• 한국동물학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.196-202
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• 1991

매미나방 종령유층 혈림프내에 존재하는 JHBP을 Dextran Coated Charcoal (DCC)binding assay와 gel filtration에 의해서 확인하였고, JHBP의 pI값은 5.3으로 밝혀졌다. JHBP의 정저는 혈림프단백질을 먼저 PEG로 침전시킨 후 ion exchange chromatography와 gel filtration 방법을 통하여 행하였다. 정체된 fraction의 JH에 대한 binding activity는 [3H] JH-III의 radioactivity 측정과 DCC binding assay를 통해 확인하였고, 정체된 단백질의 순수도는 각 정체단계에 따라 전지영동을 하여 확인하였다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.141-146
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• 2000

Phthalate esters are used extensively as a plasticizer in the manufacture of plastic products such as PVC bags and medical devices. Recently, phthalate esters have been shown to induce endocrine system mediated responses. However. only a Jew studies have been conducted for estrogenic activity of phthalate esters. In this study estrogenic activities of seven phthalate esters. butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), di-n-butylphthalate (DBP), diethylphthalate (DEP), di-n-pentylphthalate (DPP), di-n-propylphthalate (DPrP) and dicyclohexylphthalate (DCHP), were examined in vitro using E-screen assay and competitive binding assay. From the E-screen assay, BBP. DEHP. DBP and DEP showed weak estrogenic activity at the concentration of 5 $\mu\textrm{M}$. The relative proliferative effect (RPE) and the relative proliferative potency (RPP) were 50~70% and 0.01%. respectively, when compared with 500 pM of 17$\beta$-estradiol (E2). In competitive binding assay with the rat uterine estrogen receptor (ER), BBP and DEP showed weak binding potency ［(l/$10^4$~1/$10^5$ of E2］ while DEHP and DBP scarcely bound to ER. These results suggest that some phthalate esters have weak estrogenic activities in vitro.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2019

A major predictor of the efficacy of natural or synthetic cannabinoids is their binding affinity to the cannabinoid type I receptor ($CB_1$) in the central nervous system, as the main psychological effects of cannabinoids are achieved via binding to this receptor. Conventionally, receptor binding assays have been performed using isotopes, which are inconvenient owing to the effects of radioactivity. In the present study, the binding affinities of five cannabinoids for purified $CB_1$ were measured using a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technique as a putative non-isotopic receptor binding assay. Results were compared with those of a radio-isotope-labeled receptor binding assay. The representative natural cannabinoid ${\Delta}^9$-tetrahydrocannabinol and four synthetic cannabinoids, JWH-015, JWH-210, RCS-4, and JWH-250, were assessed using both the SPR biosensor assay and the conventional isotopic receptor binding assay. The binding affinities of the test substances to $CB_1$ were determined to be (from highest to lowest) $9.52{\times}10^{-3}M$ (JWH-210), $6.54{\times}10^{-12}M$ (JWH-250), $1.56{\times}10^{-11}M$ (${\Delta}^9$-tetrahydrocannabinol), $2.75{\times}10^{-11}M$ (RCS-4), and $6.80{\times}10^{-11}M$ (JWH-015) using the non-isotopic method. Using the conventional isotopic receptor binding assay, the same order of affinities was observed. In conclusion, our results support the use of kinetic analysis via SPR in place of the isotopic receptor binding assay. To replace the receptor binding affinity assay with SPR techniques in routine assays, further studies for method validation will be needed in the future.

• BioChip Journal
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.287-293
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• 2018

Bacillus cereus can cause blood infections (i.e., sepsis). Its early detection is very important for treating patients. However, an antibody with high binding affinity to B. cereus is not currently available. Bacteriophage cell wall-binding domain (CBD) has strong and specific binding affinity to B. cereus. Here, we report the improvement in the sensitivity of an ATP bioluminescence assay for B. cereus detection using CBD-conjugated magnetic nanoparticles (CBD-MNPs). The assay was able to detect as few as 10 colony forming units (CFU) per mL and $10^3CFU\;per\;mL$ in buffer and blood. CBD-MNPs did not show any cross-reactivity with other microorganisms. These results demonstrate the feasibility of the ATP assay for the detection of B. cereus.

• 약학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.625-630
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• 1993

Among the six antihistamine agents tested in this study, homochlorcyclizine showed the highest bradykinin antagonistic activity in the receptor binding assay as well as the isolated rat ileum assay. Schild plot analysis of bradykinin-induced ileal contraction in the presence of three different concentrations of homochlorcyclizine revealed a pA$_{2}$=6.26, and a correlation coefficient of 0.984. Homochlorcyclizine of (100 $\mu{M}$ final concentration) also showed 25% antagonistic activity in the receptor binding assay.

• 자연과학논문집
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.25-29
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• 1997

Glucocorticoid에 의한 항염증 작용의 second messenger로 생각되어지는 annexin superfamily중 하나인 37 kDa의 단백질, lipocortin-1의 작용기작을 이해할 목적으로 in vivo에서 protein-protein interaction을 인식하는 yeast-based genetic assay인 yeast two assay를 통하여 lipocortin-1과 결합하는 단백질 유전자를 분리하여 조사하였다. 이 방법으로 실험을 수행한 결과 분리된 유전자가 human serine proteinase 유전자와 homology가 있는 것으로 밝혀졌다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.370-376
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• 1998

Src-Homology 2 (SH2) domains have a capacity to bind phosphotyrosine-containing sequence context and play essential roles in various cellular signaling pathways. Due to the specific nature of the binding between SH2 domains and their counterpart proteins, inhibitors of SID domain binding have drawn extensive attention as a potential candidate for therapeutic agents. Here, we describe the binding assay system to screen for the ligands or blockers of the SH2 domains with an emphasis on the $p56^{lck}$ SH2 domain. In our assay system, SID domains expressed and purified as fusion proteins to Glutathione-S-transferase (GST) were covalently attached to 96-well microtitre plates through amide bond formation, which were subsequently allowed to bind the biotinylated phosphotyrosine (pY)containing synthetic pep tides. The binding of biotinylated pY peptides was detected by the horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated streptavidin. Using the various combinations of SH2 domain-pY peptides, we observed that: (1) The binding of pY-peptides to its counterpart SH2 domain is concentration-dependent and saturable; (2) The binding is highly specific for a particular combination of SH2 domain-pY peptide pair; and (3) The binding of Lck SH2-cognate pY-peptides is specifically competed by the nonbiotinylated peptides with expected relative affinity. These results indicate that the established assay system detects the SH2-pY peptide interaction with reproducible sensitivity and specificity and is suitable for screening the specific inhibitors of $p56^{lck}$ SH2 function.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.959-967
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• 2004

인간의 대장내 점막에 대하여 우수한 점착특성을 갖는 probiotic 유산균주를 선별할 목적으로, colonic mucin-binding assay를 고안하고 최적의 분석 조건을 검토한 결과, microtiter plate의 well에 대한 colonic mucin의 부착은 pH 4.8, biotinylated SLP의 농도는 $5.0\;{\mu}g/mL$, 시판 HRP-conjugated streptoavidin은 24,000배 희석용액, TMB의 발색시간은 10분의 조건에서 측정시 최적의 결과를 나타냈다. 동 조건에서 본 assay system을 이용할 경우, 장내 점착능 측정 및 우수 유산균주의 선별에 있어 신속하고 재현성 있는 결과를 제공할 수 있으며, 인간의 대장에 대한 유산균의 점착특성을 정량적으로 분석할 수 있음을 보여주었다. 공시균주 32종 및 유아 분변 유래의 분리균주 18종을 포함한 총 50종의 유산균주에 대하여, colonic mucin-binding assay를 이용하여 대장 mucin에 대한 결합능을 비교한 결과, L. species FSB-1이 가장 높은 결합능을 보여주었다. 따라서 L. species FSB-1을 대상으로 형태학적 특성, 생리 및 생화학적 특성과 16S rDNA에 대한 부분 염기서열 분석을 포함한 동정실험을 수행한 결과, 장내 점착능 우수균주로 선별된 L. species FSB-1은 Lactobacillus brevis로 최종 동정되었다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.313-319
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• 1984

몰핀의 투여량, 몰핀을 주사하는 시간, 쥐의 나이에 따라서 몰핀이 food intake에 미치는 효과 유무를 Sprague-Dawley 쥐를 이용해 조사하였다. 또한 $^{3}H-naloxone$을 이용한 opiate receptor binding assay에 의해서 정상상태에서 몰핀이나 식염수를 주사한 쥐의 뇌에서 opiate receptor binding의 변화를 조사하여 아래와 같은 결과를 얻었다. Food intake에 미치는 몰핀의 효과는 2시간에 유의차를 나타냈으며 몰핀 투여량이 증가할수록 효과는 감소한 것으로 나타났다. 또 어릴수록 효과가 많이 나타났으며 female이 male보다 효과가 컸으나 지속적이지 못했다. 몰핀을 주사하는 시간을 달리하는 실험에서 male 이나 female 모두 10:00에 주사한 경우에 몰핀 효과가 16 : 00에 주사한 경우보다 크게 나타났다. Opiate receptor binding assay 결과, 몰핀을 주사한 쥐에서 $^{3}H$ naloxone binding 이 유의있게 감소했으며 오전에 몰핀을 주사한 쥐에서 naloxone binding 이 더 많이 감소한 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 실험에서, 몰핀이 food intake 에 미치는 효과는 몰핀의 opiate receptor binding을 통해서 작용한 것으로 생각된다.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.106-113
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• 2006

Phthalate analogues are a plasticizer and solvent used in industry. Phthalates were classified in the category of "suspected" endocrine disruptors. The purpose of our study was to screen and elucidate the endocrine disrupting activity of seven phthalate analogues. E-screen assay was performed in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells with seven phthalate analogues. In this cell proliferation assay, benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) showed high estrogenic activity. Their relative proliferation efficiencies (RPE) were 109 and 106%, respectively. In vitro estrogen receptor (ER) binding assay, BBP, di-n-octyl phthalate (DOP) and dinonyl phthalate (DNP) showed weak relative binding affinity (RBA: 0.02%) compared to $17{\beta}-estradiol\;(E2)$ (RBA: 100%). In uterotrophic assay, E2 produced a significant increase, whereas four tested phthalate analogues had potential estrogenic effects in vitro did not increased in uterus weight in immature rats. From these results, we demonstrated that phthalate analogues exhibit weak estrogenic activity in vitro assays at high concentrations. Although phthalates induced an increase in MCF-7 cell proliferation by an estrogenic effect, they could not induce a uterus weight increase in vivo. From these, we may suggest that these phthalate analogues are easily metabolized to inactive forms in vivo. Further investigation in other in vitro and in vivo experimental systems might be required.