• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권8호
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• pp.1062-1066
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• 2009

N-Acetylglucosamine kinase (GlcNAc kinase or NAGK; EC 2.7.1.59)는 GlcNAc를 인산화하여 GlcNAc-6-phosphate를 만드는 효소이다. 효소자체에 대한 자세한 연구에도 불구하고 포유류에서NAGK의 표현에 대한 연구는 거의 없다. 배양한 흰쥐의 해마신경세포에서 NAGK은 세포체/가지돌기 영역에서 클러스터(cluster)를 형성한다. 본 연구에서는 가지돌기의 긴 축에서부터 가쪽으로 돌출되는 NAGK 클러스터에 대하여 연구하였다. 배양한 해마신경세포를 NAGK와 다양한 연접표지단백질에 대한 항체로 이중염색한 결과 NAGK 클러스터가 가지돌기의 바닥에는 있었지만 억제성 연접후부위에는 존재하지 않았다. 또한 흰쥐 전뇌(forebrain)의 균질액(homogenate, BH), 연접체(synaptosome, S), 연접후치밀질(postsynaptic density, PSD) 분획을 NAGK 항체로 면역염색한 결과 NAGK는 연접체에는 있었지만 PSD 분획에는 존재하지 않았다. 이러한 결과들은 NAGK가 가지돌기가시(spine)의 바닥쪽으로 돌출됨을 의미한다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.322-329
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• 2014

N-acetylglucosamine kinase (GlcNAc kinase or NAGK; EC 2.7.1.59) is highly expressed and plays a critical role in the development of dendrites in brain neurons. In this study, the authors conducted structure-function analysis to verify the previously proposed 3D model structure of GlcNAc/ATP-bound NAGK. Three point NAGK mutants with different substrate binding capacities and reaction velocities were produced. Wild-type (WT) NAGK showed strong substrate preference for GlcNAc. Conversion of Cys143, which does not make direct hydrogen bonds with GlcNAc, to Ser (i.e., C143S) had the least affect on the enzymatic activity of NAGK. Conversion of Asn36, which plays a role in domain closure by making a hydrogen bond with GlcNAc, to Ala (i.e., N36A) mildly reduced NAGK enzyme activity. Conversion of Asp107, which makes hydrogen bonds with GlcNAc and would act as a proton acceptor during nucleophilic attack on the ${\gamma}$-phosphate of ATP, to Ala (i.e., D107A), caused a total loss in enzyme activity. The overexpression of EGFP-tagged WT or any of the mutant NAGKs in rat hippocampal neurons (DIV 5-9) increased dendritic architectural complexity. Finally, the overexpression of the small, but not of the large, domain of NAGK resulted in dendrite degeneration. Our data show the effect of structure on the functional aspects of NAGK, and in particular, that the small domain of NAGK, and not its NAGK kinase activity, plays a critical role in the upregulation of dendritogenesis.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제40권7호
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• pp.476-484
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• 2017

C-X-C chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) stimulates cancer metastasis. NF-${\kappa}B$ regulates CXCR4 expression in cancer cells, and O-GlcNAc modification of NF-${\kappa}B$ promotes its transcriptional activity. Here, we determined whether CXCR4 expression is affected by O-GlcNAcylation of NF-${\kappa}B$ in lung metastasis of cervical cancer. We found elevated levels of O-linked-N-actylglucosamine transferase (OGT) and O-GlcNAcylation in cervical cancer cells compared to those in non-malignant epithelial cells and detected increased expression of NF-${\kappa}B$ p65 (p65) and CXCR4 in cervical cancer cells. Knockdown of OGT inhibited the O-GlcNAcylation of p65 and decreased CXCR4 expression levels in HeLa cells. Thiamet G treatment increased O-GlcNAcylated p65, which subsequently enhanced CXCR4 expression levels. Inhibition of O-GlcNAcylation by 6-Diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine (DON) treatment decreased p65 activation, eventually inhibiting CXCR4 expression in HeLa cells. Lung tissues from mice engrafted with OGT-knockdown HeLa cells (shOGT) exhibited lower expression of Ki-67 and HPV E6 and E7 oncogenes compared to lung tissues from mice engrafted with control HeLa cells (shCTL). In addition, lung tissues from mice engrafted with shOGT cells exhibited lower p65 and CXCR4 immunoreactivity compared to tissues from mice engrafted with shCTL cells. Taken together, our data suggest that p65 O-GlcNAcylation promotes lung metastasis of cervical cancer cells by activating CXCR4 expression.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.203-209
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• 1988

식품중 보존료의 분석방법을 신속 간단하면서도 정화기 정량할 수 있는 방법 개발을 시도한 바 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. HPLC system에 의한 희석법으로는 간장중 paraben류와 , 유산균음료중 SOA를 99%이상의 회수율로 20분 이내에 정량할 수 있었다. 2. GLC system에 의한 직접 추출법으로 간장중 BA와 Paraben류의 동시정량이 가능하였으며 유산균음료와 SOA를 99%이상의 회수율로 신속히 정량 할 수 있다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.319-326
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 기니피그에 8주간 필수지방산 결핍 식이 공급에 의해 표피 과증식을 유도한 후 계속된 2주간의 보라지유 또는 홍화유 식이 공급에 의한 과증식 억제 및 Cer, GlcCer, SM의 표피 함량 및 세라마이드 대사 관련 효소들의 단백질 발현 변화를 정상대조군인 BO군 및 필수지방산 결핍 군인 HCO군과 비교하였으며 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 8주간의 필수지방산 결핍 식이 공급 후 계속된 2주간의 보라지유 식이 공급 (HCO + BO군)은 2주간의 홍화유 식이 공급에 (HCO + SO군) 비해 더욱 현저히 표피 과증식을 억제하였다. 2. 10주간 필수지방산 결핍식이를 공급한 HCO군은 정상대조군인 BO군에 비해 Cer의 총 함량 및 Cer1/2/5/6/7, GlcCer-A/B의 함량이 유의적으로 감소되었다. HCO + BO군의 Cer과 GlcCer의 총 함량 및 Cer1/2, GlcCer-A/B, SM1의 함량은 HCO군에 비해 유의적으로 증가한 반면 HCO + SO군의 이들 함량은 HCO군과 유사하였다. GlcCer-C/D, SM의 총 함량 및 SM 2/3의 함량은 군간 변화가 없었다. 3. HCO군에서는 GCase 발현이 감소한 반면 HCO + BO군에서는 현저히 증가하였다. HCO + SO군의 aSMase의 단백질 발현이 HCO군에 비해 유의적으로 증가하였으나 aCDase의 발현 또한 다른 군에 비해 현저히 증가하였다. HCO + BO군과 HCO + SO군 모두 SPT의 단백질 발현이 HCO군에 비해 유의적으로 증가하였다. 결론적으로 표피 과증식이 유도된 기니피그에 보라지유 식이 공급은 GlcCer-A/B을 포함하는 GlcCer 총 함량, SM1 및 GCase의 발현 증가와 더불어 Cer1/2를 포함하는 Cer 총 함량을 증가시켜 궁극적으로 표피 과증식을 현저히 억제하였다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.54-63
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• 1985

The free phenolic fraction from Korean white ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) was studied by GLC/MS as trimethylsilyl and methyl derivative. Five phenolic compounds such as 2,6-ditert butyl p-crestal, phloroglucinol, protocatechuic acid, isoferulic acid, quinic acid were identified newly. And additionally 13 organic acids and hydrocarbons were also identified in the fraction.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.114-117
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• 1985

식물체내(植物體內) ABA의 미량분석법(微量分析法) 개발(開發)을 위(爲)하여 시험(試驗)한 결과(結果) 식물체(植物體)의 ABA 추출물(抽出物)을 pentafluorobenzyl bromide로 ester 화(化)시켜 ABA-PFB ester 형태(形態)로 GLC-ECD 분석(分析)하므로서 ABA-methyl ester 보다 높은 감도(感度)를 보여 5 pg의 ABA 까지 측정(測定)이 가능(可能)하였다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.218-221
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• 2005

Nucleotide sequence of Brevibacterium flavum ptsG gene capable of complementing Escherichia coli ZSC113 mutations defective to glucose permease activity of phosphotransferase system was completely determined, and the gene product was compared with other glucose-specific enzyme II ($EII^{Glc}$). A ptsG gene of B. flavum consisted of open reading frame of 2,025 nucleotides putatively encoding polypeptide of 675 amino acid residues and TAA stop codon. Deduced amino acid sequence of B. flavum ($EII^{Glc}$) had high homology with ($EIIs^{Glc}$) of Corynebacterium glutamicum, C. efficiens, and B. lactofermentum. Arrangement of structural domains, IIBCA, of B. flanum ($EII^{Glc}$) protein was identical to that of EIIs belonging to glucose-phosphotransferase system.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.232-239
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• 1992

UDP_GlcNAc is metabolized to form vegetative cell wall, cortical peptidoglycans, and outermost layer consisting of galactosamine-6-phosphate ploysaccharide in life cycle of Bacillus megaterium. To obtain a better understanding of the UDP-GlcNAc regulation, we examined the activity of the common first enzyme for the synthesis of nucleotide precursors of peptidoglycans, enoylpyruvate transferase by newly developed method. Both the specific and the total activity decreased after the end of exponential growth followed by and increase from t5 but decreased again parallel to the appearance of the activity of UDP_GlcNAc-4-epimerase. Antibody specificity to anti-transferase IgG and the elution profile on DEAE-Sepharose revealed that B. megaterium has at least two enoylpyruvate transferase isozymes, and UDP_GlcNAc was metabolized to vegetative cell wall and cortical peptidoglycan by each isozme in exponential growth and in sporulation, respectively in life cycle.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제29권7호
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• pp.1315-1319
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• 2008

A trisaccharide, 6d-Altro-Hepp$\alpha$ (1$\rightarrow$3) GlcNAc$\beta$ (1$\rightarrow$3) Gal$\alpha$ (1$\rightarrow$$OCH_2CH_2N_3$, as an O-antigenic repeating unit of Campylobacter jejuni serotypes O:23 and O:36, was synthesized. Coupling of the 6d-altro-Hepp$\alpha$ (1$\rightarrow$3) GlcNAc$\beta$ (1$\rightarrow$SEt donor with Gal$\alpha$ (1${\rightarrow}OCH_2CH_2Cl$ acceptor in the presence of NIS-TfOH promoter afforded the trisaccharide having the $\beta$ (1$\rightarrow$3) Gal linkage. $\beta$ -Stereospecificity and the desired regioselectivity for the 3-OH Gal are obtained. Subsequent hydrogenation, acetylation, azide displacement, hydrazinolysis, Nacetylation, and finally deacetylation furnished the title trisaccharide hapten for further glycoconjugation.