Articles
- Meng, M*., Lee, C.-C. (2017) Function and structural organization of the replication protein of Bamboo mosaic virus. Front. Microbiol. 8:522. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00522.
- Chen, C.-Y. , Lee, C.-C. , Chen, H.-S., Yang, C.-H., Wang, S.-P., Wu, J.-H., Meng, M. (2016) Modification of lignin in sugarcane bagasse by a monocopper hydrogen peroxide-generating oxidase from Thermobifida fusca. Proc. Biochem. 51:1486-1495.
- Lee, C.-C., Lin, T.-L., Lin, J.-W., Han, Y.-T., Huang, Y.-T., Hsu, Y.-H., Meng, M.* (2016) Promotion of Bamboo mosaic virus accumulation in Nicotiana benthamiana by 5’→3’ exonuclease NbXRN4. Front. Microbiol. 6:1508. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01508. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01508
- Yang, T.-H., Hsu, P.-Y., Meng, M., Su, C.-C.* (2015) Supplement of 5-hydroxytryptophan before induction suppresses inflammation and collagen-induced arthritis. Arthritis Res. Ther. 17: 364. doi: 10.1186/s13075-015-0884-y.
- Yang, T.-H., Yuan, T.-H., Hwang, Y.-H., Lian, I.-B., Meng, M., Su, C.-C.* (2015) Increased inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis patients living where farm soils contain high levels of copper. J. Formos. Med. Assoc. doi:10.1016/j.jfma.2015.10.001.
- Cheepudom, J., Lee, C.-C., Cai, B., Meng, M.* (2015) Isolation, characterization and complete genome analysis of P1312, a thermostable bacteriophage that infects Thermobifida fusca. Front. Microbiol. 6:959. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00959
- Lin, H.-Y., Liu, J.-H., Cheng, K.-L., Lin, J.-Y., Liu, N.-R., Meng, M.* (2015) A Novel Binding of GTP Stabilizes the Structure and Modulates the Activities of Human Phosphoglucose Isomerase/Autocrine Motility Factor. Biochemistry and Biophysics Report, 2:14-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrep.2015.04.003
- Yeh, C.-H., Kuo, Y.-S., Chang, C.-M., Liu, W.-H., Sheu, M.-L., Meng, M*. (2014) Deletion of the gene encoding the reductase component of 3-ketosteroid 9a-hydroxylase in Rhodococcus equi USA-18 disrupts sterol catabolism, leading to the accumulation of 3-oxo-23,24-bisnorchola-1,4-diene-22-oicacid and 1,4-androstadiene-3,17-dione. Microb. Cell Fact. 13:130
- Hung, C.-J., Hu, C.-C., Lin, N.-S., Lee, Y.-C., Meng, M., Tsai, C.-H., Hsu, Y.-H.* (2014) Two key arginine residues in the coat protein of Bamboo mosaic virus differentially affect the accumulation of viral genomic and subgenomic RNAs. Molecular Plant Pathology, 15:196-210.
- Hung, C.-J., Huang, Y.-W., Liou, M.-R., Lee, Y.-C., Lin, N.-S., Meng, M., Tsai, C.-H., Hu, C.-C.*, Hsu, Y.-H.* (2014) Phosphorylation of coat protein by protein kinase CK2 regulates cell-to-cell movement of Bamboo mosaic virus through modulating RNA binding. Mol. Plant Microbe. In. 27:1211-1225.
- Chen, C.-Y., Huang, Y.-C., Wei, C.-M., Meng, M., Liu, W.-H., Yang, C.-H*. (2013) Properties of the newly isolated extracellular thermo-alkali-stable laccase from thermophilic actinomycetes, Thermobifida fusca and its application in dye intermediates oxidation. AMB Express. 3:49
- Chou, Y.-L., Hung, Y.-J., Tseng, Y.-H., Hsu, H.-T., Yang, J.-Y.i, Wung, C.-H., Lin, N.-S., Meng, M., Hsu, Y.-H.*, Chang, B.-Y.* (2013) The stable association of virion with the triple-gene block protein 3-based complex of Bamboo mosaic virus. PLoS Pathog. June;9(6): e1003405
- Chen, C.-Y., Hsieh, Z.-S., Cheepudom, J., Yang, C.-H., Meng, M.* (2013) A 24.7-kDa copper-containing oxidase, secreted by Thermobifida fusca, significantly increasing the xylanase/cellulase-catalyzed hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 97:8977-8986
- Chang, Y.-T., Hsieh, C., Wu, L.-C., Chang, H.-C., Kao, S.-S., Meng, M.*, Hsieh, F.-C. * (2012) Purification and properties of an insecticidal metalloprotease produced by Photorhabdus luminescens strain 0805-P5G, the entomopathogenic nematode symbiont. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 14:308-321.
- Lin, H.-Y., Yu, C.-Y., Hsu, Y.-H., Meng, M*. (2012) Functional analysis of the conserved histidine residue of Bamboo mosaic virus capping enzyme in the activity for the formation of the covalent enzyme-m7GMP intermediate. FEBS Lett. 586:2326-2331
- Huang, Y.-W., Hu, C.-C., Liou, M.-R., Chang, B.-Y., Tsai, C.-H., Meng, M., Lin, N.-S., Hsu, Y.-H.* (2012) Hsp90 interacts specifically with viral RNA and differentially regulates replication initiation of Bamboo mosaic virus and associated satellite RNA. PLoS Pathog. May;8(5):e1002726
- Lee, C.-C., Ho, Y.-N., Hu, R.-H., Yen, Y.-T., Wang, Z.-C., Lee, Y.-C., Hsu, Y.-H., Meng, M.* (2011) The interaction between Bamboo mosaic virus replication protein and coat protein is critical for virus movement in plant hosts. J. Virol. 85:12022-12031.
- Liu, K.-C., Ho, H.-C., Huang, A.-C., Ji, B.-C., Lin, H.-Y., Chueh, F.-S., Yang, J.-S., Lu, C.-C., Chiang, J.-H., Meng, M.*, Chung, J.-G.* (2011) Gallic acid provokes DNA damage and suppresses DNA repair gene expression in human prostate cancer PC-3 cells. Environ. Toxicol. doi: 10.1002/tox.20752
- Prasanth, K. R., Huang, Y.-W., Liou, M.-R., Wang, R. Y.-L., Hu, C.-C., Tsai, C.-H., Meng, M., Lin, N.-S., Hsu, Y.-H.* (2011) Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase negatively regulates the replication of Bamboo mosaic virus and its associated satellite RNA. J. Virol. 85:8829-8840.
- Liu, K.-C., Huang, A.-C., Wu, P.-P., Lin, H.-Y., Chueh, F.-S., Yang, J.-S., Lu, C.-C., Chiang, J.-H., Meng, M.*, Chung, J.-G.* (2011) Gallic acid suppresses the migration and invasion of PC-3human prostate cancer cells via inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 signaling pathways. Oncol. Rep. 26:177-184.
- Hu, R.-H., Lin, M.-C., Hsu, Y.-H., Meng. M.* (2011) Mutational effects of the consensus aromatic residues in the mRNA capping domain of Bamboo mosaic virus on GTP methylation and virus accumulation. Virology 411:15-24.
- Chen, I.-H., Lin, J.-W., Chen, Y.-J., Wang, Z.-C., Liang, L.-F., Meng, M., Hsu, Y.-H., Tsai, C.-H.* (2010) The 3′-terminal sequence of Bamboo mosaic virus minus-strand RNA interacts with RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and initiates plus-strand RNA synthesis. Mol. Plant Path. 11:203-212
- Cheng, Y.-M., Hsieh, F.-C., Meng, M.*. (2009) Functional analysis of conserved aromatic amino acids in the discoidin domain of Paenibacillus β-1,3-glucanase. Microb. Cell Factories 8:62 doi:10.1186/1475-2859-8-62.
- Han, Y.-T., Hsu, Y.-H., Lo, C.-W., Meng, M.*. (2009) Identification and functional characterization of regions that can be crosslinked to RNA in the helicase-like domain of BaMV replicase. Virology 389:34-44.
- Cheng, C.-W., Hsiao, Y.-Y., Wu, H.-C., Chuang, C.-M., Chen, J.-S., Tsai, C.-H., Hsu, Y.-H., Wu, Y.-C., Lee, C.-C., Meng, M.*. (2009) Suppression of Bamboo mosaic virus accumulation by a putative methyltransferase in Nicotiana benthamiana. J. Virol. 83:5796-5805.
- Sheu, J.-N., Chen, S.-M., Meng, M., Lue, K.-H. (2009) The Role of Serum and Urine Interleukin-8 on Acute Pyelonephritis and Subsequent Renal Scarring in Children. Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 28:885-890.
- Hsieh, F.-C.,Tzeng, C.-Y., Tseng, J.-T., Tsai, Y.-S., Meng, M.*, Kao, S.-S.* (2009) Isolation and characterization of the native entomopathogenic nematode, Heterorhabditis brevicaudis, and its symbiotic bacteria from Taiwan. Curr Microbiol. 58:564-570.
- Lin, H.-Y., Kao, Y.-H., Chen, S.-T., Meng, M.*. (2009) Effects of inherited mutations on catalytic activity and structural stability of human glucose-6-phosphate isomerase expressed in Escherichia coli. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1794:315-323.
- Cheng , Y.-M., Hong, T.-Y., Liu, C.-C., Meng, M.*. (2009) Cloning and functional characterization of a complex endo-β-1,3-glucanase from Paenibacillus sp. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 81:1051-1061.
- Hong, T.-Y., Hsiao, Y.-Y., Meng, M. Li, T.-H, T*. (2008) The 1.5 Å structure of endo-1,3-b-glucanase from Streptomyces sioyaensis: evolution of the active-site structure for 1,3-b-glucan-binding specificity and hydrolysis. Acta Cryst. D64:964–970
- Hsieh, F.-C., Lin, T.-C., Meng, M.*, Kao, S.-S.* (2008) Comparing methods for identifying Bacillus strains capable of producing the antifungal lipopeptide iturin A. Curr Microbiol. 56:1-5.
- Han, Y.-T., Tsai, C.-S., Chen, Y.-C., Lin, M.-K., Hsu, Y.-H., Meng, M.*. (2007) Mutational analysis of a helicase motif-based RNA5’-triphosphatase/NTPase from bamboo mosaic virus. Virology 367:41-50.
- Huang, Y.-L., Hsu, Y.-H., Han, Y.-T., Meng, M.*.(2005) mRNA Guanylation Catalyzed by the S-Adenosylmethionine-dependent Guanylyltransferase of Bamboo Mosaic Virus. J. Biol. Chem. 280:13153-13162.
- Huang, Y.-L., Han, Y.-T., Chang, Y.-T., Hsu, Y.-H., Meng, M.* (2004). Critical residues for GTP methylation and formation of the covalent m7GMP-enzyme intermediate in the capping enzyme domain of Bamboo mosaic virus. J. Virol. 78:1271-1280.
- Chen, I.-H., Meng, M., Hsu, Y.-H., Tsai, C.-H. 2003. Functional analysis of the cloverleaf-like structure in the 3’ untranslated region of Bamboo mosaic potexvirus RNA revealed dual roles in viral RNA replication and long distance movement. Virology 315:415-424.
- Hong, T.-Y., and Meng, M.* (2003) Biochemical characterization and antifungal activity of an endo-1,3-b-glucanase of Paenibacillus sp. isolated from garden soil. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 61:472-478.
- Hong, TY, Cheng, CW, Huang, JW, Meng, M.* (2002) Isolation and biochemical characterization of an endo-1,3-b-glucanase from Streptomyces sioyaensis containing a C-terminal family 6 carbohydrate-binding module that binds to 1,3-b-glucan. Microbiology (UK) 148:1151-1159.
- Li, Y.-I., Shih, T.-W., Hsu, Y.-H., Han Y.-T., Huang, Y.-L., & Meng, M.* (2001) The helicase-like domain of plant potexvirus replicase participates in the formation of 5’ cap structure of RNA by exhibiting an RNA 5’-triphosphatase activity. J. Virol. 75:12114-12120.
- Meng, M.*, Lin, H.-Y., Hsieh, C.-J., & Chen, Y.-T. (2001) Functions of the conserved anionic amino acids and those interacting with the substrate phosphate group of phosphoglucose isomerase. FEBS Lett. 499:11-14.
- Huang, C.-Y., Huang, Y.-L., Meng, M., Hsu, Y.-H., and Tsai, C.-H. (2001) Sequences at the 3’ untranslated region of the bamboo mosaic potexvirus RNA interact with the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. J. Virol. 75:2818-2824.
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