• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.327-336
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• 2010

Cysteine proteases have been known as a critical factor in plant defense mechanisms in pineapple, papaya, or wild fig. Papain or ficin is one kind of cysteine proteases that shows toxic effects to herbivorous insects and pathogenic bacteria. However, resistance to bacterial soft rot of plants genetically engineered with cysteine protease has been little examined thus far. We cloned a cysteine protease cDNA from Ananas comosus and introduced the gene into Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa) under the control of the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter. The transgene was stably integrated and actively transcribed in transgenic plants. In comparisons with wild-type plants, the $T_2$ and $T_3$ transgenic plants exhibited a significant increase in endo-protease activity in leaves and enhanced resistance to bacterial soft rot. A cDNA microarray analysis revealed that several genes were more abundantly transcribed in the transgenic than in the wild type. These genes encode a glyoxal oxidase, PR-1 protein, PDF1, protein kinase, LTP protein, UBA protein and protease inhibitor. These results suggest an important role for cysteine protease as a signaling regulator in biotic stress signaling pathways, leading to the build-up of defense mechanism to pathogenic bacteria in plants.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.77-85
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• 1980

Protease의 생산능이 우수한 Asp. oryzae KC-15를 선정하고 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. Wheat bran medium에서의 최적배양시간은 acid protease와 neutral protease는 약 48시간, alkaline protease는 약 72시간이었고 본 균주가 생산하는 protease는 alkaline protease와 neutral pro-tease가 주체이며 acid protease는 극히 미약하였다. 2. Wheat bran medium 에 $Na_2$HPO$_4$, NaH$_2$PO$_4$, Glucose, rice powder 및 Na-glutamate의 첨가는 alkaline protease와 neutral psotease의 생산에, (NH$_4$)$_2$HPO$_4$, glucose 및 rice powder의 첨가는 acid protease의 생산에 효과적이었다. 3. 조효소의 특징(equation omitted) 4. 내열제로서 NaH$_2$PO$_4$가장 효과적이었으며 최적첨가량은 alkaline protease와 neutral protease 에 대하여는 10mg, acid protease에 대하여는 5mg 이었다. 5. 6$0^{\circ}C$ 이상에서는 NaH$_2$PO$_4$의 내열효과는 거의 인정할 수 없었다. 6. NaH$_2$PO$_4$10mg을 첨가하고 55$^{\circ}C$에서 30분간 처리하였을 때의 잔존활성은 alkaline protease는 약 58%, neutral protease는 약 57%, acid protease는 약 55 %이었다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.414-417
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• 2000

단백질분해효소를 생산하지 않는 균주 B. subtilis MT-2의 염색체 DNA를 추출한 다음, B. subtilis AC819 균주에 상동성 유전자재조합을 이용하여 competent cell 형질전환을 시켰다. 얻어진 형질전환체를 B. subtilis HL-1이라고 명명하였으며, 그 표현형은 histidine 요구성, streptomycin 내성, tetracyclin 내성을 나타내면서 단백질 분해효소를 생산하지 않았다. 플라스미드 pUB110 을 이용한 B. subtilis HL-1의 protoplst 형질전환율은 B. subtilis MT-2의 형질전환율보다 높았다. 따라서 새로운 B. subtilis HL-1균주는 단백질분해효소의 형질전환과 내열성 protease 유전자클로닝에서 숙주로 사용하는데 유용하다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.458-463
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• 2022

We evaluated the antibiotic susceptibilities, hemolytic activities, and technological properties of 36 Staphylococcus xylosus strains and 49 S. pseudoxylosus strains predominantly isolated from fermented soybean foods from Korea. Most of the strains were sensitive to chloramphenicol, erythromycin, gentamycin, kanamycin, lincomycin, oxacillin, tetracycline, and trimethoprim. However, 23 strains exhibited potential phenotypic acquired resistance to erythromycin, lincomycin, and tetracycline. Based on breakpoint values for staphylococci from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, >30% of the isolates were resistant to ampicillin and penicillin G, but the population distributions in minimum inhibitory concentration tests were clearly different from those expected for acquired resistance. None of the strains exhibited clear α- or β-hemolytic activity. S. xylosus and S. pseudoxylosus exhibited salt tolerance on agar medium containing 20% and 22% (w/v) NaCl, respectively. S. xylosus and S. pseudoxylosus strains possessed protease and lipase activities, which were affected by the NaCl concentration. Protease activity of S. pseudoxylosus was strain-specific, but lipase activity might be a characteristic of both species. This study confirms the potential of both species for use in high-salt soybean fermentation, but the safety and technological properties of strains must be determined to select suitable starter candidates.

• 한국결정학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국결정학회 2000년도 정기총회 및 구정회교수 추모 춘계학술연구발표회
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• pp.10-10
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• 2000

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• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.153-158
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• 1977

Rhizopus japonicus S-62에 의한 acid protease의 생산조건 및 효소의 내열성을 검사하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1) 산성 protease의 생산에 있어 wheat bran medium에 관한 sucrose, yeast, ammonium chloride, sodium phosphate monobasic의 최적 첨가 농도는 각각 0.5%, 2.0%, 0.4%이었다. 2) 내열제로서KH$_2$PO$_4$와 NaH$_2$PO$_4$는 가장 효과적이었다. 3) 효소액에 KH$_2$PO$_4$와 NaH$_2$PO$_4$를 각각 2%씩 첨가하고 5$0^{\circ}C$에서 10분간 가열처리하였을 때 잔존청성은 다 같이 100%를 나타내었다. 4. 55$^{\circ}C$이상에서는 KH$_2$PO$_4$와 NaH$_2$PO$_4$의 과열변과는 거의 없었다.

• 한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물학회 1998년도 제38회 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.41.1-41.1
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• 1998

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.410-416
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• 2008

The gene SfXyn10, which encodes a protease-resistant xylanase, was isolated using colony PCR screening from a genomic library of a feather-degrading bacterial strain Streptomyces fradiae var. k11. The full-length gene consists of 1,437bp and encodes 479 amino acids, which includes 41 residues of a putative signal peptide at its N terminus. The amino acid sequence shares the highest similarity (80%) to the endo-1,4-${\beta}$-xylanase from Streptomyces coelicolor A3, which belongs to the glycoside hydrolase family 10. The gene fragment encoding the mature xylanase was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). The recombinant protein was purified to homogeneity by acetone precipitation and anion-exchange chromatography, and subsequently characterized. The optimal pH and temperature for the purified recombinant enzyme were 7.8 and $60^{\circ}C$, respectively. The enzyme showed stability over a pH range of 4.0-10.0. The kinetic values on oat spelt xylan and birchwood xylan substrates were also determined. The enzyme activity was enhanced by $Fe^{2+}$ and strongly inhibited by $Hg^{2+}$ and SDS. The enzyme also showed resistance to neutral and alkaline proteases. Therefore, these characteristics suggest that SfXyn10 could be an important candidate for protease-resistant mechanistic research and has potential applications in the food industry, cotton scouring, and improving animal nutrition.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.332-338
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• 1994

역미생용액으로 단백칠을 추출하는 공정에셔 수용 액의 이온세기와 pH가 중요한 공정변수가 된다. 본 실험에셔 사용한 역미생용액은 AOT를 Isooctane에 5 50mM의 농도로 용해시켜 사용하였고 단백칠로서 alkaline protease를 model compound로 사용하여 추출설험을 수행한 결과 본 설험의 범위에서 pH가 낮을수록, 이온세기가 낮을수록 효율적인 추출이 이루어졌으며, pH가 3.0 그리고 이온세기가 O.lM KCI 일때 분배계수가 4.0으로 가장 크게 나타났다. 단백질의 용매추출 장치로서 설관막 모률을 제작 하여 alkaline protease를 역미생을 이용하여 용매 추출을 수행하였는 바, 단백질 분리공정에 효과적인 장치로 사용될 수 었음을 보여주였다. 본 실험의 조 건에서 총괄물질전달계수 Ko가 $6.7{\times}10^{-5}cm/s$이었으며 유기용매상의 개별물칠전달저항이 수용액상의 물질전달저항보다 중요하게 나타났다. 실관막 추출 장치의 조업시 설관막 양쪽 상의 압력차를 $0.1kg/cm^2$. 이하로 조절하여 emulsion의 형성을 방지할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.1532-1539
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• 2012

The ${\alpha}$-galactosidase-coding gene agaAJB13 was cloned from Sphingomonas sp. JB13 showing 16S rDNA (1,343 bp) identities of ${\leq}97.2%$ with other identified Sphingomonas strains. agaAJB13 (2,217 bp; 64.9% GC content) encodes a 738-residue polypeptide (AgaAJB13) with a calculated mass of 82.3 kDa. AgaAJB13 showed the highest identity of 61.4% with the putative glycosyl hydrolase family 36 ${\alpha}$-galactosidase from Granulicella mallensis MP5ACTX8 (EFI56085). AgaAJB13 also showed <37% identities with reported protease-resistant or Sphingomonas ${\alpha}$-galactosidases. A sequence analysis revealed different catalytic motifs between reported Sphingomonas ${\alpha}$-galactosidases (KXD and RXXXD) and AgaAJB13 (KWD and SDXXDXXXR). Recombinant AgaAJB13 (rAgaAJB13) was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). The purified rAgaAJB13 was characterized using p-nitrophenyl-${\alpha}$-D-galactopyranoside as the substrate and showed an apparent optimum at pH 5.0 and $60^{\circ}C$ and strong resistance to trypsin and proteinase K digestion. Compared with reported proteaseresistant ${\alpha}$-galactosidases showing thermolability at $50^{\circ}C$ or $60^{\circ}C$ and specific activities of <71 U/mg with or without protease treatments, rAgaAJB13 exhibited a better thermal stability (half-life of >60 min at $60^{\circ}C$) and higher specific activities (225.0-256.5 U/mg). These sequence and enzymatic properties suggest AgaAJB13 is the first identified and characterized Sphingomonas ${\alpha}$-galactosidase, and shows novel protease resistance with a potential value for basic research and industrial applications.