• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.31-35
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• 2011

Dual-specificity protein phosphatase (DUSP)들은 인산화된 티로신 잔기와 인산화된 세린 또는 트레오닌 잔기를 탈인산화시키는 단백질 탈인산화효소 군을 이루고 있으며, 대부분의 DUSP들은 세포의 생존이나 분화에 관여하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 잘 알려지지 않은 인간 유래의 dual-specificity protein phosphatase인 DUSP28을 인간신장 cDNA에서 분리하였다. 대장균에서 생산된 재조합단백질은 6,8-difluoro-4-methylumbelliferyl phosphate (DiFMUP)에 대하여 좋은 활성을 보였다. 다양한 저해제와 2가 금속이온들이 DUSP28의 활성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 다른 DUSP들에서와는 다르게, $Zn^{2+}$은 DUSP28의 탈인산화활성을 강하게 억제하였다. 이러한 결과로부터 DUSP28이 Zn과 연관된 신호전달경로에 관여할 것으로 추정된다. 더욱이, DUSP28은 인산화된 티로신잔기를 더욱 선호하는 경향이 있는 것으로 나타났고, 이는 세포 내에서도 비슷한 작용을 할 것으로 예상된다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.297-300
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• 2014

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권9호
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• pp.1357-1366
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• 2023

Objective: This study aimed to identify the single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the dual-specificity phosphatase 8 (DUSP8) and insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) genes and to explore their effects on inosine-5'-monophosphate (IMP), inosine, and hypoxanthine contents in Korean native chicken -red-brown line (KNC-R Line). Methods: A total sample of 284 (males, n = 127; females n = 157) and 230 (males, n = 106; females, n = 124) aged of 10 weeks old KNC-R line was used for genotyping of DUSP8 and IGF2 genes, respectively. One SNP (rs313443014 C>T) in DUSP8 gene and two SNPs (rs315806609A/G and rs313810945T/C) in IGF2 gene were used for genotyping by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and KASP methods, respectively. The Two-way analysis of variance of the R program was used to associate DUSP8 and IGF2 genotypes with nucleotide contents in KNC-R chickens. Results: The DUSP8 (rs313443014 C>T) was polymorphic in KNC-R line and showed three genotypes: CC, CT, and TT. The IGF2 gene (rs315806609A/G and rs313810945T/C) was also polymorphic and had three genotypes per SNP, including GG, AG, and AA for the SNP rs315806609A/G and genotypes: CC, CT, and TT for the SNP rs313810945T/C. Association resulted into a strong significant association (p<0.01) with IMP, inosine, and hypoxanthine. Moreover, the significant effect of sex (p<0.05) on nucleotide content was also observed. Conclusion: The SNPs in the DUSP8 and IGF2 genes might be used as genetic markers in the selection and production of chickens with highly flavored meat.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.1858-1860
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• 2009

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권9호
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• pp.2655-2659
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• 2014

Dual specificity protein phosphatase 4 (DUSP4) has been considered a promising target for the development of therapeutics for various human cancers. Here, we report the first example for a successful application of the structure-based virtual screening to identify the novel small-molecule DUSP4 inhibitors. As a consequence of the virtual screening with the modified scoring function to include an effective molecular solvation free energy term, five micromolar DUSP4 inhibitors are found with the associated $IC_{50}$ values ranging from 3.5 to $10.8{\mu}M$. Because these newly identified inhibitors were also screened for having desirable physicochemical properties as a drug candidate, they may serve as a starting point of the structure-activity relationship study to optimize the medical efficacy. Structural features relevant to the stabilization of the new inhibitors in the active site of DUSP4 are discussed in detail.