• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.751-758
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• 2016

This study aimed at constructing a draft genome of the adult female worm Toxocara canis using next-generation sequencing (NGS) and de novo assembly, as well as to find new genes after annotation using functional genomics tools. Using an NGS machine, we produced DNA read data of T. canis. The de novo assembly of the read data was performed using SOAPdenovo. RNA read data were assembled using Trinity. Structural annotation, homology search, functional annotation, classification of protein domains, and KEGG pathway analysis were carried out. Besides them, recently developed tools such as MAKER, PASA, Evidence Modeler, and Blast2GO were used. The scaffold DNA was obtained, the N50 was 108,950 bp, and the overall length was 341,776,187 bp. The N50 of the transcriptome was 940 bp, and its length was 53,046,952 bp. The GC content of the entire genome was 39.3%. The total number of genes was 20,178, and the total number of protein sequences was 22,358. Of the 22,358 protein sequences, 4,992 were newly observed in T. canis. Following proteins previously unknown were found: E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase cbl-b and antigen T-cell receptor, zeta chain for T-cell and B-cell regulation; endoprotease bli-4 for cuticle metabolism; mucin 12Ea and polymorphic mucin variant C6/1/40r2.1 for mucin production; tropomodulin-family protein and ryanodine receptor calcium release channels for muscle movement. We were able to find new hypothetical polypeptides sequences unique to T. canis, and the findings of this study are capable of serving as a basis for extending our biological understanding of T. canis.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.112-122
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• 2020

This study investigated some enzymatic properties and bitterness improvement of an aminopeptidase retentate fraction (ARF) from common squid Todarodes pacificus hepatopancreas extract (HPE), obtained by ultrafiltration with a 10 kDa molecular weight cut off membrane. Endoprotease and aminopeptidase (AP) activity, and the purity of the ARF (>10 kDa) increased by 6.69-18.11 U/mg and 1.5-2.6 fold, respectively, compared to HPE (2.63-9.37 U/mg). The AP activity toward LeuPNA was stable at 20-55℃ and pH 5-9, but decreased slightly with increasing concentration of NaCl in the reaction mixture. The ARF was the most active MetPNA and preferentially hydrolyzed Glu, Leu and AlaPNA. The bitterness tryptic casein hydrolysates (BTCHs) were treated with ARF, and the bitterness of ARF-BTCHs significantly decreased with increasing amounts of released amino acids Ala, Val, Met, Ile and Leu, which show strong correlations with bitterness. Therefore, the ARF of T. pacificus HPE obtained by ultrafiltration may have a considerable potential for application in protein hydrolysis and appears to be ideally suited to the purpose of lowing bitterness in protein hydrolysates.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.199-212
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• 1984

대장균의 세포질내에 존재하는 단백질 분해효소(protease Ci)를 추출하여 그 성질을 조사하였다. 이 효소는 insulin, glucagon 및 bovine growth hormone을 분해시키나, bovine serum albumin, casein 및 globin 등은 분해시키지 않는다. 이 효소의 native 한 상태에서의 분자량은 120,000이며, 54,000 dalton의 동일한 2개의 subunit로 구성되어 있다. Protease Ci의 최적 pH는 7.5이며 등전점은 5.5이다. 이 효소는 o-phenanthroline에 의해 저해되며, $Mn^++나 Co^++$와 같은 metal 이온들에 의하여 활성화되므로 metalloprotease임을 알 수 있다. 이 효소는 p-hydroxymercuribenzoate에 의해서 크게 저해되나 sulfhydryl protease의 specific한 저해제인 Ep475와 leupeptin에 의해서는 영향을 받지 않는다. 대장균 세포내에서는 또 다른 insulin 분해효소 (protease Pi)가 존재하는데, 이 효소는 periplasm에 존재하므로 protease Ci와는 다르다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.343-348
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• 1995

LeI은 스테로이드를 통울에 투여하였을 때 분비가 촉진되어 항염증성 효과를 나타내는 calcium 의 존성 phospholipid 결합 단백질이다. S. cerevisiae는 대장균과 통물세포의 장점을 모두 가지고 있으므로 동물세포 유래의 이종 단백질의 분비 생산에 많이 이용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 GAL10 promoter­p ppL-LCI유전자 LCI terminator로 구성된 pYGLPT5 로 LCI을 S. cerevisiae SEY2102에서 발현 분비시키고 각 분획으로 나누어 LCI양을 비교한 결과 protoplast 68.6 %. periplasmic 24 %, culture supernatant 7.4%로 분포하였다. pYGLPT5로 형질전환된 S. cereviswe 2102를 유가 배양한 결과, 최종적인 LCI의 생산량은 약 $500mg/\ell$ 였다. LCI은 N 말단 부근에 $CA^{++}$ 결합부위가 있으므로 이를 이용하여 hydroxylapatite column chromatography로 정 제하 였다. 배지로 분비된 34kDa LCI을 ultrafiltration 과 hydroxylapatite column chromatography 의 두 단계로 순도 99% 이상으로 정제할 수 있었다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.723-737
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• 2024

Yeast protein can be a nutritionally suitable auxiliary protein source in livestock food. The breakdown of proteins and thereby generating high-quality peptide, typically provides nutritional benefits. Enzyme hydrolysis has been effectively uesed to generate peptides; however, studies on the potential applications of different types of enzymes to produce yeast protein hydrolysates remain limited. This study investigated the effects of endo- (alcalase and neutrase) and exotype (flavourzyme and prozyme 2000P) enzyme treatments on yeast protein. Endotype enzymes facilitate a higher hydrolysis efficiency in yeast proteins than exotype enzymes. The highest degree of hydrolysis was observed for the protein treated with neutrase, which was followed by alcalase, prozyme 2000P, and flavourzyme. Furthermore, endotype enzyme treated proteins exhibited higher solubility than their exotype counterparts. Notably, the more uniform particle size distribution was observed in endotype treated yeast protein. Moreover, compared with the original yeast protein, the enzymatic protein hydrolysates possessed a higher content of β-sheets structures, indicating their higher structural stability. Regardless of enzyme type, enzyme treated protein possessed a higher total free amino acid content including essential amino acids. Therefore, this study provides significant insights into the production of protein hydrolysates as an alternative protein material.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.716-722
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• 2014

국내산 살 오징어 간췌장 조효소를 추출한 다음, 단백질 성질에 기초한 분획방법(용해도, 전기적 성질 및 분자량크기)으로 분획한 endoprotease 및 aminopeptidase 활성 획분들에 대한 분해 활성 비교한 다음, 이들 획분의 반응시간에 따른 쓴맛 casein 가수분해물의 쓴맛 개선 효과를 효소활성, 관능검사 및 HPLC 크로마토그램을 통하여 살펴보았다. 분획방법별 각 획분의 쓴맛 평가에 의한 쓴맛 개선 효과는 겔 여과법에 의하여 분획된 획분(GF-I, 30-50 kDa)이 가장 효과적이었다. GF-I 획분을 2% Gly-phe에 준하는 쓴맛 casein 가수분해물에 대하여 1/500의 비율로 첨가한 다음, 16시간 이상 반응시킨 가수분해물은 HPLC 크로마토그램 상에서 친수성이 강한 피크면적(피크 1, 2 및 4)은 증가한 반면, 소수성이 상대적으로 강한 피크면적(피크 3, 5 및 6)가 감소하였으며, 쓴맛 평가 결과에서도 쓴맛 개선 효과가 뚜렷하였다. 앞으로의 연구에서는 오징어 간췌장 유래 aminopeptidase의 효율적인 산업적 이용을 위한 단백질 분자량 크기에 따른 연속분획 공정을 통한 대량회수 방법 및 쓴맛 개선 가수분해물로부터 유리된 아미노산분석, 효소안정성, 기질특이성 등에 대하여 진행하고자 한다.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.71-81
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• 2005

Objective : Dear antler (Cervus korean TEMMINCK var. mantchuricus Swinhoe) used for traditional immunosuppressive and immuno-activating action. The effect of deer antler herbal-acupuncture(DAH) solution, prepared by water extract method, on cathepsin activities in bone tissues (cartilage and synovial) cells from mouse rheumatoid arthritis (RA) model was studied. The cysteine endoprotease cathepsin mediates degradation of the MHC class II invariant chain (Ii) in human and mouse antigen-presenting cells. The studies described here examine the functional significance of cathepsin inhibition on autoantigen presentation and organ-specific autoimmune diseases in a murine model for RA. Methods : An animal model for RA in BALB/c mice thymectomized 3 days after birth (3d-Tx) was constructed All 3d-Tx BALB/c mice developed autoimmune lesions in the bone tissue cells, starting at 3 weeks of age, and the disease mediated by CD4+ T cells was chronic and progressive. Significant inhibitory effects of DAH solution on cathepsin S and L were observed in each organ in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, we confirmed that cathepsin S and L activity in each organ were clearly inhibited by DAB solution. When we examined the inhibitory effects of DAH solution against autoantigen-specific T cell responses in vitro, in regional lymph node cells, but not in spleens, from model mice, a significant inhibitory effect of DAB solution was observed in a dose-dependent manner. DAH solution do not block T cell proliferation to Con A, indicated that the dose of DAB solution 10 to $20\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ was sufficient to inactivate the autoantigen-specific T cell responses in vitro. In vivo therapeutic effects of DAB solution were examined in a murine model for RA, autoantigen-specific (C-II-specific) T cell response were significantly inhibited in LNCs from DAH solution-treated mice. Results : Iinhibition of cathepsin S and L in vivo alters autoantigen presentation and development of organ-specific autoimmunity in RA model. Conclusion : These data identify selective inhibition of cysteine protease cathepsin S and L as a potential therapeutic strategy for autoimmune disease process such RA. Thus, DAH solution will served as a potent anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic agents for treatment of human RA.