• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.275-277
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• 2012

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.153-159
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• 2000

A novel serine/threonine protein phosphatase with EF-hand motif, which belongs to PPEF family was partially cloned from rat brain cDNA by employing RT-PCR method. The size of the amplified clone was 1.6kbp. The amplified DNA was subcloned into pGEM-T-Easy vector and the resulting plasmid was maned as pGEM-rPPEF2. The nucleuotide sequence is shared by 88% with that of mouse PPEF-2 cDNA, and the deduced amino acid sequence reveal 92% homology with that of mouse PPEF-2 cDNA. The N-terminal region of the cloned rat brain PPEF contains a putative phosphatase catalytic domain (PP domain) and the C-terminal region contains multiple $Ca^{2+}$ binding sites (EF region). The putative catalytic domin (PP) and the EF-hand motif (EF) regions were subcloned into pGEX4T-1 and were overexpressed in E. coli DH5 as glutathione-S-transferase (GST) fusion proteins. Expression of the desired fusion protein was identified by SDS-PAGE and also by immunoblot analysis using monoclonal antibody against GST. The recombinant proteins were purified by glutathione-agarose chromatography. This report is first to demonstrate the cloning of PPEF family from rat brain tissues. The clone reported here would be invaluable for the investigation of the role of this new type-phosphatase in rat brain.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.405-411
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• 1985

본 실험은 보리품종의 구분에 가장 적합한 전기영동법과 효소를 구명하고자 6개 보리품종(알찬보리, 수원 216호, 조풍보리, 사천 6호, 향맥, 히노데하다가)의 종실 단백질을 7.5％ polyacrylamide slab gel, 2-30％ polyacrylamide porosity gradient tube gel, isoelectricfocusing(pH 4-9)과 starch gel을 사용 전기영동 후 protein band pattern과 esterase, acid phosphatase, malate dehydrogenase, glutamate dehydrogenase 및 leucine aminopeptidase의 동위효소 pattern을 관찰하였던 결과는 다음과 같았다. 1. 7.5％ polyacrylamide slab gel에서 단백질 pattern과 2-30％ polyacrylamide porosity gradient tube gel에서의 단백질과 esterase의 band pattern이 품종간 뚜렷한 차이를 보여 보리품종구분에 가장 적합하였다. 2. Acid phosphatase, malate dehydrogenase, glutamate dehydrogenase 및 leucine aminopeptidase 등의 동위효소 pattern은 모든 실험한 품종이 동일한 형태를 보여 품종구분에 이용하기에는 적합하지 않았다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.370-377
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• 2001

본 연구에서는 넙치, Pafalichthys olivaceus 뇌 조직에서 인지질가수분해효소 D (phospholipase D, PLD) 활성의 특성 규명 및 이 활성을 억제하는 단백질을 분리 정제하여 그 특성을 규명하였다. 넙치 뇌 조직에서 PLD 활성이 관찰되었으며, 이 활성은 포스파티딜 이노시톨 비스인산염 (phosphatidyl-inositol 4,5-bisphos-phate, $PIP_2$)에 대해서 의존성을 나타내었으나, ADP-rebosylation factor (ARF)에 의해서는 영향을 받지 않았다. PLD 억제물은 넙치 뇌 조직의 세포질 분획물을 사용하여 여러 종류의 칼럼을 통하여 분리 정제하였고, 그 억제물의 분자크기 및 기작의 특성을 규명하였다. 마지막 chromatography을 통하여 여섯 개의 억제를 나타내는 분획물을 얻었으며, 이 중 두 개의 분획물인 IIA IIB는 $PIP_2$-phosphatase activities를 나타내었다. 이 중 IIA 분획물은 면역화학적 분석을 통하여 inositolpolyphosphate 5-phosphatase family로 알려져 있는 신경말단 단백질인 synaptojanin으로 동정되었다. 그리고 IIB fraction은 Superose 12 gel filtration chromatography을 통하여 158-kDa의 크기로 확인되었으며, 이것은 면역화학적 분석을 통하여 synaptojanin과는 별개의 단백질로 판명되었다. 또한, IIB 분획물은 $PIP_2$ phosphatase activity 확인 실험에서 대사산물로서 phosphatidylinositol phosphate (PIP)만을 생성하였다. 이 결과는 IIB 분획물이 $PIP_2$의 4혹은 5 위치의 인산 (phosphate) 중 어느 하나만을 선택적으로 가수분해시킨다는 것을 암시한다. 이상의 연구 결과들을 종합하여 보면, 넙치 뇌 조직에는 다양한 형태의 $PIP_2$-phosphatases가 존재하며, 이들은 $PIP_2$-의존적인 PLD 활성의 억제조절과정에서 중요한 역할을 할 것으로 사료된다.

• ALGAE
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.271-276
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• 2004

One hundred and fifty four micro algal strains, newly isolated from nationwide freshwaters in Korea, were screened for their anticancer, ant diabetic, and antibiotic activities. The micro algal strains were cultured with different nutritional conditions that were divided into 4 groups as follows; a normal Allen medium, nitrogen (N)-limited medium, phosphorus (P)-limited medium, and N and P-limited medium. Algal biomass was extracted with a mixture of acetone:H₂O (1:1, v:v) and the extracts were used for the screening of bioactive materials. Anticancer, ant diabetic, and antibiotic materials were screened by the methods of vaccinia Hl-related protein tyrosine phosphates (VHR DS-PTPase) inhibition, protein tyrosine phosphates 1B (PTP1B) inhibition, and paper disk. The inhibition activity of VHR DS-PTPase was observed in 18 strains, having a maximum 79% inhibition from Anabaena affinis and the inhibition activity of PTP1B was observed in 9 strains, having a maximum 97% from Sphaerocystis schroeteri. Microcystis aeruginosa incubated in an N and P-limited medium showed antibiotic activity in 8 species out of 13 pathogenic bacteria. As a whole, it seemed that the stressed condition such as N and/or P limitation increased the production of bioactive materials in micro algae.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.1029-1033
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• 2012

A number of evidence have been accumulated that the regulation of reversible tyrosine phosphorylation, which can be regulated by the combinatorial activity of protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) and protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs), plays crucial roles in various biological processes including differentiation. There are a total of 107 PTP genes in the human genome, collectively referred to as the "PTPome." In this study, we performed PTP profiling analysis of the HIB-1B cell line, a brown preadipocyte cell line, during brown adipogenesis. Through RT-PCR and real-time PCR, several PTPs showing differential expression pattern during brown adipogenesis were identified. In the case of PTP-RE, it was shown to decrease significantly until 4 days after brown adipogenic differentiation, followed by a dramatic increase at 6 days. The overexpression of PTP-RE led to decreased brown adipogenic differentiation via reducing the tyrosine phosphorylation of the insulin receptor, indicating that PTP-RE functions as a negative regulator at the early stage of brown adipogenesis.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.271-276
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• 1997

An ascorbic acid phosphorylating enzyme, which catalyzes the formation of ascorbic acid-2-phosphate from ascorbic acid and pyrophosphate, was purified 32.7-folds to homogeneity from a cell-free extract of Cellulomonas sp. AP-7. The combination of DEAE- Sephacel ion exchange chromatography and Sephacryl S-200 get filtration was used for their purification. The molecular weight of the native protein was estimated to be 96.lkDa on high performance gel filtration chromatography. The SDS-PAGE analysis indicated that the protein consisted of four identical subunits of 24.6 kDa. The purified enzyme showed the optimal tempeature of 40$\circ$C and optimal pH of 4.5. The Km for ascorbic acid and pyrophosphate were 119 mM and 11.9 mM, respectively. The addition of 5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) into the reaction mixture resulted in the reduction of the enzyme activity at 51%. The enzyme also had a phosphatase activity at weakly acidic pH and the Km for ascorbic acid-2-phosphate in phosphatase activity was 7.9 mM.

• BMB Reports
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.135-138
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• 1998

A previous study on a yeast protein tyrosine phosphatase, YPTP1, using synthetic phosphotyrosine-containing peptides with various sequences as substrates revealed that DADEpYDA exhibits high affinity ($K_m=4{\mu}M$) toward the enzyme. A modified version of this peptide, GDADEpmFDA, immobilized on a resin, was used in this study as an affinity ligand for the purification of YPTP1. Phosphonomethyl-phenylalanine (pmF) was used as a nonhydrolyzable analog of the phosphotyrosine (pY) residue, with properties similar to pY. A protected form of pmF, $Fmoc-pmF(^{t}Bu)_{2}-OH$, was chemically synthesized and introduced during solid-phase peptide sythesis. YPTP1 was onrexpressed in an E. coli strain carrying a plasmid pT7-7-ptpl. Affinity chromatography of the crude lysate afforded PTPI (39 kDa) of about 50% purity.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.333-341
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• 1996

One of the biggest problems involved in transgenic animal production is lack of appropriate market genes. To overcome this problem, we tested whether the genes of SEAP (secreted alkaline phosphatase) and GFP (green fluorescence protein) on our retrovirus vectors can be applicable to the transgenic animal production. The main advantage of these marker genes over other generally mainpulation can be selected without sacrificing viability. The results obtained in this study are summarized as follows: 1. Removal of zona pellucida from the mouse zygotes did not affect embryo developments to blastocysts. 2. Co-culture of zona-free embryos with virus-producing cells for 6 hours also did not affect embryo developments to blastocysts. 3. Among 58 blastocysts developed from the zona-free zygotes co-cultured with the virus-producing cells, SEAP expression was observed from the 6 blastocysts. 4. Expression of the GFP gene was detected from the virus- producing cells but no embryo expressing the gene was counted among 50 blastocysts developed from the zona-free zygotes co-cultured with the virus-producing cells.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.645-650
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• 2019

Brown adipocytes have an important role in the regulation of energy balance through uncoupling protein-1 (UCP-1)-mediated nonshivering thermogenesis. Although brown adipocytes have been highlighted as a new therapeutic target for the treatment of metabolic diseases, such as obesity and type II diabetes in adult humans, the molecular mechanism underlying brown adipogenesis is not fully understood. We recently found that protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type B (PTPRB) expression dramatically decreased during brown adipogenic differentiation. In this study, we investigated the functional roles of PTPRB and its regulatory mechanism during brown adipocyte differentiation. Ectopic expression of PTPRB led to a reduced brown adipocyte differentiation by suppressing the tyrosine phosphorylation of VEGFR2, whereas a catalytic inactive PTPRB mutant showed no effects on differentiation and phosphorylation. Consistently, the expression of brown adipocyte-related genes, such as UCP-1, $PGC-1{\alpha}$, PRDM16, $PPAR-{\gamma}$, and CIDEA, were significantly inhibited by PTPRB overexpression. Overall, these results suggest that PTPRB functions as a negative regulator of brown adipocyte differentiation through its phosphatase activity-dependent mechanism and may be used as a target protein for the regulation of obesity and type II diabetes.