates phorbol ester-induced c-Jun/Sp1 interaction in A431 cells. Mol. Biol. Cell. 18: 1118-1127, 2007.
Huang, Y.C., Chang, W.C., Su, J.G.J., Cai, J.L., Chen, C.C., Hung, J.J. and Liu, Y.W. Peptidoglycan enhances transcriptional expression of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein δ gene in mouse macrophages. J. Biomed. Sci. 14: 407-418, 2007.
Chen, Y.J., Wang, Y.N. and Chang, W.C. ERK2-mediated C-terminal serine phosphorylation of p300 is vital to the regulation of EGF-induced keratin 16 gene expression. J. Biol. Chem. 282: 27215-27228, 2007.
Wei J., Yan W., Li X., Chang, W.C. and Tai, H.H. Activation of thromboxane receptor α induces expression of cyclooxygenase-2 through multiple signalling pathways in A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cells. Biochem. Pharmacol. 74: 787-800, 2007.
Lee, P.T., Lio, P.C., Chang, W.C. and Tseng, J.C. EGF increases the interaction between nucleolin and heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K/poly(C) binding protein 1 complex to regulate the gastrin mRNA turnover. Mol. Biol. Cell in press, 2007.
Huang, C.C., Wang, J.M., Kikkawa, U., Mukai, H., Shen M.R., Chen, B.K. and Chang, W.C. Calcineurin-mediated dephosphorylation of c-Jun Ser-243 is required for c-Jun protein stability and cell transformation. Oncogene in press, 2007.
Liu, Y.W., Chen, C.C., Wang, J.M., Chang, W.C., Huang, Y.C., Chung, S.Y., Chen, B.K. and Hung, J.J. Role of transcriptional factors Sp1, c-Rel, and c-Jun in LPS-induced C/EBP δ gene expression of mouse macrophages. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. in press, 2007.
Tsou, J.H., Chang, K.Y., Wang, W.C., Tseng, J.T., Su, W.C., Hung, L.Y., Chang, W.C. and Chen, B.K. Nucleolin regulates c-Jun/Sp1-dependent transcriptional activation of cPLA 2 in phorbol ester-treated non-small cell lung cancer A549 cells. Nucleic Acids Research. in press, 2007.
Address:No. 1 University Road, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
Tel:(+886) 6-2353535 ext 5471 Fax:(+886) 6-2749296
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