• Molecules and Cells
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• 제43권11호
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• pp.935-944
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• 2020

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator (ARNT) plays an essential role in maintaining cellular homeostasis in response to environmental stress. Under conditions of hypoxia or xenobiotic exposure, ARNT regulates the subset of genes involved in adaptive responses, by forming heterodimers with hypoxia-inducible transcription factors (HIF1α and HIF2α) or aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). Here, we have shown that ARNT interacts with DDB1 and CUL4-associated factor 15 (DCAF15), and the aryl sulfonamides, indisulam and E7820, induce its proteasomal degradation through Cullin-RING finger ligase 4 containing DCAF15 (CRL4^DCAF15) E3 ligase. Moreover, the two known neo-substrates of aryl sulfonamide, RNA-binding motif protein 39 (RBM39) and RNA-binding motif protein 23 (RBM23), are not required for ARNT degradation. In line with this finding, aryl sulfonamides inhibited the transcriptional activities of HIFs and AhR associated with ARNT. Our results collectively support novel regulatory roles of aryl sulfonamides in both hypoxic and xenobiotic responses.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.270-276
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• 2006

We evaluated the effects of extracts of Tsunokaori tangor peel on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin $E_2\;(PGE_2)$ in RAW 264.7 cells. The ethyl acetate fraction of Tsunokaori tangor peel (EA-TTP) markedly inhibited the production of NO and $PGE_2$ in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Consistent with these findings, the expression levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) proteins were down-regulated in a dose-dependent manner. Additionally, EA-TTP decreased the expression iNOS mRNA but not COX-2 mRNA. To determine the upstream signaling mechanism for the down-regulation of LPS-induced iNOS expression, we investigated the effect of EA-TTP on the degradation and re-synthesis of $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$. EA-TTP dose-dependently delayed $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$ degradation and increased $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$ re-appearance following degradation, suggesting this as the mechanism by which EA-TTP suppressed iNOS gene expression. The EA-TTP also dose-dependently reduced the expression of the cellular stress-response protein heme oxygenase-1, and inhibited the LPS-induced sustained activation of extracellar signal-regulated kinase (ERK).

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.678-683
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• 2007

휘발성 유기화합물(VOCs)을 제거하기 위해 고안된 미생물 반응기에서 TDB-4로 명명된 톨루엔 분해 세균을 분리하였다. 16S rRNA 유전자 분석을 통하여 TDB-4는 Pseudomonas 속에 속하는 것으로 판명되었다. 이 세균에 의한 톨루엔 분해 특성을 관찰하기 위하여 세균의 농도와 기질인 톨루엔 농도를 변화시키면서 톨루엔의 분해도를 측정하였다. 낮은 농도인 $10{\mu}mole$의 톨루엔을 기질로 공급하였을 때 보다 $50{\mu}mole$의 톨루엔을 주었을 때 세균 성장과 톨루엔 분해 속도가 높았다. 하지만, $100{\mu}mole$의 톨루엔을 공급한 시료에서는 낮은 농도의 시료보다 세균 성장과 분해속도가 낮은 것으로 관찰되었다. 이러한 결과는 높은 톨루엔 농도에서 TDB-4의 성장 및 톨루엔 분해도가 저해받는 것을 의미한다. 다른 VOC에 대한 TDB-4의 분해능을 관찰한 결과, styrene, benzene 및 xylene의 분해능이 뛰어난 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 실험결과는 VOC를 제거하기 위해 고안된 미생물 반응기의 성능을 향상시키기 위한 운전조건의 최적화에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.103-108
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• 2003

본 연구는 난분해성 농약의 자연분해를 유도하기 위하여 ${\gamma}$-BHC를 탄소원으로 이용하여 호기적으로 자화하는 미생물 (Sphingomonas paucimobilis)에서 분리된 탈염소화효소 중 ${\gamma}$-BHC분해의 첫단계에 관여하는 linA유전자를 담배에 도입하여 BHC에 활성을 나타내는 형질전환 시물체를 만들었다. LinA 유전자를 함유한 pJK 108 백터를 제작하여. Agrobacterium를 이용한 leaf disk transformation 방법으로 담배에 형질전환시켰으며, northern분석 및 Southern분석을 통해 형질전환 개체에서 linA유전자의 도입과 linA유전자 유래의 mRNA가 전사됨을 확인하였다. Western 분석에서 linA단백질의 발현을 확인하였고, gas chromatography를 이용하여 담배 형질전환 개체에서 BHC가 ${\gamma}$-PCCH와 1,2.4-TCB로 분해되는 것을 확인하였다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.299-305
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• 2009

Over-expression of phospholipase D (PLD) 1 or PLD2 down-regulated CKII activity in NIH3T3 cells. The same results were found with catalytically inactive mutants of PLD isozymes, indicating that the catalytic activity of PLD is not required for PLD-mediated CKII inhibition. Consistent with this, 1-butanol did not alter CKII activity. The reduction in CKII activity in PLD-over-expressing NIH3T3 cells was due to reduced protein level, but not mRNA level, of the $CKII{\beta}$ subunit. This PLD-induced $CKII{\beta}$ degradation was mediated by ubiquitin-proteasome machinery, but MAP kinase and mTOR were not involved in $CKII{\beta}$ degradation. PLD isozymes interacted with the $CKII{\beta}$ subunit. Immunocytochemical staining revealed that PLD and $CKII{\beta}$ colocalize in the cytoplasm of NIH3T3 cells, especially in the perinuclear region. PLD binding to $CKII{\beta}$ inhibited $CKII{\beta}$ autophosphorylation, which is known to be important for $CKII{\beta}$ stability. In summary, the current data indicate that PLD isozymes can down-regulate CKII activity through the acceleration of $CKII{\beta}$ degradation by ubiquitin-proteasome machinery.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.135-154
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• 2011

The great discovery of microRNAs (miRNAs) has revolutionized current cell biology and medical science. miRNAs are small conserved non-coding RNA molecules that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression by targeting the 3' untranslated region of specific messenger RNAs for degradation or translational repression. New members of the miRNA family are being discovered on a daily basis and emerging evidence has demonstrated that miRNAs play a major role in a wide range of developmental process including cell proliferation, cell cycle, cell differentiation, metabolism, apoptosis, developmental timing, neuronal cell fate, neuronal gene expression, brain morphogenesis, muscle differentiation and stem cell division. Moreover, a large number of studies have reported links between alterations of miRNA homeostasis and pathological conditions such as cancer, psychiatric and neurological diseases, cardiovascular disease, and autoimmune disease. Interestingly, in addition, miRNA deficiencies or excesses have been correlated with a number of clinically important diseases ranging from cancer to myocardial infarction. miRNAs can repress the gene translation of hundreds of their targets and are therefore well-positioned to target a multitude of cellular mechanisms. As a consequence of extensive participation in normal functions, it is quite logical to ask the question if abnormalities in miRNAs should have importance in human diseases. Great discoveries and rapid progress in the past few years on miRNAs provide the hope that miRNAs will in the near future have a great potential in the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases. Currently, an explosive literature has focussed on the role of miRNA in human cancer and cardiovascular disease. In this review, I briefly summarize the explosive current studies about involvement of miRNA in various human cancers and cardiovascular disease.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.209-214
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• 2008

VBNC(Viable but nonculturable)란 생존에 불리한 환경하에서 살아 있으나 일반 영양배지에서 자라지 못하는 미생물의 상태를 나타낸다. 본 연구는 구리를 이용해 Escherichia coli에서 VBNC를 유도하고 이의 특성을 살펴보았다. 구리를 처리한 후 전통적인 평판 배양법에 의한 집락 형성계수(colony forming unit, CFU)를 측정한 결과 배양되지는 않으나, Live/Dead BacLight bacterial viability kit 염색 후 유세포계수기로 측정한 결과 살아있는 미생물로 계수되어 VBNC 상태가 확인하였다. VBNC 유도된 미생물로부터 genomic DNA와 RNA를 분리하고 이들의 안정성을 관찰하였는데 DNA에 비해 RNA의 붕괴가 많이 진행되었음을 확인할 수 있었고 RNA의 붕괴는 특정크기로 붕괴되는 것으로 관찰되었다. 또한 생물전용 투과전자현미경(Bio-Transmission Electron Microscope, Bio-TEM)을 통해 VBNC 세포의 형태를 관찰하였는데 VBNC 상태에서는 정상상태에 비해 periplasmic space가 온전하지 못하고 세포내막과 세포 외막이 분리되었으며 세포질의 양이 현저히 감소됨이 관찰되었다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.315-323
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• 2011

Soybean plants infected with Bean pod mottle virus (BPMV) develop acute symptoms that usually decrease in severity over time. In other plant-virus interactions, this type of symptom recovery has been associated with degradation of viral RNAs by RNA silencing, which is accompanied by the accumulation of virus-derived small interfering RNAs (siRNAs). In this study, changes in the accumulation of BPMV siRNAs were investigated in soybean plants infected with BPMV alone, or infected with both BPMV and Soybean mosaic virus (SMV) and in transgenic soybean plants expressing SMV helper component-protease (HC-Pro). In many potyviruses, HC-Pro is a potent suppressor of RNA silencing. In plants infected with BPMV alone, accumulation of siRNAs was positively correlated with symptom severity and accumulation of BPMV genomic RNAs. Plants infected with both BPMV and SMV and BPMV-infected transgenic soybean plants expressing SMV HC-Pro exhibited severe symptoms characteristic of BPMVSMV synergism, and showed enhanced accumulation of BPMV RNAs and siRNAs compared to plants infected with BPMV alone and nontransgenic plants. Likewise, SMV HC-Pro enhanced the accumulation of siRNAs produced from a silenced green fluorescent protein gene in transient expression assays, while the P19 silencing suppressor of Tomato bushy stunt virus did not. Consistent with the modes of action of HC-Pro in other systems, which have shown that HC-Pro suppresses RNA silencing by preventing the unwinding of duplex siRNAs and inhibiting siRNA methylation, these studies showed that SMV HC-Pro interfered with the activities of RNA-induced silencing complexes, but not the activities of Dicer-like enzymes in antiviral defenses.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.426-439
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• 2019

Many small RNAs (sRNAs) regulate gene expression by base pairing to their target messenger RNAs (mRNAs) with the help of Hfq in Escherichia coli. The sRNA DsrA activates translation of the rpoS mRNA in an Hfq-dependent manner, but this activation ability was found to partially bypass Hfq when DsrA is overproduced. The precise mechanism by which DsrA bypasses Hfq is unknown. In this study, we constructed strains lacking all three rpoS-activating sRNAs (i.e., ArcZ, DsrA, and RprA) in $hfq^+$ and $Hfq^-$ backgrounds, and then artificially regulated the cellular DsrA concentration in these strains by controlling its ectopic expression. We then examined how the expression level of rpoS was altered by a change in the concentration of DsrA. We found that the translation and stability of the rpoS mRNA are both enhanced by physiological concentrations of DsrA regardless of Hfq, but that depletion of Hfq causes a rapid degradation of DsrA and thereby decreases rpoS mRNA stability. These results suggest that the observed Hfq dependency of DsrA-mediated rpoS activation mainly results from the destabilization of DsrA in the absence of Hfq, and that DsrA itself contributes to the translational activation and stability of the rpoS mRNA in an Hfq-independent manner.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.505-515
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 비타민 C, silicon, 철분을 농도별로 피부섬유아 세포에 처리 후 콜라겐 합성 효소인 PH, LH의 mRNA와 protein 발현 및 분해 효소인 MMP-1와 저해제인 TIMP-1의 mRNA, protein 발현의 변화를 대조군과 비교 분석하였으며 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1) 피부 섬유아세포에서 비타민 C의 처리는 콜라겐 합성 효소인 PH의 mRNA 발현을 대조군에 비해 현저하게 증가시켰고 이와 병행하여, PH의 protein 발현도 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 증가하였다. 그러나 다른 콜라겐 합성 효소인 LH의 mRNA 발현에는 영향을 미치지 않았으나 protein의 발현을 증가시켰다. 또한, 콜라겐 분해 효소인 MMP-1의 mRNA 발현은 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 증가시켰으나 protein 발현에서는 대조군과 차이가 없었다. 2) 피부 섬유아세포에서 silicon의 혈중 내 농도 처리는 LH의 mRNA 발현의 현저한 증가와 더불어 protein 발현에도 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 콜라겐 분해 효소인 MMP-1과 저해제인 TIMP-1의 단백질 발현을 대조군에 비해 증가시켰다. 3) 피부 섬유아세포에서 철분의 혈중 내 농도 처리는 콜라겐 합성 및 분해 관련 효소의 mRNA 및 protein 발현에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 결론적으로, 피부섬유아세포에서 비타민 C 및 silicon의 처리는 콜라겐의 posttranslational modification 관련 효소의 mRNA의 발현 및 단백질의 발현을 증가시켜 궁극적으로 콜라겐 합성에 긍정적인 영향을 나타내었다.