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Neuropeptides and Neuroactive Substance in the Bembyx mori Brain: Allatotropin Gene and Localization, Neuronal Growth by BDNF, and Apoptosis by Edysone

  • Lee, Bong-Hee
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Sericultural Science Conference
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.13-18
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    • 2003
  • Allatotropin is a 13-residue amidated neuropeptide isolated from pharate adult heads of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca serta and strongly stimulates biosynthesis of juvenile hormones in adults, but not larval, lepidopteran corpora allata. From a Bombyx mori midgut cDNA library, a cDNA that encodes a 130-amino-acid polypeptide containing M. sexta allatotropin sequence was isolated. The B. mori allatotropin cDNA consists of 1196 nucleotides. (omitted)

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Studies on Temperature-sensitive Mutant of Sacchnyomycopsis lipolytica (Saccharomycopsis lipolytica의 온도감수성 변이에 관한 연구)

  • 조석금;남궁석
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.25-32
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    • 1988
  • Properties of purified isocitrate lyase from Saccharomycopsis lipolytica ATCC 44601 and MX9-11RX8 temperature-sensitive mutant were investigated. Purified isocitrate lyase from temperature-sensitive mutant was indistinguishable from the wild type enzyme with respect to the isoelectric pH(5.3), the thermostability and Km value for threo-Ds-Isocitrate(about 0.2 mM). When isocitrate lyase induced by acetate minimal medium at 33$^{\circ}C$, MX9-11RX8 mutant did not express enzyme activity but did synthesize polypeptide chain whose electrophoretic mobilities were equal to those of the purified enzymes.

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밀가루 단백질의 화학적 구성

  • 김준평
    • Food Industry
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    • s.19
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    • pp.15-19
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    • 1974
  • 밀가루 단백질인 Gluten은 밀가루 반죽의 부피를 크게하는 중요한 역할을 하며 이 Gluten 단백질을 구성한 Gliadin의 분자량은 40,000이며 Glutenin은 2$\~$3백만의 고분자화합물로 Gliadin과 Glutenin은 서로 구조상으로는 다르나 Gliadin이 Glutenin 구성 polypeptide로 S-S 결합에 중합체로 구성하며 이들은 20,000$\~$25,000정도의 공통된 polypeptide로부터 이루어진 것으로 추리하고 있다. Gluten 단백질에 S-S 함량이 7.4$\~$10mole/$10^5$g protein이며 -SH 함량은 0$\~$0.3mole/$10^5$g protein이다. Gluten 표면에 -SH가 적으나 S-S, 및 -SH의 상호교환이 일어나 망상 형성하여 밀가루 반죽내에서 발생하는 $CO_2$의 가스를 들어쌓여 빵의 부피를 크게 한 것이다.

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Transforming Growth Factor-${\beta}$ (TGF-${\beta}$) Induces Invasion and Migration of Ras- Transformed MCF10A Human Breast Epithelial Cells

  • Kim, Mi-Sung;Moon , A-Ree
    • Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.327.3-328
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    • 2002
  • Transforming growth factor-${\beta}$ (TGF-${\beta}$), a hormonally active polypeptide found in normal and transformed tissues. regulates cellular growth and phenotyphic plasticity. We have previously shown that H-ras. but not N-ras. induces invasive phenotype in MCF10A human breast epithelial cells. In this study. we wished to examine the effect of TGF-${\beta}$ on H-ras-induced invasion and motility in MCFI 10A cells by performing in vitro invasion assay and wound migration assay. (omitted)

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Therapeutic Intervention of Aggregate Formation in Huntington's Disease: A Potential Role of Tissue Transglutaminase (tTG)

  • Chun, Wan-Joo
    • Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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    • 2003.04a
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    • pp.65-66
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    • 2003
  • The cause of Huntington's disease (HD) is a pathological expansion of the polyglutamine domain within the N-terminal region of huntingtin. Neuronal aggregates composed of mutant huntingtin within certain neuronal populations are a characteristic hallmark of HD. Because tissue transglutaminase (tTG) cross-links proteins into aggregates and polypeptide-bound glutamines are primary determining factors for tTG-catalyzed reactions, it has been hypothesized that tTG may contribute to the formation of aggregates. (omitted)

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Structure of N-terminal Extension in Human Aspartyl-tRNA Synthetase

  • Park, Jin-Young;Kim, Sunghoon;Chaejoon Cheong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Biophysical Society Conference
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    • 1998.06a
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    • pp.20-20
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    • 1998
  • In mammalian cells, nine aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, including aspartyl-tRNA synthetase, are associated within a multienzyme complex. Human aspartyl-tRNA synthetase contains a unique N-terminal polypeptide that is thought to be responsible for the complex formation.(omitted)

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Drug Discovery Based on Thymopentin for Treating Anxiety and Depression

  • Oh, Young-Im
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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    • 1995.10a
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    • pp.39-40
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    • 1995
  • Thymopoietin(TP) was originally isolated from bovine thymic extracts on the basis of its ability to affect neuromuscular transmission when injected into mice (Goldstein, 1974). A 49 amino acid polypeptide was isolated and sequenced (Schlesinger and Goldstein, 1975). It is now evident that this molecule was created by proteolytic cleavage of larger thymopoietin proteins during isolation, and represents the N-terminal sequence of these proteins. Nevertheless, this proteolytic fragment was active in both neurophysiological and immunological experiments, and enabled the identification of an active pentapeptide. (amino acids 32 to 36, Arg-Lys-Asp-Val-Tyr, thymopentin), which. has been studied as an immunomodulatory drug.

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Molecular Cloning and Sequence of URA5 Gene Encoding Orotate Phosphoribosyl Transferase (OPRTase) from Entomopathogenic Fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae

  • HWANG, CHER WON;DONG KYU LEE;SUN CHEOL KANG
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.284-286
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    • 1998
  • A ura5 gene encoding Orotate Phosphoribosyl Transferase (OPRTase) of Metarhizium anisopliae was cloned by PCR methods and sequenced. The sequenced ura 5 gene encodes a polypeptide of 234 amino acid residues. This deduced amino acid sequence showed high similarity to other fungi OPRTase and there was no intron sequence between ATG starting codon and TGA ending codon.

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Optimization of recombinant E. coli fermentation through biological manipulation and engineering control

  • Kim, Jeong-Yoon
    • The Microorganisms and Industry
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.14-26
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    • 1993
  • Optimizing protein production in recombinant E. coli strains involves manipulation of genetic and environmental factors. In designing a production system, attention must be paid to gene expression efficiency, culture conditions and bioreactor configuration. Although not much emphasis was given to the physiology of host strains in this review, an understanding of the relationship between the physiology of host cell growth and the overproduction of a cloned gene protein is of primary importance to the improvement of the recombinant fermentation processes. Sometimes it is desirable to make use of gene fusion systems, e.g. protein A, polypeptide, gutathione-S-transferase, or pneumococcal murein hydrolase fusion, to facilitate protein purification.

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ESTABLISHMENT OF IN VITRO BIOASSAY FOR TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR (TGF-$\varepsilon$)

  • Kim, Mi-Sung;Ahn, Seong-Min;Aree Moon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.201-201
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    • 2001
  • Transforming growth factor- $\beta$ (TGF- $\beta$), a hormonally active polypeptide found in normal and transformed tissue, is a potent regulator of cell growth and differentiation. In this study, we wished to establish an in vitro bioassay system to seek the most sensitive method that can measure TGF- $\beta$ activity.(omitted)

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