• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.306-312
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• 1997

We attempted to isolate and characterize the lectins from stem and leaves of Korean mistletoe (Viscum album var. coloratum) by affinity chromatography. Lectin I was isolated only from stem. Lectin II was not isolated from Korean mistletoe, whereas lectin III was isolated from the stem and leaves. The hemagglutinating activity of lectin I was 16HU and inhibited by D-galactose, lactose, and N-acetyl-D-galactosamine. The lectin I has molecular weight of 60, 000D being composed of two basic subunits with molecular weights of 32, 000D and 28, 000D which are linked by a disufide bond. The lectin III from stem has molecular weight of 66, 000D being two basic subunits which have molecular weights of 34, 000D and 29, 000D and are linked by a disufide bond. The activity of lectin I was stable at the pH range of 4.00-8.50 and at a wide range of temperature (0-42.deg. C). The lectin I showed more potent mitogenic activity to murine lymphocytes than concanavalin A.

• BMB Reports
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.959-965
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• 2007

Two isolectins (KML-IIU and the KML-IIL) were individually isolated from the previously reported Korean mistletoe lectin, KML-C, by using an immunoaffinity column. Molecular weights of the KML-IIU and the KML-IIL were 64 kDa and 60 kDa respectively. Both of the lectins were composed of heterogeneous A and B subunits linked with a disulfide bond, and showed the same carbohydrate-binding specificities for Gal and GalNAc. However, they are different not only in biophysical properties (glycosylation and amino acid compositions) but also bioactivities (cell killing and cytokine induction). The KML-IIL showed 17-145 times stronger in cytotoxicities to various human and mouse cancer cell lines than the KML-IIU. The KML-IIL also induced TNF-$\alpha$ secretion from mouse peritoneal macrophages 4.5 times better than the KML-IIU. The results demonstrated isolectins in Korean mistletoe were varied in bioactivities and the KML-IIL may be developed as an anti-cancer agent.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.304-309
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• 1999

식용버섯인 팽이버섯(Flammulina velutipes)으로부터 적혈구 응집능력을 갖는 렉틴(flammulina velutipes lectin, FVL) FVL-1과 FVL-2을 정제하였다. FVL-1과 FVL-2의 분자량은 각각 10.6 kDa과 37 kDa으로 추정되었다. FVL-2는 사람적혈구의 경우 모든 혈액형에서 응집현상을 나타내었으나, FVL-1은 O형의 적혈구에 대하여 높은 상대활성도를 나타내었다. 렉틴의 hemagglutination inhibition test 결과 FVL-1과 FVL-2는 fetuin, bovine submaxillary mucin, asialofetuin, porcine stomach mucin에 의해 적혈구 응집력이 저해되었다. FVL-1은 1.56 mM $Cu^{2+}$에서 적혈구 응집력이 저해되었으며, $Mg^{2+}$, $Mn^{2+}$, $Ca^{2+}$, $Fe^{2+}$ 등에서도 저해되었다. 반면 FVL-2는 금속 이온에 대한 저해가 나타나지 않았다. pH 안정성에 있어서 FVL-1은 pH $5{\sim}11$에서 안정하였으며, FVL-2는 pH 4까지의 범위에서 안정하였다. 온도 안정성에 있어서는 FVL-1과 FVL-2 각각 $55^{\circ}C$, $45^{\circ}C$까지 안정하였다. FVL-1은 단백질이었으며 FVL-2는 당 단백질이었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.603-611
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• 2014

한국산과 중국산 녹두 종자에서 0.15 M NaCl/0.1 M sodium phosphate buffer (pH7.0)에 의한 추출, $(NH_4)_2SO_4$ 침전, 최종적으로 Sephadex G-100을 이용한 affinity chromatography에 의해 lectin을 분리한 다음, 이들의 생화학적 특성을 조사, 비교하였다. 사람의 적혈구는 trypsin의 처리 유무와 상관없이 응집반응이 일어나지 않으며, 토끼의 적혈구에서는 trypsin을 처리한 경우에만 응집반응이 일어났다. 두 녹두 종자 lectin의 분자량은 SDS-PAGE를 통해 54 kDa와 28 kDa로 확인되었다. 한국산 녹두 종자 lectin의 최적 반응 온도는 $60^{\circ}C$이며, 중국산 녹두 종자 lectin의 경우는 $50^{\circ}C$로 나타났다. 종자 lectin이 열에 가장 안정한 온도는 한국산의 경우는 $50^{\circ}C$이며, 중국산의 경우 $40-50^{\circ}C$로 밝혀졌다. 한국산 녹두 종자 lectin은 pH 3.2에서 가장 높은 활성을 보였으며, 중국산 녹두 종자 lectin은 pH 6.2에서 가장 높은 활성을 보였다. 변성제를 처리했을 때, thiourea와 guanidine-HCl과는 혈액 응집이 일어나지 않아 변성작용이 일어남을 알 수 있었고, urea와는 혈액 응집이 일어나지 않아 변성작용이 일어나지 않음을 알 수 있었다. D-glucose외 6가지의 탄수화물에 대한 특이성이 나타나지 않았다. 또한 두 녹두 종자의 lectin은 $Ca^{2+}$, $Co^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$ 및 $Mn^{2+}$ 등의 금속이온에 대한 특이성이 없었다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.135-137
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• 2003

The carbohydrate moieties of larval sparganum proteins in two different species, the snakes, Elaphe rufodorsata, the Balb/c mouse and those of the adult worm, Spirometra erinacei, were compared using five different lectins including GNA, SNA, MAA, PNA and DSA. The GNA positive 53 kDa molecule, which is excretory-secretory protease in the sparganum from the snake showed a stage specific and developmental regulation. We also suggested that sparganum glycosylation may be involved in immune evasion and differentiation into an adult worm.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2012

Histochemical patterns of lectin binding during development of the rat vomeronasal organ (VNO) were studied to determine whether glycoconjugates are differently expressed after birth. Three types of lectins, Dolichos biflorus agglutinin (DBA), wheat germ agglutinin (WGA), and Ulex europaeus agglutinin I (UEA-I), were studied histochemically in the rat VNO at various stages post-birth: postnatal days 1 and 7, the preweaning period (4 weeks after birth), and at sexual maturity (8 weeks after birth). The free border of the vomeronasal sensory epithelium was positive for both WGA and UEA-I in rats of all ages; whereas, VNO receptor cells and supporting cells were positive only for both WGA and UEA-I from 4 weeks after birth. DBA reactivity was detected in the free border but less so in receptor cells and supporting cells. WGA and UEA-I, but not DBA, showed similar patterns in various ages. In the Jacobson's gland, WGA, UEA-I and DBA were detected in some acini from 4 weeks after birth but not at postnatal days 1 or 7. Collectively, reactivity for three lectins, WGA, UEA-I and DBA, increased in receptor cells and gland acini during postnatal development, possibly contributing to the enhanced chemoreception in rats.

• BMB Reports
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.358-367
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• 2007

A novel mannose-binding tuber lectin with in vitro antiproliferative activity towards human cancer cell lines and antiviral activity against HSV-II was isolated from fresh tubers of a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, Typhonium divaricatum (L.) Decne by a combined procedure involving extraction, ammonium sulfate precipitation, ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-SEPHAROSE, CM-SEPHAROSE and gel-filtration on sephacryl S-200. The apparent molecular mass of the purified Typhonium divaricatum lectin (TDL) was 48 kDa. TDL exhibits hemagglutinating activity toward rabbit erythrocytes at 0.95 $\mu$g/ml, and its activity could be strongly inhibited by mannan, ovomucoid, asialofetuin and thyroglobulin. TDL showed antiproliferative activity towards some well established human cancer cell lines, e.g. Pro-01 (56.7 $\pm$ 6.8), Bre-04 (41.5 $\pm$ 4.8), and Lu-04 (11.4 $\pm$ 0.3). The anti-HSV-II activity of TDL was elucidated by testing its HSV-II infection inhibitory activity in Vero cells with $TC_50$ and $EC_50$ of 5.176 mg/ml and 3.054 $\mu$g/ml respectively. The full-length cDNA sequence of TDL was 1145 bp and contained an 813-bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding a 271 amino acid precursor of 29-kDa. Homology analysis showed that TDL had high homology with many other mannose-binding lectins. Secondary and three-dimensional structures analyses showed that TDL is heterotetramer and similar with lectins from mannose-binding lectin superfamily, especially those from family Araceae.

• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.270-284
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• 2021

The vomeronasal organ (VNO) is critical for reproduction and social behavior in ruminants, including cattle. The present study examined the structure of the VNO and its epithelial cells in neonatal and adult Korean native cattle (Hanwoo), Bos taurus coreanae, using immunohistochemistry and lectin histochemistry. Histologically, the VNO comprised two types of epithelia: medial vomeronasal sensory (VSE) and lateral vomeronasal non-sensory epithelia (VNSE). Numerous blood vessels and nerve bundles were observed within the vomeronasal cartilage encased lamina propria. Immunohistochemistry revealed high expression level of protein gene product9.5 and moderate expression level of olfactory marker protein in the neuroreceptor cells of the VSE and occasionally in some ciliated cells of the VNSE in both neonates and adults. The properties of the glycoconjugates in the VNO were investigated using 21 lectins, most of which were expressed at varied intensities in the VSE and VNSE, as well as in the lamina propria. Several lectins exhibited variations in their intensities and localization between neonatal and adult VNOs. This study is the first descriptive lectin histochemical examination of the VNO of Korean native cattle with a focus on lectin histochemistry, confirming that the VNO of Korean native cattle is differentiated during postnatal development.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.248-261
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• 1994

연구배경 : Lectin은 탄수화물의 특정한 당잔기에 높은 친화성과 특이성을 가지므로 이러한 lectin-sugar 상호작용을 이용하여 사람 폐결핵결절에서 이를 구성하는 주된 성분인 건락성 괴사 상피양세포, 림프구 및 섬유층에 존재하는 탄수화물의 종류와 분포에 대해 알아보고자, 본 연구를 실시하였다. 방법 : 사람 폐결핵 절제 조직에서, 13종의 lectin을 사용하여 조직화학염색을 시행하였다. 결과: 1) 건락성 괴사부에서 BS $I-B_4$는 모든 구성성분에서, BS I는 변연부에 있는 일부의 세포성분을 제외하고 나머지 구성성분 모두에서 음성반응을 나타내었다. 그러나 나머지 lectin들은 건락성 괴사부에서 다양한 형태의 렉틴결합반응을 나타내었다. 2) 상피양세포들은 세포질에서의 반응 양상에 따라 크게 세 군으로 나눌 수 있었다. 첫째, DBA, UEA I 및 LCA는 대부분 중등도 이상의 강한 양성반응을 나타내었다. 둘째, WGA, s-WGA, PNA, SBA, VVL, ECL, PHA-L 및 PHA-E는 세포에 따라 다양한 형태의 반응양상을 나타내었다. 셋째, BS I 및 BS $I-B_4$는 음성반응을 나타내었다. 상피양세포의 세포막에 대한 결합반응을 살펴보았을 때, 첫째, ECL, PHA-L 및 PHA-E는 대부분 강한 양성반응을 보여주었다. 둘째, WGA, s-WGA 및 PNA는 세포에 따라 양성 및 음성반응이 혼재하는 양상을 나타내었다. 셋째, BS I, BS $I-B_4$, UEA I, DBA 및 VVL은 음성반응을 나타내었다. 3) 상피양세포사이물질들은 건락성 괴사부의 세포사이물질에 대한 lectin 결합 양상과 유사한 반응 양상을 나타내었다. 4) WGA, ECL, PHA-L, PHA-E 및 LCA들은 림프구에 강한 양성반응을 나타내었다. 5) SBA는 건락성 괴사부를 둘러싸는 섬유층의 외측에 위치하는 혈관 내피층에서 대체로 양성반응을 보였으나, 섬유층내의 혈관 내피층에서는 대체로 음성반응을 나타내었다. 6) PNA는 섬유층의 외측지역에서 양성반응을 나타내었지만 그와는 대조적으로 내측지역의 세포사이물질에서 음성반응을 나타내었다. 결론 : 이상의 결과와 같이, 렉틴결합특성을 이용한 조직화학적 연구는 사람 폐결핵 결절의 여러 성분들에 존재하는 복합당질의 종류, 특성 및 분포, 그리고 연결핵결절 형성과정 동안에 일어나는 복합당질 조성의 변화에 관한 유용한 정보를 제공해 주었으며, 이러한 결과들은 결핵결절의 병리학적 연구에 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.58-65
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• 1999

Fibrocapsa japonica (Raphidophyceae) is regarded as a harmful algal bloom organism in Japanese waters, where it has been linked to fish kills. Fibrocapsa is a common species in New Zealand coastal waters, particularly in the Hauraki Gulf, where it has regularly bloomed in the spring under E1 Nino climate conditions for the past six years. The New Zealand isolate had 1.4 times more total polyunsaturated acids than the Japanese isolate under the same growth conditions, suggesting that eicosapentaenoic acid in particular coold be used as a discriminating chemotaxonomic marker. The molecular probes tested showed no differential binding of the raphidophytes to lectins, but oligonucleotide probes targeted F. japonica ribosomal RNA bound specifically to both isolates. Neither strain was toxic in mouse or neuroblastoma bioassays. There is no evidence that the New Zealand F. japonica isolates investigated to date produce ichthyotoxins.