• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.319-324
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• 2000

The causal relationship between heat shock protein (HSP) and second window of cardioprotective effect is still undetermined. In the present study, we assessed whether HSP-producing substances, amphetamine and ketamine, afforded protection against reperfusion-induced ventricular fibrillation (VF) and these protective effect remained after the inhibition of HSP72 production by quercetin, a mitochondrial ATPase inhibitor. Adult mongreal male cats $(n=60,\;2.5{\sim}4\;kg)$ were used in this study. Experimental animals were divided into five groups; control group (n=15), amphetamine ('A', n=11) group, ketamine ('K', n=9) group, amphetamine-ketamine ('AK', n=16) group and amphetamine-ketamine-quercetin ('AKQ', n=9) group. Twenty-four hours after the drug treatment, an episode of 20-min coronary artery occlusion was followed by 10-min reperfusion. The incidence of reperfusion-induced VF in the AK and AKQ groups was significantly lower than that in control group (p＜0.01). After the ischemia/reperfusion procedure, western blot analysis of HSP72 expression in the myocardial tissues resected from each group was performed. HSP72 production in the AK group was marked, whereas HSP72 was not detected in the AKQ and control groups. These results suggest that the suppressive effect against reperfusion-induced VF induced by amphetamine and ketamine is not mediated by myocardial HSP72 production but by other mechanisms.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.197-206
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• 1995

Obesity is a major nutritional problem in the developed countries. The prevalence of obesity may range from 10 to 50 per rent or mort of adult population and it may be increasing tendency. Many efforts have been made to understand the pathogenesis of obesity, but except a few metabolic obesities in the most of obese patients, the mechanisms are not understood. The treatment modalities of obesity, ranging from dietary and pubilc health intervention through the pharmacological and surgical therapy, have been developed and tested. In the obese patients mortalities and mobilities are significantly increased than non obese subjects due to hypertension, diabetics, and other problems. There are four possible mechanisms by which energy balance might be altered to enhance metabolic efficiency. futile metabolic pathway, alteration of protein rum over, alteration in sodium-potassium ATPase and alteration in uncoupled oxidation in brown adipose tissue are considered as possible mechanisms. Low calory and very low calory diets are recommended as a dietary program. Several pharmacological agent such as benzphetamine, fenfluramine, mazindol and fluoxetin are currently popular drugs for the treatment of obesity.

• BMB Reports
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.307-313
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• 2005

Thiobacillus ferrooxidans is one of the most important bacterium used in bioleaching, and can utilize $Fe^{2+}$ or sulphide as energy source. Growth curves for Thiobacillus ferrooxidans have been tested, which show lag, logarithmic, stationary and aging phases as seen in other bacteria. The logarithmic phases were from 10 to 32 hours for Thiobacillus ferrooxidans cultivated with $Fe^{2+}$ and from 4 to 12 days for Thiobacillus ferrooxidans cultivated with elemental sulphur. Differences of protein patterns of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans growing on elemental sulphur and $Fe^{2+}$ separately were investigated after cultivation at $30^{\circ}C$ by the analysis of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE), matrix-assisted laser desorption/ ionization (MALDI)-Mass spectrometry and ESI-MS/MS. From the 7 identified protein spots, 11 spots were found more abundant when growing on elemental sulphur. By contrast 6 protein spots were found decreased at elemental cultivation condition. Among the proteins identified, cytochrome C have been previously identified as necessary elements of electron-transfering pathway for Thiobacillus ferrooxidans to oxidize $Fe^{2+}$; ATP synthase alpha chain and beta are expressed increased when Thiobacillus ferrooxidans cultivated with $Fe^{2+}$ as energy source. ATP synthase Beta chain is the catalytic subunit, and ATP synthase alpha chain is a regulatory subunit. The function of ATPase produces ATP from ADP in the presence of a proton gradient across the membrane.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.325-330
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• 2004

효모에 있어 자외선에 의한 절제회복 관여 DNA회복유전자가 많이 알려져 있으나, 이들이 어떤 기능을 하는지는 아직 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 자외선 조사 시 절제회복의 초기 단계에 절대적으로 필요한 RAD3 유전자와 유사한 유전자인 HRD3 유전자를 분열형 효모인 Schizosaccharomyces pombe에서 분리하여 그 특성을 연구하였다. 이 결과 분리한 유전자는 효모 RAD3 유전자와 염기서열에서 약 70%이상의 유사성을 보였다. 이 유전자의 염기서열 결과 유전자 산물의 분자량은 75 kDa였다. 2-D gel 결과 과잉발현 시 HRD3 단백질은 숙주 단백질의 합성 억제 또는 분해 촉진을 유발하여 숙주세포인 대장균에 독성초과를 나타내었다. HRD3 유전자와 lacZ 유전자를 융합시킨 여러 가지 재조합 vector를 만들어 이들 융합단백질을 분리, 연구 한 결과 HRD3 단백질의 카르복실 말단부분이 효모에 있어서 DNA회복기능과 대장균에서의 독성효과를 나타내는 중요부위임이 확인되었다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제43권8호
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• pp.694-704
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• 2020

HslUV is a bacterial heat shock protein complex consisting of the AAA+ ATPase component HslU and the protease component HslV. HslV is a threonine (Thr) protease employing the N-terminal Thr residue in the mature protein as the catalytic residue. To date, HslUV from Gram-negative bacteria has been extensively studied. However, the mechanisms of action and activation of HslUV from Gram-positive bacteria, which have an additional N-terminal sequence before the catalytic Thr residue, remain to be revealed. In this study, we determined the crystal structures of HslV from the Gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus with and without HslU in the crystallization conditions. The structural comparison suggested that a structural transition to the symmetric form of HslV was triggered by ATP-bound HslU. More importantly, the additional N-terminal sequence was cleaved in the presence of HslU and ATP, exposing the Thr9 residue at the N-terminus and activating the ATP-dependent protease activity. Further biochemical studies demonstrated that the exposed N-terminal Thr residue is critical for catalysis with binding to the symmetric HslU hexamer. Since eukaryotic proteasomes have a similar additional N-terminal sequence, our results will improve our understanding of the common molecular mechanisms for the activation of proteasomes.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.192-196
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• 2005

본 연구는 분열형 효모 Schizosaccharomyces pombe에서 여러 가지 DNA 절제회복 및 유전자 발현에 관여하는 SNF2/SW12유전자의 기능을 연구하기 위하여 이에 관련되는 유전자를 분리하고 그 특성을 연구하였다. SNF2 motif의 conserved sequence를 primer로 하여 중합효소 연쇄반응 (PCR) 방법으로 480 bp 크기의 DNA fragment를 분리하여, 이를 probe로 하여 효모에서 hrp2+ 유전자를 분리하였다. 분리한 hrp+ 유전자의 sequence homology를 비교한 결과 3개의 SNF2 motif를 포함하고 있었다. hrp2+ 유전자의 전사체 크기는 4.7kb임을 Northern hybridization으로 확인하였다. 분리한 유전자의 특성 연구를 위하여 Northern hybridization 으로 hrp2+ 유전자의 UV와 MMS에 대한 유도성을 조사한 결과 자외선에 대해서만 유전자의 발현이 유도되었다. 이 결과 분리한 hrp2+는 UV-inducible 유전자임을 확인하였다. 또한 분리한 유전자의 특성연구 중 하나로 hrp2+ 단백질을 분리하여 helicase activity를 측정하였다. 이 결과 분리한 hrp2+ 유전자는 전혀 helicase activity를 나타내지 않았다.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.55-61
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• 1972

Superprecipitation of actomyosin has been considered to be an in vitro model of the muscle contraction. The superprecipitation and ATPase activity (which supplies the energy for contraction) are influenced by several factors which are the large amount of changes in ionic strength, Mg and ATP concentrations. But those behaviors are found to be promptly influenced by the change in a small range of calcium concentration which can be controlled by the cellular function of muscle physiologically only in the presence of the modullatory proteins, tropomyosin and troponin. In order to elucidate the precise roles of calcium in the muscle contraction and relaxation, the effects of calcium on the actin- myosin interaction was observed in the presence of tropomyosin and troponin using the superprecipitation system. The results are summarized as follows: 1. EGTA (glycol ether diaminetetraacetic acid)prolonged the initiation of the superprecipitation of natural actomyosin. 2. Superprecipitation curve was declined by adding EGTA at the time when tile curve reached the half- maximum. The degree of declining was proportional to the amount of EGTA added. Especially, upon adding 0.25 mM EGTA the curve was lowered to the level before the protein superprecipitated. But addition of EGTA did not affect the curve after attaining the maximum. 3. Superprecipitation of Perry myosin B was not affected by EGTA added both before and during the course of the reaction. 4. Tropomyosin did not change the response of Perry myosin B to EGTA added at any time of the reaction. 5. Troponin also did not change the response of Perry myosin B to EGTA. 6. Both tropomyosin and troponin together rendered the Perry myosin B to obtain the same response as natural actomyosin to EGTA. 7. It was concluded that actin-myosin interaction was influenced by the minute change of calcium concentration only in the presence of both tropomyosin and troponin. We could reproduce the contraction and relaxation of the muscle in vitro under the presence of ATP by changing the calcium concentration.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.123-133
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• 1995

삼환계 항우울제들은 calmodulin 억제 작용을 갖고 있으며, 칼슘 유입, 산화성 인산화 반응 및 ATPase 활성도를 억제하는 것으로 제시되고 있지만 사람 호중구에서의 기능 표현에 대한 효과는 밝혀져 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 amitriptyline, imipramine과 doxepine이 superoxide와 $H_2O_2$ 생성, myeloperoxidase 유리, leukotriene $B_4$ 생성과 세포내 칼슘의 상승에 나타나는 효과를 조사하였다. 변성된 IgG에 의하여 활성화된 호중구에서 superoxide와 $H_2O_2$ 생성은 amitriptyline, imipramine과 doxepine에 의하여 억제되었고 EDTA, EGTA, verapamil과 bepredil은 superoxide 생성을 억제하였다. Chlorpromazine, trifluoperazine, staurosporine 및 H-7 또한 superoxide 생성을 억제하였다. PMA에 의한 superoxide 생성은 amitriptyline, imipramine과 doxepine, chlorpromazine과 H-7에 의하여 억제되었다. Amitriptyline, imipramine, chlorpromazine과 trifluoperazine은 변성된 IgG에 의한 myeloperoxidase 유리를 억제하였다. 변성된 IgG에 의하여 활성화된 호중구에서 $LTB_4$와 5-HETE 형성은 amitriptyline, imipramine과 doxepine에 의하여 억제되었다. 변성된 IgG에 의한 세포내 칼슘의 증가는 amitriptyline, imipramine, doxepine, chlorpromazine과 EGTA에 의하여 억제되었고, verapamil은 세포내 칼슘의 증가를 약간 억제하였으나 H-7은 세포내 칼슘의 증가에 영향이 없었다. 이상의 결과로부터 변성된 IgG에 의하여 활성화된 호중구에서의 respiratory burst, myeloperoxidase 유리와 LTB, 생성에 대한 amitriptyline, imipramine과 doxepine의 억제효과는 칼슘동원, calmodulin과 protein kinase C의 억제에 기인할 것으로 추정된다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.29-37
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• 1987

수산동물의 근육단백질 중 특히 많은 분포를 보이며. 생리적으로 뿐만 아니라 식품학적으로도 중요한 myosin과 paramyosin을 방어 보통육과 갈색띠 매물고둥에서 추출하여 각각의 물리 화학적 성질을 비교 검토 하였다. 방어 보통육 myosin은 분자량 $4.6{\times}10^5\;dalton$, 278 nm 에서의 분자흡광계수 $B^{1cm}_{1%}$ 5.44, 고유점도 1.60dl/g 및 그 소수성에 따른 형광강도는 740이었으며, 용해도에 비추어 등전점은 pH 5.0부근이었다. 한편 갈색띠 매물고둥 paramyosin은 분자량 $2{\times}10^5\;dalton$, 278nm 에서의 분자흡광계수$(B^{1cm}_{1%})$ 3.04, 고유점도 2.60dl/g 및 그 소수성에 의한 형광강도는 468이었으며, 등전점은 pH5.6부근이었다. 그리고 방어 myosin의 ${Ca}^{2+}-ATPase$ 활성은 0.342 ${\mu}moles-Pi/min/mg-protein$이었고, 분자당 40개의 SH기를 함유하고 있었다. 아미노산 조성의 분석 결과, 방어 보통육 myosin과 갈색띠 매물고둥 paramyosin의 총아미노산의 잔기수는 단백질 1 mole당 각각 4030잔기와 1694잔기이었으며, 극성 대 비극성 아미노산의 비율은 0.54와 0.47이었고, 산성 대 염기성 아미노산의 비율은 1.64와 2.42이었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.1496-1502
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• 2006

Skeletal muscle contains slow and fast twitch fibers. These skeletal muscle fibers express type I and type II myosin, respectively, and these myosin isoenzymes have different ATPase activity. The aim of this study was to investigate protein profiles of bovine skeletal muscles by proteomic analysis. Fifty seven spots of distinct proteins were excised and characterized. The expression of sixteen spots was differed in longissimus dorsi muscle with a minimal 2-fold change compared to biceps femoris muscle. The majority of differentially expressed proteins belonged to metabolic regulation-related proteins such as glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, triosephosphate isomerase and carbonic anhydrase 3. The real time-PCR assay confirmed an increase or induction of specific genes: RGS12TS isoform, GAPDH, triosephosphate isomerase and carbonic anhydrase. These results suggest that the expression of metabolic proteins is under a specific control system in different bovine skeletal muscle. These observations could have significant implications for understanding the physiological regulation of bovine skeletal muscles.