• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.361-367
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• 2010

쌀밥의 미생물 안전성을 평가하기 위하여 쌀을 취반한 후 세균을 분석하였다. 전국에서 생산되는 생쌀 30개를 수집하여 취반 후에 중온성 호기성균과 MYP선택배지에서 Bacillus cereus group를 분리 동정하여 그의 분포도와 독소유전자를 분석하였다. 취반 직후의 쌀밥 27%에서 1-3 log CFU/g정도의 총 중온성 호기균과 거의 같은 정도로의 Bacillus spp.가 존재하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 균이 검출되지 않은 시료들도 증균한 후에는 B. cereus group균들이 검출되어 사실상 대부분의 시료에서 Bacillus spp.가 분포하고 있는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이들 시료로부터 37개의 분리하여 동정한 균주는 B. thuringiensis, B. cereus, B. valismortis, B. pumilus, B. coagulans, B. licheniformis, Geobacillus stearo-thermophilus, Brevibacillus laterosporus 등으로 나타났다. 분리 균주중 20개(54%)의 분리주가 B. thuringiensis로 나타났고 그 다음으로 9개(27%)의 B. cereus이였다. 그리고 3개(8%)의 B. valismortis와 각각 1개(3%)의 B. pumilus, B. coagulans, B. licheniformis, Geobacillus stearothermophilus, Brevibacillus laterosporus이였다. B. thuringiensis는 모두에서 non-hemolytic toxin gene(nhe)을 가지고 있었고 9개의 B. cereus중 7균주가 emetic toxin 유전자를 함유하고 있었다. 따라서 쌀밥에는 B. thuringiensis가 B. cereus보다 더 높은 빈도로 분포되어 있고 B. cereus는 설사형 독소유전자 보다는 구토형 독소를 더 많이 가지고 있었다. 취반 후 쌀밥을 상온에서 보관하여 발생되는 B. cereus 식중독은 설사형보다 구토형일 가능성이 더 많을 것으로 보인다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.175-184
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• 2017

Cholera toxin (CT) is an ADP-ribosylating bacterial exotoxin that has been used as an adjuvant in animal studies of oral immunization. The mechanisms of mucosal immunogenicity and adjuvanticity of CT remain to be established. In this study, we investigated the role of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), which participates in the induction of immune tolerance, in CT-mediated breakdown of oral tolerance. When IDO-deficient ($IDO^{-/-}$) mice and their littermates were given oral ovalbumin, significant changes in antibody responses, footpad swelling and $CD4^+$ T cell proliferation were not observed in $IDO^{-/-}$ mice. Feeding of CT decreased IDO expression in mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN) and Peyer's patch (PP). CT-induced downregulation of IDO expression was reversed by inhibitors of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-${\kappa}B$), pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate and p50 small interfering RNA. IDO expression was downregulated by the NF-${\kappa}B$ inducers lipopolysaccharide and tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$. CT dampened IDO activity and mRNA expression in dendritic cells from MLN and PP. These data indicate that CT disrupts oral tolerance by activating NF-${\kappa}B$, which in turn downregulates IDO expression. This study betters the understanding of the molecular mechanism underlying CT-mediated abrogation of oral tolerance.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권sup3호
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• pp.299-304
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• 2016

Cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) is a secreted tripartite genotoxin produced by many pathogenic gram-negative bacteria. It is composed of three subunits, CdtA, CdtB and CdtC, and CdtB-associated deoxyribonuclease (DNase) activity is essential for the CDT toxicity. In the present study, to design a novel potentially antitumor drug against lung cancer, the possible mechanisms of cdtB anticancer properties were explored in the A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cell line. A recombinant plasmid pcDNA3.1/cdtB was constructed expressing CdtB of human periodontal bacterium Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and investigated for toxic properties in A549 cells and possible mechanisms. It was observed that plasmid pcDNA3.1/cdtB caused loss of cell viability, morphologic changes and induction of apoptosis. Furthermore, measurement of caspase activity indicated involvement of an intrinsic pathway of cell apoptosis. Consequently, the recombinant plasmid pcDNA3.1/cdtB may have potential as a new class of therapeutic agent for gene therapy of lung cancer.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.185-189
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• 2001

Wild type Bacilus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis and B. sphaericus toxins have been used separately as active in ingredients for bacterial insecticides to control mosquito larvae due to their comparable toxicity to chemical insecticides. Cry11B, recently cloned from B. thuringiensis subsp. jegathesan, shows higher toxicity against three major species of mosquito larvae than Cry11A, one of the major component of B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis inclusion body. To determine whether the combination of cry11B and B. sphaericus binary toxins is as toxic as B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis parental strain, cry11B and B. sphaericus binary toxins genes were co-expressed as an operon using cytlA promoters/STAB-SD hybrid expression system in B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis acrystalliferous strain 4Q7. However, unexpectedly, B. sphaericus binary toxins were barely produced, whereas relatively large amount of Cry11B was produced. When this strain was grown in four different media, NB+G and Peptonized Milk produced more toxin proteins and spores per unit of media than GYS and G-Tris. Toxicity of this strain against fourth instar Culex quinquefasciatus was ranged from of 8.3 to 45.7 ng/ml, with NB+G culture being the highest, and GYS culture was the lowest.

• BMB Reports
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.113-118
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• 2007

Tolaasin, a pore-forming peptide toxin, is produced by Pseudomonas tolaasii and causes brown blotch disease of the cultivated mushrooms. P. tolaasii 6264 was isolated from the oyster mushroom damaged by the disease in Korean. In order to isolate tolaasin molecules, the supernatant of bacterial culture was harvested at the stationary phase of growth. Tolaasin was prepared by ammonium sulfate precipitation and three steps of chromatograpies, including a gel permeation and two ion exchange chromatographies. Specific hemolytic activity of tolaasin was increased from 1.7 to 162.0 HU $mg^{-1}$ protein, a 98-fold increase, and the purification yield was 16.3%. Tolaasin preparation obtained at each purification step was analyzed by HPLC and SDS-PAGE. Two major peptides were detected from all chromatographic preparations. Their molecular masses were analyzed by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and they were identified as tolaasin I and tolaasin II. These results demonstrate that the method used in this study is simple, time-saving, and successful for the preparation of tolaasin.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.69-80
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• 2017

In this study, cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) producer isolates genome were compared with genome of pathogenic and commensal Escherichia coli strains. Conserved genomic signatures among different types of CDT producer E. coli strains were assessed. It was shown that they could be used as biomarkers for research purposes and clinical diagnosis by polymerase chain reaction, or in vaccine development. cdt genes and several other genetic biomarkers were identified as signature sequences in CDT producer strains. The identified signatures include several individual phage proteins (holins, nucleases, and terminases, and transferases) and multiple members of different protein families (the lambda family, phage-integrase family, phage-tail tape protein family, putative membrane proteins, regulatory proteins, restriction-modification system proteins, tail fiber-assembly proteins, base plate-assembly proteins, and other prophage tail-related proteins). In this study, a sporadic phylogenic pattern was demonstrated in the CDT-producing strains. In conclusion, conserved signature proteins in a wide range of pathogenic bacterial strains can potentially be used in modern vaccine-design strategies.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.824-828
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• 2008

Effect of various temperatures on enterotoxin production of Bacillus cereus 4 different cereal grains (brown rice, glutinous rice, barley, and Job's tear) was studied. When B. cereus was inoculated to 4 grains, no toxin was detected within 24 hr at 20 and $25^{\circ}C$ although the population reached approximately 8-10 log CFU/g. However, enterotoxin was detected in all samples above $30^{\circ}C$. When the temperature was increased to $35^{\circ}C$, toxin production was observed in the range of 6.11 and 6.26 log CFU/g on brown rice and glutinous rice, respectively. At $40^{\circ}C$, toxin production was detected after 6 hr with the lowest bacterial population of 5.32 and 5.04 log CFU/g, whereas enterotoxin was produced in the range of 6.86 and 7.77 log CFU/g on barley and Job's tear at $40^{\circ}C$. Different types of food affected enterotoxin production of B. cereus. These results suggest that enterotoxin production was more significantly regulated in incubation temperatures than the number of B. cereus.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.55-62
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• 1975

Bacillus thuringiensis var. alesti (H. Serotype III)로부터 분리된 단백질 독소의 물리화학적 성질 및 누에에 대한 생물학적 검정에 있어서 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. Nutrient agar 배지를 사용하여 항온기에서 3$0^{\circ}C$에 세균을 배양했을 때 완전한 Bacterial lysis는 30일 걸렸고 액체 배지를 사용하여 발효기(Fermentation Jar)에 배양했을 때는 그 기간이 반으로 단축되었다. 2. 분리된 결정체들만으로부터 추출된 단백질 독소와 포자-결정체의 혼합들로부터 분리된 독소와는 단백질 독소의 순수도에 있어서 차이가 없었다. 3. 단백질 결정체를 알카리(pH 9.5)에 용해시켜 Sodium Lauryl Sulphate Polyacrylamide gel을 사용한 전기영동 을 행했을 때 분자량이 120,000, 87,000, 74,000의 3개의 단백질의 분리되었다. 4. 분리된 독소의 누에에 대한 생물학적 검정에 있어서 4령기 누에 체중 g당 LD$_{50}$는 0.080$\mu\textrm{g}$이었다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.96-99
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• 2014

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is one of the most common causes of acute renal failure in childhood and is primarily diagnosed in up to 4.5% of children who undergo chronic renal replacement therapy. Escherichia coli serotype O157:H7 is the predominant bacterial strain identified in patients with HUS; more than 100 types of Shiga toxin-producing enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) subtypes have also been isolated. The typical HUS manifestations are microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and renal insufficiency. In typical HUS cases, more serious EHEC manifestations include severe hemorrhagic colitis, bowel necrosis and perforation, rectal prolapse, peritonitis, and intussusceptions. Colonic perforation, which has an incidence of 1%-2%, can be a fatal complication. In this study, we report a typical Shiga toxin-associated HUS case complicated by small intestinal perforation with refractory peritonitis that was possibly because of ischemic enteritis. Although the degree of renal damage is the main concern in HUS, extrarenal complications should also be considered in severe cases, as presented in our case.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제39권sup2호
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• pp.231-237
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• 2009

Purpose: Cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) is a family of heat-labile cytotoxins produced by several gram-negative mucosa-associated pathogens, including Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. CDT is well known to be capable of inducing growth arrest, morphological alterations, and eventually death in various cells. CDT belongs to a tripartite $AB_2$ toxin (CdtB: the enzymatic A subunit; CdtA and CdtC: the heterodimeric B subunit). Previous studies proposed that CdtA and CdtC together bind to a cell surface receptor and glycolipids act as a receptor for A. actinomycetemcomitans CDT (AaCDT). In this study, recombinant CdtA and CdtC proteins of AaCDT were co-expressed in a bacterial expression system and tested for their affinity for $GM_1$ ganglioside. Methods: The genes for CdtA and CdtC from A. actinomycetemcomitans Y4 were utilized to construct the expression vectors, pRSET-cdtA and pET28a-cdtC. Both CdtA and CdtC proteins were expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) and then purified using hexahistidine (His6) tag. The identity of purified protein was confirmed by anti-His6 antibody and monoclonal anti-CdtA antibody. Furthermore, the affinity of recombinant protein to $GM_1$ ganglioside was checked through ELISA. Results: Recombinant CdtA and CdtC proteins were expressed as soluble proteins and reacted to anti-His6 and monoclonal anti-CdtA antibodies. ELISA revealed that purified soluble CdtA-CdtC protein bound to $GM_1$ ganglioside, while CdtA alone did not. Conclusions: Co-expression of CdtA and CdtC proteins enhanced the solubility of the proteins in E. coli, leading to convenient preparation of active CdtA-CdtC, a critical material for the study of AaCDT pathogenesis.