• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.37-40
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• 2014

Purpose: Crigler-Najjar syndrome type II (CN-2) is characterized by moderate non-hemolytic unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia as a result of severe deficiency of bilirubin uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT1A1). The study investigated the mutation spectrum of UGT1A1 gene in Korean children with CN-2. Methods: Five Korean CN-2 patients from five unrelated families and 50 healthy controls were enrolled. All five exons and flanking introns of the UGT1A1 gene were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the PCR products were directly sequenced. Results: All children initially presented with neonatal jaundice and had persistent indirect hyperbilirubinemia. Homozygous p.Y486D was identified in all five patients. Three patients had an associated homozygous p.G71R and two a heterozygous p.G71R. The allele frequency of p.Y486D and p.G71R in healthy controls was 0 and 0.16, respectively. No significant difference in mean serum bilirubin levels was found between homozygous carriers of p.G71R and heterozygous carriers. Conclusion: The combination of homozygous p.Y486D and homozygous or heterozygous p.G71R is identified. The p.Y486D and p.G71R can be screened for the mutation analysis of UGT1A1 in Korean CN-2 patients.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.219-222
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• 2008

저자들은 4개월간 지속된 황달을 주소로 내원한 13년 6개월 남아에서 유전자 검사로 UGT1A1 유전자의 5번째 exon에서 1456번째 염기 치환(1456T>G)으로 인한 486번째 아미노산인 tyrosine이 aspartate로 치환된 변이(Y486D)를 확인하고 제2형 Crigler-Najjar 증후군으로 진단한 증례를 경험하였기에 보고한다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.212-218
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• 2012

Glycosyltransferases are enzymes (EC 2.4) that catalyze the transfer of monosaccharide moieties from activated nucleotide sugar to a glycosyl acceptor molecule which can be a carbohydrate, glycoside, oligosaccharide, or a polysaccharide. In this study, a UDP-glucosyltransferase cDNA was isolated from Brassica rapa using a rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) and subsequently named BrUGT. It has a full-length cDNA of 1,236 bp with 119 bp 5'-untranslated region (UTR), a complete ORF of 834 bp encoding a polypeptide of 277 amino acids (31.19 kDa) and a 3'-UTR of 283 bp. BLASTX analysis hits a catalytic domain of Glycos_transf_1 super family (cl12012) that belongs to the Glycosyltransferases group 1 with tetratricopeptide (TPR) regions located between 165 to 350 bp. Expression analysis showed high mRNA transcripts in pistil, followed by petal, seed and calyx of flower. Moreover, expression analysis of BrUGT in Chinese cabbage seedlings under stresses of cold, salt, PEG, $H_2O_2$, drought and ABA showed elevated mRNA transcript. Furthermore, when BrUGT gene was transformed into rice using pUbi-1 promoter, overexpression was evident among the $T_1$ plants. This study provides insights into the function of BrUGT in plants.

• Neonatal Medicine
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.266-269
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• 2010

Gilbert 증후군(Gilbert's syndrome)은 빌리루빈의 체외배설을 위해 포합시키는 기능을 가진 효소인 uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase (UGT)의 활성도 감소에 의해 야기되며 만성, 비용혈성, 비포합 고빌리루빈혈증을 유발한다. 대부분 경증의 증상을 보이며 인구의 3-10%에서 나타나는 것으로 알려져 있다. 치료로 페노바비탈(phenobarbital)을 투여할 수 있으며 이 페노바비탈은 UGT 효소활성도를 증가시켜 혈중 빌리루빈 농도를 떨어뜨린다. 본 증례에서는 일반적인 경우와 달리 심한 신생아 황달이 동반된 Gilbert 증후군을 기술하였다. 환아는 생후 2-3일경부터 황달 소견을 보였으며 생후 5일경 혈중 총빌리루빈 수치가 34 mg/dL로 높게 상승되어 있어 집중적인 광선치료의 시행과 함께 경구 페노바비탈을 투여 받았다. 검사실 소견에서 정상 혈색소, 망상적혈구 수치 보였으며 direct Coombs' test 에서도 정상 소견 보여 용혈성 고빌리루빈혈증은 제외하였으며 이후 시행한 유전자 검사에서 UGT1A1 유전자의 -3279T>G, 211G>A 변이가 발견되어 Gilbert 증후군으로 진단되었다. 광선치료와 경구 페노바비탈 투여로 혈중 총 빌리루빈 농도의 지속적 감소를 보여 퇴원하였으며 이후 외래검사상 총 빌리루빈 수치는 안정적이었다. 저자들은 심한 신생아 황달을 보인 Gilbert 증후군의 예를 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.15-30
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• 2017

Objectives: Hwangryunhaedok-tang (HHT; Huanglianjiedu-tang, Orengedoku-to), a traditional herbal formula, is used for treating inflammation, hypertension, gastritis, liver dysfunction, cerebrovascular diseases, dermatitis and dementia. The objective of this study was to assess the sub-acute toxicity of HHT in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats, and its effect on the activities of human microsomal cytochrome P450s (CYP450s) and UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs). Methods: Male and female SD rats were orally administered HHT once daily at doses of 0, 500, 1000 and 2000 mg/kg for 4 weeks. We analyzed mortality, clinical observations, body weight, food consumption, organ weights, urinalysis, hematology, serum biochemistry, and histopathology. The activities of major human CYP450s (CYP1A2, CYP3A4, CYP2B6, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, and CYP2E1) and UGTs (UGT1A1, UGT1A4, and UGT2B7) were assessed using in vitro fluorescence- and luminescence-based enzyme assays, respectively. Results: No toxicologically significant changes related to the repeated administration of HHT were observed in both male and female SD rats. The no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) value was more than 2000 mg/kg/day for both sexes. HHT inhibited the activities of human microsomal CYP1A2, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, and CYP2E1, whereas it weakly inhibited the activities of CYP2B6, CYP2C9, CYP3A4, and UGT1A1. In addition, HHT negligibly inhibited the activities of human microsomal UGT1A4 and UGT2B7 with $IC_{50}$ values in excess of $1000{\mu}g/mL$. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that HHT may be safe for repeated administration up to 4 weeks. In addition, these findings provide information on the safety and effectiveness of HHT when co-administered with conventional drugs.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.419-427
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• 2017

Background: Glycosylation of natural compounds increases the diversity of secondary metabolites. Glycosylation steps are implicated not only in plant growth and development, but also in plant defense responses. Although the activities of uridine-dependent glycosyltransferases (UGTs) have long been recognized, and genes encoding them in several higher plants have been identified, the specific functions of UGTs in planta remain largely unknown. Methods: Spatial and temporal patterns of gene expression were analyzed by quantitative reverse transcription (qRT)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and GUS histochemical assay. In planta transformation in heterologous Arabidopsis was generated by floral dipping using Agrobacterium tumefaciens (C58C1). Protein localization was analyzed by confocal microscopy via fluorescent protein tagging. Results: PgUGT72AL1 was highly expressed in the rhizome, upper root, and youngest leaf compared with the other organs. GUS staining of the promoter: GUS fusion revealed high expression in different organs, including axillary leaf branch. Overexpression of PgUGT72AL1 resulted in a fused organ in the axillary leaf branch. Conclusion: PgUGT72AL1, which is phylogenetically close to PgUGT71A27, is involved in the production of ginsenoside compound K. Considering that compound K is not reported in raw ginseng material, further characterization of this gene may shed light on the biological function of ginsenosides in ginseng plant growth and development. The organ fusion phenotype could be caused by the defective growth of cells in the boundary region, commonly regulated by phytohormones such as auxins or brassinosteroids, and requires further analysis.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.150-155
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• 2008

목 적 : 모유 황달은 지속성 황달을 일으키는 중요한 원인이다. 모유 황달은 모유의 여러 가지 성분으로 인해 일어난다고 알려져 있지만 아직 그 원인이 명확하게 밝혀지지 않았으나 이전의 연구에서는 모유 황달이 가족력과 관계있다는 결과도 제시되었다. 이에 저자들은 신생아 황달을 가진 모유수유 환아들에서 Gly71Arg와 TATA box 유전자의 다형성을 조사한 후 이것이 한국인 신생아의 지속성 황달과 연관성이 있는지 알아보고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : 혈중 빌리루빈 수치가 10 mg/dL 이상의 건강하고 위험인자가 없는 모유수유를 시행한 만삭아 중 신생아 황달 환자 50명과 대조군 162명으로부터 혈액 0.5 cc를 채취하여 DNA를 분리하였고 TATA box와 Gly71Arg 유전자를 PCR 증폭하였다. 이를 염기서열 분석 방법을 통해 각 유전자의 다형성을 확인하였다. 결 과 : Gly71Arg 다형성은 환자군 50명 중 2명(4.0%)에서 AA로 40명(80.0%)은 GA로 나타났으며, 유전자가 분석된 대조군 129명 중 5명(3.9%)에서 AA로 4명(3.1%)은 GA로 나타났고, 대립유전자 빈도는 대조군에서 44.0% 환자군에서 5.5%로 나타났다(P=0.000001). TATA box는 환자군 50명 중 1명에서 $A(TA)_6TAA/A(TA)_7TAA$로 나타났으며 대조군에서 모두 $A(TA)_6TAA/A(TA)_6TAA$로 나타났다. 결 론 : 모유수유한 한국인 신생아 지속성 고빌리루빈혈증에서 UGT1A1의 Gly71Arg과 TATA box의 다형성을 확인하였으며, Gly71Arg 유전자의 다형성은 고빌리루빈혈증군에서 대조군에 비해 의미 있게 증가되어 모유수유한 한국인 신생아 지속성 고빌리루빈혈증과 연관이 있었고, TATA box의 다형성은 연관이 없었다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.280-284
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• 1996

Licorice has been widely used in combination with other herbs or synthetic drugs for various disorders. In an effort to study the effect of licorice roots (Glycyrrhizae Radix, GR) and glycyrrhizin on the hepatic glucuronidation, we have previously found that the pretreatment of GR or glycyrrhizin for 6 days resulted in a marked increase in the enzymatic activity of 3-methylcholanthrene (3-MC)-inducible hepatic UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) isozyme that has high affinity toward phenolic substrates (p-nitrophenol form, UGTIA) in Sprague-Dawley rats. As an approach to elucidate the mechanism for the enzyme activation by licorice in rat liver, we examined the levels of hepatocellular mRNAs for UGTIA upon the treatment of GR or glycyrrhizin. The hepatic mRNAs were extracted from Sprague-Dawley rats and Wistar rats after the treatment of the methanol extract of GR (1 g/kg, p.o.), glycyrrhizin (23 mg/kg, p.o.) for 6 days, or 3-MC (40 mg/kg, i.p.) for 3 days. Using the UGT1A1 CDNA as a probe, we found that the mRNAs for the enzyme were induced by 3-MC treatment while those were influenced neither by GR nor by glycyrrhizin in both strains of rats. These results indicate that the activation of rat liver UGTI A by licorice and glycyrrhizin was not due to the induction of mRNAs for the enzyme.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.170-182
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• 2011

Plants possess multiple resistance mechanisms that protect themselves against pathogen attack. To identify unknown components of the defense machinery in Arabidopsis, gene-expression changes were monitored in Arabidopsis thaliana under 18 different biotic or abiotic conditions using a DNA microarray representing approximately 25% of all Arabidopsis thaliana genes (www.genevestigator.com). Seventeen genes which are early responsive to salicylic acid (SA) treatment as well as pathogen infection were selected and their T-DNA insertion mutants were obtained from SALK institute. To elucidate the role of each gene in defense response, bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst) DC3000 was inoculated onto individual T-DNA insertion mutants. Four mutants exhibited decreased resistance and five mutants displayed significantly enhanced resistance against Pst DC3000-infection as measured by change in symptom development as compared to wild-type plants. Among them, member of uridin diphosphate (UDP)-glycosyltransferase (UGT) was of particular interest, since a UGT mutant (At1g05680) showed enhanced resistance to Pst-infection in Arabidopsis. In systemic acquired resistance (SAR) assay, this mutant showed enhanced activation of SAR. Also, the enhanced SAR correlated with increased expression of defense-related gene, AtPR1. These results emphasize that the glycosylation of UGT74E2 is a part of the SA-mediated disease-resistance mechanism.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.657-662
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• 2022

Glycosyltransferase (GT)-specific degenerate PCR screening followed by in silico sequence analyses of the target clone was used to isolate a member of family1 GT-encoding genes from the established fosmid libraries of soil actinomycetes Micromonospora echinospora ATCC 27932. A recombinant MeUGT1 was heterologously expressed as a His-tagged protein in E. coli, and its enzymatic reaction with semi-synthetic phenoxodiol isoflavene (as a glycosyl acceptor) and uridine diphosphate-glucose (as a glycosyl donor) created two different glycol-attached products, thus revealing that MeUGT1 functions as an isoflavonoid glycosyltransferase with regional flexibility. Chromatographic separation of product glycosides followed by the instrumental analyses, clearly confirmed these previously unprecedented glycosides as phenoxodiol-4'-α-O-glucoside and phenoxodiol-7-α-O-glucoside, respectively. The antioxidant activities of the above glycosides are almost the same as that of parental phenoxodiol, whereas their anti-proliferative activities are all superior to that of cisplatin (the most common platinum chemotherapy drug) against two human carcinoma cells, ovarian SKOV-3 and prostate DU-145. In addition, they are more water-soluble than their parental aglycone, as well as remaining intractable to the simulated in vitro digestion test, hence demonstrating the pharmacological potential for the enhanced bio-accessibility of phenoxodiol glycosides. This is the first report on the microbial enzymatic biosynthesis of phenoxodiol glucosides.