• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.216-219
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• 2004

The effect of culture temperature on the production of soluble form of B. macerans cyclodextrin glucanotransferase (CGTase) in recombinant E. coli was investigated. E. coli cell was cotransformed with two plasmids (pTCGT1 and pGroll) in which the cgt and groEL/ES genes are under the control of T7 promoter and pzt-1 promoter, respectively. When tetracycline (10 ng/ml) and IPTG (l mM) were added as inducers at the early-exponential phase (2 h) and mid-exponential phase (3h), respectively, the solubilization of the inclusion body CGTase was greatly dependent on the temperature of the culture. At low culture temperature of $25^\circ{C}$, 2- or 3-fold higher activity and specific activity were obtained over $37^\circ{C}$. SDS-PAGE analysis revealed that about 62% of CGTase in the total CGTase protein was found in the soluble fraction by applying overexpression of GroEL/ES chaperone and by cultivation of E. coli at $25^\circ{C}$, whereas 33% of CGTase was detected in the soluble fraction at $37^\circ{C}$. Therefore, the expression of GroEL/ES and cultivation at $25^\circ{C}$ greatly enhanced the soluble production of CGTase in E. coli.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.81-87
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• 2003

While screening proteins that interact with DnaA protein, the initiator protein for Escherichia coil chromosomal DNA replication, we found a 52-kD sized protein which bound to DnaA protein in a salt-dependent manner. This protein was identified as trigger factor, a ribosome-associated peptidyl-prolyl- cisltrans isomerase with chaperone activity. Trigger factor was overproduced and purified to near homogeneity, and its effect on the function of DnaA protein was examined, Enhanced binding of DnaA protein to DnaA box with no apparent supershift in the gel-shift experiments suggested that trigger factor, by virtue of its chaperone activity, exerts a change on DnaA protein thus increasing its binding affinity for DnaA box.

• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.26-32
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• 2019

${\alpha}B$-crystallin (${\alpha}BC$) is a member of a small heat-shock protein (sHSP) superfamily and plays a predominant role in cellular protein homeostasis network by rescuing misfolded proteins from irreversible aggregation. ${\alpha}BC$ assembles into dynamic and polydisperse high molecular weight complexes containing 12 to 48 monomers; this variable stereochemistry of ${\alpha}BC$ has been linked to quaternary subunit exchange and its chaperone activity. The chaperone activity of ${\alpha}BC$ poses great potential as therapeutic agents for various neurodegenerative diseases. In this mini-review, we briefly outline the recent advancement in structural characterization of ${\alpha}BCs$ and its potential role to inhibit protein misfolding and aggregation in various human diseases. In particular, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and its complimentary techniques have contributed much to elucidate highly-dynamic nature of ${\alpha}BCs$, among which notable advancements are discussed in detail. We highlight the importance of resolving the structural details of various ${\alpha}BC$ oligomers, their quaternary dynamics, and structural heterogeneity.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.1424-1429
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• 2010

A poly(${\gamma}$-glutamic acid) (${\gamma}$PGA)-cholesterol conjugate was synthesized and its properties were then evaluated. The conjugate exhibited an amphiphilic nature derived from the hydrophilic ${\gamma}$PGA backbone and the hydrophobic cholesterol side chain. The conjugate spontaneously formed nanoparticles, becoming an aqueous solution when at low concentrations, and at high concentrations the result was the formation of a physical gel. By utilizing the self-aggregating properties of the conjugate in water, an artificial chaperone was developed. A complex of protein, with the nanoparticles of the conjugate, was formed and the protein was released upon the dissociation of the nanoparticles through the addition of ${\beta}$-cyclodextrin. For denatured carbonic anhydrase, the activity was recovered in the artificial chaperone of the nanoparticle conjugate.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.81-86
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• 2017

퍼옥시레독신은 티오레독신, 티오레독신 환원효소, NADPH로 이루어진 티오레독신 시스템의 환원력을 이용하여 과산화물을 제거하는 티오레독신 과산화효소 활성과 다른 단백질의 열변성에 의한 응집을 막아주는 샤페론 활성을 갖는 효소이다. 정형 2-Cys Prx군에 속하는 퍼옥시레독신 참고서열 1,024개 중 부분적인 서열 등을 제외한 967개 서열을 정렬하였을 때 75번과 103번 아스파트산 잔기는 99% 보존되었고, 73번 세린 잔기는 97% 보존되었음에도 불구하고 잘 보존된 아스파트산 잔기와 세린 잔기에 대해 알려지지 않았다. 이 잔기가 TSA1의 두가지 효소 활성에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 재조합 단백질을 이용하여 활성도를 알아보았다. in vitro 실험을 통하여 잘 보존된 잔기인 103번 아스파트산은 75번 아스파트산보다 티오레독신 퍼옥시레독신 활성 및 분자 샤페론 활성에 더 영향을 미치고, 103번의 음전하는 분자 샤페론 활성에 중요한 역할을 하며 과산화효소활성에는 75번과 103번의 음전하가 관여함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 73의 세린 잔기 역시 과산화효소에 영향을 미치는 잔기임을 알 수 있었다. 최근 출아 효모 퍼옥시레독신인 TSA2의 79번과 109번의 세린 잔기를 시스테인 잔기로 변이시킨 경우 두 변이 단백질 모두 과산화효소 활성과 샤페론 활성이 증가되었는데 이는 ${\beta}$-sheet 구조의 증가와 관련되는 것으로 보고하였다[28]. 이들 두 세린 잔기는 TSA1 구조에 의하면 모두 ${\alpha}$-나선 구조에 위치하였다. 반면에 73번의 세린 잔기는 ${\beta}$-sheet의 C-말단에 위치하는 잔기로 과산화효소 활성에 대한 영향이 다르게 나타나는 것으로 추정된다. 추후 생체 내 실험을 통하여 아스파트산 잔기의 변이가 과산화물 저항성이 미치는 영향 및 열 저항성(thermal stress)에 미치는 역할을 살펴볼 필요가 있다. 또한 아스파트산 잔기와 과산화물과의 반응 및 분자 샤페론과의 반응에 장애가 되는 요인이 무엇인지에 대한 추가 연구가 필요할 것이다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제39권8호
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• pp.594-602
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• 2016

Alkyl hydroperoxide reductase subunit C from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 (PaAhpC) is a member of the 2-Cys peroxiredoxin family. Here, we examined the peroxidase and molecular chaperone functions of PaAhpC using a site-directed mutagenesis approach by substitution of Ser and Thr residues with Cys at positions 78 and 105 located between two catalytic cysteines. Substitution of Ser with Cys at position 78 enhanced the chaperone activity of the mutant (S78C-PaAhpC) by approximately 9-fold compared with that of the wild-type protein (WT-PaAhpC). This increased activity may have been associated with the proportionate increase in the high-molecular-weight (HMW) fraction and enhanced hydrophobicity of S78C-PaAhpC. Homology modeling revealed that mutation of $Ser^{78}$ to $Cys^{78}$ resulted in a more compact decameric structure than that observed in WT-PaAhpC and decreased the atomic distance between the two neighboring sulfur atoms of $Cys^{78}$ in the dimer-dimer interface of S78C-PaAhpC, which could be responsible for the enhanced hydrophobic interaction at the dimer-dimer interface. Furthermore, complementation assays showed that S78C-PaAhpC exhibited greatly improved the heat tolerance, resulting in enhanced1 survival under thermal stress. Thus, addition of Cys at position 78 in PaAhpC modulated the functional shifting of this protein from a peroxidase to a chaperone.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.121-125
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• 2004

E. coli에서 B. macerans 유래 cyclodextrin glucanotransferase (CGTase)의 활성형 생산에 GroEL/ES chaperone과의 공발현과 저온 배양의 공동작용 효과에 대해 조사하였다. 실험에 사용된 cgt와 groEL/ES 유전자를 발현하는 pTCGTl과 pGroll은 각각 T7 promoter와 Pzt-1 promoter에 의해 조절되고 이들을 E. coli에 도입시켰다. 대수증식기 초기(2 hr)와 대수증식기 중기(3 hr)에 tetrarycline 10 ng/ml 과 IPTG 1 mM을 첨가하여 각각의 유전자를 발현시켰다. CGTase활성과 specific artivity 측정 시 $37^{\circ}C$에서 pTCGTl 단독 발현 보다 $25^{\circ}C$에서 chaperone과 함께 발현시킨 경우 2배나 높은 활성이 측정됐으며, SDS-PACE 분석결과 $37^{\circ}C$에서 단독 발현 시킬경우 20% 정도 가용성 형태로 발현되던 것이 $25^{\circ}C$에서 chaperone과 공발현 시에는 거의 3.5배가 넘는 69%가 가용성으로 전환됨을 알 수 있었다. 이와 같이 분자 chaperone과 $25^{\circ}C$에서의 저온 배양은 E. coli에서 활성형질 가용성 CGTase의 생산 증가에 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.272-279
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• 2015

To screen molecular chaperones similar to small heat shock proteins (sHsps), but without ${\alpha}$-crystalline domain, heat-stable proteins from Schizosaccharomyces pombe were analyzed by 2-dimensional electrophoresis and matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Sixteen proteins were identified, and four recombinant proteins, including cofilin, NTF2, pyridoxin biosynthesis protein (Snz1) and Wos2 that has an ${\alpha}$-crystalline domain, were purified. Among these proteins, only Snz1 showed the anti-aggregation activity against thermal denaturation of citrate synthase. However, pre-heating of NTF2 and Wos2 at $70^{\circ}C$ for 30 min, efficiently prevented thermal aggregation of citrate synthase. These results indicate that Snz1 and NTF2 possess molecular chaperone activity similar to sHsps, even though there is no ${\alpha}$-crystalline domain in their sequences.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.328-333
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• 2005

Small heat shock proteins (sHSPs) are widely distributed, and their function and diversity of structure have been much studied in the field of molecular chaperones. In plants, which frequently have to cope with hostile environments, sHSPs are much more abundant and diverse than in other forms of life. In response to high temperature stress, sHSPs of more than twenty kinds can make up more than 1% of soluble plant proteins. We isolated a genomic clone, NtHSP18.3, from Nicotiana tabacum that encodes the complete open reading frame of a cytosolic class I small heat shock protein. To investigate the function of NtHSP18.3 in vitro, it was overproduced in Escherichia coli and purified. The purified NtHSP18.3 had typical molecular chaperone activity as it protected citrate synthase and luciferase from high temperature-induced aggregation. When E. coli celluar proteins were incubated with NtHSP18.3, a large proportion of the proteins remained soluble at temperatures as high as $70^{\circ}C$. Native gel analysis suggested that NtHSP18.3 is a dodecameric oligomer as the form present and showing molecular chaperone activity at the condition tested. Binding of bis-ANS to the oligomers of NtHSP18.3 indicated that exposure of their hydrophobic surfaces increased as the temperature was raised. Taken together, our data suggested that NtHSP18.3 is a molecular chaperone that functions as a dodecameric complex and possibly in a temperature-induced manner.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.379-387
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• 2024

Breast cancer (BC) is most commonly diagnosed worldwide. Liquiritigenin is a flavonoid found in various species of the Glycyrrhiza genus, showing anti-tumor activity. This article was to explore the influences of liquiritigenin on the biological behaviors of BC cells and its underlying mechanism. BC cells were treated with liquiritigenin alone or transfected with oe-HSP90 before liquiritigenin treatment. RT-qPCR and Western blotting were employed to examine the levels of HSP90, Snail, E-cadherin, HSC70, and LAMP-2A. Cell viability, proliferation, migration, and invasion were evaluated by performing MTT, colony formation, scratch, and Transwell assays, respectively. Liquiritigenin treatment reduced HSP90 and Snail levels and enhanced E-cadherin expression as well as inhibiting the proliferation, migration, and invasion of BC cells. Moreover, liquiritigenin treatment decreased the expression of HSC70 and LAMP-2A, proteins related to chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA). HSP90 overexpression promoted the CMA, invasion, and migration of BC cells under liquiritigenin treatment. Liquiritigenin inhibits HSP90-mediated CMA, thereby suppressing BC cell growth.