• BMB Reports
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• 제45권11호
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• pp.595-603
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• 2012

Human Ly-6/uPAR molecules are a superfamily composed of two subfamilies; one is the membrane bound proteins with a GPI-anchor and the other are secreted proteins without the GPI-anchor. Ly-6/uPAR molecules have remarkable amino acid homology through a distinctive 8-10 cysteine-rich domain that is associated predominantly with O-linked glycans. These molecules are encoded by multiple tightly linked genes located on Chr. 8q23, and have a conserved genomic organization. Ly-6/uPAR molecules have an interesting expression pattern during hematopoiesis and on specific tumors indicating that Ly-6/uPAR molecules are associated with development of the immune system and carcinogenesis. Thus, Ly-6/uPAR molecules are useful antigens for diagnostic and therapeutic targets. This review summarizes our understanding of human Ly-6/uPAR molecules with regard to molecular structure as well as what is known about their function in normal and malignant tissues and suggest Ly-6/uPAR molecules as target antigens for cancer immunotherapy.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2014

ADP-ribosylation is a type of posttranslational modification catalyzed by members of the poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) polymerase superfamily. ADP-ribosylation is initiated by PARPs, recognized by PAR binding proteins, and removed by PARG and other ADP-ribose hydrolases. These three groups of proteins work together to regulate the cellular and molecular response of PAR signaling, which is critical for a wide range of cellular and physiological functions.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권15호
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• pp.6429-6436
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• 2014

Poly-ADP-ribosylation (PAR) is a post-translational modification of mainly chromosomal proteins. It is known to be strongly involved in several molecular events, including nucleosome-remodelling and carcinogenesis. In this investigation, it was attempted to evaluate PAR level as a reliable biomarker for early detection of cancer in blood lymphocyte histones. PAR of isolated histone proteins was monitored in normal and dimethylnitrosamine (DMN)-exposed mice tissues using a novel ELISA-based immuno-probe assay developed in our laboratory. An inverse relationship was found between the level of PAR and period of DMN exposure in various histone proteins of blood lymphocytes and spleen cells. With the increase in the DMN exposure period, there was reduction in the PAR level of individual histones in both cases. It was also observed that the decrease in the level of PAR of histones resulted in progressive relaxation of genomic DNA, perhaps triggering activation of genes that are involved in initiation of transformation. The observed effect of carcinogen on the PAR of blood lymphocyte histones provided us with a handy tool for monitoring biochemical or physiological status of individuals exposed to carcinogens without obtaining biopsies of cancerous tissues, which involves several medical and ethical issues. Obtaining blood from any patient and separating blood lymphocytes are routine medical practices involving virtually no medical intervention, post-procedure medical care or trauma to a patient. Moreover, the immuno-probe assay is very simple, sensitive, reliable and cost-effective. Therefore, combined with the ease of preparation of blood lymphocytes and the simplicity of the technique, immuno-probe assay of PAR has the potential to be applied for mass screening of cancer. It appears to be a promising step in the ultimate goal of making cancer detection simple, sensitive and reliable in the near future.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권12호
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• pp.1735-1743
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• 2010

The full-length genes gyrB (2,415 bp), parC (2,277 bp), and parE (1,896 bp) in Edwardsiella tarda were cloned by PCR with degenerate primers based on the sequence of the respective quinolone resistance-determining region (QRDR), followed by elongation of 5' and 3' ends using cassette ligation-mediated PCR (CLMP). Analysis of the cloned genes revealed open reading frames (ORFs) encoding proteins of 804 (GyrB), 758 (ParC), and 631 (ParE) amino acids with conserved gyrase/topoisomerase features and motifs important for enzymatic function. The ORFs were preceded by putative promoters, ribosome binding sites, and inverted repeats with the potential to form cruciform structures for binding of DNA-binding proteins. When comparing the deduced amino acid sequences of E. tarda GyrB, ParC, and ParE with those of the corresponding proteins in other bacteria, they were found to be most closely related to Escherichia coli GyrB (87.6% identity), Klebsiella pneumoniae ParC (78.8% identity), and Salmonella Typhimurium ParE (89.5% identity), respectively. The two topoisomerase genes, parC and parE, were found to be contiguous on the E. tarda chromosome. All 18 quinolone-resistant isolates obtained from Korea thus far did not contain subunit alternations apart from a substitution in GyrA (Ser83$\rightarrow$Arg). However, an alteration in the QRDR of ParC (Ser84$\rightarrow$Ile) following an amino acid substitution in GyrA (Asp87$\rightarrow$Gly) was detected in E. tarda mutants selected in vitro at $8{\mu}g/ml$ ciprofloxacin (CIP). A mutant with a GyrB (Ser464$\rightarrow$Leu) and GyrA (Asp87$\rightarrow$Gly) substitution did not show a significant increase in the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of CIP. None of the in vitro mutants exhibited mutations in parE. Thus, gyrA and parC should be considered to be the primary and secondary targets, respectively, of quinolones in E. tarda.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.101-112
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• 2015

자가밀착연접 단백질들은 세포, 특히 수초화된 신경교세포막의 층상구조 사이에 존재하는 밀착연접에 존재한다. 그들 중 일부는 다른 단백질의 C-말단의 PDZ 결합 모티프에 붙는 postsynaptic density-95/Disks large/Zonula occludens-1 (PDZ) 도메인을 가진다. PDZ domain은 박테리아, 식물, 세균, 후생동물, Drosophila에 존재하여 거대한 단백복합체를 형성할 수 있게 해준다. 이러한 단백복합체들은 세포 내 신호전달, 단백질 표적화, 그리고 세포막 극화 작용을 한다. ZO-1, ZO-2, AF-6, PATJ, MUPP1, PAR-3는 자가밀착연접에 존재한다고 확인되었다. PAR-3는 atypical protein kinase C와 PAR-6와 반응하여 세포의 극성 형성에 중요한 역할을 하는 3차원 단백질복합체를 형성하는데 이는 Caenorhabditis elegans와 Drosophila 종에서 척추동물에까지 보존되었다. MAGI2는 흥분성 시냅스에서 ${\alpha}$-amino-3-hydroxyl-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate (AMPA) 수용체와 반응한다. PATJ는 claudin-1과 함께 마디곁 루프에서 발견되는 반면, MUPP1은 claudin-5와 함께 축삭사이막과 Schmidt-Lanterman 절흔에서 찾을 수 있다. ZO-1, ZO-2 그리고 PAR-3의 경우에는 세 장소 모두에서 발견된다. PDZ 도메인을 보유한 단백질들의 서로 다른 분포는 자가밀착연접의 발생에 영향을 준다. 이 총설에서는 수초화된 슈반 세포의 자가밀착연접에 존재하는 PDZ 도메인을 가진 단백질들과 그들의 기능을 알아볼 것이다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.307-316
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• 2015

Beginning from the recognition of FtsZ as a bacterial tubulin homolog in the early 1990s, many bacterial cytoskeletal elements have been identified, including homologs to the major eukaryotic cytoskeletal elements (tubulin, actin, and intermediate filament) and the elements unique in prokaryotes (ParA/MinD family and bactofilins). The discovery and functional characterization of the bacterial cytoskeleton have revolutionized our understanding of bacterial cells, revealing their elaborate and dynamic subcellular organization. As in eukaryotic systems, the bacterial cytoskeleton participates in cell division, cell morphogenesis, DNA segregation, and other important cellular processes. However, in accordance with the vast difference between bacterial and eukaryotic cells, many bacterial cytoskeletal proteins play distinct roles from their eukaryotic counterparts; for example, control of cell wall synthesis for cell division and morphogenesis. This review is aimed at providing an overview of the bacterial cytoskeleton, and discussing the roles and assembly dynamics of bacterial cytoskeletal proteins in more detail in relation to their most widely conserved functions, DNA segregation and coordination of cell wall synthesis.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권12호
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• pp.1756-1763
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• 2010

Pasteurella multocida serogroup D strain, which produces P. multocida toxin (PMT), is a widespread and harmful pathogen of respiratory diseases such as pneumonia and progressive atrophic rhinitis (PAR) in swine. Vaccination has been considered the most desirable and effective approach for controlling the diseases caused by toxigenic P. multocida. To investigate the antigenicity and immunogenicity of partial fragments of recombinant PMT, recombinant proteins of the N-terminal (PMT-A), middle (PMT-B), C-terminal (PMT-C), and middle-C-terminal (PMT2.3) regions of PMT were successfully produced in an Escherichia coli expression system. The molecular masses of PMT-A, PMT-B, PMT-C, and PMT2.3 were ca. 53, 55, 35, and 84 kDa, respectively, purified by nickel-nitrilotriacetic acid (Ni-NTA) affinity column chromatography. All the recombinant proteins except for PMT-A showed immune responses to antisera obtained from a swine showing symptoms of PAR. Moreover, high titers of PMT-specific antibodies were raised from mice immunized with each of the recombinant proteins; however, the immunoreactivities of the antibodies to authentic PMT and heat-inactivated whole bacteria were different, respectively. In the protection study, the highest protection against homologous challenge was shown in the case of PMT2.3; relatively poor protections occurred for the other PMT fragments.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.69-80
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• 2007

태양광과 반응하여 독특한 광화학적 작용을 하는 이산화티탄($TiO_2$)을 벼 잎 표면에 처리하였을 때 벼 엽신의 광합성 대사에 대한 영향을 검토하고 프로테옴 분석을 통해 생리변화를 구명하고자 수행한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 광합성유효파장이 $2,400\;{\mu}mol\;m^{-2}\;s^{-1}$과 $2,200\;{\mu}mol\;m^{-2}\;s^{-1}$ 배치구에서 이산화티탄 10, 20 ppm 처리는 광적응상태의 엽록소형광지수(Yield)를 낮추었고 $450\;{\mu}mol\;m^{-2}\;s^{-1}$ 처리구는 엽록소형광지수를 높였다. 2. 노지조건인 PAR $2,400\;{\mu}mol\;m^{-2}\;s^{-1}$ 배치구에서 광합성 명반응의 상대전자전달율은 이산화티탄 10 ppm 처리에서 평균 45 %, 무처리 32.4 %, diuron 10 ppm 처리구에서 15.3%로 이산화티탄 처리는 광합성 명반응의 상대전자전달율을 높였다. 3. UV-B 4.9, $0.6\;KJ\;m^{-2}\;day^{-1}$ 배치구에서 이산화티탄 처리로 초장이 증가하였고 UV-B $0.15\;KJ\;m^{-2}\;day^{-1}$ 배치구에서 초장은 증가하고 건물중은 감소하였다. 4. 광합성은 노지의 UV-B 조건인 $13.6\;KJ\;m^{-2}\;day^{-1}$ 배치구에서 이산화티탄 처리로 종가하였고 UV-B 4.9, 0.6, $0.15\;KJ\;m^{-2}\;day^{-1}$ 배치구는 다소 증가하였으나 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 나타내지 않았다. 5. 이산화티탄 처리 후 자연광 중의 UV-B를 99% 차단하여 저수준으로 조절한 결과 68%의 단백질 발현이 감소하였고 각각 16%의 단백질 발현이 증가 또는 신생 합성되었다. 6. 이산화티탄 20 ppm 처리 후 자연광 중의 UV-B를 99% 차단시켰을 때 주로 광합성 Calvin cycle에서 $CO_2$ 결합을 촉매하는 결정구조 Rubisco의 chain E 발현이 감소하였다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.235-243
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• 2011

In order to get a better understanding of the role of protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) in type 2 helper T (Th2) cell responses against Trichinella spiralis infection, we analyzed Th2 responses in T. spiralis-infected PAR2 knockout (KO) mice. The levels of the Th2 cell-secreted cytokines, IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 were markedly reduced in the PAR2 KO mice as compared to the wild type mice following infection with T. spiralis. The serum levels of parasite-specific IgE increased significantly in the wild type mice as the result of T. spiralis infection, but this level was not significantly increased in PAR2 KO mice. The expression level of thymic stromal lymphopoietin, IL-25, and eotaxin gene (the genes were recently known as Th2 response initiators) of mouse intestinal epithelial cells were increased as the result of treatment with T. spiralis excretory-secretory proteins. However, the expression of these chemokine genes was inhibited by protease inhibitor treatments. In conclusion, PAR2 might involve in Th2 responses against T. spiralis infection.

• BMB Reports
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.69-78
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• 2010

Asymmetric cell division is a fundamental mechanism for the generation of body axes and cell diversity during early embryogenesis in many organisms. During intrinsically asymmetric divisions, an axis of polarity is established within the cell and the division plane is oriented to ensure the differential segregation of developmental determinants to the daughter cells. Studies in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans have contributed greatly to our understanding of the regulatory mechanisms underlying cell polarity and asymmetric division. However, much remains to be elucidated about the molecular machinery controlling the spatiotemporal distribution of key components. In this review we discuss recent findings that reveal intricate interactions between translational control and targeted proteolysis. These two mechanisms of regulation serve to carefully modulate protein levels and reinforce asymmetries, or to eliminate proteins from certain cells.