• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.125-135
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• 2016

Helicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative bacteria that is responsible for gastritis in human. Its spiral flagellated body helps in locomotion and colonization in the host environment. It is capable of living in the highly acidic environment of the stomach with the help of acid adaptive genes. The genome of H. pylori 26695 strain contains 1,555 coding genes that encode 1,445 proteins. Out of these, 340 proteins are characterized as hypothetical proteins (HP). This study involves extensive analysis of the HPs using an established pipeline which comprises various bioinformatics tools and databases to find out probable functions of the HPs and identification of virulence factors. After extensive analysis of all the 340 HPs, we found that 104 HPs are showing characteristic similarities with the proteins with known functions. Thus, on the basis of such similarities, we assigned probable functions to 104 HPs with high confidence and precision. All the predicted HPs contain representative members of diverse functional classes of proteins such as enzymes, transporters, binding proteins, regulatory proteins, proteins involved in cellular processes and other proteins with miscellaneous functions. Therefore, we classified 104 HPs into aforementioned functional groups. During the virulence factors analysis of the HPs, we found 11 HPs are showing significant virulence. The identification of virulence proteins with the help their predicted functions may pave the way for drug target estimation and development of effective drug to counter the activity of that protein.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.73-77
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• 1986

Auxin과 cytokinin 그리고 $GA_3$가 대두(Glycine max) 종자의 단백질 합성과 축적에 미치는 영향을 보기 위하여, 2,4-D와 BA 그리고 $GA_3$을 각각 $10^{-6},\;10^{-5},\;10^{-4}M$의 수용액으로 만들어 개화기에 식물체 전체에 살포 처리하고 개화 후 33일의 미숙종자와 77일의 완숙종자에 대한 단백질 전기영동 양상을 조사하였다. $GA_3$는 단백질 합성과 축적에 영향을 주지 않았으나 2,4-D와 BA는 일정농도에서 특정 단백질들의 축적에 영향을 주었다. 7S의 ${\alpha}$와 ${\alpha}'$ subunit, 11S의 acidic subunit 들이 2,4-D 혹은 BA처리에 의하여 나타나지 않았으며, 이 subunit들이 성숙종자에 없으나 미숙종자에는 있는 점으로 보아, 2,4-D나 BA는 이들의 함성을 저해하는 것이 아니고 축적과정의 어느 단계에서 이 subunit들의 분해 혹은 전환을 촉진하는 것으로 생각되었다. 2,4-D와 BA에 의해 위의 단백질이 성숙종자에 축적되지 않는 것은 어떤 단백질분해효소(metalloendopeptidase?)의 작용과 관련이 있는 것으로 보이며, 2,4-D나 BA는 성숙후기에 이 효소의 gene expression을 촉진하거나 활성을 증진시키는 것으로 생각되었다.

• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.106-111
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• 2015

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) survives in acidic and fluctuating pH conditions of the stomach. The pH effect on H. pylori proteins is important for the advanced understanding of its evolution and viability, although this bacterium has the molecular machinery that neutralizes the acidic condition. HP1492 is known as a conserved NifU-like protein from H. pylori. NifU is a nitrogen fixation protein that mediates the transfer of iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster to iron-sulfur proteins like ferredoxin. Commonly, the monomeric reduced state of NifU can be converted to the dimeric oxidized state by intermolecular disulfide bond formation. Because it remains unclear that HP1492 actually behaves as known NifU protein, we first found that this protein can adopt both oxidized and reduced forms using size exclusion chromatography. Circular dichroism experiment showed that HP1492 is relatively well-structured at pH 6.5, compared to other pH conditions. On the basis of the backbone resonance assignment of HP1492, we further characterized the residues that are sensitive to pH using NMR spectroscopy. These residues showing large chemical shift changes could be mapped onto the secondary structure of the protein. Our results could provide the foundation for structural and biophysical studies on a wide spectrum of NifU proteins.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.1221-1226
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• 2000

대두단백질의 분석을 위한 효소면역측정법을 개발하고자 특이항체를 생산하고 그 항체의 특성을 비교하였다. 분리대두단백(ISP), ISP를 SDS와 urea의 첨가하에 열처리한 것(ISP(SU)), 11S 글로불린의 acidic subunit(AS)를 각기 면역하여 다클론 항체를 생산하였다. 간접 경합 효소면역측정법(ciELISA)을 실시하여 처리를 달리한 대두단백질에 대한 이들 항체의 반응성을 조사하였여 $IC_{50}$으로 나타내었다. 항AS 항체의 경우 $IC_{50}$값이 ISP, ISP(SU), ISP를 2-ME로 처리한 ISP(ME), crude 11S에 대하여 각각 20, 2, 2.5, $200\;{\mu}g/mL$로 나타났다. 또한, 항ISP(SU) 항체의 경우 같은 항원에 대해서 100, 5, 4, $220\;{\mu}g/mL$였으며 항ISP 항체의 경우는 각각 20, 30, 36, $1000\;{\mu}g/mL$로 나타났다. 이로서 생산된 3가지 항체 중에서 항AS 항체가 대두단백질에 대한 반응성이 가장 우수하여 ELISA분석법 개발에 적합하였다.

• 약학회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.272-277
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• 2006

This study was undertaken to determine whether the 9 herbal complex induces apoptosis in human breast cancer MCF-7 cells and adriamycin-resistant MCF7/adR cells. Ethanol extracts of Bojungbangamtang (BBTE) and acidic polysaccharide of Red Ginseng (GIN) induced cell death in both MCF-7 and MCF7/adR cells. Ethanol extracts of Bojungbangamtang and acidic polysaccharide of Red Ginseng also induced $G_2/M$ cell cycle arrest and increased TUNEL positive cells in MCF7/adR cells. In addition, flow cytometric analysis revealed the decreased expression of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) in ethanol extracts of Bojungbangamtang and acidic polysaccharide of Red Ginseng treated MCF7/adR cells. Similarly, decreased protein levels of P-glycoprotein and multidrug resistance associated proteins-1 were also determined by immunocytometry in ethanol extracts of Bojungbangamtang treated MCF7/adR cells. Taken together these data indicate that ethanol extracts of Bojungbangamtang and acidic polysaccharide of Red Ginseng inhibit the function of ABC transporters such as multi drug resistance associated proteins (MRPs) and P-glycoprotein as well as induce apoptosis in MCF7/adR cells. Thus, these data suggest that ethanol extracts of Bojungbangamtang and polysaccharide of Red Ginseng can be candidates for the treatment of multidrug-resistant MCF7/adR cells.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.338-343
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• 1988

분획(分劃)된 대두(大豆) 7S 및 11S 단백질(蛋白質)의 단백질분해효소(蛋白質分解酵素)(trypsin, alcalase 및 pronase)에 대한 반응성(反應性)을 동력학변수(動力學變數)인 Km 과 Vmax 및 가수분해도(加水分解度)(DH)를 측정(測定)하여 검토(檢討)하였으며 가수분해물의 전기영동분석(電氣泳動分析)을 실시하였다. 효소(酵素)의 대두단백질(大豆蛋白質)에 대한 친화력(親化力)은 대체로 가열처리(加熱處理)된 단백질(蛋白質)은 기질농도(基質濃度) 1.5(w/w) 이하(以下)에서 가수분해(加水分解)에 대하여 기질조해작용(基質阻害作用)을 보였다. 1시간(時間) 가수분해(加水分解)에 따라 alcalase에 의하여 가장 큰 가수분해도(加水分解度)가 얻어졌으며 7S 단백질(蛋白質)에 대하여 60% 및 11S 단백질(蛋白質)에 대하여 80%였다. Trypsin 은 가열처리(加熱處理)되지 않은 단백질(蛋白質)에는 11S 단백질(蛋白質)의 acidic subunit 이외에는 거의 작용(作用)하지 못했으며 alcalase는 특이적으로 2S 단백질(蛋白質)에 변화(變化)를 가져오는 것으로 전기영동분석(電氣泳動分析)에서 나타났다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.963-969
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• 2016

Kinesin superfamily proteins (KIFs)은 세포 내 소기관이나 단백질복합체를 미세소관을 따라 운반하는 모터단백질이다. Kinesin 1은 경쇄단위체(light chain subunit)를 통하여 결합함으로써 세포 내 소기관, 신경소포, 신경전달물질수용체, 신호전달단백질, mRNA 등 다양한 운반체를 운반하는 KIFs의 한 종류이다. Kinesin light chains (KLCs)은 모터기능이 없는 단위체로서 kinesin heavy chains (KHCs) 이량체와 결합하여 kinesin 1을 구성한다. KLCs은 여러 단백질과 결합하지만 아직 결합단백질이 충분히 밝혀지지 않았다. 본 연구에서 KLC1의 tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) 영역과 결합하는 단백질을 분리하기 위하여 효모 two-hybrid 탐색을 수행한 결과 Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome의 원인단백질이며 액틴 세포골격 조절단백질인 WASP/WAVE family의 하나인 WAVE1을 분리하였다. WAVE1은 KLC1의 TPR 영역을 포함한 부위와 결합하지만 KHCs인 KIF5A, KIF5B, KIF5C와는 결합하지 않았다. 또한 KLC1은 WAVE1의 C-말단에 존재하는 verprolin/cofilin/acidic (VCA) 도메인과 결합하였으며, 다른 WAVE isoform인 WAVE2와 WAVE3과도 결합하였다. HEK-293T 세포에 WAVE1과 KLC1을 동시에 발현시켰을 때 두 단백질이 세포 내에서 같은 부위에 존재하며, WAVE1을 면역침강한 결과 KLC1뿐만 아니라 KIF5B가 같이 침강함을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과들은 kinesin 1이 WAVE 단백질복합체 혹은 WAVE로 덮여있는 운반체를 운반함을 시사한다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.65-70
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• 2011

Development of mouse fetus brains can be defined morphologically and functionally by three developmental stages, embryo day (ED) 16, postnatal stage one week and eight weeks. These defined stages of brain development may be closely associated with differential gene expression rates due to limited cellular resources such as energy, space, and free water. Complex patterns of expressed genes and proteins during brain development suggests the changes in relative concentrations of proteins rather than the increase in numbers of new gene products. This study was designed to evaluate early protein expression pattern in mouse fetus brain. The mouse brain proteome of fetus at ED 15.5, and 19.5 was obtained using 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis (DE). Analysis of the 2-DE gels in pH 3-10 range revealed the presence of 15 differentially expressed spots, of which 11 spots were identified to be known proteins following MALDI-TOF analysis; 3 spots were up-regulated and 8 spots were down-regulated in the mouse fetus brain at ED 15.5. UP-regulated proteins were identified as MCG18238, isoform M2 of pyruvate kinase isozymes M1/M2, isoform 2 of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K, heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H2, creatine kinase B-type, 40S ribosomal protein SA and hemoglobin subunit beta-H1. Down-regulated proteins were putative uncharacterized protein, lactoylglutathione lyase and secreted acidic cysteine rich glycoprotein. Our results revealed composite profiles of mouse fetus brain proteins related to mouse fetus development by 2-DE analysis implying possible roles of these proteins in neural differentiation.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.253-260
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• 2007

To examine the differential protein expression pattern in the 11.5 day post-coitus (dpc) and 18.5 dpc placenta of mouse, we have used the global proteomics approach by 2-D gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and MALDI-TOF-MS. The differential protein patterns of 3 placentae at the 11.5 dpc and 18.5 dpc from nature mating mice were analyzed. Proteins within isoelectric point range of $3.0{\sim}10.0$, separately were analyzed in 2DE with 3 replications of each sample. A total of approximately 1,600 spots were detected in placental 2-D gel stained with Coomassie-blue. In the comparison of 11.5 dpc and 18.5 dpc placentae, a total of 108 spots were identified as differentially expressed proteins, of which 51 spots were up-regulated proteins such as alpha-fetoprotein, mKIAA0635 protein and transferrin, annexin A5, while 48 spots were down-regulated proteins such as Pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor l(PBEF), aldolase 1, A isoform, while 4 spots were 11.5 dpc specific proteins such as chaperonin and Acidic ribosomal phosphoprotein P0, while 3 spots were 18.5 dpc specific proteins such as aldo-keto reductase family 1, member B7 and CAST1/ERC2 splicing variant-1. Most identified proteins in this analysis appeared to be related with catabolism, cell growth, metabolism and regulation. Our results revealed composite profiles of key proteins involved in mouse placenta during pregnancy.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.281-288
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• 2007

Photoperiod sensitive genetic male sterile (PGMS) rice is sterile mutant controlled by photoperiod. A PGMS mutant 920S was sterile grown under long-day (LD) photoperiod (14 h light/10 h dark) but fertile grown under short-day (SD) photoperiod (10 h light/14 h dark). Proteome analysis revealed that 12 protein spots were differentially expressed in the spikelets of 920S plants either treated with LD or SD photoperiod. Among these proteins, three proteins including chlorophyll a/b binding protein, vacuolar ATPase ${\beta}-subunit,\;{\alpha}-tubulin$ and an unknown protein were more than three-fold abundant in the spikelet of the SD-treated plants than those of the LD-treated plants. On the other hand, eight proteins including acetyl transferase, 2, 3- biphosphoglycerate, aminopeptidase N, pyruvate decarboxylase, 60S acidic ribosomal protein and three unknown protein spots were more abundant in the spikelets of the LD-treated plants than those of the SD-treated plants. The results suggest that the observed proteins may be involved in sterile or fertile pollen development under LD or SD photoperiod respectively in the PGMS mutant rice.