• KSBB Journal
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.486-492
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• 2001

숙지황 물추출물로부터 분리된 fraction(RG-III) 의 항돌연변이원성의 기작을 E. coli GW, B/r 균주를 이용하여 조사하였다. SOS 유도를 반영하는 $\beta$-galactiosidase 활성이 E. coli GW 1060, 1103, 1107, 1105에서 증가되지 않았다. RG-III는 RecA는 단백질의 합성을 증폭시키거나 LexA 산물의 분해를 저해하지 않았으므로 SOS en 기능의 발현이 영향을 미치지 못했다. 따라서 DNA 수복의 경로가 다른 E. coli B.r 변이주를 사용하여 4NQO와 MNNG에 대한 세포내 항돌연변이원성과 생존효과를 조사하였다. ZA159(uvrB, 최)를 제외한 WP2, WP2s, WP67, CM561, CM611에서 RG-III는 4NQO에 대한 생존력을 미약하게나마 증가시켰으나, 이러한 생존력 재활성을 수복모드에 의해 설명할 수 없었다. WP2, WP2s, WP67, CM561, CM611에서 RG-III는 MNNG로 유도된 돌연변이원성과 치사력을 증가시킴에도 불구하고 ZA159(uvr B, chl)에서는 감소시켰다. 4NQO의 변이원성을 두드러지게 억제하였으나 ZA159(uvr B, chl)에서 상승효과가 상대적으로 감소되었다. 이러한 결과들은 RG-III가 4NQO의 변이원성을 방어하는 차단제임을 시시하여, chl 산물의 기능과 유사한 작용을 하는 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.537-546
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• 2015

Classical swine fever (CSF) is a highly contagious disease of pigs caused by CSF virus (CSFV). E2 is the major viral envelope protein of immune dominance that induces neutralizing antibodies and confers protection against CSFV infection. The B/C domains of E2 are variable among CSFV isolates, which could affect immunogenicity and binding to antibodies. We attempted to characterize the epitope recognized by a monoclonal antibody 2B6 (mAb-2B6) raised against the E2 B/C domains of the vaccine C-strain and to examine if mutations in the epitope region would affect antibody binding and viral neutralization. The epitope specific for mAb-2B6 recognition is linear, spanning five residues ⁷⁷⁴DGXNP⁷⁷⁸ in the B/C domains. The residue N777 is indispensable for the specificity. The epitope exists only in group 1 strains, but not in those of group 2. The recombinant viruses containing individual mutations on the epitope region lost the reactivity to mAb-2B6. The mutant virus RecC-N777S had low replication potential, about 10-fold decrease in the yield of progeny virus particles, whereas the mutant virus RecC-P778A reverted to proline upon continuous passaging. The mutations on the mAb-2B6 epitope region did not affect neutralization by anti-C-strain polyclonal sera from pigs. Deletion from aa774 covering the mAb-2B6 epitope, but not that from aa781, also affected binding with the polyclonal antibodies from vaccinated pigs, although the major binding region for the vaccinated antibodies is aa690-773.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제60권7호
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• pp.221-226
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• 2017

Purpose: Escherichia coli sequence type (ST) 131, a multidrug-resistant clone causing extraintestinal infections, has rapidly become prevalent worldwide. However, the epidemiological and clinical features of pediatric infections are poorly understood. We aimed to explore the characteristics of ST131 Escherichia coli isolated from Korean children with urinary tract infections. Methods: We examined 114 uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) isolates from children hospitalized at Chung-Ang University Hospital between 2011 and 2014. Bacterial strains were classified into STs by partial sequencing of seven housekeeping genes (adk, fumC, gyrB, icd, mdh, purA, and recA). Clinical characteristics and antimicrobial susceptibility were compared between ST131 and non-ST131 UPEC isolates. Results: Sixteen UPEC isolates (14.0%) were extended-spectrum ${\beta}-lactamase$ (ESBL)-producers; 50.0% of ESBL-producers were ST131 isolates. Of all the isolates tested, 13.2% (15 of 114) were classified as ST131. There were no statistically significant associations between ST131 and age, sex, or clinical characteristics, including fever, white blood cell counts in urine and serum, C-reactive protein, radiologic abnormalities, and clinical outcome. However, ST131 isolates showed significantly lower rates of susceptibility to cefazolin (26.7%), cefotaxime (40.0%), cefepime (40.0%), and ciprofloxacin (53.3%) than non-ST131 isolates (65.7%, 91.9%, 92.9%, and 87.9%, respectively; P<0.001 for all). ESBL was more frequently produced in ST131 (53.3%) than in non-ST131 (8.1%) isolates (P<0.01). Conclusion: ST131 E. coli isolates were prevalent uropathogens in children at a single medical center in Korea between 2011 and 2014. Although ST131 isolates showed higher rates of antimicrobial resistance, clinical presentation and outcomes of patients were similar to those of patients infected with non-ST131 isolates.