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Large-scale Recovery of Recombinant Protein Inclusion Bodies Expressed in Escherichia coli

  • Middelberg. Anton P.J.
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.225-231
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    • 1996
  • The production of recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli often leads to the formation of an intracellular inclusion body. Key process steps that can determine the economics of large-scale protein production from inclusion bodies are fermentation, inclusion body recovery, and protein refolding. Compared with protein refolding and fermentation, inclusion body recovery has received scant research attention. Nevertheless, it can control the final product yield and hence process cost for some products. Optimal separation of inclusion bodies and cell debris can also aid subsequent operations by removing contaminant particulates that foul chromatographic resins and contain antigenic pyrogens. In this review, the properties of inclusion bodies and cellular debris are therefore examined. Attempts to optimise the centrifugal separation of inclusion bodies and debris are also discussed.

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Cytomegalovirus-associated esophageal ulcer in an immunocompetent infant: When should ganciclovir be administered?

  • Jang, Hyo-Jeong;Kim, Ae Suk;Hwang, Jin-Bok
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • v.55 no.12
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    • pp.491-493
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    • 2012
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-associated esophageal ulcer is rare in immunocompetent infants. The presence of inclusion bodies and immunohistochemical staining for CMV in biopsy specimens obtained during esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) indicate that such ulcers occur because of CMV infection. A 7-week-old female infant who experienced frequent vomiting and feeding intolerance was diagnosed with a massive CMV-associated ulcer in the distal esophagus. The ulcer improved after conservative treatment using proton-pump inhibitors; however, ganciclovir was not administered. In a follow-up EGD biopsy specimen, no CMV inclusion bodies were present, and immunohistochemical staining results for this virus were negative. The presence of CMV inclusion bodies indicates active viral replication. If persistent inclusion bodies or positive immunohistochemical staining for CMV is observed in follow-up biopsy specimens, ganciclovir may be used to treat CMV-associated esophageal ulcers.

Ultrastructural Changes in Midgut of CPV infected Tropical Tasar Silkworm, Antheraea mylitta (D) (Lepidoptera : Saturniidae)

  • Barsagade, Deepak Deewaji;Kadwey, Mangala Nimbaji
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.117-125
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    • 2010
  • The tropical tasar silkworms, Antheraea mylitta (D) produce famous silk 'Kosa' in central part of India. Due to outdoor rearing it became susceptible to viral infection including cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus (CPV). The common mode of entry of cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus is per os and cause gresserie disease to the larvae. Histopathological studies elucidated the insect CPV virus produces infective polyhedral inclusion bodies (PIBs) in the midgut cell cytoplasm of virus infected fifth instar larvae. The PIBs multiply enormously in the cytoplasm without invading the nucleus. Ultrastructural studies confirmed the pathological effects of CPV on in midgut cell cytoplasm. The multiplication of polyhedral inclusion bodies took place into the vacuoles and form virogenic stromata in the cytoplasm of cells. However, the encapsulations of polyhedral inclusion bodies into the polyhedrin protein occurred and polyhedra were released into the lumen. At the late stage of infection, cells showed the regressed cytoplasmic organelles with large vacuoles and elongated mitochondria. Hence, the horizontal transmission of CPV causing the midgut cells disintegration in the tasar silkworm, Antheraea mylitta (D) confirmed during infection.

Histopathological observations and investigations of antigen distribution on the lesions Induced by canine distemper virus in dogs (개 디스템퍼바이러스에 감염된 장기병변의 병리조직학적 관찰 및 조직내 항원분포 조사에 관한 연구)

  • Seong, Seung-kyoo;Seo, Il-bok
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.405-415
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    • 1996
  • This study was carried out to investigate the distribution of inclusion bodies in the tissues as well as to observe the general histopathological lesions of dogs infected with canine distemper. And also, the reliability of diagnostic values of inclusion bodies and the distribution of viral antigen in tissues were inspected by immunohistochemistry with monoclonal antibody. The results obtained were as follows; 1. Pneumonia observed in dogs infected with canine distemper virus was classified into interstitial, broncho-, and broncho-interstitial pneumonia histopathologically. Each occurring ratio was 35, 45 and 20%. 2. Histopathological classification of the canine distemper encephalitis was 20% in acute, 60% in subacute, and 20% in chronic encephalitis, respectively. 3. The organs in which inclusion bodies were predominantly distributed were stomach(82.6%), cerebellum(62.9%), lung(62.1%), cerebrum(50.0%), urinary bladder (46.1%), kidney(36.0%) and pancreas(25.0%). Intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies were mainly observed in the organs except the brain. 4. Canine distemper virus antigens were detected in the numerous tissues as well as in the inclusion bodies observed in the various organs. Antigen detection ratios in the lung, cerebellum and cerebrum were 68.9, 70.4 and 52.2%, respectively. These ratios were somewhat higher than those of inclusion bodies observed in the organs. 5. Canine distemper virus was mainly distributed in astrocytes and ependymal cells in the brain. These results suggested that the histopathologic diagnosis of canine distemper was reliable, and the spread of canine distemper virus in the brain was related with cerebrospinal fluid pathway.

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Repeated-Batch Operation of Immobilized ${\beta}$-Galactosidase Inclusion Bodies-Containing Escherichia coli Cell Reactor for Lactose Hydrolysis

  • Yeon, Ji-Hyeon;Jung, Kyung-Hwan
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.21 no.9
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    • pp.972-978
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    • 2011
  • In this study, we investigated the performance of an immobilized ${\beta}$-galactosidase inclusion bodies-containing Escherichia coli cell reactor, where the cells were immobilized in alginate beads, which were then used in repeated-batch operations for the hydrolysis of o-nitrophenyl-${\beta}$-D-galactoside or lactose over the long-term. In particular, in the Tris buffer system, disintegration of the alginate beads was not observed during the operation, which was observed for the phosphate buffer system. The o-nitrophenyl-${\beta}$-D-galactoside hydrolysis was operated successfully up to about 80 h, and the runs were successfully repeated at least eight times. In addition, hydrolysis of lactose was successfully carried out up to 240 h. Using Western blotting analyses, it was verified that the ${\beta}$-galactosidase inclusion bodies were sustained in the alginate beads during the repeated-batch operations. Consequently, we experimentally verified that ${\beta}$-galactosidase inclusion bodies-containing Escherichia coli cells could be used in a repeated-batch reactor as a biocatalyst for the hydrolysis of o-nitrophenyl-${\beta}$-D-galactoside or lactose. It is probable that this approach can be applied to enzymatic synthesis reactions for other biotechnology applications, particularly reactions that require long-term and stable operation.

Serological Test of Virus disease of Tussah Silkworm. (작잠농병 Virus의 면역학혈청학적 반응)

  • 임종성
    • Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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    • v.6
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    • pp.42-48
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    • 1966
  • Throughout the studies the following experimental results were obtained and so are summarized here. 1) What caused tussah silkworms terrible disease broken ous all over the Korea in 1965, was examined to be “Inclusion body of virus” through microscope. 2) The examined inclusion bodies are easily stained as purple by seller's staining. 3) The proper speed of centrifugation for the purification of inclusion bodies is 1,000 r. p. m for 10 minutes. 4) It is possible, cleanly resulted, to attempt the “Rapid Agglatination Test & Complement Fixation test” with autigen of inclusion bodies. 5) The Anti-polyhedra rabbit serum from antigen of the dilution of 2${\times}$10$\^$6//l$m\ell$ polyhedra made the Ropid Agglutination test possible even with dilution of 1/8 infected pupa blood(antigen).

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Histopathologic Studies on the Brain and Lymphoid Organs in Hog Cholera II. Necrotic Lesion and Inclusion Body in the Lymphoid Organ (Hog Cholera 병돈(病豚)의 뇌(腦) 및 임파장기(淋巴臟器)에 관한 병리조직학적(病理組織學的) 연구(硏究) II. 임파장기(淋巴臟器)의 괴사(壞死)와 봉입체출현(封入體出現))

  • Kwak, Soo-Dong;Lee, Cha-Soo
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.37-52
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    • 1982
  • This study was taken to clarify the histopathological changes of pigs naturally infected with hog cholera. Microscopic observations of the necrotic lesion and inclusion body in the lymphoid organs were carried out in the natural cases of hog cholera and experimental cases inoculated with ALD virus and isolated virus strains. Electron microscopic findings of the intranuclear inclusion bodies in the reticular cell of spleen and lymph node were also observed in the experimental cases. The results obtained are as follow, As the histological findings necrosis of lymphoid organs was observed mainly in the lymph follicle. The necrotic lymphoid organs were found to contain 35.0% in the natural and 37.5% in the experimental cases. Intranuclear inclusion bodies were found mainly in the reticular cells of lymphoid organ, the epithelium of bronchiole and alevolus, and the vascular endothelium of brain. These inclusion bodies were seen in 40.0% of the natural cases and all of the experiment. The inclusion body was appeared to compose of activated nucleoli and chromatin granules (interchromatin and perichromatin) by electron microscopy.

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A Study on the effect of the Pottery Stone added to the Porcelain Body (자기 소지의 특성에 미치는 도석첨가의 영향)

  • 이응상;임대영
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.215-222
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    • 1982
  • This study is to investigate the effect of a domestic pottery stone as a batch inclusion on the synthesis of porcelain bodies and their physical properties. The basic composition of porcelain bodies studied was consisted of 50wt% kaolin, 25wt% feldspar and 25wt% quartz. The inclusion of pottery stone was performed by partial substitution for either quartz or feldspar up to 25% of the total weight of batches. Sixteen porcelain bodied different in batch composition were prepared by firing them in the temperature range from 110$0^{\circ}C$ to 135$0^{\circ}C$ and their physical properties and microstructures were carefully examined. It was found that the inclusion of pottery stone could reudce the firing temperature for vitrification up to 5$0^{\circ}C$ but appreciably decreased the mechanical strength of sintered bodies. The most faborable result could obtain with partial substitution for both quartz and feldspar at same time up to 25% of the total batch weight.

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Cytological Modification of Sorghum Leaf Tissues Showing the Early Acute Response to Maize Dwrf Mosaic Virus

  • Choi, Chang-Won
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.215-221
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    • 1996
  • Sorghum leaf tissues showing the early acute response of systemic infection with maize dwarf mosaic virus (MDMV) strain A, contained unusual virus-induced cytological modifications including cell wall thickenings and protrusions, intercellular vesicles termed as "paramural bodies", modified plasmodesmata, abnormal plastids, and cylindrical inclusion bodies. Abnormal cell wall, some of which associated with paramural bodies, was frequently contained modified plasmodesmata. Various abnormal plastids were located within infected cells of leaf tissues showing the early acute response. The most important changes in chloroplast seen in the tissues are the presence of small vesicles, deformation of membranes, reduction in granal stack height, disappearance of osmiophilic globules and degeneration of stuctures. The cytological modification was not occurred in nucleus but a group of degenerated mitochondria with abnormal membranes attached to cylindrical inclusion bodies were observed. It was hard more or less to prove the relationship clearly between virus and cellular organelles in virus replication.plication.

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