• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.1-4
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• 2009

Objectives : Isolated cleft lip with or without cleft palate(CL/P) is among the most common human birth defects, with a prevalence of approximately 1 in 700 live births. The B-Cell Leukemia/lymphoma 3(BCL3) gene has been suggested as a candidate gene for CL/P based on association and linkage studies in some populations. This study tests for an association between markers in BCL3 and isolated, non-syndromic CL/P using a case-parent trio design, while considering parent-of-origin effects. Methods : Forty case-parent trios were genotyped for two single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs) in the BCL3 gene. We performed a transmission disequilibrium test(TDT) on individual SNPs, and the FAMHAP package was used to estimate haplotype frequencies and to test for excess transmission of multi-SNP haplotypes. Results : The odds ratio for transmission of the minor allele, OR(transmission), was significant for SNP rs8100239(OR=3.50, p=0.004) and rs2965169(OR=2.08, p=0.027) when parent-of-origin was not considered. Parentspecific TDT revealed that SNP rs8100239 showed excess maternal transmission. Analysis of haplotypes of rs2965169 and rs8100239 also suggested excess maternal transmission. Conclusions : BCL3 appears to influence risk of CL/P through a parent-of-origin effect with excess maternal transmission.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 1999년도 제17회 학술발표회 논문개요집
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• pp.243-243
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• 1999

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.926-936
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• 2003

Overexpression of human Bcl-2 protein in recombinant Chinese hamster ovary (rCHO) cells producing humanized antibody (SH2-0.32) considerably suppressed sodium butyrate (NaBu)-induced apoptosis during batch culture by using commercially available serum-free medium, which extended the culture longevity. Due to the extended culture longevity provided by the anti-apoptotic effect of Bcl-2 overexpression, the final antibody concentration of 14C6-bcl-2 culture (Bcl-2 high producer, $23\;\mu\textrm{g}\;ml^{-1}$) was 2 times higher than that of the $SH2-0.32-{\Delta}bcl-2$ culture (cells transfected with bcl-2-deficient plasmid, $10.5\;\mu\textrm{g}\;ml^{-1}$) in the presence of NaBu. To determine the effect of NaBu/Bcl-2 overexpression on the molecular integrity of protein products, antibodies purified from 14C6-bcl-2 and $SH2-0.32-{\Delta}bcl-2$ cultures in the presence of NaBu were characterized by using various molecular assay systems. For comparison, antibody purified from the parental rCHO cell culture (SH2-0.32) in the absence of NaBu was also characterized. No significant changes in molecular weight of antibodies could be observed by SDS-PAGE. From GlycoSep-N column analysis, it was found that the core oligosaccharide structure ($GlcNAc_2Man_3GlcNAc_2$) was not affected by NaBu/Bcl-2 overexpression, while the microheterogeneity of N-linked oligosaccharide structure was slightly affected. Compared with the antibody produced in the absence of NaBu, the proportion of neutral oligosaccharides was increased from 10% (14C6-bcl-2) to 16% ($SH2-0.32-{\Delta}bcl-2$) in the presence of NaBu, which was accompanied by the reduced proportion of acidic oligosaccharides, especially of monosialylated and disialylated forms. The changes in microheterogeneous oligoformal structures of antibody in turn affected the mobility of antibody isoforms in isoelectric focusing (IEF), resulting in the occurrence of some more basic antibody isoforms produced in the presence of NaBu. However, the antigen-antibody binding properties were not changed by alteration of glycosylation pattern. The competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) showed that the antibody produced by NaBu/Bcl-2 overexpression maintained its antigen-antibody binding properties with binding affinity of about $2.5{\times}10^9{\;}M^{-1}$. Taken together, no significant effects of NaBu/Bcl-2 overexpression on the molecular integrity of antibodies, produced by using serum-free medium, could be observed by the molecular assay systems.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 2002년도 창립10주년기념 및 국립독성연구원 의약품동등성평가부서 신설기념 국재학술대회:생물학적 동등성과 의약품 개발 전략을 위한 국제심포지움
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• pp.113-113
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• 2002

Phylogenetically conserved Bcl-2 family proteins play a pivotal role in the regulation of apoptosis from virus to human. Members of the Bcl-2 family consist of antiapoptotic proteins such as Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, and Bcl-w, and proapoptotic proteins such as BAD, Bax, BOD, and Bok. It has been proposed that anti- and proapoptotic Bcl-2 proteins regulate cell death by binding to each other and forming heterodimers. A delicate balance between anti- and proapoptotic Bcl-2 family members exists in each cell and the relative concentration of these two groups of proteins determines whether the cell survives or undergoes apoptosis. Mcl-1 (Myeloid cell :leukemia-1) is a member of the Bcl-2 family proteins and was originally cloned as a differentiation-induced early gene that was activated in the human myeloblastic leukemia cell line, ML-1 . Mcl-1 is expressed in a wide variety of tissues and cells including neoplastic ones. We recently identified a short splicing variant of Mcl-1 short (Mcl-IS) and designated the known Mcl-1 as Mcl-1 long (Mcl-lL). Mcl-lL protein exhibits antiapoptotic activity and possesses the BH (Bcl-2 homology) 1, BH2, BH3, and transmembrane (TM) domains found in related Bcl-2 proteins. In contrast, Mcl-1 S is a BH3 domain-only proapoptotic protein that heterodimerizes with Mcl-lL. Although both Mc1-lL and Mcl-lS proteins contain BH domains fecund in other Bcl-2 family proteins, they are distinguished by their unusually long N-terminal sequences containing PEST (proline, glutamic acid, serine, and threonine) motifs, four pairs of arginine residues, and alanine- and glycine-rich regions. In addition, the expression pattern of Mcl-1 protein is different from that of Bcl-2 suggesting a unique role (or Mcl-1 in apoptosis regulation. Tankyrasel (TRF1-interacting, ankyrin-related ADP-related polymerasel) was originally isolated based on its binding to TRF 1 (telomeric repeat binding factor-1) and contains the sterile alpha motif (SAM) module, 24 ankyrin (ANK) repeats, and the catalytic domain of poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase (PARP). Previous studies showed that tankyrasel promotes telomere elongation in human cells presumably by inhibiting TRFI though its poly(ADP-ribosyl)action by tankyrasel . In addition, tankyrasel poly(ADP-ribosyl)ates Insulin-responsive amino peptidase (IRAP), a resident protein of GLUT4 vesicles, and insulin stimulates the PARP activity of tankyrase1 through its phosphorylation by mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). ADP-ribosylation is a posttranslational modification that usually results in a loss of protein activity presumably by enhancing protein turnover. However, little information is available regarding the physiological function(s) of tankyrase1 other than as a PARP enzyme. In the present study, we found tankyrasel as a specific-binding protein of Mcl-1 Overexpression of tankyrasel led to the inhibition of both the apoptotic activity of Mel-lS and the survival action of Mcl-lL in mammalian cells. Unlike other known tankyrasel-interacting proteins, tankyrasel did not poly(ADP-ribosyl)ate either of the Mcl-1 proteins despite its ability to decrease Mcl-1 proteins expression following coexpression. Therefore, this study provides a novel mechanism to regulate Mcl-1-modulated apoptosis in which tankyrasel downregulates the expression of Mcl-1 proteins without the involvement of its ADP-ribosylation activity.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.209-214
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• 2011

본 실험에서는 상추 연산홍에 apoptosis 관련 유전자인 Bcl-2 유전자를 도입하여 내병성 상추의 육성을 하기 위한 목적으로 형질전환을 수행하였다. 상추의 자엽조직을 NPTII-35S Promoter와 Bcl-2 유전자가 삽입된 Agrobacterium GV 3101과 공동배양 한 후 0.1 mg/L NAA, 0.5 mg/L BAP, 100 mg/L Kanamycin, 300 mg/L Lilacillin이 첨가된 MS 배지에서 식물체가 유기되었다. Kanamycin 내성을 가진 식물체들을 PCR, Southern blot 분석을 통해 Bcl-2 유전자가 안정적으로 식물체 genome 안에 삽입되었음을 확인하였다. 100개의 형질전환식물체가 확인되었으며 T1식물체를 채종하였다. T1 종자를 파종하여 Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. 균주를 접종하여 내병성 검정을 실시하였고 그 중 2개의 line에서 내병성을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과를 통하여 인간의 apoptosis에 관련하는 유전자가 식물체 내에서 안정된 발현을 통하여 내병성을 증가시켰음을 밝혔다.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.225-228
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• 2002

Bcl-2 is a member of large bcl-2 family and protects cells from apoptosis. Using bcl-2-expressing adenovirus vector (Ad-bc1-2), we investigated the effect of bc1-2 on UVB-induced apoptosis. Adenovirus vector efficiently introduced bc1-2 gene in cultured normal mouse keratinocytes (NMK cells); almost all NMK cells (lx10$^{6}$ ) were transfected at Ixl0$^{8}$ PFU/ml. Bcl-2-transfected NMK cells were significantly resistant to UVB-induced apoptosis with the suppressive effect dependent on bcl-2-expression level. Following UVB irradiation caspase 8, 3, 9 activities were stimulated in NMK cells, while in bc1-2-transfected cells, only caspase 8, but not caspase 3 or 9 activities were stimulated. In order to investigate the effect of bc1-2 in vivo, topical application of Ad-bc1-2 on tape-stripped mouse skin was performed. Following the application, Bc1-2 was efficiently overexpressed in almost all viable keratinocytes. The expression was transient with the maximal expression of Bc1-2 at 1st day following the application of lxl0$^{9}$ PFU in 200ml. The introduced Bc1-2 remained at least for 6 days. UVB irradiation (1250 J/m$^2$) induced apoptosis within 12 h and the maximal effect was observed at 24 h in control mouse skin. Bc1-2-transfected mice skin were resistant to UVB-induced apoptosis. Topical application of empty adenovirus vector alone had no effect on Bc1-2 expression or UVB-induced apoptosis. These results indicate that adenovirus vector is an efficient gene delivery system into keratinocytes and that Bcl-2 is a potent inhibitor of UVB-induced apoptosis both in vitro and in vivo.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.962-974
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• 1998

연구배경: 최근 폐암은 전세계적으로 증가 추세에 놓여 있을 뿐 아니라 서구에서는 여성 폐암 환자의 비율이 크게 늘고 있으며 이미 폐암은 유럽과 미주에서 사망원인 1위의 암종으로 이미 우리 나라를 비롯하여 다른 여러 국가에서도 비슷한 경향을 보이고 있다. 원발성 폐암의 80%가 비소세포폐암으로 진행이 국소적인 폐암인 경우 수술적 제거가 주된 치료이나 이러한 양호한 경우에도 환자의 약 50% 만이 5년이상 생존할 수 있다. 확실히 비슷한 병기에도 불구하고 환자의 생존률은 현격한 차이를 보이고 있기 때문에 폐암의 분자학적, 생물학적 특정 등에 대한 연구가 진행되어 생존률을 보다 정확하게 예측하고 각각의 환자에 대한 보다 알맞는 치료 방법을 적용하기 위한 새로운 예후적 인자를 알려는 노력이 진행되고 있다. 앙은 세포의 증식과 함께 apoptotic 세포 소실의 감소에 의해 성장할 수 있다. 일반적으로 고형 종양은 성장과 세포의 손실은 종양의 전이, 분화, 죽음 등의 다양한 생물학적인 기전에 의하여 야기된다. 이중에 세포의 죽음은 면역학적 반응, 불가항력적인 미세환경의 상태 (세포의 괴사), 또는 apoptosis와 같은 유전자적인 조절에 의하여 생기게 된다. 암은 세포 주기의 증가로 인한 방법(종양 유전자의 활성도의 종가)과 세포 주기 진행억제의 감소(암억제 유전자의 소실), bcl-2의 과발현과 같은 antiapoptosis signal의 감소 및 bax의 감소 또는 p53의 돌연변이와 같은 proapoptosis signal의 감소 등을 야기하게 되는 유전자의 돌연변이에 의해 발생된다고 할 수 있다. 세포소실에 대한 변수에 대해 체계적인 연구가 거의 없지만 몇몇 단일 변수에 대한 연구가 진행되었다. 이에 저자들은 비소세포폐암에서 예후적 인자로서의 p53과 bcl-2의 발현이 환자의 예후에 어떠한 영향을 보이는지 알기 위해 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법: 1980년부터 1994 년 한양대학교 부속병원에서 비소세포폐암으로 진단된 후 술전 병기가 초기(병기 I-IIIa) 라고 판단되어 치료 목적으로 광법위 폐절제술을 시행받은 환자중 수술후 1 달이내에 수술의 합병증으로 사망한 예를 제외한 환자와 이들의 폐절제 조직 총 84예를 대상으로 하였는데 환자는 원발 폐암과 림프절에 대해 광범위 절제술(엽절제술 또는 전폐절제술)을 시행하였으며 환자는 술전에 아무런 치료 (방사선 또는 항암약제 치료)도 받지 않았고 술후에는 각각의 조직학적 병기에 따라 보조 치료를 받았다. 폐절제로 얻은 조직의 조직학적 특징은 WHO 표준 기준에 맞추었고 또한 환자의 조직병리학적 병기 판정은 TNM 병기 판정 기준에 맞추었다. 이와 같이 얻어진 이용하여 p53과 bcl-2 각각의 단클론 항체로 면역조직화학적 염색을 시행하였고 이의 발현과 환자의 생존률과의 연관성을 알아보았다. 결 과: p53과 bcl-2의 발현은 총 84예에서 시행하여 각각 47예 56.0%, 15예 17.9%의 발현율을 보였다. bcl-2의 발현군은 생존기간이 $64.23{\pm}10.73$달이었으나 음성군은 생존기간이 $35.28{\pm}4.39$달 (p=0.03)로 전체 환자의 생존과 bcl-2의 발현은 밀접한 연관을 보였고 cyclin D1은 양성 발현군의 생존 기간이 $22.76{\pm}3.50$개월, 음성 발현군의 생존기간이 $45.38{\pm}5.64$개월 (p=0.0515)로 생존율과의 상당한 통계적인 연관성의 가능성을 나타내었지만 p53 의 경우는 통계적 의의를 찾을 수 없었다(양성군의 생존기간 $34.71{\pm}6.12$ 달, 발현 음성군의 생존기간 $45.35{\pm}6.30$ 달, p=0.21). 결 론: 결론적으로 본 연구에서는 비소세포폐암에서 bcl-2의 발현은 양호한 예후 인자로 작용하였으며 p53의 발현은 비소세포폐암의 예후적인 인자로의 통계학적 의미를 찾을 수가 없었다. 또한 bcl-2의 발현과 p53 발현 사이에 역관계가 있다는 보고가 있어서 이의 연관성을 알아보았으나 생존율에 대한 bcl-2와 p53의 발현에서 일어날 수 있는 네가지 조합 ; bcl-2(+)/p53(+), bcl-2 (+)/p53(-), bcl-2(-)/p53 (+) 및 bcl(-)/p53(-) 사이에서 통계학적 의의를 발견하지 못하였다. 결론적으로 폐암의 발암과정은 어느 한 유전자 또는 인자에 의해 야기되는 단순한 과정이 아니고 여러 조절인자들의 복합적인 복잡, 다양한 상호간의 작용에 의해서 서로 영향을 주므로써 폐암의 발암과정의 중요한 기전이 된다고 생각되므로 보다 광범위한 연구가 필요하다고 사료된다.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.19-26
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• 2015

Objectives: Quercetin, a flavonoid compound, has been reported to induce apoptosis in cancer cells, but its anti-inflammatory effects, which are also closely linked with apoptosis, if any, on non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have not so far been critically examined. In this study, we tried to determine if quercetin had any demonstrable anti-inflammatory potential, which also could significantly contribute to inducing apoptosis in a NSCLC cell line, A549. Methods: In this context, several assays, including cytotoxicity, flow cytometry and fluorimetry, were done. Gene expression was analyzed by using a western blot analysis. Results: Results revealed that quercetin could induce apoptosis in A549 cells through mitochondrial depolarization by causing an imbalance in B-cell lymphoma 2/Bcl2 Antagonist X (Bcl2/Bax) ratio and by down-regulating the interleukine-6/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (IL-6/STAT3) signaling pathway. An analysis of the data revealed that quercetin could block nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-${\kappa}B$) activity at early hours, which might cause a down-regulation of the IL-6 titer, and the IL-6 expression, in turn, could inhibit p-STAT3 expression. Down-regulation of both the STAT3 and the NF-${\kappa}B$ expressions might, therefore, cause down-regulation of Bcl2 activity because both are major upstream effectors of Bcl2. Alteration in Bcl2 responses might result in an imbalance in the Bcl2/Bax ratio, which could ultimately bring about mitochondria mediated apoptosis in A549 cells. Conclusion: Overall, the finding of this study indicates that a quercetin induced anti-inflammatory pathway in A549 cells appeared to make a significant contribution towards induction of apoptosis in NSCLC and, thus, may have a therapeutic use such as a strong apoptosis inducer in cancer cells.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.416-422
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• 1999

The characteristics of inductively coupled Cl$_2$/BCl$_3$ plasmas during the GaN etching were studied using plasma mass spectrometry by measuring the relative amounts of reactive ions, neutrals, and etch products. GaN etch rates increased with the increase of pressure and showed a maximum near 25mTorr for the pure $Cl_2$ and near 30mTorr for $Cl_2$$BCl_3$. The addition of$ BCl_3$ to $Cl_2$ also was increased GaN etch rates until 50%BCl$_3$ was mixed to $Cl_2$. The GaN etching with pure $Cl Cl_2$ appears to be related to the combination of Cl$_2^{+}$ ion bombardment and the chemical reaction of Cl radicals. In the case of the GaN etching with Cl$_2$/BCl$_3$, in addition to the combined effect of$_2^{ +}$ ions and Cl radicals, $_BCl2^{+ }$ ions appear to be responsible for some of GaN etching even though they do not have significant effect on the GaN etching compared to $Cl_2^{+}$ and Cl. $Ga^{+ }$ , $GaCl^{+}$ , $GaCl_2^{+}$ , and $N_2^{+}$ were observed as the positive ions of etch products, and the intensities of these etch products showed the same trends as those of GaN etch rate. Among the etch products, Ga and $N_2$ appear to be the main etch products.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.413-424
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• 2013

Korean Red Ginseng extract (KRGE) is a traditional herbal medicine utilized to prevent endothelium dysfunction in the cardiovascular system; however, its underlying mechanism has not been clearly elucidated. We here examined the pharmacological effect and molecular mechanism of KRGE on apoptosis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in a serum-deprived apoptosis model. KRGE protected HUVECs from serum-deprived apoptosis by inhibiting mitochondrial cytochrome c release and caspase-9/-3 activation. This protective effect was significantly higher than that of American ginseng extract. KRGE treatment increased antiapoptotic Bcl-2 and Bcl-$X_L$ protein expression and Akt-dependent Bad phosphorylation. Moreover, KRGE prevented serum deprivation-induced subcellular redistribution of these proteins between the mitochondrion and the cytosol, resulting in suppression of mitochondrial cytochrome c release. In addition, KRGE increased nitric oxide (NO) production via Akt-dependent activation of endothelial NO synthase (eNOS), as well as inhibited caspase-9/-3 activities. These increases were reversed by co-treatment of cells with inhibitors of eNOS and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and pre-incubation of cell lysates in dithiothreitol, indicating KRGE induces NO-mediated caspase modification. Indeed, KRGE inhibited caspase-3 activity via S-nitrosylation. These findings suggest that KRGE prevents serum deprivation-induced HUVEC apoptosis via increased Bcl-2 and Bcl-$X_L$ protein expression, PI3K/Akt-dependent Bad phosphorylation, and eNOS/NO-mediated S-nitrosylation of caspases. The cytoprotective property of KRGE may be valuable for developing new pharmaceutical means that limit endothelial cell death induced during the pathogenesis of vascular diseases.