• BMB Reports
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.87-93
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• 1995

To investigate the biological functions of the EGF-like domain of mouse betacellulin (BTC), mouse BTC(33-80), a 48-residue peptide corresponding to the EGF-like domain, was synthesized by stepwise solidphase methods using a 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc) strategy. The homogeneity of synthetic mouse BTC(33-80) was confirmed by analytical reversed phase (RP)-HPLC, amimo acid analysis, and fast atom bombardment mass spectrometer (FAB-MS). Three disulfide bond pairings of synthetic mouse BTC(33-80) were established by amino acid analysis of cysteine-containing fragments derived from thermolytic digestion. These were consistent with the pairings of EGF and transforming growth factor ($TGF-{\alpha}$). The EGF-Iike domain of mouse BTC showed equipotent activity in both EGF-receptor binding on A-431 epidermoid carcinoma cells, and mitogenesis on NIH-3T3 fibroblast cells, as compared with authentic h-EGF. Results suggest that the EGF-Iike domain of BTC plays a significant role in mitogenic activity with an EGF-receptor mediated system.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.2643-2647
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• 2011

Efficient ditopic receptor, uranyl(II) N,N'-(ethylenedioxy)benzenebis(salicylideneimine) (3) for beryllium ion has been obtained upon functionalization of 1,2-ethylenedioxybenzene (1) with a uranyl-salphen (salphen = N,N'-phenylenebis(salicylideneimine)) unit. Binding affinities of the receptor, 3 in AN-DMSO (v/v 95:5) solution have been measured for alkali and alkaline earth metal ions by conductometry comparing 1. The results showed that both monotopic 1 and ditopic receptor 3 were selective for $Be^{2+}$ ions over other cations, while especially 3 that can complex both with cations (coordinated to basic oxygen of ethylenedioxybenzene) and anions (coordinated to the Lewis acidic uranyl center) results in an increase of the stability constants by a factor of $10^{2.42}$ with respect to 1. Furthermore, the $Be^{2+}$-3 interactions are demonstrated by $^1H$ NMR experiments in highly polar solvent medium, DMSO-$d_6$. Higher selectivities were also observed for $Be^{2+}$ when the ditopic receptor, 3 was incorporated into PVC membranes and tested as ion selective electrodes at neutral pH.

• 약학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.31-41
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• 1986

Sarcolemmal membrane fraction from canine ventricle was isolated from the discarded pellet after the first homogenization in the isolation procedure of sarcoplasmic reticulum (Method 1) and the protein yield, purity, and sidedness of this preparation were compared to those of sarcolemmal fraction prepared by method of Lee et al. (Method 2) and a slight modification of original protocol of Jones et al. (Method 3). Method 1 differed from Method 2 essentially only in that vigorous homogenization was carried out by omnimixer and homogenization medium containing 30mM Tris-maleate was used in the first step. The sarcolemmal fraction was enriched from 45 to 50 and 29-fold in [$^3H$] ouabain, [$^3H$] DHA, [$^3H$] QNB binding and $Na^+$, $K^+$-ATPase activity, respectively, compared to homogenate. Total $Na^+$, $K^+$-ATPase activity of highly sarcolemma enriched fraction was 144.6$\pm$16.4$\mu\textrm{mol}$ Pi/mg protein/hr, which was about 85%, of total ATPase activity, and the yield of the preparation was 15.7 mg protein per 100g of starting ventricular tissue. The sarcolemmal preparation supported $^{45}Ca^{2+}$-uptake in the presence of ATP but this uptake was not dependent on oxalate. Sarcolemmal $Na^+$, $K^+$-ATPase activity and detectable [$^3H$] ouabain binding were increased about 32% and 35%, respectively, by pretreatment of sarcolemmal fraction with optimal concentration of sodium dodecylsulfate (0.3-0.4mg/mg protein), suggesting that this preparation contained about 24% of sealed rightside-out vesicles, 26% of sealed inside-out vesicles, and 5001o of freely permeable (leaky) form. This procedure showed the highest protein yield and leaky population, compared to Method 2 and 3. On the other hand, sarcolemmal fraction prepared by Method 2 and 3 showed low value in protein yield but comtained high population of inside-out (46%) and rightside-out (49%) vesicles, respectively, compared to present procedure (Method 1). The results indicate that vigorous homogenization decreases the population of sealed sarcolemmal vesicles but increases the sarcolemmal protein yield per gram tissue and that this procedure is available for further purification of sarcolemmal fraction and for the receptor binding study of sarcolemma.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권12호
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• pp.1527-1535
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• 2009

Polyphosphate (polyP) plays diverse physiological functions in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, but most of their detailed mechanisms are still obscure. Here, we show that deletion of polyphosphate kinase (PPK), the principal enzyme responsible for synthesis of polyP, resulted in augmented expression of cAMP receptor protein (CRP) and rpoS and lowered $H_2O_2$ sensitivity in Salmonella Typhimurium ATCC14028. The binding of cAMP-CRP complex to rpoS promoter and further stimulation of its transcription were proved through electrophoretic mobility shift assay, lacZ fusion, and exogenous cAMP addition, respectively. The rpoS expression increased in cpdA (cAMP phosphodiesterase coding gene) mutant, further suggesting that cAMP-CRP upregulated rpoS expression. These results demonstrate that PPK affects oxidative stress response by modulating crp and rpoS expression in S. Typhimurium.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.125-136
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• 1994

갑각류 골격근의 SR에서 칼슘유리 channel protein complex의 성격을 규명하기 위해 민물가재 및/또는 바다가재의 SR vesicles을 분리하여 $^{45}Ca$ 유리, $[^3H]ryanodine$결합, 및 immunoblot 실험을 실시하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1.민물가재 SR의 $[^3H]ryanodine$결합 실험에서 민물가재 SR의 maximal binding site및 affinity모두 바다가재에서 보다 낮았으나, high affinity binding site이었다. Extravesicles 칼슘농도를 증가시켰을 때 $[^3H]ryanodine$결합은 약간 증가되었으나, AMP나 AMP와 caffeine을 동시에 첨가하였을 때는 현저히 증가되었다(p<0.05). 이런 증가 현상은 $MgCl_2$나 tetracaine으로 유의성 있게 억제되었으나(p<0.001), ruthenium red에 의해서는 약간 억제되었다. 2.민물가재 SR을 전기영동하였을 때 바다가재의 ryanodine receptor band (HMWBr)와 비슷하나 포유류의 것(HMWBS) 보다는 약간 빠른 mobility를 나타낸다. 3.바다가재 HMWBr에 대한 polyclonal Ab를 이용한 민물가재, 바다가재 및 토끼 골격근의 칼슘유리 channel간의 면역학적 교차반응에서 민물가재와 바다가재의 칼슘유리 channel 간에는 교차반응이 있었으나, 포유류의 것과는 아무런 반응이 없었다. 4.민물가재 SR에서 $^{45}Ca$유리는 extravesicles의 칼슘농도 증가에 따라서 증가되었고, 낮은 외부 칼슘 농도에서 바다가재 보다 빠르게 일어났으나, AMP와 caffeine에 의해 영향을 받지 않았고, $MgCl_2$와 tetracaine으로 약간($3{\sim}8%$) 그리고 고농도의 ruthenium red로 중등도(23%) 억제되었다. 이상의 실험성적으로 갑각류 칼슘유리 channel protein은 포유류의 것과는 기능적으로나 면역학적으로 매우 다른 특징을 가지고 있고, 민물가재와 바다가재 칼슘유리 channel은 서로 유사한 특징을 갖지만, 민물가재의 칼슘유리 channel이 바다가재의 것보다 외부칼슘에 예민한 기능을 갖는 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.86-89
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• 2002

Blue light activates proton pump, and creates electrical gradient across the plasma membrane and drives $K^{+}$ uptake in stomatal guard cells. In this presentation, we provide evidence for regulatory mechanisms of the pump and the identification of blue light receptor. The pump is shown to be the plasma membrane H$^{+}$- ATPase and is activated through phosphorylation of the C-terminus. Phosphorylation occurred and 14-3-3 protein bound to the phosphorylation site. The binding of 14-3-3 protein was required for the H$^{+}$-ATPase activation. We also found that phot1 phot2 double mutant does not respond to blue light but other mutants respond to blue light by stomatal opening. However, all these mutants are capable of stomatal opening in the presence of fusicoccin, an activator of the H$^{+}$-ATPase. These results suggest that both photl and phot2 act as blue light receptors in guard cells.d cells.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.255-269
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• 2020

Objectives : Hemistepta lyrata Bunge (Bunge) is a wild herb that has been used for managing fever and wound in Korean Traditional Medicine. The present study explored the effects of H. lyrata extract on liver X receptor (LXR) α-dependent lipogenic genes in hepatocyte-derived cells. Methods : After HepG2 cells or Huh7 cells were pre-treated with 1-10 ㎍/mL of H. lyrata extract or its fractionated extract for 0.5 h, the cells were subsequently exposed to LXR ligand for 6-24 h. Cell viability, LXR response element (LXRE)-driven luciferase activity, sterol regulatory element binding protein-response element (SREBP-RE)-driven luciferase activity, SREBP-1c expression, and mRNA levels of LXRα and its-dependent target genes were determined. In addition, LC-MS/MS analysis was conducted to explore major compounds in H. lyrata-chloroform fractionated extract #4 (HL-CF4). Results : Of various H. lyrata extracts tested, chloroform extract and its fractionated extract #4, HL-CF4, significantly decreased T0901317-mediated SREBP-1c expression. In addition, HL-CF4 significantly reduced LXRE atransactivation and LXRα mRNA expression without any cytotoxicity. Moreover, HL-CF4 prevented the SREBP-RE-driven luciferase activity and mRNA levels of fatty acid synthase and stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 induced by T0901317. Results from LC-MS/MS analysis at positive/negative mode indicated that HL-CF4 contained several compounds showing m/z 197.1176 (C₁₁H₁₇O₃), 693.2913/227.1069 (C₃₈H₄₅O₁₂/C₁₅H₁₅O₂), 203.1797 (C₁₅H₂₃), 181.1225 (C₁₁H₁₇O₂), 591.2957 (C₃₅H₄₃O₈), 379.1040 (C₁₈H₁₉O₉), 409.1509 (C₂₀H₂₅O₉), 309.1348 (C₁₆H₂₁O₆), 391.1404 (C₂₀H₂₃O₈), and 669.2924/389.1248 (C₃₆H₄₅O₁₂/C₂₀H₂₁O₈). Conclusion : Based on its inhibition of the LXRα-dependent signaling pathway, H. lyrata chloroform extract and HL-CF4 have prophylactic potentials for managing non-alcoholic fatty liver.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.86-95
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• 2011

Objectives : Ulmus davidiana (UD) has been widely used in Korean herbal medicines used for treatment of acute and chronic inflammatory diseases, such as rhinitis, asthma, and abscess. In this study, To investigated the protective effect of UD on type 1 allergic response, we determined whether UD inhibits early and late allergic response. Methods : The effect of UD was analyzed by ELISA and RT-PCR in RBL-2H3 cells. Levels of ${\beta}$ -hexosaminidase, interleukin (IL)-4 and TNF-${\alpha}$ were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs). mRNA levels of COX-2 and T-helper type 2(Th2) cytokines were analyzed with RT-PCR. Results : We found that UD suppressed ${\beta}$-hexosaminidase release in RBL-2H3 not only by the PMA plus A23187 stimulation, but also by the IgE-DNP-HSA stimulation at the antigen-antibody binding stage and antibody-receptor binding stage. UD also significantly inhibited COX2 level, along with reduced Th2 cytokine levels, such as IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, GM-CSF, and TNF-${\alpha}$ in RBL-2H3. Conclusions : Our results indicate that UD protects against type 1 allergic response and exerts an anti-inflammatory effect through the inhibition of degranulation and expression of COX2 and Th2 cytokines.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.240-244
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• 1996

흰쥐에 항정신병약물인 haloperidol을 장기간 투여한 뒤 줄무늬체와 후결절 조직에서의 DA $D_2$양 수용체의 변동에 대해 조사하였다. 약물투여군 4군에게 haloperidol을 각기 0.05, 0.15, 0.5, 1.5mg/kg/day이 되게끔 4주간 투여하였다. DA수용체의 변동은 [$^3H$]spiperone을 이용한 결합반응법을 통해 알아 보았다. 정상대조군에 비해 4주 동안 haloperidol을 투여받은 군 모두에서 줄무늬체에서의 DA 수용체의 최대 결합치가 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 기존의 연구에서 사용한 용량보다 대단히 낮은 0.05mg/kg/day을 투여받은 군 역시 유의한 증가를 보여 낮은 용량의 haloperidol이 DA계에 영향을 미치는 것을 알 수 있었다. 후결절조직의 최대결합치는 haloperidol투여군 모두에서 증가한 경향을 볼 수 있었으나 정상대조군에 비해 1.5mg/kg/day투여군에서 유의한 증가를 볼 수 있었다. 본 실혐의 결과로 미루어 낮은 용량의 haloperidol을 장기간 투여했을 때 뇌내 DA계에 수용체증식이 나타나며 항정신병 효과의 발현과도 관련성이 시사된다. 이러한 결과는 최근 거론되고 있는 항정신병약물의 저용량투여를 간접적으로 지지하는 것으로 생각되며 DA계의 연동을 알리는 다른 생물학적 지표와의 관련성을 살피면 흥미로운 결과를 얻을 것으로 기대된다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.417-421
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• 2008

The efficient synthesis of four mesitylene-based receptors 1-4 and their potentiometric response characteristics to alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, and transition metal ions, under various pH conditions are outlined. Receptor 1-based electrode exhibited more sensitive response to Ag+ ion (49 mV/decade of range from 10-6 to 10-2 M) than the 2-based electrode (47 mV/decade of range from 3 ´ 10-5 to 10-2 M), while the 3- and 4-based ones revealed sub-Nernstian below 40 mV/pAg+. All electrodes showed substantial responses to Ag+ ion under acidic condition, but there was almost nil-response to other transition metal ions (Fe2+, Co2+, Zn2+, Ni2+, Pb2+, Cd2+, Cu2+ and Hg2+). The association constant of receptor 1 toward Ag+ ion, measured by 1H NMR titration, showed the largest value (200 M-1) among the tested receptors. The results were interpreted with semi empirically-modeled structures.