• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.452-459
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• 2019

Background: Ginsenoside compound K(C-K), a major metabolite of ginsenoside, exhibits anticancer activity in various cancer cells and animal models. A cell signaling study has shown that C-K inhibited nuclear factor-kappa B ($NF-{\kappa}B$) pathway in human astroglial cells and liver cancer cells. However, the molecular targets of C-K and the initiating events were not elucidated. Methods: Interaction between C-K and Annexin A2 was determined by molecular docking and thermal shift assay. HepG2 cells were treated with C-K, followed by a luciferase reporter assay for $NF-{\kappa}B$, immunofluorescence imaging for the subcellular localization of Annexin A2 and $NF-{\kappa}B$ p50 subunit, coimmunoprecipitation of Annexin A2 and $NF-{\kappa}B$ p50 subunit, and both cell viability assay and plate clone formation assay to determine the cell viability. Results: Both molecular docking and thermal shift assay positively confirmed the interaction between Annexin A2 and C-K. This interaction prevented the interaction between Annexin A2 and $NF-{\kappa}B$ p50 subunit and their nuclear colocalization, which attenuated the activation of $NF-{\kappa}B$ and the expression of its downstream genes, followed by the activation of caspase 9 and 3. In addition, the overexpression of Annexin A2-K320A, a C-K binding-deficient mutant of Annexin A2, rendered cells to resist C-K treatment, indicating that C-K exerts its cytotoxic activity mainly by targeting Annexin A2. Conclusion: This study for the first time revealed a cellular target of C-K and the molecular mechanism for its anticancer activity.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.708-715
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• 2004

칠성장어(Lampetra japonica) 간조직 젖산탈수소효소(EC 1.1.1.27, lactate dehydrogenase, LDH) 동위효소는 affinity chromatography에서 buffer를 유입한 후 용출된 분획에서 정제되었다. 대구(Gadus macrocephalus)의 liver-specific $C_4$동위효소는 열처리한 후 affinity chromatography하여 NAD+ 를 함유한 buffer에서 용출되기 시작하여 buffer를 유입한 후 $B_4$ 동위효소와 함께 용출되어, DEAE-Sephacel chromatography에 의해 정제되었다. 대구 간조직에서 열에 대한 안정성은$C_4$$B_4$$A_4$ 동위효소의 순서로 나타났다. Chromate-focusing에 의해 정제한 칠성장어 간조직의 pH 7.45 분획의 LDH 동위효소는 정제된 간조직 LDH보다 피루브산에 의한 기질저해도가 컸다. 칠성장어 간조직 LDH의 최적 pH는 7.5, liver-specific $C_4$동위효소는 pH 8.5였다. 칠성장어 간조직 LDH는 항원-항체반응에서 꺽지 $A_4$ 항체와 liver-specific $C_4$ 항체의 순서로 반응하였고 eye-specific $C_4$ 항체와는 반응 정도가 낮았다. 따라서 칠성장어 간조직 LDH는 하부단위체 A와 liver-specific $C_4$의 구조와 유사하게 진화되었으며, 하부단위체 C 는 진화속도가 매우 빠른 것으로 확인되었다. 칠성장어 간조직의 LDH는 단일 동위효소가 아니라, 하부단위체 A, B 및 C로 구성된 동위효소들인 것으로 사료된다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.717-724
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• 2005

The nontoxic B subunit of cholera toxin (CTB) can significantly increase the ability of proteins to induce immunological tolerance after oral administration, when it was conjugated to various proteins. Recombinant CTB offers great potential for treatment of autoimmune disease. Here we firstly investigated the feasibility of silkworm baculovirus expression vector system for the cost-effective production of CTB under the control of a strong polyhedrin promoter. Higher expression was achieved via introducing the partial non-coding and coding sequences (ATAAAT and ATGCCGAAT) of polyhedrin to the 5' end of the native CTB gene, with the maximal accumulation being approximately 54.4 mg/L of hemolymph. The silkworm bioreactor produced this protein vaccine as the glycoslated pentameric form, which retained the GM1-ganglioside binding affinity and the native antigenicity of CTB. Further studies revealed that mixing with silkworm-derived CTB increases the tolerogenic potential of insulin. In the nonconjugated form, an insulin : CTB ratio of 100 : 1 was optimal for the prominent reduction in pancreatic islet inflammation. The data presented here demonstrate that the silkworm bioreactor is an ideal production and delivery system for an oral protein vaccine designed to develop immunological tolerance against autoimmune diabetes and CTB functions as an effective mucosal adjuvant for oral tolerance induction.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2012년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.991-993
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• 2012

rifampin 내성 유전자 부위인 $rif^{rr}$를 포함하는 RNA polymerase beta subunit gene (rpoB) (351 bp)의 DNA 서열을 분석을 이용하여 rifampin 내성 마이코박테리아의 rpoB DNA 변이를 조사하였다. 본 연구를 위해 국립마산병원과 결핵원으로 부터 기존의 재래 배양방법으로 동정한 rifampin에 대한 내성 마이코박테리아를 수집하였다. 본 연구실에서는 수집된 rifampin 내성 마이코박테리아에서 rpoB 유전자의 DNA 서열 분석을 수행하였다. 본 연구의 분석 결과로 rifampin 내성 마이코박테리아에서 $rif^{rr}$를 포함한 rpoB의 보고되지 않은 다양한 변이들이 조사되었다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.427-436
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• 2023

Mitotic arrest deficient 2 like 2 (Mad2L2, also known as Mad2B), the human homologue of the yeast Rev7 protein, is a regulatory subunit of DNA polymerase ζ that shares high sequence homology with Mad2, the mitotic checkpoint protein. Previously, we demonstrated the involvement of Mad2B in the cisplatin-induced DNA damage response. In this study, we extend our findings to show that Mad2B is recruited to sites of DNA damage in human cancer cells in response to cisplatin treatment. We found that in undamaged cells, Mad2B exists in a complex with Polζ-Rev1 and the APC/C subunit Cdc27. Following cisplatin-induced DNA damage, we observed an increase in the recruitment of Mad2B and Cdc20 (the activators of the APC/C), to the complex. The involvement of Mad2B-Cdc20-APC/C during DNA damage has not been reported before and suggests that the APC/C is activated following cisplatin-induced DNA damage. Using an in vitro ubiquitination assay, our data confirmed Mad2B-dependent activation of APC/C in cisplatin-treated cells. Mad2B may act as an accelerator for APC/C activation during DNA damage response. Our data strongly suggest a role for Mad2B-APC/C-Cdc20 in the ubiquitination of proteins involved in the DNA damage response.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2012년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.913-915
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• 2012

Rifampin 내성 마이코박테리아의 RNA polymerase beta subunit gene (rpoB)의 변이를 of Rifampin-resistant Mycobacteria was analyzed using nucleotide sequence of containing rifampin 내성유전자부위인 $rif^{rr}$을 포함한 rpoB DNA (351 bp)의 염기서열 분석을 이용하여 조사하였다. 본 연구를 위해 마산국립병원과 국립결핵원으로부터 전통적 배양방법으로 rifampin 내성 마이코박테리아를 수집하여 그것들의 rpoB 유전자를 염기서열 분석을 수행하였고 최근까지 보고된 것과는 다른 변이들을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.391-398
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• 2006

$NF-{\kappa}B$ is a transcription factor involved in the innate immunity against bacterial infection and inflammation. It is also known to render cells resistant to the apoptosis caused by some anticancer drugs. Such a chemoresistance of cancer cells may be related to the activation of $NF-{\kappa}B$ transcription factor; however, the mechanism of activation is not well understood. Here, we demonstrate that a chemotherapeutic agent, etoposide, independently stimulates the $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$ degradation pathway and PI3-kinase/Akt signaling pathway: The classical $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$ degradation pathway leads to the nuclear translocation and DNA binding of p65 subunit through $IKK{\beta}$ kinase, whereas the PI3-kinase/Akt pathway plays a distinct role in activating this transcription factor. The PI3-kinase/Akt pathway acts on the p50 subunit of the $NF-{\kappa}B$ transcription factor and enhances the DNA binding affinity of the p50 protein. It may also explain the role of the PI3-kinase/Akt pathway in the anti-apoptotic function of $NF-{\kappa}B$ during chemoresistance of cancer cells.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권16호
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• pp.6911-6917
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• 2014

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma is a complex and heterogeneous tumor with poor prognosis due to frequent intrahepatic spread and extrahepatic metastasis. The molecular mechanisms underlying HCC pathogenesis still remain obscure. Objectives: We aimed to investigate the abundance and the DNA binding activity of nuclear factor kappa B/p65 subunit in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with HCC and to assess its prognostic significance and association with hypoxia inducible factor one alpha (HIF-$1{\alpha}$) in blood. Subjects and methods: This study was carried out on 40 patients classified equally into liver cirrhosis (group I) and HCC (group II), in addition to 20 healthy volunteers (group III). All groups were subjected to measurement of NF-${\kappa}B$/P65 subunit expression levels by real time-PCR, and DNA binding activity was evaluated by transcription factor binding immunoassay. Serum HIF-$1{\alpha}$ levels were estimated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Significant increase of both the expression level and DNA binding activity of NF-${\kappa}B$/P65 subunit together with serum HIF-1 alpha levels was noted in HCC patients compared to liver cirrhosis and control subjects, with significant positive correlation with parameters for bad prognosis of HCC. In conclusion, NF-${\kappa}B$ signaling is activated in HCC and associated with disease prognosis and with high circulating levels of HIF-1 alpha.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.707-711
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• 1998

The (Na,K)ATPase is responsible for generating the ionic gradients and membrane potentials by the exchange of intracellular $Na^+$ for $K^+$. It has been recentl y shown that (Na,K)ATPase is involved in the exocytic pathway of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), although it is not known that bFGF is secreted to the outside of cell through direct interaction with (Na,K) ATPase. To understand the role for (Na,K)ATPase in the secretary pathway of bFGF, we have sought to identify the cytoplasmic domains of the alpha1 isoform of (Na,K)ATPase interacting with bFGF by yeast two-hybrid system. We have also investigated the interaction between the alpha2 isoform of (Na,K)ATPase and bFGF to find out whether the interaction is isoform-specific. We found that none of the cytoplasmic domains of (Na,K)ATPase isoforms interacted with bFGF. The result suggests that the interaction between bFGF and (Na,K)ATPase might be indirect, thus requiring other proteins which are involved in the formation of protein complexes for the interaction, although we cannot exclude the possibility that the interaction requires the element of the whole alpha subunit structure that was not present in the isolated alpha subunit cytoplasmic domains.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.179-184
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• 2004

The FimH subunit of type 1-fimbriated Escherichia coli has been determined as a major cause for urinary tract infections. In our previous study, the Adhesin/CTXA2B was expressed as soluble recombinant chimaeric protein derived from the uropathogenic Escherichia coli adhesin genetically coupled to cholera toxin A2B (CTXA2B) subunit in Escherichia coli. Since it is very important to optimize IPTG concentration and culture temperature to maximize cell growth and productivity, These optimal culture factors were determined to increase the productivity of the expressed Adhesin/CTXA2B chimaeric protein in Escherichia coli TB1 carrying pMALfimH/ctxa2b. Our data demonstrate that optimal concentration of IPTG for increased production of chimaeric protein was 0.5 mM. Additionally, culture time was 10 hours and temperature, 37${\circ}C$.