• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.235-239
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• 2004

Drosophila melanogaster heat shock protein 70 gene promoter (Dhsp70p) is widely used in transgenic insect to drive exogenous gene, and the homologous region 3 from Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPVhr3) functions as an enhancer for several promoters. To test whether BmNPVhr3 can enhance the Dhsp70ps transcriptional activity, the reporter plasmids, which contain the Dhsp70p, the reporter $\beta$-galactosidase gene with SV40 terminator and BmNPVhr3 fragment, are constructed and transfected into the insect cell lines (Bm-N cells and Sf-21 cells) by lipofectin-mediated method. The results from the transient expression assay show that BmNPVhr3 significantly increases transcriptional activity of Dhsp70p both under the normal condition and under the heat-shock treatment, although the effects are significantly different between in Bm-N cells and in sf-21 cells. The enhancing behavior of BmNPVhr3 on the Dhsp70p is in an orientation-independent manner. Meanwhile, the effects of heat-shock treatment on Dhsp70p alone or Dhsp70p/BmNPVhr3 combination present no significant difference, indicating that BmNPVhr3 only enhances the transcriptional activity of Dhsp70p, but cant alter its characteristic of the response to the heat-shock stress. The above results suggest that the Dhsp70p/BmNPVhr3 combination is more effective one to drive exogenous gene for transgene or stable cell expression system in insects.

• International Journal of Stem Cells
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.52-65
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• 2023

Background and Objectives: Epithelial-Mesenchymal transition (EMT) is one of the origins of myofibroblasts in renal interstitial fibrosis. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) alleviating EMT has been proved, but the concrete mechanism is unclear. To explore the mechanism, serum-free MSCs conditioned medium (SF-MSCs-CM) was used to treat rat renal tubular epithelial cells (NRK-52E) fibrosis induced by transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) which ameliorated EMT. Methods and Results: Galectin-3 knockdown (Gal-3 KD) and overexpression (Gal-3 OE) lentiviral vectors were established and transfected into NRK-52E. NRK-52E fibrosis model was induced by TGF-β1 and treated with the SF-MSCs-CM for 24 h after modelling. Fibrosis and autophagy related indexes were detected by western blot and immunocytochemistry. In model group, the expressions of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), fibronectin (FN), Galectin-3, Snail, Kim-1, and the ratios of P-Akt/Akt, P-GSK3β/GSK3β, P-PI3K/PI3K, P-mTOR/mTOR, TIMP1/MMP9, and LC3B-II/I were obviously increased, and E-Cadherin (E-cad) and P62 decreased significantly compared with control group. SF-MSCs-CM showed an opposite trend after treatment compared with model group. Whether in Gal-3 KD or Gal-3 OE NRK-52E cells, SF-MSCs-CM also showed similar trends. However, the effects of anti-fibrosis and enhanced autophagy in Gal-3 KD cells were more obvious than those in Gal-3 OE cells. Conclusions: SF-MSCs-CM probably alleviated the EMT via inhibiting Galectin-3/Akt/GSK3β/Snail pathway. Meanwhile, Gal-3 KD possibly enhanced autophagy via inhibiting Galectin-3/Akt/mTOR pathway, which synergistically ameliorated renal fibrosis. Targeting galectin-3 may be a potential target for the treatment of renal fibrosis.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 1995년도 제3회 추계심포지움
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• pp.107-113
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• 1995

Basement membrane laminin is a multidomain glycoprotein that interacts with itself, heparin and cells. The distal long arm plays major cell and heparin interactive roles. The long arm consists of three subunits (A, B1, B2) joined in a coiled-coil rod attached to a terminal A chain globule (G). The globule is in turn subdivided into five subdomains (Gl-5). In order to analyze the functions of this region, recombinant G domains (rG, rAiG, rG5, rGΔ2980-3028) were expressed in Sf9 insect cells using a baculovirus expression vector. A hybrid molecule (B-rAiG), consisting of recombinant A chain(rAiG) and the authentic B chains (E8-B)was assembled in vitro. The intercalation of rAiG into E8-B chains suppressed a heparin binding activity identified in subdomain Gl-2. By the peptide napping and ligand blotting, the relative affinity of each subeomain to heparin was assigned as Gl> G2= G4> G5> G3, such that G1 bound strongly and G3 not at all. The active heparin binding site of G domain in intact laminin appears to be located in G4 and proximal G5. Cell binding was examined using fibrosarcoma Cells. Cells adhered to E8, B-rAiG, rAiG and rG, did not bind on denatured substrates, poorly bound to the mixture of E8-B and rG. Anti-${\alpha}$6 and anti-${\beta}$1 integrin subunit separately blocked cell adhesion on E8 and B-rAiG, but not on rAiG. Heparin inhibited cell adhesion on rAiG, partially on B-rAiG, and not on E8. In conclusion, 1) There are active and cryptic cell and heparin binding activities in G domain. 2) Triple-helix assembly inactivates cell and heparin binding activities and restores u6131 dependent cell binding activities.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2017

Bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) plays an important role in the development of bone and cartilage. It is involved in the hedgehog pathway, TGF beta signaling pathway, and in cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction. It is involved also in cardiac cell differentiation and epithelial to mesenchymal transition. In this study, We expressed human BMP2 (hBMP2) recombinant protein using Baculovirus Expression Vector System (BEVS) in Sf9 insect cells. The hBMP2 cDNA was cloned into baculovirus transfer vector, pBacgus-4x-1 and recombinant baculovirus was screened out through X-gal and GUS-fusions assay. Western blot analysis shown that molecular weight of hBMP2 recombinant protein was about 44.71 kDa.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.42-47
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• 1996

AcNPV와 BmNPV를 배양세포주에서 동시감염시켜 선발한 숙주범위가 넓어진 재조합 바이러스인 RecB-727과 RecS-A6의 분자생물학적인 특성들을 조사하였다. 재조합 바이러스의 LT50 값을 조사한 결과, RecS-A6는 모바이러스인 BmNPV 보다 비교적 낮은 병원성을 보았으나 RecB-727은 거의 비슷한 수준의 높은 병원성을 나타내었다. 재조합 바이러스 DNA를 분리하여 모바이러스 DNA와 함께 제한효소 패턴을 비교한 결과 DNA 수준에서 재조합이 일어났음을 확인할 수 있었으며, 일부 유전자의 재조합을 예측할 수 있었다. 또한 p10 유전자에 대한 Southern blot 분석 결과 RecB-727의 p10 유전자는 AcNPV에서 유래되었으며, RecS-A6는 BmNPV의 p10 유전자를 갖고 있는 것으로 추정된다. 재조합 바이러스의 숙주범위 확장에 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 알려진 DNA helicase 유전자 내의 HindIII-SacI 0.6kb 부위에 대하여 약 250 bp의 염기서열을 조사한 결과, 이 부위의 염기서열은 BmNPV helicase의 염기서열과 동일하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.1960-1965
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• 2015

Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) is highly contagious and often causes fatal disease that affects both wild and domestic rabbits of the species Oryctolagus cuniculus. A highly pathogenic RHDV variant (RHDVa) has been circulation in the Korean rabbit population since 2007 and has a devastating effect on the rabbit industry in Korea. A highly pathogenic RHDVa was isolated from naturally infected rabbits, and the gene encoding the VP60 protein was cloned into a baculovirus transfer vector and expressed in insect cells. The hemagglutination titer of the Sf-9 cell lysate infected with recombinant VP60 baculovirus was 131,072 units/50 μl and of the supernatant 4,096 units/50 μl. Guinea pigs immunized twice intramuscularly with a trial inactivated RHDVa vaccine containing recombinant VP60 contained 2,152 hemagglutination inhibition (HI) geometric mean titers. The 8-week-old white rabbits inoculated with one vaccine dose were challenged with a lethal RHDVa 21 days later and showed 100% survival rates. The recombinant VP60 protein expressed in a baculovirus system induced high HI titers in guinea pigs and rendered complete protection, which led to the development of a novel inactivated RHDVa vaccine.

• BMB Reports
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.453-458
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• 1998

Human thrombopoietin (hTPO) was expressed to high levels in insect cells using the baculovirus expression system. Full-length hTPO cDNA containing a native signal peptide sequence was amplified by PCR from a human fetal liver cDNA library and cloned into the Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcNPV) expression vector. Immunoblot analysis with antiserum against hTPO indicated that an approximately 55 kDa protein was produced in recombinant AcNPV infected insect cells. Recombinant hTPO was produced 4-fold higher in Trichoplusia ni (Tn5) cells than in Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf9) cells. with most of the hTPO produced in Tn5 cells secreted into the culture medium. Addition of tunicamycin in the culture medium resulted in the reduction of the size of hTPO to 35-38 kDa, and most of the protein remained within the cell. These results suggest that N-glycosylation of hTPO is required for the secretion of the protein into the culture medium in insect cells. hTPO produced in insect cells induced proliferation and maturation of megakaryocyte progenitors, indicating that it is in a biologically active form.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.348-351
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• 2002

유황오리 추출물의 각종 암세포에 대한 생육억제효과를 MTT assay를 이용하여 검토한 결과 10 mg/$m\ell$의 농도에서 KB(구강상피암) 89.5$\pm$0.7%, SNU-1(위암) 69.8$\pm$1.7%, K-562(백혈병) 79.8$\pm$2.8%, Farrow(흑색종) 82.7$\pm$2.6%, WiDr 결장암) 76.3$\pm$2.5%, SK-MES-1(폐암) 59.2 $\pm$4.4%, HL6O(백혈병) 60.5 +3.5%, Calu-3(폐암) 53.2$\pm$1.6%, HEP-2(후두암) 80.7$\pm$0.5%, P388(마우스 백혈병) 79.9$\pm$3.7%, 3LL(마우스 폐암) 87.2$\pm$3.3%의 효과가 있다는 사실이 판명되었다. 그리고 유황오리 추출물의 HP-20 column chromatography에서는 100% methyl alcohol 용출물이 HEP-2에 대한 생육억제효과가 있었으며, 10 mg/$m\ell$에서 99.1$\pm$0.4%의 생육억제효과가 나타났다. 또한 일반오리 추출물과 유황오리 추출물의 각종 암세포에 대한 생육억제효과를 비교하였을 때 거의 모든 암세포에서 유황오리 추출물의 효과가 더 높았다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.435-439
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• 1995

바이러스 살충제의 개발을 위한 기초 자료로서 Hyphantria cunea nuclear polyhedrosis virus(HcNPV)의 일부 특성과 병원성을 조사하였다. HcNPV는 Spodoptera frugiperda (Sf)세포의 핵에서 복제 되었으며, 바이러스를 감염 시켰을 경우 감염 24시간 후에 prepolyhedra 형성이 관찰 되었고, 감염 48시간 후에는 성숙된 많은 polyhedra가 전체세포에서 관찰 되었으며, 감염 72시간 후에는 polyhedra가 세포밖으로 방출 되었다. 또한 세포는 부유 배양에서 잘 성장 하였으며, 바이러스에 감염되기 전의 세포 배양액은 pH가 6.35이었으나 이주 점차 증가하여 감염 120시간 후에는 pH가 6.77이었다. Polyhedra inclusion body(PIB)를 설탕 밀도구배 원심 분리한 결과 $50{\sim}55%$ 부근에서 벤드가 형성 되었고, polyhedra는 도립 현미경과 전자 현미경하에서 관찰한 결과 대부분 4변형의 6면체(tetragonal hexahedron) 이었고, PIB의 크기는 평균 $2.5{\mu}m$이었다. 또한 감염 48시간 후에 polyhedra 속에는 다발을 형성한 비리온이 봉입 되어 있었다. 흰불나방 유충에대한 병원성 시험에서는 4령에서 보다는 2령과 3령의 유충에서 치사율이 높았고, $1.5{\times}10^{9}{\sim}l.5{\times}10^{7}PIB/ml$로 섭식시킨 구룹에서는 2령과 3령 유충에서 90% 이상의 치사율을 나타 내었다.

• 대한바이러스학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.163-171
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• 1996

The recombinant pseudorabies virus major capsid protein (rMCP) was produced by expression of the MCP gene in Sf-9 cell using baculovirus transfer vector system. Following evaluation of the immunochemical properties of the rMCP, the immunogenicity of the recombinant subunit protiens were investigated in guinea pig and swine to obtain the preliminary guide line for the subunit vaccine using rMCP and gP50. It was proved that ultrasonication and 30% ammonium sulfate was most efficient to concentrate and purify the protein. The rMCP was safe in mice, guinea pigs and piglets. In guinea pigs, rMCP mixed with various adjuvants induced substantial degree of serum neutralizing antibody titers, but revealed incomplete protectivity against challenge. In swine, the combination of rMCP and gP50 showed the higher serum neutralizing antibody titers and cellular immune responses than rMCP alone. However, the protectivity was lower in comparison with the commercial gI-deleted inactivated vaccine. We expect these results to contribute to characterization of MCP gene of Korean isolate of PRV and to ultilize as preliminary information for prodution and evaluation of PRV recombinant subunit vaccines.