Purification and Characterization of Antiviral Protein (AAP29) from the Leaves of Amaranthus mangostanus

참비름 (Amaranthus mangostanus)에서 항바이러스성 단백질 (AAP29)의 분리 및 특성

  • Yi, Seung-In (Department of Bio-Resources, National Agricultural Science and Technology Institute, RDA) ;
  • Kim, Yeong-Tae (Department of Bio-Resources, National Agricultural Science and Technology Institute, RDA) ;
  • Hwang, Young-Soo (Department of Bio-Resources, National Agricultural Science and Technology Institute, RDA) ;
  • Cho, Kang-Jin (Department of Bio-Resources, National Agricultural Science and Technology Institute, RDA)
  • 이승인 (농업과학기술원 생물자원부) ;
  • 김영태 (농업과학기술원 생물자원부) ;
  • 황영수 (농업과학기술원 생물자원부) ;
  • 조강진 (농업과학기술원 생물자원부)
  • Published : 1995.12.31

Abstract

An antiviral protein (AAP29) with ribosome-inactivating activity was purified and characterized from the leaves of the Amaranthus mangostanus. Purification was accomplished through crude extraction, ammonium sulfate precipitation, S-Sepharose chromatography, gel filtration, CM-Sepharose chromatography and Blue sepharose chromatography. This protein was about 29.2 kDa and strongly basic with the PI value between 9.0 and 9.6, indicating that AAP29 is similar to Type 1 RIP. The AAP29 showed high thermostability without activity toss even after 20 min at $50^{\circ}C$. In cell free system using rabbit reticulocyte lysate, AAP29 inhibited protein synthesis with an $IC_{50}$, of 0.18 nM. This protein also reduced mosaic symptoms of cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) on tobacco leaves. The N-terminal amino acid sequences of the AAP29 are ADLTFTVTKDGTSQSYXTLXNXWRXW and shows no sequence similarity with any known RIPs.

참비름 (Amaranthus mangostanus) 잎에서 단백질을 추출하여 S-Sepharose, Sephacryl S-200 HR, CM-Sepharose, Blue sepharose column chromatography에 의하여 단백질 합성 저해능이 있는 항바이러스성 단백질 (Amarnanthus antiviral protein, AAP29)을 분리하였다. 정제된 단백질의 분자량은 SDS-PAGE에서 약 29,200이었으며, 등전점은 9.0$50^{\circ}C$에서 20분간 처리한 경우에도 활성의 변화는 없었으며, 이 단백질의 단백질합성 저해능 활성을 in vitro translation system에서 측정한 결과 50% 저해농도 ($IC_{50}$)는 0.18 nM이었다. 담배잎 표면에 AAP29와 cucumber mosaic virus (CMV)를 함께 접종하여 항바이러스 활성을 생물검정한 결과 AAP29는 virus 감염를 현저히 저하시켰다. AAP29의 N-말단 아미노산 서열은 ADLTFTVTKDGTSQSYXTLXNXWRXW이었으며 기존에 알려진 다른 RIP과의 동질성은 없었다.

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