• 대한화학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.250-258
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• 1980

여러종류의 자유라디칼들이 이소니트릴에 첨가되어 중간체인 imidoyl 자유라디칼 RN=CR'을 형성한다. 이것은 또한 imine으로부터 imidoyl hydrogen 을 떼어 내는 다음과 같은 반응에 의해서도 생성될 수 있다. RN=C(H)R' ＋ R"${\cdot}{\rightarrow}$ RN=CR' ＋ R"-H 중간체인 imidoyl 자유라디칼은 ${\beta}$-cleavage 및 aton transfer 반응을 통해서 안정된 분자를 형성한다. ${\beta}$-cleavage는 imidoyl 자유라디칼의 구조에 따라서 두개의 다른 방향으로의 반응이 가능하다. Cyanide transfer와 소위 말하는 정상적인 ${\beta}$-cleavage가 그러한 반응들이다. t-Butoxy 자유라디칼이 t-butylisonitrile 7에 첨가되면 중간체인 t-Bu-N=C-O-Bu-t가 생성되는데, 이것은 ${\beta}$-cleavage반응을 통해서 t-butylisocyanate와 t-butyl 자유라디칼을 형성한다. Phenyl 자유라디칼은 7에 첨가되어 중간체인 t-Bu-N=$C-C_6H_5$를 형성하는데 이것은 cyanide transfer 반응을 통해서 benzonitrile과 t-butyl 자유라디칼로 분해된다. 여기서 생성되는 t-butyl 자유라디칼은 다시 7에 첨가하여 intermediate인 자유라디칼 t-Bu-N=C-Bu-t을 형성하고, 이것은 다시 pivalonlonitrile과 t-butyl 자유라디칼로 분해되는데 이러한 반응이 반복되므로 radical chain isomerization을 일으킨다. Silyl 자유라디칼은 7에 첨가되어 t-Bu-N=$C-Si(CH_3)_3$를 형성하고, 이것은 cyanide transfer 반응을 거쳐서 다시 $(CH_3)_3$SiCN과 t-butyl 자유라디칼로 분해된다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.150-155
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• 2001

The mosquito-larvicidal Cry4B protein from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensds was expressed in Escherichia coli. Upon activation by trypsin, the 130-kDa protoxin was processed into the 65-kDa active toxin containing two polypeptide fragments of ca. 47 and ca. 20 kDa. These two polypeptides are products of internal cleavages on the exposed loop connecting helices 5 and 6 in the seven-helical bundle domain. PCR-based mutagenesis was employed to introduce an additional cleavage site into the loop connecting helices 3 and 4. A series of amino acid changes were introduced into the targeted loop, resulting in seven mutant protoxins. Upon digestion with trypsin, a group of mutants with arginine introduced into the loop (EPRNQ, EPNRNQ, EPRNP, ESRNP and SSRNP) produced polypeptide products similar to those of the wild type (EPNNQ). When the loop, SSRNP, was expanded by an insertion of either asparagine (NSSRNP) or valine (VSSRNP), an additional cleavage was detected with proteolytic products of 47,12 and 6 kDa. This cleavage was confirmed to be at the introduced arginine residue by N-terminal sequencing. The mosquito larvicidal assay against Aedes aegypti demonstrated a relatively unchanged toxicity for the mutants without cleavage and reduced toxicity for those with an additional cleavage.

• BMB Reports
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.452-456
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• 2006

To elaborate the peroxidase activity of cytochrome c in the generation of free radicals from $H_2O_2$, the mechanism of DNA cleavage mediated by the cytochrome c/$H_2O_2$ system was investigated. When plasmid DNA was incubated with cytochrome c and $H_2O_2$, the cleavage of DNA was proportional to the cytochrome c and $H_2O_2$ concentrations. Radical scavengers, such as azide, mannitol, and ethanol, significantly inhibited the cytochrome c/$H_2O_2$ system-mediated DNA cleavage. These results indicated that free radicals might participate in the DNA cleavage by the cytochrome c and $H_2O_2$ system. Incubation of cytochrome c with $H_2O_2$ resulted in a time-dependent release of iron ions from the cytochrome c molecule. During the incubation of deoxyribose with cytochrome c and $H_2O_2$, the damage to deoxyribose increased in a time-dependent manner, suggesting that the released iron ions may participate in a Fenton-like reaction to produce $\cdot$OH radicals that may cause the DNA cleavage. Evidence that the iron-specific chelator, desferoxamine (DFX), prevented the DNA cleavage induced by the cytochrome c/$H_2O_2$ system supports this mechanism. Thus we suggest that DNA cleavage is mediated via the generation of $\cdot$OH by a combination of the peroxidase reaction of cytochrome c and the Fenton-like reaction of free iron ions released from oxidatively damaged cytochrome c in the cytochrome c/$H_2O_2$ system.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.25-30
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• 2009

${\beta}$-Arrestins turn off G protein-mediated signals and initiate distinct G protein-independent signaling pathways. We previously demonstrated that angiotensin $AT_1$ receptorbound ${\beta}$-arrestin 1 is cleaved after $Phe^{388}$ upon angiotensin II stimulation. The mechanism and signaling pathway of angiotensin II-induced ${\beta}$-arrestin cleavage remain largely unknown. Here, we show that protein Tyr phosphatase activity is involved in the regulation of ${\beta}$-arrestin 1 cleavage. Tagging of green fluorescent protein (GFP) either to the N-terminus or C-terminus of ${\beta}$-arrestin 1 induced conformational changes and the cleavage of ${\beta}$-arrestin 1 without angiotensin $AT_1$ receptor activation. Orthovanadate and molybdate, inhibitors of protein Tyr phosphatase, attenuated the cleavage of C-terminal GFP-tagged ${\beta}$-arrestin 1 in vitro. The inhibitory effects of okadaic acid and pyrophosphate, which are inhibitors of protein Ser/Thr phosphatase, were less than those of protein Tyr phosphatase inhibitors. Cell-permeable pervanadate inhibited angiotensin II-induced cleavage of ${\beta}$-arrestin 1 in COS-1 cells. Our findings suggest that Tyr phosphorylation signaling is involved in the regulation of angiotensin II-induced ${\beta}$-arrestin cleavage.

• 의정연구
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.35-68
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• 2021

2021년 독일 총선에서 사민당이 신승해 제1당으로 복귀하고 녹색당이 최대 승자로 떠올랐다. 두 정당은 기후·환경, 팬데믹 대처와 보건, 노동·사회 정책에서 국민의 기대에 부응하는 정책을 제시함으로써 승기를 잡았다. 메르켈 효과는 선거에서 크게 작용하지 않았으며, 연정 구성 후 정부 정책으로 이어질 가능성이 크다. 투표 행태에서 계급 균열이 약해진 반면, 세대 균열이 상대적으로 커졌다. 노년층은 양대 정당에 더 많은 지지를 보냈고, 청년층은 녹색당과 자민당에 더 높은 지지율을 보였다. 세대 갈등이 계속된다면 녹색당과 자민당 등의 성장과 양대 정당의 지속적 약화 및 기타 새로운 정당의 등장으로 이어질 수 있다. 또한 구 동·서독 간 지역 갈등이 여전히 남아 있어 대안당과 좌파당의 향배에 영향을 미쳐 다른 균열들과 결합할 것이다. 2021년 총선은 정당 체제 재편을 예고하는 선거라고 할 수 있다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.1243-1246
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• 2008

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.256-258
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• 2003

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.178-180
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• 2005

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.47-54
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• 2005

Objective: Evaluation of embryos using early cleavage to 2-cell stage has been proposed, but a critical time-point for selecting embryos is unclear. The aim of the present study is to provide a guideline including critical time-point in the selection of early cleaving embryo for the reduction of multiple pregnancies as well as the increase of pregnancy rate in human IVF. Methods: This prospective study was performed in 116 cycles from 85 patients who underwent conventional IVF or ICSI at the infertility clinic of Good Moonhwa Hospital from January 2002 to December 2003. Early cleavage (EC) of embryos to 2-cell stage was assessed at 25 h and 27 h postinsemination/microinjection. Embryos that had early cleaved at each time point were designated as EC-1 and EC-2, respectively, while others were designated as non-early cleavage (NEC). Results: At least one early cleavage embryo was observed in 54 (46.6%) for the EC-1 and 84 (72.4%) for the EC-2 of the 116 cycles assessed. Clinical pregnancy rates (PR) were significantly higher in the EC-1 group (66.7%) compared to the EC-2 group (53.6%) or the NEC group (31.2%) (p<0.05). Significant improvement of the pregnancy rate was found when at least two or more embryos were early cleaved at 25 h postinsemination or when the proportion of early cleavage embryo at 25 h postinsemination was higher than 20% (p<0.05). Conclusion: The critical time-point for the selection of early cleavage embryos with high implantation potential is more effective in 25 h postinsemination/microinjection compared to 27 h. The proportion as well as number of early cleavage embryos is also an important factor for the prediction of pregnancy outcome and the chance of multiple pregnancies. These results demonstrated that the evaluation of early cleavage embryos to 2-cell stage is an easy, simple, and objective method for the selection of good quality embryos suitable for embryo transfer.

• BMB Reports
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.379-384
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• 2000

The native conformation of serpins (serine protease inhibitors) is strained. Upon cleavage of the reactive center loop of serpins by a protease, the amino terminal portion of the cleaved loop is inserted into the central ${\beta}-sheet$, A sheet, as the fourth strand, with the concomitant release of the native strain. We questioned the role of protease in this conformational switch from the strained native form into a stable relaxed state. Chemical cleavage of the reactive center loop of ${\alpha}_1-antitrypsin$, a prototype serpin, using hydroxylamine dramatically increased the stability of the serpin. A circular dichroism spectrum and peptide binding study suggests that the amino terminal portion of the reactive center loop is inserted into the A sheet in the chemically-cleaved ${\alpha}_1-antitrypsin$, as in the enzymatically-cleaved molecule. These results indicate that the structural transformation of a serpin molecule does not require interaction with a protease. The results suggest that the serpin conformational switch that occurred during the complex formation with a target protease is induced by the cleavage of the reactive center loop per se.