• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.77-88
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• 2024

Background: Lung inflammation occurs in many lung diseases, but has limited effective therapeutics. Ginseng and its derivatives have anti-inflammatory effects, but their unstable physicochemical and metabolic properties hinder their application in the treatment. Panaxadiol (PD) is a stable saponin among ginsenosides. Inhalation administration may solve these issues, and the specific mechanism of action needs to be studied. Methods: A mouse model of lung inflammation induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), an in vitro macrophage inflammation model, and a coculture model of epithelial cells and macrophages were used to study the effects and mechanisms of inhalation delivery of PD. Pathology and molecular assessments were used to evaluate efficacy. Transcriptome sequencing was used to screen the mechanism and target. Finally, the efficacy and mechanism were verified in a human BALF cell model. Results: Inhaled PD reduced LPS-induced lung inflammation in mice in a dose-dependent manner, including inflammatory cell infiltration, lung tissue pathology, and inflammatory factor expression. Meanwhile, the dose of inhalation was much lower than that of intragastric administration under the same therapeutic effect, which may be related to its higher bioavailability and superior pharmacokinetic parameters. Using transcriptome analysis and verification by a coculture model of macrophage and epithelial cells, we found that PD may act by inhibiting TNFA/TNFAR and IL7/IL7R signaling to reduce macrophage inflammatory factor-induced epithelial apoptosis and promote proliferation. Conclusion: PD inhalation alleviates lung inflammation and pathology by inhibiting TNFA/TNFAR and IL7/IL7R signaling between macrophages and epithelial cells. PD may be a novel drug for the clinical treatment of lung inflammation.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.83-90
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• 2007

Insulin-like growth factor II (IGF2) and H19 genes are mutually imprinted genes which may be responsible for abnormalities in the cloned fetuses and offspring. This study was performed to identify putative differentially methylated regions (DMRs) of porcine H19 locus and to explore its genomic imprinting in in vitro fertilized (IVF) and somatic cell nuclear transferred (SCNT) embryos. Based on mice genomic data, we identified DMRs on H19 and found porcine H19 DMRs that included three CTCF binding sites. Methylation patterns in IVF and SCNT embryos at the 2-, 4-, $8{\sim}16$-cells and blastocyst stages were analyzed by BS (Bisulfite Sequencing)-PCR. The CpGs in CTCF1 was significantly unmethylated in the 2-cell stage IVF embryos. However, the 4- (29.1%) and $8{\sim}16$-cell (68.2%) and blastocyst (48.2%) stages showed higher methylation levels (p<0.01). On the other hand, SCNT embryos were unmethylayted ($0{\sim}2%$) at all stages of development. The CpGs in CTCF2 showed almost unmethylation levels at the 2-,4- and $8{\sim}16$-cell and blastocyst stages of development in both IVF ($0{\sim}14.1%$) and SCNT ($0{\sim}6.4%$) embryos. At all stages of development, CTCF3 was unmethylated in IVF ($0{\sim}17.3%$) and SCNT ($0{\sim}1.2%$) embryos except at the blastocyst stage (54.5%) of IVF embryos. In conclusion, porcine SCNT embryos showed an aberrant methylation pattern comprised to IVF embryos. Therefore, we suggest that the aberrant methylation pattern of H19 loci may be a reason for increased abnormal fetus after embryo transfer of porcine SCNT embryos.

• BMB Reports
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.58-64
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• 2005

Myo-inositol monophosphate phosphatase (IMPP) is a key enzyme in the phosphoinositide cell-signaling system. This study found that incubating the IMPP from a porcine brain with pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (PLP) resulted in a time-dependent enzymatic inactivation. Spectral evidence showed that the inactivation proceeds via the formation of a Schiff's base with the amino groups of the enzyme. After the sodium borohydride reduction of the inactivated enzyme, it was observed that 1.8 mol phosphopyridoxyl residues per mole of the enzyme dimer were incorporated. The substrate, myo-inositol-1-phosphate, protected the enzyme against inactivation by PLP. After tryptic digestion of the enzyme modified with PLP, a radioactive peptide absorbing at 210 nm was isolated by reverse-phase HPLC. Amino acid sequencing of the peptide identified a portion of the PLP-binding site as being the region containing the sequence L-Q-V-S-Q-Q-E-D-I-T-X, where X indicates that phenylthiohydantoin amino acid could not be assigned. However, the result of amino acid composition of the peptide indicated that the missing residue could be designated as a phosphopyridoxyl lysine. This suggests that the catalytic function of IMPP is modulated by the binding of PLP to a specific lysyl residue at or near its substrate-binding site of the protein.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.275-282
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• 2005

By using differential display, we identified one of the genes encoding the multi-subunit complex protein V-ATPase, c subunit gene (ATP6L), and showed alterations of the gene expression by oxidative stresses. Expression of the ATP6L gene in Neuro-2A cells was increased by the treatment with $H_2O_2$ and incubation in hypoxic chamber, implying that the expression of the ATP6L gene is regulated by oxidative stresses. To examine mechanisms involved in the regulation of the gene expression by oxidative stresses, the transcriptional activity of the rat ATP6L promoter was studied. Transcription initiation site was determined by primer extension analysis and DNA sequencing, and promoter of the rat ATP6L and its deletion clones were constructed in reporter assay vector. Significant changes of the promoter activities in Neuro-2A cells were observed in two regions within the proximal 1 kbp promoter, and one containing a suppressor was in -195 to -220, which contains GC box that is activated by binding of Sp1 protein. The suppression of promoter activity was lost in mutants of the GC box. We confirmed by electrophoretic mobility shift and supershift assays that Sp1 protein specifically binds to the GC box. The promoter activity was not changed by the $H_2O_2$ treatment and incubation in hypoxic chamber, however, $H_2O_2$ increased the stability of ATP6L mRNA. These data suggest that the expression of the ATP6L gene by oxidative stresses is regulated at posttranscriptional level, whereas the GC box is important in basal activities of the promoter.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.177-183
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• 1993

Agronacterium tumefaciens(strain LBA4404)를 매개로 한 외래 유전자의 식물체로의 도입에 관한 실험을 하여 아래와 가은 결과를 얻었다. 모델 식물로는 담배(Nivotuana tabacum c.v. samsun)를 사용하였으며, 외래 유전자는 효모 유래의 Acid phosphatase 유전자인 PH05를 사용하였다. pVC727G에서 PH05를 잘라내어 전기영동 및 graphical estimation법으로 확인한 결과, PH05의 크기는 1.5kb였다. pVC727G와 광역plasmid인 qBI121을 이용하여 식물체 형질전환을 위한 vector인 pBKJ I을 만들었다. pBKJ I을 Agronacterium LBA4404에 subcloninggksgn 담배의 leaf dise를 Agronacterium LBA4404과 공배양하여 형질전환을 유도하였다. kanamycindmf 첨가한 MS-n/B음지에서 형질전환된 shoots를 얻었으며, 이들의 재분화를 실시하여 형질전환된 식물체를 얻었다. 형질전환된 식물체의 genomic DNA를 PH05로서 southern hybridization하여 형질전환을 확인하였으며, 식물체의 잎, 줄기 및 뿌리의 Apase(PH05)활성을 측정하여 도입한 PH05가 발현됨을 확인하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.1119-1126
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• 2018

Objective: Present investigation was aimed to study the Single Nucleotide Variants of the luteinizing hormone beta ($LH{\beta}$) gene and to analyze their association with the semen quality (fresh and post-thawed frozen semen) and luteinizing hormone (LH) concentrations in Murrah buffalo bulls. Methods: Polymerase chain reaction-single stranded conformational polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) and Sanger sequencing method is used to study genetic variability in $LH{\beta}$ gene. LH assay was carried out using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method. A fixed general linear model was used to analyze association of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of $LH{\beta}$ gene with semen quality in 109 and LH concentrations in 80 Murrah bulls. Results: $LH{\beta}$ gene was found to be polymorphic. Total six SNPs were identified in $LH{\beta}$ gene g C356090A, g C356113T, g A356701G, g G355869A, g G356330C, and g G356606T. Single Stranded Conformational Polymorphism variants of pattern 2 of exon 1+pattern 2 of exon 2+pattern 1 of exon 3 had highly significant (p<0.01) effect on sperm concentration (million/mL), percent mass motility, acrosome integrity and membrane integrity in fresh and frozen semen whereas significant (p<0.05) effect was observed on percent live spermatozoa. SSCP variants of pattern 2 of exon 1+pattern 2 of exon 2+pattern 1 of exon 3 had highly significant (p<0.01) effect on luteinizing hormone concentrations too. Conclusion: The observed association between SSCP variants of $LH{\beta}$ gene with semen quality parameters and LH concentrations indicated the possibilities of using $LH{\beta}$ as a candidate gene for identification of markers for semen quality traits and LH concentrations in Murrah buffaloes.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.380-387
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• 1997

Pectate lyase isoenzymes을 분비하는 Erwinia carotovorn subsp. carotovora LY34는 식물조직을 연화시키는 연부균이다. 이 균주로부터 게놈 DNA를 분리하여 Sau3Al 제한효소로 부분 절단한 다음 pBluescript $SK^+$ 벡터에 클로닝하여 pectate Iyase를 분비하는 클론을 분리하였다 분리 결과 4.2 kb크기의 DNA 단편을 가지고 있었으며 이를 다시 재클로닝하여 3.1 kb크기의 pelCI유전자를 함유하는 pLYPA100을 구하였다. 이 유전자의 DNA 염기서열을 분석한 결과 374 개의 아미노산을 구성하는 1,122 bp의 ORF를 확인하였다. 시작코돈과 종결코돈은 ATG와 TAA였으며 초기 서열 22개의 아미노산으로 구성된 전형적인 원핵세포의 signal peptide가 존재하였다. PeICI의 단백질 염기서열을 다른 단백질과 유사성을 분석한 결과 Erwinia carotovera subsp. carotovora Er 균주의 PelIII, Erwinia carotevora subsp. carotovora SCR193 균주의 PeIC 및 Erwinia caretovora subsp. atroseptica C18 균주의 Pel3과 유사하였으며 PLbc family에 속하였다. PeICI의 분자량은 40,507, pI는 7.60으로 계산되었다.

• 한국양봉학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.15-26
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• 2019

기문응애는 1919년 최초 발견 이래 세계적으로 다양한 나라 및 지역에서 발견되고 있다. 2015년 국내 기문응애 관련 보고에 따르면, 99개 시료를 이용한 실험 중 1개 시료에서 기문응애 특이 유전자가 검출되었으나 그 실체는 발견되지 않았었다. 그 이후로 기문응애와 관련된 문헌이 지속적으로 발표되지 않아, 기문응애의 존재 및 피해에 대한 인식이 부족한 현황이다. 이와 더불어, 꿀벌의 내부기생충인 기문응애의 육안관찰에 큰 어려움이 있어, 분자적 기법을 이용한 기문응애 특이 nested PCR법을 개발하고자 하였다. Nested PCR법은 100분자 이하의 주형도 증폭 가능하게 함으로써, 시료 내 극미량 존재할 수 있는 기문응애의 유전자를 검출할 수 있었다. 1회의 초고속 PCR(detection PCR)은 23개 시료 중 4개의 시료만이 양성결과를 보였으나, 연속으로 진행한 nested 초고속 PCR에서는 11개의 시료가 추가로 양성 결과를 보였다. 이처럼 우리는 nested PCR법을 적용시킴으로써 총 15개의 시료에서 기문응애의 특이 유전자가 검출된 것을 확인함으로써, 보다 정확하고 민감한 유전자 검사법이 되도록 개발할 수 있었다. 우리는 분자 진단 결과를 근거로 특이 유전자가 검출된 시료로부터 기문응애의 실체를 확인하기 위한 실험도 함께 진행하였으나, 채집된 개체들에서는 확인할 수 없었다. 그러나 기문응애 특이 유전자 진단을 통한 국내 기문응애의 존재 가능성을 제시하였으며, 이를 근거로 실체 확인을 비롯한 기문응애의 지속적인 연구가 필요하다고 사료된다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.204-212
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• 2009

대두의 발효를 통하여 생리활성을 가지고 있는 이소플라본 aglycone 함량을 높이기 위한 ${\beta}$-glucosidase와 대두에 다량 함유되어 있는 stachyose, rafinose와 같은 난소화성 oligosaccharides를 분해하기 위해 ${\alpha}$-galactosidase 효소 분비 미생물을 김치로부터 ${\alpha}$-galactosidase와 ${\beta}$-glucosidase를 생산하는 미생물을 탐색하였다. 탐색과정을 위해서 선별한 미생물을 16S rDNA sequencing 동정한 결과, Weissella cibaria 동정되어 Weissella cibaria K-M1-4로 명명하였다. Weissella cibaria K-Ml-4를 대두 액체배지에서 18시간동안 배양한 후, 생산한 효소는 배양액을 에탄을 침전, DEAE sepharose, sephacryl S-100HR column chromatography 통하여 ${\alpha}$-galactosidase의 경우, 정제도 5.3배, 수율 3.5% 그리고 ${\beta}$-glucosidase의 경우, 정제도 4.4배, 수율 2.9%로 정제되었다. ${\alpha}$-Galactosidase 효소특성은 $60^{\circ}C$에서 최대 활성을 나타내었으며, $80^{\circ}C$에서 30분 처리시 43% 잔존활성을 보였다. pH 8.0에서 최대 활성을 나타내었으며, pH 5.0-9.0에서 안정하였다. 금속이온에 대한 영향에서 $Fe^{2+}$과 $Cu^{2+}$을 첨가하였을 때 효소 활성이 증가하였다. p-Nitrophenyl-${\alpha}$-D-galacto-pyranoside (PNPG) 기질에 대한 Km은 0.98 mM이었고, Vmax는 $1.81{\mu}$mole/min 이었다. ${\beta}$-Glucosidase 효소 특성은 $50^{\circ}C$에서 최대 활성을 나타내었으며, $80^{\circ}C$에서 30분 처리시 46% 잔존활성을 보였다. pH 7.0에서 최대 활성을 나타내었으며, pH 5.0-9.0에서 안정하였다. 금속이온에 대한 영향에서 $Fe^{2+},\;Co^{2+},\;Cu^{2+}$을 첨가하였을 때 효소 활성이 증가하였다. p-Nitrophenyl-${\beta}$-D-gluco-pyranoside (PNPG)에 대한 Km값은 1.24mM이었고, Vmax는 $6.81{\mu}$mole/min 이었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권11호
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• pp.4555-4561
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• 2014

Background: Silencing due to methylation of suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 (SOCS-3), a negative regulator gene for the JAK/STAT signaling pathway has been reported to play important roles in leukemogenesis. Imatinib mesylate is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor that specifically targets the BCR-ABL protein and induces hematological remission in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Unfortunately, the majority of CML patients treated with imatinib develop resistance under prolonged therapy. We here investigated the methylation profile of SOCS-3 gene and its downstream effects in a BCR-ABL positive CML cells resistant to imatinib. Materials and Methods: BCR-ABL positive CML cells resistant to imatinib (K562-R) were developed by overexposure of K562 cell lines to the drug. Cytotoxicity was determined by MTS assays and $IC_{50}$ values calculated. Apoptosis assays were performed using annexin V-FITC binding assays and analyzed by flow cytometry. Methylation profiles were investigated using methylation specific PCR and sequencing analysis of SOCS-1 and SOCS-3 genes. Gene expression was assessed by quantitative real-time PCR, and protein expression and phosphorylation of STAT1, 2 and 3 were examined by Western blotting. Results: The $IC_{50}$ for imatinib on K562 was 362nM compared to 3,952nM for K562-R (p=0.001). Percentage of apoptotic cells in K562 increased upto 50% by increasing the concentration of imatinib, in contrast to only 20% in K562-R (p<0.001). A change from non-methylation of the SOCS-3 gene in K562 to complete methylation in K562-R was observed. Gene expression revealed down-regulation of both SOCS-1 and SOCS-3 genes in resistant cells. STAT3 was phosphorylated in K562-R but not K562. Conclusions: Development of cells resistant to imatinib is feasible by overexposure of the drug to the cells. Activation of STAT3 protein leads to uncontrolled cell proliferation in imatinib resistant BCR-ABL due to DNA methylation of the SOCS-3 gene. Thus SOCS-3 provides a suitable candidate for mechanisms underlying the development of imatinib resistant in CML patients.