• 생명과학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.369-375
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• 2019

미세소관은 알파- 와 베타-tubulin의 이량체가 종합되어 형성되며, 또한 세포내에서 tubulin 수송은 섬모나 편모와 같은 세포 부착 기관의 성장에 중요한 역할을 한다. Kinesin 2는 kinesin superfamily (KIF)의 분자 모터 단백질의 한 종류로 미세소관를 따라 다양한 운반체를 운반하며, 2종류의 다른 모터 단백질(KIF3A, KIF3B)과 kinesin-associated protein 3 (KAP3)로 구성되어 있다. Kinesin 2는 KIF3A의 cargo binding domain을 통하여 다양한 단백질과의 결합이 알려져 있지만, 아직 결합단백질의 다수는 아직 밝혀지지 않았다. 본 연구에서 KIF3A와 결합하는 단백질을 분리하기 위하여 효모 two-hybrid system을 사용하여 탐색한 결과 미세소관의 단위체의 한 종류인 ${\beta}2-tubulin$ type (Tubb2)을 분리하였다. Tubb2는 KIF3A와 결합하지만, KIF3B, KIF5B와 kinesin light chain 1 (KLC1)과는 결합하지 않았다. Tubb2의 C-말단은 KIF3A와의 결합에 필요하며, 다른 KIF3A는 Tubb의 isoforms인 Tubb1, Tubb2, Tubb3, Tubb4, Tubb5와도 결합하였다. 그러나 Tuba1은 KIF3A와 결합하지 않았다. 생쥐의 뇌 파쇄액을 KIF3A 항체로 면역침강한 결과 Tubb2는 heterotrimeric kinesin 2의 구성단백질들과 같이 침강하였다. 이러한 결과들은 heterotrimeric kinesin 2는 tubulin과 결합하여 세포 내에서 tubulins을 운반하는 것을 시사한다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.2987-2990
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• 2013

Background: To explore mRNA expression and clinical significance of ERCC1, BRCA1, RRM1, TYMS and TUBB3 genes in tumor tissue of postoperative patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Materials and Methods: Sixty NSCLC patients undergoing radical operation in our hospital from Nov., 2011 to Jun., 2012 were selected. Plasmid standards of ERCC1, BRCA1, RRM1, TYMS and TUBB3 were established and standard curves were prepared by SYBR fluorescent real-time quantitative PCR analysis. Samples from tumor centers were taken to detect mRNA expression of ERCC1, BRCA1, RRM1, TYMS and TUBB3 genes in cancerous tissue during operation. The total mRNA expression quantities were compared according to different clinical characteristics. Results: The total expression quantities of 5 genotypes from high to low were ERCC1>RRM1>TUBB3>TYMS>BRCA1 in turn. By pairwise comparisons, other differences showed statistical significance (p<0.05 or p<0.01) except for TYMS and TUBB3 (p>0.05); the low expression rates from high to low were ERCC1>TYMS>TUBB3>TUBB3>RRM1>BRCA1 in turn. The expression quantities of BRCA1, RRM1 and TYMS in males, smokers and patients without adenocarcinoma were all significantly higher than that in females, non-smokers and patients with adenocarcinoma, and significant differences were present (p<0.05 or p<0.01). In terms of pathological staging, the expression quantities of BRCA1, RRM1 and TYMS in phases IIa~IIb and IIIa~IIIb had a tendency to be greater than in phases I and IV. Conclusions: Resistance to chemotherapy and sensitivity to targeted therapy differ among patients with NSCLC. Differences in gene expression in different individuals were also revealed. Only according to personalized detection results can individualized therapeutic regimens be worked out, which is a new direction for oncotherapy.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제81권5호
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• pp.1246-1249
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• 2020

튜불린병증, 즉 튜불린 유전자의 변이는 복합 뇌피질 발달 기형의 원인으로 알려져 있다. 그중에서 TUBB3 유전자가 기형의 원인인 사례는 매우 드물어 이를 보고하고자 한다. 21개월 남아가 발달지연을 주소로 내원하였다. 환아는 혼자 걷지 못하였고 구사 가능한 단어가 5개 이내였다. 신체검사상 우측 내사시와 양하지 근력저하가 관찰되었다. 뇌 자기공명영상에서 뇌간의 이형성, 기저핵의 이형성 및 과형성 소견이 보였고 우측 시상의 크기가 좌측보다 작았으며 붕괴된 소뇌이랑의 소견이 보였다. DNA 염기서열 분석 결과 TUBB3 유전자의 과오돌연변이가 확인되었다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.65-76
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• 2024

Bortezomib (BTZ) is a proteasome inhibitor used to treat multiple myeloma (MM). However, the induction of peripheral neuropathy is one of the major concerns in using BTZ to treat MM. In the current study, we have explored the effects of BTZ (0.01-5 nM) on rat neural stem cells (NSCs). BTZ (5 nM) induced cell death; however, the percentage of neurons was increased in the presence of mitogens. BTZ reduced the B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2)/Bcl-2 associated X protein ratio in proliferating NSCs and differentiated cells. Inhibition of βIII-tubulin (TUBB3) degradation was observed, but not inhibition of glial fibrillary acidic protein degradation, and a potential PEST sequence was solely found in TUBB3. In the presence of growth factors, BTZ increased cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) phosphorylation, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (Bdnf) transcription, BDNF expression, and Tubb3 transcription in NSCs. However, in the neuroblastoma cell line, SH-SY5Y, BTZ (1-20 nM) only increased cell death without increasing CREB phosphorylation, Bdnf transcription, or TUBB3 induction. These results suggest that although BTZ induces cell death, it activates neurogenic signals and induces neurogenesis in NSCs.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.3189-3194
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• 2015

Background: To explore the expression of TS, RRM, ERCC1, TUBB3 and STMN1 genes in the tissues of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its significance in guiding the postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy. Materials and Methods: Real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was applied to detect the expression of TS, RRM, ERCC1, TUBB3 and STMN1 genes in the tissues of NSCLC patients so as to analyze the relationship between the expression of each gene and the clinical characteristics and to guide the postoperative individualized chemotherapy according to the detection results of NSCLC patients. Results: Expression of TS gene was evidently higher in patients with adenocarcinoma than those with non-adenocarcinoma (P=0.013) and so was the expression of ERCC1 (P=0.003). The expression of TUBB3 gene was obviously higher in NSCLC patients in phases I/II and IV than those in phase III ($P_1=0.021$; $P_2=0.004$), and it was also markedly higher in patients without lymph node metastasis than those with (P=0.008). The expression of STMN1 gene was apparently higher in patients in phase I/II than those in phase IV (P=0.002). There was no significant difference between the rest gene expression and the clinical characteristics of NSCLC patients (P>0.05). Additionally, the diseasefree survival (DFS) was significantly longer in patients receiving gene detections than those without (P=0.021). Conclusions: The selection of chemotherapeutic protocols based singly on patients' clinical characteristics has certain blindness. However, the detection of tumor-susceptible genes can guide the postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy and prolong the DFS of NSCLC patients.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권10호
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• pp.4153-4158
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• 2014

Background: This study was aimed to establish a novel method to simultaneously detect expression of four genes, ribonucleotide reductase subunit M1(RRM1), X-ray repair cross-complementing gene 1 (XRCC1), thymidylate synthase (TS) and class III ${\beta}$-tubulin (TUBB3), and to assess their application in the clinic for prediction of response of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to chemoradiotherapy. Materials and Methods: We have designed four gene molecular beacon (MB) probes for multiplex quantitative real-time polymerase chain reactions to examine RRM1, XRCC1, TUBB3 and TS mRNA expression in paraffin-embedded specimens from 50 patients with advanced or metastatic carcinomas. Twenty one NSCLC patients receiving cisplatin-based first-line treatment were analyzed. Results: These molecular beacon probes could specially bind to their target genes in homogeneous solutions. Patients with low RRM1 and XRCC1 mRNA levels were found to have apparently higher response rates to chemoradiotherapy compared with those with high levels of RRM1 and XRCC1 expression (p<0.05). The TS gene expression level was not significantly associated with chemotherapy response (p>0.05). Conclusions: A method of simultaneously detecting four molecular markers was successfully established and applied for evaluation of chemoradiotherapy response. It may be a useful tool in personalized cancer therapy.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.905-916
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• 2009

본 연구는 저산소증에서 반하가 대뇌신경세포의 유전자 표현에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 배양한 $E_{18}$의 흰쥐 대뇌 신경세포를 반하로 처리하고, 저산소증을 유도한 후 microarray 기법으로 유전자 표현 변화를 조사하였다. Microarray 결과 tubb5, tgfa, ptpn11, n-ras, pdgfa 등 세포의 성장 분화에 관여하는 유전자들의 표현이 증가하였으며, 세포 자연사를 억제하는 mcl-1 유전자의 표현 또한 증가하였다. 한편 세포 자연사를 유도하는 tieg 유전자는 표현이 감소하였다(Fig. 3). 반하에 의하여 수많은 유전자의 표현이 변화되었고, 세포사를 촉진하는 유전자의 표현이 크게 증가되는 경우(예, alox12, faf1)도 있어 본 연구결과만으로 일반적인 결론을 유도하기는 어려웠다. 그러나 대략적으로 반하는 저산소증에서 주로 세포의 성장과 분화를 유지하고, 세포 자연사를 방지하는 유전자들의 표현을 증가시켜 신경 세포사를 보호하는 것으로 이해된다.