• BMB Reports
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.72-81
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• 2007

In order to screen the aging related proteins in human normal colon epithelia, the comparative proteomics analysis was applied to get the two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) profiles with high resolution and reproducibility from normal colon epithelial tissues of young and aged people. Differential proteins between the colon epithelia of two age groups were found with PDQuest software. The thirty five differential protein-spots were identified by peptide mass fingerprint (PMF) based on matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS) and database searching. Among them there are sixteen proteins which are significantly up-regulated in the colonic mucosal epithelia of young people group, which include ATP synthase beta chain, electron transfer flavoprotein alpha-subunit, catalase, glutathione peroxidase 1, annexin A2 and heat shock cognate 71 kDa protein, etc.; There are nineteen proteins which are significantly up-regulated in the colonic mucosal epithelia of aged people group, which include far upstream element-binding protein 1, nucleoside diphosphate kinase B, protein disulfide-isomerase precursor and VDAC-2, etc.. The identified differential proteins appear to be involved in metabolism, energy generation, chaperone, antioxidation, signal transduction, protein folding and apoptosis. The data will help to understand the molecular mechanisms of human colon epithelial aging.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.94-100
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• 2011

Bacillus licheniformis로 부터 phospholipase D (PLD)로 추정되는 유전자를 PCR 기술을 이용하여 분리하여 pGEM-T easy 운반체에 cloning 하였다. 분리된 유전자는 His6가 붙은 pET-21 운반체를 이용하여 E. coli BL21 (DE3)에서 발현시켰다. 재 조합된 PLD는 nikel-nitrilotriacetic acid (Ni-NTA) resin을 갖는 column을 이용하여 affinity chromatography로 분리하였다. SDS-PAGE 분석 결과 PLD로 추정되는 단백질은 약 44 kDa의 주요 단일밴드를 나타내었다. 분리된 효소의 최적 활성도는 pH 7.0에서 나타났으며 이 조건에서 또한 효소가 제일 안정되었다. 효소활성에 미치는 최적 온도는 $40-45^{\circ}C$의 온도에서 형성되어 비교적 높은 온도를 나타내었으며 비교적 넓은 범위의 온도에서 상당히 높은 효소 활성도를 나타내었다. 여러 가지 detergent 중에서 Triton X-100을 0.6 mM까지 첨가할 경우 PLD의 효소활성도는 점진적으로 증가하여 대조구 대비 최대 181%의 효소 활성도를 나타내었다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제64권4호
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• pp.373-383
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• 2019

야생 호밀 염색체 첨가 계통의 단백질 발현 양상을 보통 밀과 비교함으로써 발현의 차이를 보이는 단백질의 기능을 동정함으로써 야생 호밀의 작물학적 유용 가치를 확인하고자 이 연구를 수행하였다. 전반적으로 야생 호밀 염색체 첨가계통은 보통 밀의 유전적 배경을 바탕으로 건조와 열에 대한 비생물학적 스트레스에 대한 저항성 관련 단백질과 바이러스성 병원균에 대한 저항성 관련 단백질 및 척박한 환경에 적응하는 생리대사에 관련된 단백질을 가지고 있는 것을 확인하였다. 하지만 아직 야생 호밀의 단백질 기능에 대한 정보와 작물학적 이용에 대한 연구가 미흡한 상태이다. 앞으로 국내 야생 호밀의 유용 유전자원으로써의 작물학적 이용과 기능에 대한 지속적인 연구가 필요하다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.6.1-6.4
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• 2014

The aims of study were to investigate the effects of intraperitoneal (i.p.) infusion of ghrelin on pancreatic ${\alpha}$-amylase outputs and the responses of pancreatic proteins to ghrelin that may relate to the pancreatic exocrine. Six male Sprague-Dawley rats (300 g) were randomly divided into two groups, a control group (C, n = 3) and a treatment group (T, $10.0{\mu}g/kg$ BW, n = 3). Blood samples were collected from rat caudal vein once time after one hour injection. The concentrations of plasma ghrelin, cholecystokinin (CCK) and alfa-amylase activity were evaluated by enzyme immunoassay (EIA) kit. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) analysis was conducted to separate the proteins in pancreas tissue. Results showed that the i.p. infusion of ghrelin at doses of $10.0{\mu}g/kg$ body weight (BW) increased the plasma ghrelin concentrations (p = 0.07) and elevated the plasma CCK level significantly (p < 0.05). Although there was no statistically significant, the ${\alpha}$-amylase activity tended to increase. The proteomics analysis indicated that some pancreatic proteins with various functions were up- or down-regulated compared with control group. In conclusion, ghrelin may have role in the pancreatic exocrine, but the signaling pathway was still not clear. Therefore, much more functional studies focus on these found proteins are needed in the near future.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.685-695
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• 2011

Satellite cells are skeletal muscle progenitor/stem cells that reside between the basal lamina and plasma membranes of skeletal fibers in vivo. These cells can give rise to both myogenic and adipogenic cells. Given the possible role for differentiation of satellite cells into adipocytes in marbling and in some pathological disorders like sarcopenia, knowledge of the proteins involved in such process remains obscure. Using two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis coupled with mass spectrometry, we investigated the proteins that are differentially expressed during adipogenic differentiation of satellite cells from bovine longissimus muscle. Our proteome mapping strategy to identify the differentially expressed intracellular proteins during adipogenic differentiation revealed a total of 25 different proteins. The proteins up-regulated during adipogenic differentiation of satellite cells like Cathepsin H precursor, Retinal dehydrogenase 1, Enoyl-CoA hydratase, Ubiquinol-cytochrome-c reductase, T-complex protein 1 subunit beta and ATP synthase D chain were found to be associated with lipid metabolism. The down-regulated proteins like LIM protein, annexin proteins, cofilin-1, Rho GDP-dissociation inhibitor 1 and septin-2, identified in the present study were found to be associated with myogenesis. These results clearly demonstrate that the adipogenic conversion of muscle satellite cells is associated with the up-regulated and down-regulated proteins involved in adipogenesis and myogenesis respectively.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.911-920
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• 2006

[ $CD8^+$ ] T Iymphocytes with the cytotoxic activity and capability to release various cytokines are the major players in immune responses against viral infection and cancer. To identify the proteins specific to resting or activated human CD8$^+$ T cells, human CD8$^+$ T cells were activated with anti-CD3+anti-CD28 mAb in the presence of IL-2. The solubilized proteins from resting and activated human CD8$^+$ T cells were separated by high-resolution two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and their proteomes were analyzed. Proteomic analysis of resting and activated T cells resulted in identification of 35 proteins with the altered expression. Mass spectrometry coupled with Profound and SWISS-PROT database analysis revealed that these identified proteins are to be functionally associated with cell proliferation, metabolic pathways, antigen presentation, and intracellular signal transduction pathways. We also identified six unknown proteins predicted from genomic DNA sequences specific to resting or activated CD8$^+$ T cells. Protein network studies and functional characterization of these novel proteins may provide new insight into the signaling transduction pathway of CD8$^+$ T cell activation.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.115-120
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• 2014

PURPOSE. The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of aging on the tear strength and cytotoxicity of four soft denture lining materials. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Four commonly used soft denture lining materials, (Coe-Comfort$^{TM}$ GC America Inc., Alsip, IL, USA; Coe-SOFT$^{TM}$ GC America Inc., Alsip, IL, USA; Visco-gel Dentsply Caulk Milford, DE, USA; and Sofreliner Tough M Tokuyama Dental Corporation Tokyo, Japan) were selected. Sixty trouser-leg designed specimens per lining material were fabricated using a stainless steel mold for tear strength testing. The specimens were divided into non-thermocycling and 1000-, and 3000-thermocycling groups. For the cytotoxicity test, twenty-four disk shaped specimens per material were fabricated using a stainless steel mold. The specimens were soaked in normal saline solution for 24 h, 48 h and 72 h. Cytotoxicity was measured by XTT assay in L929 mouse fibroblasts. Data were analyzed by two way analysis of variance and Dunnett's test (P<.05). RESULTS. Before thermocycling, Sofreliner Tough M ($10.36{\pm}1.00N$) had the highest tear strength value while Coe-Comfort$^{TM}$ ($0.46{\pm}0.10N$) had the lowest. After 3000 cycles, Sofreliner Tough M ($9.65{\pm}1.66N$) presented the highest value and Coe-Comfort$^{TM}$ ($0.42{\pm}0.08N$) the lowest. Sofreliner Tough M, in all incubation periods was the least toxic with significant differences compared to all other materials (P<.05). Coe-Comfort$^{TM}$, Coe-$SOFT^{TM}$, and Sofreliner Tough M did not show any significant differences within their material group for all incubation periods. CONCLUSION. This in vitro study revealed that aging can affect both the tear strength and cytotoxicity of soft denture materials depending on the composition.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.301-310
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• 1997

황해서식 두족류 (class Cephalopoda)의 가용성 단백질에 대한 연구를 위해, 인천 및 목포 연근해에서 채집된 두족류 3목 5종의 (오징어목 : 참갑오징어 (Sepia esculenta) 및 쇠갑오징어 (Sepiella japonica), 살오징어목 : 한치꼴뚜기 (Loligo chinensis) 및 참꼴뚜기 (Loligo beka), 문어목 : 낙지 (Octopus minor)의 안구단백질, 근육단백질 및 간조직을 추출하여, 각종 전기영동 (Davis-PAGE 및 SDS-PAGE, Exponential gradient SDS-PAGE, 등전점 전기영동, 2차원 전기영동) 방법에 의한 단백질 분리 양상을 통해 두족류 종사이의 유전적 근연관계를 분석하였다. 시료의 안구 및 근육 단백질에 대한 exponential gradient SDS-PAGE 전기영동 결과 대략 분자량 35-50 KDa 사이에서 단백질 분리 양상의 차이를 볼 수 있었으며, 등전점 전기영동 방법(IEF)에 의해서는 pI값 7.5-8.5 사이에서 종간 특이성을 갖는 단백질 분리 양상을 볼 수 있었다. 특히 유의성이 있다고 판단된 시료의 안구 단백질을 2차원 전기영동 방법에 의해 분리 해 본 결과 대부분 분자량 30-50 KDa 사이에 분포하고 있어 exponential gradient SDS-PAGE 전기 영동에 의한 결과와 일치함을 알 수 있었다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.16-22
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• 2005

A cDNA encoding ${\gamma}-tocopherol$ methyltransferase (${\gamma}-TMT$) from Arabidopsis thaliana was overexpressed in lettuce (Latuca sativa L.) to improve the tocopherol composition. Seven lines of lettuce ($T_0$) containing the ${\gamma}-TMT$ transgene were produced by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. The inheritance and expression of the transgene were confirmed by DNA and RNA gel blot analyses as well as quantification of tocopherols and ${\gamma}-TMT$ activities. The ratio of ${\alpha}-/{\gamma}-tocopherol$ content (TR) varied from 0.6 to 1.2 in non-transformed plants, while the $T_0$ plants had ratios of 0.8 to 320. The ratio ranged from 0.4 to 544 in 41 $T_1$ progenies of the $T_0$ transgenic line gTM3, and the phenotypic segregation indicated monogenic inheritance of the transgene (i.e., 3:1 = dominant:wild-type classes). There was a tight relationship between the TR phenotype and ${\gamma}-TMT$ activity, and enzyme activities were affected by the copy number and transcript levels of the transgene. The TR phenotype was stably expressed in $T_2$ progenies of $T_1$ plants. The results from this study indicated that a stable inheritance and expression of Arabidopsis ${\gamma}-TMT$ transgene in lettuce results in a higher enzyme activity and the conversion of the ${\gamma}-tocopherol$ pool to ${\alpha}-tocopherol$ in transgenic lettuce.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.144-149
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• 2001

For the production and purification of a single chain human insulin precursor, four types of fusion peptides $\beta$-galactosidase (LacZ), maltose binding protein (MBP), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), and (His)(sub)6-tagged sequence (HTS) were investigated. Recombinant E. coli harboring hybrid genes was cultivated at 37$\^{C}$ for 1h, and gene induction occurred when 0.2mM of isopropyl-D-thiogalactoside (IPTG) was added to the culture broth, except for E. coli BL21 (DE3) pLysS harboring a pET-BA cultivation with 1.0mM IPTG, followed by a longer than 4h batch fermentation respectively. DEAE-Sphacel and Sephadex G-200 gel filtration chromatography, amylose affinity chromatography, glutathione-sepharose 4B affinity chromatography, and a nickel chelating affinity chromatography system as a kind of immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography (IMAC) were all employed for the purification of a single chain human insulin precursor. The recovery yields of the HTS-fused, GST-fused, MBP-fused, and LacZ-fused single chain human insulin precursors resulted in 47%, 20%, 20%, and 18% as the total protein amounts respectively. These results show that a higher recovery yield of the finally purified recombinant peptides was achieved when affinity column chromatography was employed and when the fused peptide had a smaller molecular weight. In addition the pET expression system gave the highest productivity of a fused insulin precursor due to a two-step regulation of the gene expression, and the HTS-fused system provided the highest recovery of a fused insulin precursor based on a simple and specific separation using the IMAC technique.