• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.107-114
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• 2004

본 연구는 우둔 단백질에서 분리한 헥사펩타이드, VLAQYK의 자연발증 고혈압쥐의 혈압, 중성 지질, 그리고 콜레스테롤에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 실시하였다. 헥사 펩타이드는 in vitro에서 138.34${\mu}\ell$/ml의 $IC_{50}$ 값을 보였던 것으로 농축하여 체중 kg당 각각 0.2g, 0.5g, 1.0g의 농도가 되도록 스테인레스 존데를 이용하여 경구투여한 후 혈압의 변화와 지질 수준을 살펴보았다. 실험기간동안 사료의 섭취량의 변화는 대체로 대조구와 처리구 사이에 크게 나타나지 않았지만 8주차에 이르러서는 대조군보다 세 처리구 모두 사료의 섭취량이 22 ${\sim}$ 24%로 감소하였다. 실험기간 동안 랫트의 체중의 변화는 비교적 저속적으로 증가하였지만 사료섭취에 대한 체중의 증가는 일정한 수준을 유지하여 경구 투여한 펩타이드에 대한 체중 증가는 없었다. 체내 중요 기관의 중량을 측정한 결과 대조군에 비해 간, 염통은 큰 변화가 없었으나 신장과 비장, 고환의 중량은 약간의 차이를 보였다. 신장의 중량은 0.2g과 0.5g의 헥사펩타이드 처리군에서 대조군보다 감소하였으며(P < 0.001), 비장은 대조군보다 오히려 중량이 증가 하였고(P < 0.05), 고환도 대조군보다 처리에 따라 중량의 증가를 보였다(P < 0.05). 헥사펩타이드를 체중 kg당 10.g의 농도로 투여한 군은 3주가 되자 대조군의 혈압보다 - 55.9mmHg로 저하되어 가장 강한 혈압 저하율을 보였으나(P < 0.05) 그 이루호는 6주째에 체중 kg당 0.2g의 농도로 투여한 구가 가장 높은 혈압 저하율을 보였다(P < 0.05). 실험 종료 후의 혈액내 총 콜레스테롤 함량은 0.2g, 0.5g, 1.0g의 헥사펩타이드의 모든 처리군에서 각각 대조군보다 25.4%, 23.5%, 23.7% 수준으로 더 낮은 농도를 보였다(P <0.001). 성인병 발병의 원인인 중성지질의 함량도 처리량에 따라 유의적으로 감소하여 113.3 ${\pm}$ 1.5mg 이었던 중성지방이, 0.5g/kg B.W의 헥사펩타이드 급여군에서는 93.6 ${\pm}$ 2.5mg의 수준으로 . 감소함을 보였다. 하지만 1.0g/kg B.W.의 헥사펩타이드의 급여군에서는 중성지질의 함량이 108.3 ${\pm}$ 1.5mg으로 증가하였다. 반면, HDL 콜레스테롤 함량은 대조군보다 모든 처리군에서 감소하는 경향을 보였으나 처리군 사이에서는 유의차를 보이지 않았다(P < 0.05). LDL 콜레스테롤 함량은 대조군바다 처리량에 따라 유의적으로(P <0.001) 감소하여 대조군에서 61.3 ${\pm}$ 1.7 이었던 것이 1.0gcjflrns에서는 36.4 ${\pm}$ 1.4mg의 함량으로 큰폭으로 감소하였음을 나타내었다. 본 연구의 결과를 종합하면, in vitro 상에서 ACE 억제 효과가 있었던 헥사펩타이드는 in vivo 상에서 농도 의존적인 혈압저하 효과를 보이지 못했지만 실험 개시후 3주에 가장 높은 혈압저하 수준을 보였고, 성인병의 발병지표로서 사용되는 LDL 콜레스테롤의 함량을 40.6%감소시켰다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.113-118
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• 1999

The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) is found in all vertebrates and its type-II molecule is regarded as a fundamental embryonic growth factor during development. We have firstly identified, in this study, a cDNA clone corresponding to IGF-II (flIGF-II) from the adult brain of the teleost, Paralichthys olivaceus. We also examined the tissue expression of flIGF-II in several adult tissues by RT-PCR. The flIGF-II cDNA contained a complete ORF consisting of 215 amino acids and one stop codon. Its molecular characteristics appear to be similar to the previously identified IGF-II molecules, in which a common primary structure exhibiting B, C, A, D, and E domains is evidently observed. This cDNA clone seems to be cleaved at $Ala_{52}$ for the $NH_2$-end signal peptide and appears to produce a 98 amino acid-long E-peptide from the $Arg^{118}$. The functional B-D domain regions, therefore, include 65 amino acids and is able to encode a 7.4-kDa protein. The most prominent structural difference between IGF-I and IGF-II was that the D domain of IGF-II exhibits a two-codon-deleted pattern compared to the 8 amino acid-containing IGF-I. The insulin family signature in the A domain and six cysteins forming three disulfide bridges between the B and A domains were evolutionary-conserved from teleosts to mammalian IGF-II. Interestingly, the E-peptide region appears to provide a distinct hallmark between teleosts in amino acid composition. The flIGF-II shows 85.1% of sequence identity to salmon and trout, 90.6% to tilapia, and 98.4% to perch in amino acid level. In tissue expressions of IGF-II, it is very likely that flIGF-II has a significant expression in the adult brain. However, liver seems to be the main source for IGF-II production, and relatively low signals were observed in the adult muscle and kidney. Taken together, it would be concluded that the functional region for IGF-II mRNA is highly similar in phylogeny and is evolutionary, conserved as a mediator for the growth of vertebrates.

• BMB Reports
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.353-358
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• 1995

Epitope tagging is the process of fusing a set of amino acid residues that are recognized as an antigenic determinant to a protein of interest. Tagging a protein with an epitope facilitates various immunochemical analyses of the tagged protein with a specific monoclonal antibody. The monoclonal antibody H8 has subtype specificity for an epitope derived from the preS2 region of hepatitis B virus surface antigen. Previous studies on serial deletions of the preS2 region indicated that the preS2 epitope was located in amino acid residues 130~142. To test whether the amino acid sequence in this interval is sufficient to confer on proteins the antigenicity recognizable by the antibody H8, the set of amino acid residues in the interval was tagged to the amino terminal of ${\beta}$-galactosidase and to the carboxyl terminal of the truncated $p56^{lck}$ fragment. The tagged ${\beta}$-galactosidase, expressed in Escherichia coli, maintained the enzymatic activity and was immunoprecipitated efficiently with H8. The tagged $p56^{lck}$ fragment, synthesized in an in vitro translation system, was also immunoprecipitated specifically with H8. These results demonstrate that the amino acid sequence of the preS2 region can be used efficiently for the epitope tagging approach.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.668-674
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• 2003

홍어를 발효하여 발효기간에 따른 항고혈압 효과를 조사하고 그에 따른 항고혈압성 물질을 분리하기 위해 GPC system을 사용하여 항고혈압 물질을 조 분리하였다. 항고혈압성 물질을 농축하기 위해 홍어 내장 및 가식부 열수 추출물을 대량 포집 하였다. 그리고 그에 따른 ACE 억제효과를 검색하였다. 즉, 홍어 가식 부의 ACE 저해 작용은 2% 첨가시 29%로, 다소 낮으나 상시 섭취될 수 있는 식품이란 측면에서 볼 때 그 유용성이 기대된다고 할 수 있으며 홍어 내장 열수 추출물의 ACE 저해 효과는 시료 2% 첨가의 경우 발효 0일째에 71.0%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 발효가 진행되면서 ACE 저해 효과는 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 ACE 억제효과를 나타내는 성분을 추정하기 위하여 홍어 내장 열수 추출물의 일반성분과 원소분석을 실시한 결과 일반성분 중 순단백질이 58.7%로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 원소분석 결과 C, H, O, N의 성분비가 당류라기 보다는 peptide계인 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 질소화합물의 분석결과 ACE를 억제하는 기능성 peptide의 성분인 Tyr, Phe, Val, His 등이 가식부 보다 많아서 ACE를 억제하는 peptide를 함유하리라 예상되었다. ACE억제 물질을 조 분리하기 위하여 Sephadex G-25 column chromatography에 의해 분자량별로 분획한 결과, 분획물 들의 ACE 저해 효과는 분획물 B(111-160)의 농도 0.2%에서 67.8%로 가장 높은 ACE저해 효과를 나타내었다. 이상의 결과로 미루어 보아 홍어 내장 열수 추출물의 ACE 저해인자는 가열에 대하여 안정한 비교적 저분자의 peptide와 같은 물질이라고 추정할 수 있었다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제62권3호
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• pp.19.1-19.6
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• 2022

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) and Akabane virus (AKAV) are mosquito-borne viruses that cause encephalitis and reproductive disorders in horses and cattle, respectively. There is no treatment for JEV or AKAV infections in animals. Therefore, we evaluated the antiviral activity of 18-mer amphipathic peptides in the 1b-4/21-C series on JEV and AKAV using Vero cells in vitro and evaluated their effects on JEV in mice. Of 6 peptides, 1b-4/21-C12 had the lowest IC₅₀ of 0.313 against JEV and its use as an antiviral against JEV and AKAV was examined. The IC₅₀ of 1b-4/21-C12 against JEV and AKAV was 0.78 and 1.14 µM, respectively. Mice treated with 5 or 2 mg/kg of 1b-4/21-C12 had 32% and 16% survival rates, respectively, and the surviving mice treated with 1b-4/21-C12 began to gain weight beginning 8 days post challenge with the virulent Nakayama strain. Moreover, 20 µM 1b-4/21-C peptide had no cytotoxic effects on Vero cells. Our in vitro and in vivo results indicate that 1b-4/21-C12 has antiviral activity against enveloped JEV and AKAV and might be useful as a therapeutic substance.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.368-375
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• 2011

Background: Recent clinical observation reported that there was a significant correlation between change in circulating vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels and the occurrence of severe acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), but the action mechanisms of VEGF in GVHD have not been demonstrated. Methods: This study investigated whether or not blockade of VEGF has an effect on acute GVHD in a lethally irradiated murine allo-HSCT model of $B6\;(H-2^b)\;{\rightarrow}B6D2F1\;(H-2^{b/d})$. Syngeneic or allogeneic recipient mice were injected subcutaneously with anti-VEGF peptides, dRK6 ($50{\mu}g/dose$) or control diluent every other day for 2 weeks (total 7 doses). Results: Administration of the dRK6 peptide after allo-HSCT significantly reduced survival with greaterclinical GVHD scores and body weight loss. Allogeneic recipients injected with the dRK6 peptide exhibited significantly increased circulating levels of VEGF and expansion of donor $CD3^+$ T cells on day +7 compared to control treated animals. The donor $CD4^+$ and $CD8^+$ T-cell subsets have differential expansion caused by the dRK6 injection. The circulating VEGF levels were reduced on day +14 regardless of blockade of VEGF. Conclusion: Together these findings demonstrate that the allo-reactive responses after allo-HSCT are exaggerated by the blockade of VEGF. VEGF seems to be consumed during the progression of acute GVHD in this murine allo-HSCT model.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.63-69
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• 2010

Monofunctional biosynthetic peptidoglycan transglycosylase (MBPT) catalyzes the formation of the glycan chain in bacterial cell walls from peptidoglycan subunits: N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and acetylmuramic acid (NAM). Bifunctional glycosyltransferases such as the penicillin binding protein (PBP) have peptidoglycan glycosyltransferase (PGT) on their C terminal end which links together the peptidoglycan subunits while transpeptidase (TP) on the N terminal end cross-links the peptide moieties on the NAM monosaccharide of the peptide subunits to create the bacterial cell wall. The singular function of MBPT resembles the C terminal end of PBP as it too contains and utilizes a similar PGT domain. In this article we analyzed the infectious and non infectious protein sequences of MBPT from 31 different strains of bacteria using a variety of bioinformatic tools. Motif analysis, dot-plot comparison, and phylogenetic analysis identified a number of significant differences between infectious and non-infectious protein sequences. In this paper we have made an attempt to explain, analyze and discuss these differences from an evolutionary perspective. The results of our sequence analysis may open the door for utilizing MBPT as a new target to fight a variety of infectious bacteria.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.59-62
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• 2008

The peptide methionine sulfoxide reductases (Msrs) are enzymes that catalyze the reduction of methionine sulfoxide back to methionine. Because of two enantiomers of methionine sulfoxide (S and R forms), this reduction reaction is carried out by two structurally unrelated classes of enzymes, MsrA (E.C. 1.8.4.11) and MsrB (E.C. 1.8.4.12). Whereas MsrA has been well characterized structurally and functionally, little information on MsrB is available. The recombinant MsrB from Bacillus subtilis has been purified and crystallized by the hanging-drop vapor-diffusion method, and the functional and structural features of MsrB have been elucidated. The crystals belong to the trigonal space group P3, with unit-cell parameters a=b=136.096, $c=61.918{\AA}$, and diffracted to $2.5{\AA}$ resolution using a synchrotron-radiation source at Pohang Light Source. The asymmetric unit contains six subunits of MsrB with a crystal volume per protein mass $(V_M)\;of\;3.37{\AA}^3\;Da^{-1}$ and a solvent content of 63.5%.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.227-231
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• 1998

The teleosts represent ancient real-bony vertebrates in phylogeny and resemble major genetic patterns to higher vertebrates. In the present study, we have defined the single family of insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) from flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus), compared to the prototype of IGFs observed in the Agnathan hagfish. In flounder, IGFs are clearly diverged into two major types including type I and II, and they are structurally similar by displaying a multidomain structure consisting of five functional regions as previously found in other vertebrates. However, flIGF-I appears to be more basic (pI 8.03) than the flIGF-II (pI 5.34) in the fully processed form for the B to D domain region. The flIGF-I seems to contain an evolutionary conserved Asn-linked glycosylation in E domain, which is not found in flIGF­II. The most interesting feature is that flIGF-II appeared to be structurally close to hagfish IGF in secondary structures, particularly in Band D domains. This could tell us an idea on the molecular divergence of IGFs from the Agnatha to teleosts during the vertebrate phylogeny. It also support, in part, a notion regarding on how IGF-II is appeared as more embryonic during development. Nonetheless, the biologically active B to D domain region of flIGF-II shows significant sequence homology of $65.6\%$ to flIGF-Is and contains the evolutionary conserved insulin-family signature, as well as a reserved recognition site (Lys) in D domain, necessary to generate proteolytic cleavage for E-peptide. A significant structural difference was found in E domain in which flIGF-I possesses two potential alternative splicing donor site at $Val^{17,\;24}$ of E domain. Therefore, it seems so far that IGF-I sorely produces spliced variants due to the spliced E-peptide moiety while IGF-II appears to be maintained in a single type during evolution. IGF-II, however, may be also possible to transcribe unidentified variants, depending on the physiological conditions of tissues in vertebrates in vivo.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.64-74
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• 2001

Objectives : The effects of aqueous extract of Backhapgogumtanggami-bang (BGTG, a newly devised herb medicine) on the induction of apoptotic cell death were investigated in human lymphoid origin leukemia cell lines, HL-60. Methods : Cells were treated with various concentrations and $400{\;}\mu\textrm{g}/ml$ BGTG for 12 hr. Genomic DNA was isolated and separated on 1.8% agarose gels. Lysates from the cells were used to measure the activity of caspase-2, -3, -8, and -9 protease by using fluorogenic peptide. Cells were preincubated with SB-203580 for 30 min. Nuclear protein from the cells was incubated with oliginucleotide probe of AP-l and NF-kB. Nuclear extracts from the cells were isolated and reacted with antibodies. Results : The viability of HL-60 cells were markedly decreased by BGTG extract in a dose- and time-dependent manner. BGTG extract induced the apoptotic death of HL-60 cells which was characterized by the DNA fragmentation. The activations of Caspase-2, 3, and 9 were induced by BGTG. However, selective inhibition of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways by SB-203580 did not affect the extent of BGTG extract-induced cell death. Furthermore, we observed the transient activations of transcriptional factors such as AP-l and NF-kB. Conclusions : These results suggest that BGTG extract induced apoptotic death of HL-60 cells and caspase activations as well as the modulation of transcriptional factors such as AP-1 and NF-kB.