• Molecules and Cells
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.242-249
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• 2016

A balance between production and degradation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is critical for maintaining cellular homeostasis. Increased levels of ROS during oxidative stress are associated with disease conditions. Antioxidant enzymes, such as extracellular superoxide dismutase (EC-SOD), in the extracellular matrix (ECM) neutralize the toxicity of superoxide. Recent studies have emphasized the importance of EC-SOD in protecting the brain, lungs, and other tissues from oxidative stress. Therefore, EC-SOD would be an excellent therapeutic drug for treatment of diseases caused by oxidative stress. We cloned both the full length (residues 1-240) and truncated (residues 19-240) forms of human EC-SOD (hEC-SOD) into the donor plasmid pFastBacHTb. After transposition, the bacmid was transfected into the Sf9-baculovirus expression system and the expressed hEC-SOD purified using FLAG-tag. Western blot analysis revealed that hEC-SOD is present both as a monomer (33 kDa) and a dimer (66 kDa), as detected by the FLAG antibody. A water-soluble tetrazolium (WST-1) assay showed that both full length and truncated hEC-SOD proteins were enzymatically active. We showed that a potent superoxide dismutase inhibitor, diethyldithiocarbamate (DDC), inhibits hEC-SOD activity.

• 환경생물
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.59-69
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• 1999

동해 연안역의 부영양화 상태 및 종속영양세균에 의한 유기물질 분해능을 조사하기 위해서 대진, 갈남, 포항, 울산의 4개 지역의 연안역을 대상으로 1994년 7월부터 1995년 4월까지 4회에 걸쳐 종속영양세균군집, 오염의 신호화합물, 세균의 생산력, 종속영양활성도 및 세포외 효소활성도 등을 분석하였다. 중금속내성균의 수는 포항에서 가장 높게 나타났으며, 각종 유기인을 이용하는 세균군집을 조사한 결과 유기인(C-P)화합물이 많이 포함될 것으로 예상되는 산업폐수, 가정하수 및 농업폐수 등이 많이 유입되는 정점에서 이들 유기인 화합물을 분해하고 산화 환원시키는 세균군집이 높게 나타났다. 이들 세균의 출현빈도는 산업폐수, 가정하수 그리고 농업용수의 유입예측지표로 활용될 수 있으리라 생각된다. 세포외 효소활성도는 울산 처용암에서 가장 높았으며 대진에서 가장 낮게 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 종속영양 세균수와 세균의 생산성 등과 정의 상관관계를 나타내었다. Poly-P와 DNA의 경우, 정점별로는 포항이 가장 높았고, 울산, 갈남, 대진 순으로 나타났다. 이는 종속영양세균의 분포양상과 매우 일치하는 것으로 조사되었다. 종속영양 활성도는 정점별, 계절별 변화가 매우 심하였다. 세균의 생산력은 하계에 가장 높고 추계와 동계에 낮았다가 춘계에 다시 높아지는 경향을 나타나 종속영양세균의 계절적 변화양상과 유사한 경향을 보였다. 결과적으로 세균의 군집, poly-P함량, 세균의 생산력, 종속영양활성도 및 세포외 효소활성도 등의 분석자료는 부영양화 상태 및 유기물질의 순환과정을 파악할 수 있는 지표로 이용될 수 있다.

• 한국토양동물학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.101-106
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• 1999

지렁이 꼬리재생 초기에 발현되는 피브리노겐 분해효소의 활성은 세포외기질의 재구성에 연관되어 있을 것으로 생각된다. 본 연구에서는 지렁이의 꼬리 재생 중에 발현된 피브리노겐 분해효소의 활성과 특성을 밝히고자 하였다. 지렁이의 꼬리 재생 중에 발현되는 피브리노겐 분해효소는 최소 7개이며 그 분자량은 각각 58, 45, 32, 27, 23, 19 그리고 12kDa로 측정되었다. 피브리노겐 분해효소의 활성은 절단 후 1일부터 효소의 활성이 나타나서 7일까지 거의 유사한 정도의 활성이 유지되었으며, 7일 이후부터는 이 효소들의 활성이 급격히 감소하여 14일에는 그 활성이 대조군 수준으로 회복되었다. 지렁이 꼬리 재생 중 발현된 모든 피브리노겐 분해효소는 PMSF와 aprotinin를 처리하였을 때 효소들의 활성이 억제되었다. 또한 Ca$^{2+}$의 제거는 이효소의 활성에 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과를 통하여 지렁이 꼬리재생시 발현되는 피브리노겐 분해효소는 serine계 단백질 분해효소임을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.378-385
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• 1997

Cation motive ATPases on cell membranes of Helicobacter pylori were investigated using everted membrane vesicles. Latent ATPases could be ascertained from aggregated vesicle using N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and Triton X-100. By contrast, ultrasonication or chloroform treatments caused membranes to be disrupted, resulting in an alteration of sensitivities against azide or vanadate. Considerable amounts of vanadate-sensitive enzymes were identified from vesicle micelles, prepared by the dilution method. These were activated in the presence of either $Ni^{2+}\;or\;NH_4^+$. From studies employing H. pylori intact cell systems, we found that ATPase expression of this bacterium was markedly dependent upon air composition. It was interesting that cellular expression of $Ni^{2+}$- or $NH_4^{+}$-motive ATPases was significantly affected by extracellular pH, suggesting that these unique enzymes may physiologically be involved in cellular $Ni^2$ import and $NH_4^+$ export, respectively.

• Mycobiology
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.183-189
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• 2001

Extracellular amylase properties were examined with the mycelium of Tricholoma matsutake isolated from ectomycorrhizal roots of Pinus densiflora. The molecular weights of $\alpha$-amylase and glucoamylase were estimated as 34.2 kD and 11.5 kD, respectively, after eluted through Superdex 75 column. The optimum pH of the purified enzyme was found in a range of pH $5.0{\sim}6.0$, with a peak at pH 5.0. The activities of these enzymes were stable from $4^{\circ}C\;to\;30^{\circ}C$. The $\alpha$-amylase of T. matsutake readily hydrolyzed soluble starch and amylose-B, while it weakly hydrolyzed glycogen, dextrin, amylose and amylose-A. The main products of hydrolysis were confirmed to be glucose, maltose and maltotriose on the basis of the similarities in the thin layer chromatographic mobility.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.27-34
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• 1989

In order to evaluate the applicability of enzyme electrophoresis for the identification of intra/interspecific hybride obtained by the protoplast fusion in Trichoderma, soluble proteins, intracellular soluble enzymes and extracellular $\beta$-glucosidase were analyzed by polyacrylamide gel electrophorsis. As the results, patterns of soluble protein, and isozyme patterns of peroxidase, malate dehydrogenase, and $\beta$-glucosidase in hydrids were defferent from those in parental and wild type strains. Therefore, it was established that the analysis of protein pattern by electrophoresis could be applied to isolate and identify the hybrids from the protoplast fusion.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.482-495
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• 2015

Sphingolipids such as ceramide, sphingosine-1-phosphate and sphingomyelin have been emerging as bioactive lipids since ceramide was reported to play a role in human leukemia HL-60 cell differentiation and death. Recently, it is well-known that ceramide acts as an inducer of cell death, that sphingomyelin works as a regulator for microdomain function of the cell membrane, and that sphingosine-1-phosphate plays a role in cell survival/proliferation. The lipids are metabolized by the specific enzymes, and each metabolite could be again returned to the original form by the reverse action of the different enzyme or after a long journey of many metabolizing/synthesizing pathways. In addition, the metabolites may serve as reciprocal biomodulators like the rheostat between ceramide and sphingosine-1-phosphate. Therefore, the change of lipid amount in the cells, the subcellular localization and the downstream signal in a specific subcellular organelle should be clarified to understand the pathobiological significance of sphingolipids when extracellular stimulation induces a diverse of cell functions such as cell death, proliferation and migration. In this review, we focus on how sphingolipids and their metabolizing enzymes cooperatively exert their function in proliferation, migration, autophagy and death of hematopoetic cells, and discuss the way developing a novel therapeutic device through the regulation of sphingolipids for effectively inhibiting cell proliferation and inducing cell death in hematological malignancies such as leukemia, malignant lymphoma and multiple myeloma.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.25-33
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• 1985

Cellulomonas flavigena KIST 321이 생산하는 균체외 cellulose 분해효소를 gel filtration법과 ion-exchange chromatography법으로 3종의 다른 효소를 분리하여 이들을 A, B, 및 C 효소로 명명하였다. 분리된 각 효소를 결정적 기질에 처리하여 일어나는 기질의 구조변화를 적회전 분광법과 X-ray crystallography법으로 측정하여 다음 결론을 얻었다. B효소는 결정성 cellulosem이 구성단위인 glucopyranose의 불안정화로 그 결정도를 감소시키는 $C_1$형의 효소이며 A 및 C 효소는 $C_x$형의 효소로 B 효소의 반응생성물에 작용하여 glucose를 생산하였다. 이들 각 효소의 작용에서 본균의 cellulase의 작용기작을 고찰하였다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.160-167
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• 2020

Runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2) is a key transcription factor for bone formation and osteoblast differentiation. Various signaling pathways and mechanisms that regulate the expression and transcriptional activity of RUNX2 have been thoroughly investigated since the involvement of RUNX2 was first reported in bone formation. As the regulation of Runx2 expression by extracellular signals has recently been reviewed, this review focuses on the regulation of post-translational RUNX2 activity. Transcriptional activity of RUNX2 is regulated at the post-translational level by various enzymes including kinases, acetyl transferases, deacetylases, ubiquitin E3 ligases, and prolyl isomerases. We describe a sequential and linear causality between post-translational modifications of RUNX2 by these enzymes. RUNX2 is one of the most important osteogenic transcription factors; however, it is not a suitable drug target. Here, we suggest enzymes that directly regulate the stability and/or transcriptional activity of RUNX2 at a post-translational level as effective drug targets for treating bone diseases.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2001년도 추계학술발표대회
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• pp.660-661
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• 2001

Pseudomonas sp. GRC3은 식물병원성 진균 P. capsici 에 대해 길항력을 가지며, 배양시 생성되는 가수분해 효소의 활성이 증가함에 따라 항진균력 또한 증가하여, 4일배양 시 균사 성장 저해율이 최대치를 기록하였다.