• Animal cells and systems
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.311-315
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• 2002

The RAD4 gene is essential for nucleotide excision repair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. It has been known that the deduced amino acid sequence of Rad4 protein contains three DNA-dependent ATPase/helicase motifs. To determine the biochemical activities and functional role of RAD4 the Rad4 protein was expressed and purified. Immunoblot analysis showed a specific band of 21 kDa, which was well-matched with the size of open reading frame of the RAD4 gene. The purified Rad4 protein had no detectable helicase activity. However, the protein could interact with double stranded oligonucleotides, as judged by mobility shift assay. This result suggests that the Rad4 protein is a DNA binding protein.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.271-279
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• 1984

이스라엘 잉어의 근육 actomyosin의 열안정성과 그 첨가제에 의한 영향을 밝히기 위하여 배육골격근에서 추출한 actomyosin을 시료로 하여 온도의 변화가 actomyosin의 안정성에 미치는 영향을 ATP-감도, 유리 SH기 및 Ca-ATPase 활성도 등을 측정하여 분석하였다. 그리고 sucrose, sorbitol, Na-glutamate 및 L-cysteine등 첨가제의 영향에 대하여는 Ca-ATPase 활성도의 변화를 측정하여 단백질 변성속도당수($K_D$), 단백질변성보호효과(${\Delta}E/M$) 그밖에 열력학적 제상수를 계산 비교하였다. 실험결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 배육골격근에서 추출한 이스라엘 잉어 actomyosin은 단백질농도 $4.12{\sim}4.68mg/ml$, 핵산의 함량 $2.63{\sim}2.9%$, actin과 myosin의 결합비 $1:2.20{\sim}2.63$, 지질의 함량 $4.33{\sim}5.26\%$, ATP-감도 109.78, Ca-ATPase 활성 $0.159{\sim}0.201\;{\mu}M-Pi/min/mg-protein$, 유리 SH 기 함량 $3.3{\sim}3.4M/10^5g-protein$ 이었다. 2. Ca-ATPase활성 및 ATP-감도는 온도가 상승 함에 따라 1차반응적으로 감소하였고, 유리 SH기는 $60{\circ}C$ 까지는 증가하다가 그 이후는 급격히 하강하였다. 3. 가열온도상승에 따른 Ca-ATPase 활성의 반감 시간은 $12^{\circ}C$ 일때 280분, $20^{\circ}C$ 일 때 125분, $30^{\circ}C$일때 55분, $40^{\circ}C$ 일때 13분이었으며 $20^{\circ}C$에서 활성화에너지는 5,395 cal/mole 활성화엔탈피는 4,814cal/mole, 활성화엔트로피는 -40.42 e.u, 자유에너지 값은 17,626cal/mole이었다. 4. 당 및 아미노산중에서 가열에 대하여 변성보호효과가 높은 것은 $3\%$ sorbitol이었으며, $8\%$ Na-glutamate, $1\%$ sucrose, $1\%$ L-cysteine의 순으로 낮아졌다. 5. 저온저장시 actomyosin이 가장 안정한 온도는 $-30^{\circ}C$이었으며, $0^{\circ}C,\;-20^{\circ}C$ 순으로 불안정하였다. 또한 $-20^{\circ}C$ 일 때의 첨가제에 의한 냉동변성보호효과는 $8\%$ Na-glutamate가 가장 좋았고 $3\%$ sorbitol, $1\%$ sucrose, $1\%$ L-cysteine의 순으로 효과가 떨어졌다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.414-421
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• 1999

Helicobacter pylori were found to be resistant to azide but sensitive to vanadate, suggesting that defect in the P-type ATPase activity rather than F-type ATPase would be lethal to cell survival or growth. To elucidate the relationship between this enzyme inhibition and H. pylori death, we determined the effect of omeprazole (OMP) plus vanadate on enzyme activity and cell growth. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC; ca. 0.8$\mu$mol/disk) of vanadate for H. pylori growth was lowered over l0-fold with the aid of OMP, whereby its inhibitory potential toward the P-type ATPase activity was diametrically increased. Alternatively, we found that this enzyme activity was essential for active transport in H. pylori. From these observations, we strongly suggest that the immediate cause of the growth inhibition of H. pylori cells with OMP and/or vanadate might be defective in the cell's active transport due to the lack of P-type ATPase activity. From the spectral data with circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, we found that activated OMP (OAS) at concentration below MIC did not disrupt helical structures of membrane proteins. Separately, we determined the cytopathic effect of OAS by SDS-PAGE, indicating the change in the production of cytoplasmic protein but not cell membrane.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.63-72
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• 2000

Chronic exposure to cadmium (Cd) results in an inhibition of protein endocytosis in the renal proximal tubule, leading to proteinuria. In order to gain insight into the mechanism by which Cd impairs the protein endocytosis, we investigated the effect of Cd on the acidification of renal cortical endocytotic vesicles (endosomes). The endosomal acidification was assessed by measuring the pH gradient-dependent fluorescence change, using acridine orange or FITC-dextran as a probe. In renal endosomes isolated from Cd-intoxicated rats, the $V_{max}$ of ATP-driven fluorescence quenching ($H^+-ATPase$ dependent intravesicular acidification) was significantly attenuated with no substantial changes in the apparent $K_m,$ indicating that the capacity of acidification was reduced. When endosomes from normal animals were directly exposed to free Cd in vitro, the $V_{max}$ was slightly reduced, whereas the $K_m$ was markedly increased, implying that the biochemical property of the $H^+-ATPase$ was altered by Cd. In endosomes exposed to free Cd in vitro, the rate of dissipation of the transmembrane pH gradient after $H^+-ATPase$ inhibition appeared to be significantly faster compared to that in normal endosomes, indicating that the $H^+-conductance$ of the membrane was increased by Cd. These results suggest that in long-term Cd-exposed animals, free Cd ions liberated in the proximal tubular cytoplasm by lysosomal degradation of cadmium-metallothionein complex (CdMT) may impair endosomal acidification 1) by reducing the $H^+-ATPase$ density in the endosomal membrane, 2) by suppressing the intrinsic $H^+-ATPase$ activity, and 3) possibly by increasing the membrane conductance to $H^+$ ion. Such effects of Cd could be responsible for the alterations of proximal tubular endocytotic activities, protein reabsorption and various transporter distributions observed in Cd-exposed cells and animals.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.27-29
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• 1995

Site directed mutagenesis has been introduced to determine active site(s) and molecular structure of E. coli RecA protein. Recombinant DNAs were constructed by point mutation of Tyr-264 to Phe which assumed active site for binding and hydrolysis of ATP. RecA proteins were purified from recombinants containing wild type and mutant genes and analyzed for ATPase activity assay. Result suggests that Tyr-264 is involved in ATP binding rather than ATP hydrolysis.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.115-122
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• 2007

As the genome of B.mori is available in GenBank and the EST database of B.mori is expanding, identification of novel genes of B.mori is conceivable by data-mining techniques. We used the in silico cloning method to get the vacuolar-type $H^+-ATP$ synthetase (V-ATPase) c subunit (16 kDa proteolipid subunit) gene of B.mori and analysed with bioinformatics tools. The result was confirmed by RT-PCR and sequencing. The V-ATPase c subunit cDNA contains a 468 bp ORF. The ORF encoded a 155-residue protein that showed extensive homology with V-ATPase c subunits from other 15 species and contained four membrane-spanning helices. Tissue expression pattern analysis revealed that V-ATPase c expressed strongly in Malpighian tubules, not in fat body. This gene has been registered in GenBank under the accession number EU082222.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.508-514
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• 2006

In this study, the double-stranded DNA-dependent activities of Deinococcus radiodurans RecA protein (Dr RecA) were characterized. The interactions of the Dr RecA protein with double-stranded DNA were determined, especially dsDNA-dependent ATP hydrolysis by the Dr RecA protein and the DNA strand exchange reaction, in which multiple branch points exist on a single RecA protein-DNA complex. A nucleotide cofactor (ATP or dATP ) was required for the Dr RecA protein binding to duplex DNA. In the presence of dATP, the nucleation step in the binding process occurred more rapidly than in the presence of ATP. Salts inhibited the binding of the Dr RecA protein to double-stranded DNA. Double-stranded DNA-dependent ATPase activities showed a different sensitivity to anion species. Glutamate had only a minimal effect on the double-stranded DNA-dependent ATPase activities, up to a concentration of 0.7 M. In the competition experiment for Dr RecA protein binding, the Dr RecA protein manifested a higher affinity to double-stranded DNA than was observed for single-stranded DNA.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.291-298
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• 2014

We investigate the effects of cryoprotectant mixtures on the quality of sand lance surimi (SLS) during storage at $-30^{\circ}C$. We monitored freeze-induced denaturation of myofibrillar protein in SLS and examined the texture profile of SLS gel. Freeze-induced denaturation was assessed by evaluating SLS $Ca^{+2}$-ATPase activity. SLS gels prepared with sorbitol or sucrose and a mixture of both as cryoprotectant. Higher concentrations of cryoprotectants resulted in significantly higher residual SLS $Ca^{+2}$-ATPase activity at the same storage time (P < 0.05). Residual $Ca^{2+}$-ATPase activity of SLS prepared with sorbitol was higher than that of sucrose when cryoprotectant concentration and storage period were same. A blend of sorbitol and sucrose resulted in a stronger cryoprptective effect of SLS myofibrillar protein than did sorbitol or sucrose alone. The presence of a phosphate compound in SOP (3% sorbitol + 0.2% phosphate compound) resulted in higher SLS $Ca^{2+}$-ATPase activity than that of did 5% sorbitol. The hardness, brittleness, and elasticity values and a folding test of the SLS gels were significantly affected by cryoprotectant concentrations and the storage time. Preference scores and acceptance for texture in a sensory evaluation of the SLS gels increased with increasing sorbitol or sucrose concentration.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.51-57
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• 1992

Mitochondria in Pleurotus ostreatus were isolated and purified by stepped sucrose density gradient centrifugation, to compare the effects of organic compound on the activities of mitochondrial ATPase in Basidiomycotina with those in mammalian cell. The effects of N, N'-dicycio-hexylcarbodiimide (DCCD), carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP), sodium azide and aurovertin known as compounds to be related to electron transfer system in mitochondria were studied. A activity of mitochondrial ATPase was inhibited by 64%, 57% and 53% in the presence of 0.25 mM DCCD, 0.02 mM sodium azide and 1.5 $({\mu}g/mg\;of\;protein)$ aurovertin B, respectively. It was stimulated by 22% in the presence of 0.15 ${\mu}M$ CCCP.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.443-449
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• 1986

근원섬유구성단백질의 SDS-polyacrylamide gel 전기 영동상으로 부터 돼지근육의 red muscle과 while muscle의 근원섬유단백질사이에는 30K성분함량의 특징적 차이가 나타났으며, 생물활성에서도 red muscle쪽이 white muscle쪽보다 높은 ATPase 활성을 나타내었다. 근원섬유단핵질의 열안정성은 D값에서 확실한 차이를 보여 white muscle쪽이 red muscle쪽보다 높은 열안정성을 나타냈고, 열역학량에서도 근섬유 type간의 차이를 보였다. 한편 근원섬유단백질의 열안정성은 생체조직에 가까운 형태일수륵 안정하다는 사실도 확인되었다.