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Expression, Purification, and Characterization of Iron-Sulfur Cluster Assembly Regulator IscR from Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

  • Zeng, Jia;Zhang, Ke;Liu, Jianshe;Qiu, Guanzhou
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제18권10호
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    • pp.1672-1677
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    • 2008
  • IscR (iron-sulfur cluster regulator) has been reported to be a repressor of the iscRSUA operon, and in vitro transcription reactions have revealed that IscR has a repressive effect on the iscR promoter in the case of [$Fe_{2}S_{2}$] cluster loading. In the present study, the iscR gene from A. ferrooxidans ATCC 23270 was cloned and successfully expressed in Escherichia coli, and then purified by one-step affinity chromatography to homogeneity. The molecular mass of the IscR was 18 kDa by SDS-PAGE. The optical and EPR spectra results for the recombinant IscR confirmed that an iron-sulfur cluster was correctly inserted into the active site of the protein. However, no [$Fe_{2}S_{2}$] cluster was assembled in apoIscR with ferrous iron and sulfide in vitro. Therefore, the [$Fe_{2}S_{2}$] cluster assembly in IscR in vivo would appear to require scaffold proteins and follow the Isc "AUS" pathway.

The Role of Leptin in the Association between Obesity and Psoriasis

  • Hwang, Jaehyeon;Yoo, Ju Ah;Yoon, Hyungkee;Han, Taekyung;Yoon, Jongchan;An, Seoljun;Cho, Jae Youl;Lee, Jongsung
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • 제29권1호
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    • pp.11-21
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    • 2021
  • Adipose tissue secretes many adipokines which contribute to various metabolic processes, such as blood pressure, glucose homeostasis, inflammation and angiogenesis. The biology of adipose tissue in an obese individual is abnormally altered in a manner that increases the body's vulnerability to immune diseases, such as psoriasis. Psoriasis is considered a chronic inflammatory skin disease which is closely associated with being overweight and obese. Additionally, secretion of leptin, a type of adipokine, increases dependently on adipose cell size and adipose accumulation. Likewise, high leptin levels also aggravate obesity via development of leptin resistance, suggesting that leptin and obesity are closely related. Leptin induction in psoriatic patients is mainly driven by the interleukin (IL)-23/helper T (Th) 17 axis pathway. Furthermore, leptin can have an effect on various types of immune cells such as T cells and dendritic cells. Here, we discuss the relationship between obesity and leptin expression as well as the linkage between effect of leptin on immune cells and psoriasis progression.

Comparative and functional analysis of Magnaporthe grisea KJ201 genome

  • Seol, Ki-Ryeon;Seo, Mi-Kyung;Lee, Ji-Hye;Kim, Jin-Su;Jeong, Mi-Yeon;Choi, Jae-Hyuk;Kim, Soon-Ok;Lee, Yong-Hwan;Han, Seong-Sook;Choi, Woo-Bong
    • 한국식물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국식물생명공학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 및 한일 식물생명공학 심포지엄
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    • pp.392-392
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    • 2005
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Agglomeration of human dermal fibroblasts with ECM mimicking nano-fragments and their effects on proliferation and cell/ECM interactions

  • Ahmad, Taufiq;Shin, Young Min;Lee, Jinkyu;Shin, Hyeok Jun;Perikamana, Sajeesh Kumar Madhurakart;Shin, Heungsoo
    • Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
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    • 제67권
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    • pp.80-91
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    • 2018
  • Here, we engineered spheroids by using ECM mimicking nano-fragments (NFs) with fibroblasts and investigated their effect on proliferation and cell/ECM interactions. NF incorporation resulted in formation of a stable spheroid, which improved proliferation and viability of cells by assisting oxygen transport confirmed by LOX-1 staining. In addition, hypoxic and apoptotic genes were significantly downregulated in spheroids with PD-NFs. Furthermore, ECM and cell junction proteins were highly expressed. Overall, our findings suggest that incorporation of NFs within spheroids for assembly with various cell types can be an alternative approach for 3D cell culture in many applications.