Faculty

Welcome to the Department of Life Science at SOGANG University.

Faculty

  • Name  Bong-Gun Ju, Ph.D.
  • Laboratory  Cell Differentiation Laboratory
  • Office  R213A
  • Phone  +82-2-705-8455
  • E-Mail bgju@sogang.ac.kr
  • Homepage  Cell Differentiation Laboratory

Research Interests

* Gene Regulation

* Tissue Barrier Regulation

* Macrophage/Microglia

Selected Publications

Extract of Polygala tenuifolia, Angelica tenuissima, and Dimocarpus longan improve skin wound healing in streptozotocin- induced diabetic mouse. Front Pharmacol. 2026 Mar 3;17:1779494.

 

3C3 alleviates atopic dermatitis-like phenotypes through cyclophilin A and B-mediated inhibition of calcineurin-NFAT pathway. Int Immunopharmacol. 2025 Oct 30;164:115335.

 

Ghrelin Represses Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin Gene Expression through Activation of Glucocorticoid Receptor and Protein Kinase C Delta in Inflamed Skin Keratinocytes. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Apr 2;23(7):3977.

 

Caffeoyl-Prolyl-Histidine Amide Inhibits Fyn and Alleviates Atopic Dermatitis-Like Phenotypes via Suppression of NF-κB Activation. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Sep 28;21(19):7160.

 

SFMBT2-Mediated Infiltration of Preadipocytes and TAMs in Prostate Cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2020 Sep 22;12(9):2718.

 

Jmjd6a regulates GSK3β RNA splicing in Xenopus laevis eye development.

Shin JY, Son J, Kim WS, Gwak J, Ju BG. PLoS One. 2019 Jul 30;14(7):e0219800.

 

Activation of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Negatively Regulates Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin Gene Expression via Protein Kinase Cδ-p300-NF-κB Pathway in Keratinocytes under Inflammatory Conditions. J Invest Dermatol. 2019 May;139(5):1098-1109.

 

Mithramycin A Improves Functional Recovery by Inhibiting BSCB Disruption and Hemorrhage after Spinal Cord Injury. J Neurotrauma. 2018 Feb 1;35(3):508-520.

 

JMJD3 and NF-κB-dependent activation of Notch1 gene is required for keratinocyte migration during skin wound healing. Sci Rep. 2017 Jul 26;7(1):6494.

 

Dexamethasone suppresses JMJD3 gene activation via a putative negative glucocorticoid response element and maintains integrity of tight junctions in brain microvascular endothelial cells. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2017 Dec;37(12):3695-3708.

 

Jmjd3 mediates blood-spinal cord barrier disruption after spinal cord injury by regulating MMP-3 and MMP-9 expressions. Neurobiol Dis. 2016 Nov;95:66-81.

 

Evolution and heterogeneity of non-hereditary colorectal cancer revealed by single-cell exome sequencing. Oncogene. 2017 May 18;36(20):2857-2867.

 

SFMBT2 (Scm-like with four mbt domains 2) negatively regulates cell migration and invasion in prostate cancer cells. Oncotarget. 2016 Jul 26;7(30):48250-48264.

 

Histone H3K27 Demethylase JMJD3 in Cooperation with NF-κB Regulates Keratinocyte Wound Healing. J Invest Dermatol. 2016 Apr;136(4):847-858.