• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.230-238
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• 2000

Class III chitin synthases in filamentous fungi are important for hyphal growth and differentiation of several filamentous fungi. A genomic clone containing the full gene encoding Chs4, a class III chitin synthase in Penicillium chrysogenum, was cloned by PCR screening and colony hybridization from the genomic library. Nucleotide sequence analysis and transcript mapping of chs4 revealed an open reading frame (ORF) that consisted of 5 exons and 4 introns and encoded a putative protein of 915 amino acids. Nucleotide sequence analysis of the 5'flanking region of the ORF revealed a potential TATA box and several binding sites for transcription activators. The putative transcription initiation site at -716 position was identified by primer extension and the expression of the chs4 during the vegetative growth was confirmed by Northern blot analysis. Amino acid sequence analysis of the Chs4 revealed at least 5 transmembrane helices and several sites for past-transnational modifications. Comparison of the amino acid sequence of Chs4 with those of other fungi showed a close relationship between P chrysogenum and genus Aspergillus.

• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.22-26
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• 2012

Chemokine receptor antagonists have potential applications in field of drug discovery. Although the chemokine receptors are G-protein-coupled receptors, their cognate ligands are small proteins (8 to 12 kDa), and so inhibiting the ligand/receptor interaction has been challenging. In particular, CCR2 and CCR5 and their ligands have been implicated in the pathophysiology of a number of diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. Based on their roles in disease, they have been attractive targets for the pharmaceutical industry, targeting both CCR2 and CCR5 could be a useful strategy. Because of the importance of these receptors, providing information regarding the binding site is of prime importance. Herein, we report the comparison of CCR2 of CCR5 binding sites both sequentially as well as structurally. We also urged the importance of crucial residues in the binding site, to facilitate the development of dual antagonists targeting both the receptors. These results could also be useful for the design of novel and potent dual CCR2 and CCR5 antagonists using structure based drug design.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.398-407
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• 2017

BTG1 (B-cell translocation gene 1)은 APRO family (anti-proliferative protein family)에 속하며, 이들은 공통의 생물학적 기능은 세포증식을 억제하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서, 굴의 gill cDNA library를 random sequencing을 통한 EST 분석과정에서 BTG1 clone을 확보하였으며, 분자생물학적 특성을 조사하였다. 굴의 BTG1은 182 개의 아미노산으로 구성되며, zebrafish와 57%, human과 56%의 상동성을 나타냈으며, 사람이나 설치류와 달리 ORF (open reading frame) 내에 intron이 존재하지 않았다. Genomic DNA walking을 통해 굴의 BTG1의 predicted promoter를 확인하였으며, 분석결과 AP-1 element와 SRE (serum response element) 부위가 존재하였으며, 5'flanking region에 cAMP response element (CRE) 부위가 확인되었다. 굴의 BTG1의 조직별 유전자발현 수준을 확인하기 위해 real-time PCR을 수행하였으며, 6 개 조직 모두에서 BTG1의 유전자발현이 나타났으며, 그 중에서 heart와 mantle에서 높은 수준의 mRNA 발현을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.403-409
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• 2016

NME1 is a well-known metastasis suppressor which has been reported to be downregulated in some highly aggressive cancer cells. Although most studies have focused on NME1, the NME1 gene also encodes the protein (NME1L) containing N-terminal 25 extra amino acids by alternative splicing. According to previous studies, NME1L has potent anti-metastatic activity, in comparison with NME1, by interacting with $IKK{\beta}$ and regulating its activity. In the present study, we tried to define the role of the N-terminal 25 amino acids of NME1L in $NF-{\kappa}B$ activation signaling. Unfortunately, the sequence itself did not interact with $IKK{\beta}$, suggesting that it may be not enough to constitute the functional structure. Further construction of NME1L fragments and biochemical analysis revealed that N-terminal 84 residues constitute minimal structure for homodimerization, $IKK{\beta}$ interaction and regulation of $NF-{\kappa}B$ signaling. The inhibitory effect of the fragment on cancer cell migration and $NF-{\kappa}B$-stimulated gene expression was equivalent to that of whole NME1L. The data suggest that the N-terminal 84 residues may be a core region for the anti-metastatic activity of NME1L. Based on this result, further structural analysis of the binding between NME1L and $IKK{\beta}$ may help in understanding the anti-metastatic activity of NME1L and provide direction to NME1L and $IKK{\beta}$-related anti-cancer drug design.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.393-404
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• 2004

연구배경 : 유전자 재결합 반응에 있어서 다른 종류의 RNA의 첨가에도 불구하고 유전자 반응에 영향이 없어야 여타 실험의 정량적 분석에 이용이 가능하다. 이에 저자들은 쥐를 대상으로 filter hybridization방법과 SP-A mRNA을 이용하여 비특이성 RNA 즉, 쥐의 비장 RNA의 첨가가 surfactant protein A (SP-A)의 유전자 재결합반응의 linearity, 상관계수 및 특이성에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 이 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : SP-A transcript mRNA의 정량, 즉 0, 0.1, 0.5, 1 및 2.5 ng에 비특성 RNA 즉 비장 RNA를 각각 0,1, 5 및 $10{\mu}g$을 첨가하여 filter hybridization 방법을 이용하여 SP-A mRNA양과 cpm과의 연관성을 비교정량측정하여 각각의 linearity, 상관계수 및 특이성의 분자생물학적 정도관리에 대한 비교 관찰을 하기 위하여 이 연구를 시행하였다. 결 과 : 1. 쥐의 spleen RNA 0, 1, 5, 10 및 $20{\mu}g$에 대한 cpm과의 표준곡선 및 상관계수는 Y=0.13X-19.35(X=cpm, Y=spleen RNA input)이고, 상관계수는 0.98이었다. 2. SP-A sense 전사체 0, 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 2.5 및 5 ng에 대한 cpm과의 표준곡선 및 상관계수는 Y=0.00066X-0.046 (X=cpm, Y=SP-A mRNA 전사체)이고, 상관계수는 0.99이었다. 3. 쥐의 비장 RNA $1{\mu}g$을 첨가 후 SP-A sense 전사체 0, 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 2.5 및 5 ng에 대한 cpm과의 표준곡선 및 상관계수는 Y=0.00056X-0.051(X=cpm, Y=SP-A mRNA 전사체)이고, 상관계수는 0.99이였다. 쥐의 비장 RNA $5{\mu}g$을 첨가 후 표준곡선은 Y=0.00065X-0.088 (X=cpm, Y=SP-AmRNA 전사체)이고, 상관계수는 0.99이였다. 쥐의비장 RNA $10{\mu}g$을 첨가 후 표준곡선은 Y=0.00051X-0.10 (X=cpm, Y=SP-A mRNA 전사체)이고, 상관계수는 0.99이었다. 결 론 : 이상의 결과는 비특이성 RNA인 비장 RNA의 첨가 후 SP-A sense mRNA양과 cpm과의 상관관계는 sense 유전자와 anti-sense 유전자의 유전자 재결합 반응에 있어서 다양한 양의 비특이성 RNA의 첨가나 오염에도 불구하고 linearity, 상관계수 및 그 특이성이 잘 유지됨을 입증해 준 결과라 생각된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.926-936
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• 2003

Overexpression of human Bcl-2 protein in recombinant Chinese hamster ovary (rCHO) cells producing humanized antibody (SH2-0.32) considerably suppressed sodium butyrate (NaBu)-induced apoptosis during batch culture by using commercially available serum-free medium, which extended the culture longevity. Due to the extended culture longevity provided by the anti-apoptotic effect of Bcl-2 overexpression, the final antibody concentration of 14C6-bcl-2 culture (Bcl-2 high producer, $23\;\mu\textrm{g}\;ml^{-1}$) was 2 times higher than that of the $SH2-0.32-{\Delta}bcl-2$ culture (cells transfected with bcl-2-deficient plasmid, $10.5\;\mu\textrm{g}\;ml^{-1}$) in the presence of NaBu. To determine the effect of NaBu/Bcl-2 overexpression on the molecular integrity of protein products, antibodies purified from 14C6-bcl-2 and $SH2-0.32-{\Delta}bcl-2$ cultures in the presence of NaBu were characterized by using various molecular assay systems. For comparison, antibody purified from the parental rCHO cell culture (SH2-0.32) in the absence of NaBu was also characterized. No significant changes in molecular weight of antibodies could be observed by SDS-PAGE. From GlycoSep-N column analysis, it was found that the core oligosaccharide structure ($GlcNAc_2Man_3GlcNAc_2$) was not affected by NaBu/Bcl-2 overexpression, while the microheterogeneity of N-linked oligosaccharide structure was slightly affected. Compared with the antibody produced in the absence of NaBu, the proportion of neutral oligosaccharides was increased from 10% (14C6-bcl-2) to 16% ($SH2-0.32-{\Delta}bcl-2$) in the presence of NaBu, which was accompanied by the reduced proportion of acidic oligosaccharides, especially of monosialylated and disialylated forms. The changes in microheterogeneous oligoformal structures of antibody in turn affected the mobility of antibody isoforms in isoelectric focusing (IEF), resulting in the occurrence of some more basic antibody isoforms produced in the presence of NaBu. However, the antigen-antibody binding properties were not changed by alteration of glycosylation pattern. The competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) showed that the antibody produced by NaBu/Bcl-2 overexpression maintained its antigen-antibody binding properties with binding affinity of about $2.5{\times}10^9{\;}M^{-1}$. Taken together, no significant effects of NaBu/Bcl-2 overexpression on the molecular integrity of antibodies, produced by using serum-free medium, could be observed by the molecular assay systems.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권10호
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• pp.1487-1493
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• 2011

염농도에 따른 E. tarda CK41의 운동성을 알아보기 위하여 1.0%와 3.5%의 염농도를 가지는 운동성 측정 배지에서 집락의 변화를 관찰한 결과, 3.5% 염농도 조건에서 운동성이 감소하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 1.0%과 3.5% 염농도 조건에서의 생육도를 측정해본 결과 각 염농도 조건에 따른 생균수의 차이는 매우 적은 것으로 보아, 높은 염농도에서의 운동성의 감소는 생육정체가 아닌 실질적인 운동성의 차이에 의함을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 염농도에 의한 운동성의 차이가 편모에 의한 것인지를 알아보기 위하여 투과 전자 현미경으로 형태학적 관찰을 해본 결과, 3.5% 염농도에서는 편모의 형성이 되지 않음을 확인하였다. E. tarda는 PFAD와 FDP 두개의 편모 유전자를 가지며 이들간의 아미노산 상동률은 93%로 높은 편이다. 편모의 발현양의 확인을 위하여 PFAD 특이적인 다클론성 항체를 제작하기 위하여, PFAD를 과발현시키는 재조합 플라스미드 pBP793을 구축하여 대장균 발현시스템으로 발현시켜 정제한 후, 토끼에서 면역반응을 유도하여 특이 항체를 제작하였다. PFAD 특이적인 다클론성 항체를 이용한 immunoblot assay 결과, 3.5% 염농도 조건에서 배양한 E. tarda CK41의 경우 1.0% 염농도에서 보다 반응하는 면역 활성 단백질 밴드가 낮은 것으로 측정되었다. 이러한 결과를 종합하여 볼 때, 염농도가 높은 해수환경에서의 운동성의 감소는 E. tarda CK41의 편모 단백질이 제대로 발현되지 않아 기능적인 편모의 형성이 이루어지지 않는다는 것을 예증하고 있다. 향후 연구에서 어떠한 메카니즘에 의해 염농도가 flagellin의 발현을 조절하는지를 밝힐 필요가 있다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.195-200
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• 2018

베타아사론은 널리 알려진 석창포의 주요 효능 성분이다. 본 연구에서는 모기의 oviposition 페로몬 성분인 MOP와 석창포 효능성분 베타아사론의 열대집모기 후각 단백질 CquiOBP1 활성 부위에 대한 친화도 분석 실험을 컴퓨터 분자결합 분석 방법을 통해 비교하였다. CquiOBP1 후각 단백질의 3차원 구조 정보는 PDB database (PDB ID: 3OGN)를 활용하였다. In silico 결합 분석을 수행하기 위해 PyRx, Autodock Vina, Discovery Studio Version 4.5, and NX-QuickPharm 프로그램을 각 분석 조건에 따라 활용하였다. CquiOBP1 후각단백질 활성 부위에 대한 베타아사론의 결합친화도는 -6.40 kcal/mol으로 나왔으며 이는 -6.00 kcal/mol으로 나온 MOP의 결합친화도 보다 훨씬 더 높고 효율적인 것으로 분석되었다. 리간드와 상호작용 하는 CquiOBP1단백질 활성 부위의 아미노산들 가운데 TRP114가 공히 MOP와 베타아사론과 결합 하였다. CquiOBP1 단백질 활성부위의 아미노산들을 전혀 다른 전기적 성질을 지닌 아미노산으로 치환 시킨 후 분자결합 분석을 해 본 결과 리간드들의 X,Y,Z Grid 값에 현격한 변화가 유도되었으며 결합 친화도 또한 감소되었다. 이러한 결과를 통하여 베타아사론은 CquiOBP1 단백질 활성을 조절하는 리간드로서 효과적으로 작용할 것으로 보인다. 결론적으로 석창포 추출물 또는 베타아사론은 곤충기피제 신물질 연구 개발 분야에 효율적으로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.301-310
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• 2010

Bacillus subtilis strains produce a broad spectrum of bioactive peptides. The lipopeptide surfactin belongs to one well-known class, which includes amphiphilic membrane-active biosurfactants and peptide antibiotics. Both the srfA promoter and the ComP-ComA signal transduction system are an important part of the factor that results in the production of surfactin. Bs-M49, obtained by means of low-energy ion implantation in wild-type Bs-916, produced significantly lower levels of surfactin, and had no obvious effects against R. solani. Occasionally, we found strain Bs-M49 decreased spore formation and the development of competence. Blast comparison of the sequences from Bs-916 and M49 indicate that there is no difference in the srfA operon promoter PsrfA, but there are differences in the coding sequence of the comA gene. These differences result in three missense mutations within the M49 ComA protein. RT-PCR analyses results showed that the expression levels of selected genes involved in competence and sporulation in both the wild-type Bs-916 and mutant M49 strains were significantly different. When we integrated the comA ORF into the chromosome of M49 at the amyE locus, M49 restored hemolytic activity and antifungal activity. Then, HPLC analyses results also showed the comA-complemented strain had a similar ability to produce surf actin with wild-type strain Bs-916. These data suggested that the mutation of three key amino acids in ComA greatly affected the biological activity of Bacillus subtilis. ComA protein 3D structure prediction and motif search prediction indicated that ComA has two obvious motifs common to response regulator proteins, which are the N-terminal response regulator receiver motif and the C-terminal helix-turn-helix motif. The three residues in the ComA N-terminal portion may be involved in phosphorylation activation mechanism. These structural prediction results implicate that three mutated residues in the ComA protein may play an important role in the formation of a salt-bridge to the phosphoryl group keeping active conformation to subsequent regulation of the expression of downstream genes.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2020

This study investigates the crystallinity distribution of ancient silk. Owing to the inherent multi-hierarchical structure of silk protein and the complicated structural changes that occur due to various burial environments, it is challenging but worthwhile to study ancient silk ageing behavior, which is based on the fact that ageing begins with a single fiber and then spreads to a whole fabric. Crystallinity was one of the most effective indicators found to reveal the ageing status of silk. Therefore, a synchrotron radiation-based X-ray diffraction(SR-XRD) method was employed to study the crystallinity distribution of single fibers of ancient silk unearthed from seven archaeological sites in China from historical periods including the warring states, Han dynasty, Song dynasty, and Ming dynasty. In comparison, the conventional X-ray diffraction method, which uses large amounts of samples, was also performed to determine the integral crystallinity of ancient silk. Thermal stability experiments by thermogravimetry(TG) as well as morphology observations by scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and optical microscopy(OM) all confirmed the deterioration of ancient silk. Moreover, the ageing mechanism of ancient silk was proposed with the assistance of an artificial ageing study. The results confirmed the effectiveness of SR-XRD as an ageing indicator, revealing the crystallinity distribution. This research could provide motivation to determine the deterioration status of ancient silk, and would also aid in explaining the fragility of ancient silk due to ageing.