• KSBB Journal
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.155-160
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• 2003

Streptoverticillium morbaraene로부터 미생물 유래 transglutaminase 생산을 위하여 최적의 용존산소 농도를 구명하였다. 용존산소는 용존산소 농도 자동 조절 시스템에 의해 조절되었다. 발효 중 용존산소 농도 조절을 위하여 통기속도는 0.3-3.9 L/min, 교반속도는 260-360 rpm으로 각각 범위를 설정하였다. 용존산소 농도를 조절한 다양한 회분식 배양에서 용존산소가 20%일 때 최대 미생물유래 transgiutaminase 생산이 가능하였다. 최분배양에서 용존산소 농도를 20%로 조절한 경우 미생물유래 transglutaminase 생산은 2.12 U/mL이었고, 용존산소를 조절하지 않은 회분식 배양의 미생물유래 transglutaminase 생산보다 1.1배 향상되었다. 역시 가장 높은 미생물유래 transglutaminase 생산은 용존산소를 20%로 조절한 유가식 배양에서 가능하였으며, 용존산소를 조절하지 않은 회분식 배양의 미생물유래 transglutaminase 생산에 비교해서 1.3배 증가하였다. 최대 건조균체량과 미생물유래 transglutaminase 생산은 각각 13.2 g/L와 2.6 U/mL이었다. 용존산소를 20%로 용존산소 농도 자동 조절 시스템에 의해 조절한 유가식 배양은 미생물유래 transgiutaminase 생산에 적절하였으며 다른 미생물 배양에도 적용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.187-194
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• 2000

An actinomycetes strain, T-2, which produces transglutaminase (EC 2.3.2.13), was isolated from soil and identified as belonging to the Actinomadura sp., based on taxonomc studies. The conditions for the transglutaminase production and its enzymatic properties were investigated. The optimum components for the transglutaminase production were 2% glucose, 1% polypeptone and soytone, and 0.1% MnCl2. The optimum pH and temperature of the enzyme reaction were pH 8.0 and $45^{\circ}C$, respectively. The enzyme was stable within the pH range of 5.0-9.0 and $30^{\circ}C-45^{\circ}C$. The novel enzyme required no calcium ions for its activity. This enzyme polymerized various proteins such as casien, soy protein, hemoglobin, egg white, gelatin, and soybean milk.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.801-806
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• 2009

본 연구는 transglutaminase 생산능이 우수한 토양유래방선균 strain YK-2를 TGase 최적생산배지에서 $28^{\circ}C$, 5일간 배양하여 얻은 배양여액으로 본 효소의 정제 및 정제된 효소의 효소화학적 특성에 관하여 검토한 것이다. 본 효소의 정제는 50% methanol precipitation, DEAE-Sephadex column chromatography의 정제 절차를 거쳐 56.5%의 수율로 정제되었고, 정제된 효소의 순도는 12.5% SDS-PAGE에서 단일 밴드를 나타내어, 서브유닛트의 분자량이 약 45,000 dalton으로 추정되는 호모형 효소인 것을 알 수 있었다. 정제된 TGase의 생화학적 제 특성을 검토한 결과, 등전점은 pH $6.0{\sim}7.0$ 부근에 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 본 효소의 기질인 CBZ-L-Gln-Gly 농도에 대한 Km치는 18.5 mM으로 추산되었다. 또한 금속이온 및 저해제의 영향으로는 $Hg^{++}$에 의해서 본 효소의 활성이 강하게 저해되었으나, DTT 및 mercaptoethanol에 의해 각각 293% 및 219% 활성이 증가하였다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.337-343
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• 2009

We developed a novel on-chip activity assay using protein arrays for quantitative and rapid analysis of transglutaminase activity in mammalian cells. Transglutaminases are a family of $Ca^{2+}$-dependent enzymes involved in cell regulation as well as human diseases such as neurodegenerative disorders, inflammatory diseases and tumor progression. We fabricated the protein arrays by immobilizing N,N'-dimethylcasein (a substrate) on the amine surface of the arrays. We initiated transamidating reaction on the protein arrays and determined the transglutaminase activity by analyzing the fluorescence intensity of biotinylated casein. The on-chip transglutaminase activity assay was proved to be much more sensitive than the $[^3H]putrescine$-incorporation assay. We successfully applied the on-chip assay to a rapid and quantitative analysis of the transglutaminase activity in all-trans retinoic acid-treated NIH 3T3 and SH-SY5Y cells. In addition, the on-chip transglutaminase activity assay was sufficiently sensitive to determine the transglutaminase activity in eleven mammalian cell lines. Thus, this novel on-chip transglutaminase activity assay was confirmed to be a sensitive and high-throughput approach to investigating the roles of transglutaminase in cellular signaling, and, moreover, it is likely to have a strong potential for monitoring human diseases.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.223-227
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• 2007

Ground garlic inhibited the cross-linking reaction of myosin and incorporation of monodansylcadaverine (MDC) in salted Alaska pollack surimi catalyzed by transglutaminase (TGase). The component responsible for the inhibition was a thermostable, low molecular weight compound. The component also inhibited microbial transglutaminase (MTGase). The inhibition by garlic was reversibly recovered upon addition of 2-mercaptoethanol. The inhibitory component was therefore hypothesized to contain sulfhydryl groups within its structure. Alliin itself did not inhibit the cross-linking reaction. However, the addition of alliin together with garlic increased the inhibition. This result suggested that compounds derived from alliin was responsible for the inhibition of TGase activity.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.161-164
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• 2003

Recombinant light chain of Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin type B stimulated transglutaminase activity in a dose dependent manner, Compared to native toxin, recombinant light chain showed av greater stimulatory effect on transglutaminase activity. Zn-chelating agents, inhibiting the proteolytic activity of the clostridial toxins, did not interfere with this stimulation. These results suggest that the light chain plays a major stimulatory role, which is not due to its metallopeptidase activity, but is possibly due to specific interaction with transglutaminase. More importantly, this report provides a new insight into the intracellular action of C. botulinum neurotoxins.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.188-199
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• 2004

Transglutaminase 2 (TGase 2) is an enzyme that is widely used in many biological systems for generic tissue stabilization purposes or immediate defenses for wounds. Many reports have showed that TGase 2 is aberrantly activated in tissues and cells and contributes to a variety of diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases and autoimmune diseases. In most cases, the TGase 2 appears to be a factor in the formation of inappropriate proteinaceous aggregates that may be cytotoxic. However, in other cases such as celiac disease, arthritis, lupus, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, TGase 2 is involved in the generation of autoantibodies. This suggests the possibility that the inappropriate expression and/or presentation of TGase 2 to T cells might contribute to these diseases in genetically predisposed individuals. Others and we have found that TGase 2 expression is also increased in the inflammation process. We also demonstrated reverse of inflammation by TGase inhibition. Furthermore we discovered the genuine role of TGase 2 in immune cell activation. Increase of TGase activity induces or exacerbates inflammation via NF-κB activation without I-κBα kinase signalings. This review will examine a possibility of TGase inhibitors as therapeutic agents in a variety of inflammatory diseases.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.588-595
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• 2009

A bacterial strain, YK-2, was isolated as a producer of trans glutaminase from a forest soil sample of Daegu, Korea. The isolate showed a G+C content of 72.7 mol%, contained meso-$A_2pm$ as the cell-wall amino acid, and possessed menaquinone MK-9 ($H_6$) and menaquinone MK-9 ($H_8$) at a ratio of 6:4. The chemotaxonomic analysis, as well as phylogenetic analysis based on the 16S rDNA sequence, identified the isolate as a member of Streptomyces platensis. For transglutaminase production, the optimum medium composition was determined to be 2% glucose, 1% polypeptone, 1% soy tone, and 0.1% $MnCl_2$. The transglutaminase was stable within the pH range of 5.0-9.0 and $30-45^{\circ}C$, and the optimum pH and temperature were pH 8.0 and $45^{\circ}C$, respectively, without any requirement for $Ca^{2+}$.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.904-911
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• 2008

Covalent cross-links between a number of proteins and peptides explain why transglutaminase may be widely used by food processing industries. The objective of this work was optimization of the fermentation process to produce transglutaminase from a new microbial source, the Streptomyces sp. P20. The strategy adopted to modify the usual literature media was: (1) fractional factorial design (FFD) to elucidate the key medium ingredients, (2) central composite design (CCD) to optimise the concentration of the key components. Optimization of the medium resulted in not only an 86% increase in microbial transglutaminase activity as compared to the media cited in the literature, but also a reduction in the production cost. Optimal fermentation conditions - namely temperature and agitation rate - were also studied, using CCD methodology. Usual conditions of $30^{\circ}C$ and 100 rpm were within the optimal area. All other parameters for enzyme production were experimentally proven to be optimum fermentation conditions.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.93-97
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• 2008

방선균 Streptomyces mobaraensis IFO13819 유래 transglutaminase(mTGase)는 칼슘 비의존성으로 식품산업에서 유용하게 이용되고 있는 효소이다. mTGase는 406개의 아미노산으로 구성되어 있는데 leader와 pro 부위는 75개, 구조 부위는 331개의 아미노산으로 구성되어있다. mTGase의 pro와 구조 유전지를 pYAEG-TER 벡터에 클로닝하고 Saccharomyces cerevisiae 2805에 형질전환하였다. 형질전환체에서 mTGase의 발현을 Northern hybridization을 통해 확인하였으며, 최대 26 mU/ml의 mTGase의 활성을 측정할 수 있었다.