• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.783-792
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• 2014

The binding interaction between a hemolytic peptide ${\delta}$-lysin and a zwitterionic lipid bilayer POPC was investigated through a series of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. ${\delta}$-Lysin is a 26-residue, amphipathic, ${\alpha}$-helical peptide toxin secreted by Staphylococcus aureus. Unlike typical antimicrobial peptides, ${\delta}$-lysin has no net charge and it is often found in aggregated forms in solution even at low concentration. Our study showed that only the monomer, not dimer, inserts into the bilayer interior. The monomer is preferentially attracted toward the membrane with its hydrophilic side facing the bilayer surface. However, peptide insertion requires the opposite orientation where the hydrophobic side of peptide points toward the membrane interior. Such orientation allows the charged residues, Lys and Asp, to have stable salt bridges with the lipid head-group while the hydrophobic residues are buried deeper in the hydrophobic lipid interior. Our simulations suggest that breaking these salt bridges is the key step for the monomer to be fully inserted into the center of lipid bilayer and, possibly, to translocate across the membrane.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.147-151
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• 1993

In diabetes, the abnormal increase of the membrane cholesterol/phospholipid ratio (C/PL) is consdered to be the main reason for the decreased membrane fluidity, which then results in impaired erythrocyte deformability and subsequent microcirculatory disturbances. In this study, we examined the effects of brazilin on lipid and phosphatidyl fatty acid composition of erythrocyte membranes in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Treatment of brazilin (10mg/kg or 100 mg/kg for 2 weeks, i.p) altered and cholesterol contents in diabetic erythrocyte membranes. The C/PL ratio of brazilin treated groups decreased compared with that of diabetic control group while no change was observed in normal erythrocytes. In streptozotocin induced diabetic rats, alterations in phosphatidyl fatty acid compositioin of erythrocyte membranes were observed and brazilin could reverse these alterations. Arachidonic acid level reumed to a normal level while linoleic acid level remained unchanged by the treatment of brazilin. The results suggest that brazilin might increase erythrocyte membrane fluidity which plays a key role inregulating erythrocyte deformability, thereby it could exert positive effects on microdiculatory disturbances.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.261-268
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• 1992

식물 세포의 미토콘드리아와 엽록체는 광 증감제로 작용할 가능성이 있는 여러 가지 색소들을 함유하고 있다. 이들 색소들은 대부분이 막에 결합되어있으며 청색광 영역에서 강한 흡수대를 가지므로 청색광하에서 노출된 이들 소기관에서는 활성산소가 발생되어 막의 구조적, 기능적 피해를 유발하는 요인이 된다. 활성산소의 광발생에 따른 막구조의 변화는 일차적으로 막지질 지방산성분의 산화적 파괴에 기인할 것이다. 본 연구에서는 식물이 고광도의 가시광선(특히 청색광선)하에서 일어나는 막지질 지방산의 산화적 파괴에 지방산 대신 상대적으로 둔감한 포화 지방산의 조성비를 높일 것이라고 가정하고, 이를 뒷받침할만한 실험결과를 얻었다. 즉, 광질이 서로 다른 가시광선 처리조건하에서 생장중인 식물 및 그 소기관들을 대상으로 막지질의 과산화, 지방산조성 및 불포화도, 막결합 단백질의 활성 등을 측정하고 이를 제시하였다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.653-661
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• 2004

Fluorescence probes located in different membrane regions were used to evaluate the effect of dopamine$.$HCI on the structural parameters (transbilayer lateral mobility, annular lipid fluidity, protein distribution, and thickness of the lipid bilayer) of synaptosomal plasma membrane vesicles (SPMV), which were obtained from the bovine cerebral cortex. An experimental procedure was used based on selective quenching of 1,3-di(1-pyrenyl)propane (Py-3-Py) by trinitrophenyl groups, and radiationless energy transfer from the tryptophan of membrane pro-teins to Py-3-Py and energy transfer from Py-3-Py monomers to 1-anilinonaphthalene-8-sulfonic acid (ANS) was also utilized. Dopamine$.$HCI increased both the bulk lateral mobility and annular lipid fluidity, and it had a greater fluidizing effect on the inner monolayer than on the outer monolayer. Furthermore, the drug had a clustering effect on membrane proteins.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.141-155
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• 2017

We present relatively simple derivations of the Helfrich energy potential that has been widely adopted in the analysis of lipid membranes without detailed explanations. Through the energy variation methods (within the limit of Helfrich energy potential), we obtained series of analytical solutions in the case when the lipid membranes are excited through their edges. These affordable solutions can be readily applied in the related membrane experiments. In particular, it is shown that, in case of an elliptic cross section of a rigid substrate differing slightly from a circle and subjected to the incremental deformations, exact analytical expressions describing deformed configurations of lipid membranes can be obtained without the extensive use of Mathieu's function.

• 약학회지
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.242-246
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• 2002

The rhizoma of Polygonatum odoratum (Liliaceae) promotes the production of body fluid and relives dryness symptoms and has hypoglycemic effect. In order to evaluate the prevention of lipid peroxidative efficacy of P. odoratum, its extracts (Et$_2$O and MeOH ex.) and its fractions ($H_2O$, 20％ MeOH, 40％ MeOH, 60％ MeOH and 100％ MeOH fr.) were measured by TBARS assay on rat liver S9 and human erythrocyte ghost membrane. The order of anti-lipid peroxidative effect was as follows: Et$_2$O ex. ＞40％ MeOH fr. ＞60％ MeOH fr.＞100％ MeOH fr. Based on these results, we conclude that membrane lipid peroxidation is inhibited in vitro by addition of P. odoratum ether extract and its gradient MeOH fractions excepts $H_2O$ fr., and which have significant hepatoprotective activity in $CCl_4$-treated rats.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제24권9호
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• pp.1281-1283
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• 2003

Proteins in highly oriented lipid bilayer samples are useful to study membrane protein structure determination. Planar lipid bilayers aligned and supported on glass slide were prepared. These stack of glass slide with planar lipid bilayers are not well fit for commercial solid-state NMR probe with round coil. Therefore, homebuilt solid-state NMR probe was built and used for a stack of thin glass plates and RF coil is wrapping directly around the flat square sample. The overall filling factor of the coil is much better and the large surface area enhances the extent to orientation by providing uniform environments for the phospholipids and the high ratio of circumference to area reduces edge effects. $^1H\;and\;^{15}N$ double resonance probe for 400 MHz NMR (9.4T) with a flat coil (coil size: 11 mm ${\times}$ 20 mm ${\times}$ 4 mm) is constructed and tested.

• E2M - 전기 전자와 첨단 소재
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.548-554
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• 1997

We fabricated the sample of ultra thin lipid membrane(L-$\alpha$-DLPC) by LB method. The $\pi$-A isotherm of the DLPC was measured at the air-water interface varying with the compressing speed and amounts of solutions for spreading. For the good property of lipid monolayer film, it was necessary to prepare at the lower speed of compressing, with an appropriate volume of solutions for spreading. Absorption, transmitance and intensity with the UV spectrophotometer were measured. The Z-type multilayers showed good characteristics better than Y-type. So we found building-up of structurally high quality LB films is essential to study properties of the films and to get reproducible data.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.517-529
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• 2008

Porosomes are supramolecular, lipoprotein structures at the cell plasma membrane, where membrane-bound secretory vesicles transiently dock and fuse to release inravesicular contents to the outside during cell secretion. The mouth of the porosome opening to the outside, range in size from 150 nm in diameter in acinar cells of the exocrine pancreas, to 12 nm in neurons, which dilates during cell secretion, returning to its resting size following completion of the process. In the past decade, the composition of the porosome, its structure and dynamics at nm resolution and in real time, and its functional reconstitution into artificial lipid membrane, have all been elucidated. In this mini review, the discovery of the porosome, its structure, function, isolation, chemistry, and reconstitution into lipid membrane, the molecular mechanism of secretory vesicle swelling and fusion at the base of porosomes, and how this new information provides a paradigm shift in our understanding of cell secretion, is discussed.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.191-198
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• 2023

세포막의 국소 접착부 복합체에 있는 한 구성원으로써 Src은 비수용체 타이로신 인산화효소 중 하나로 세포부착과 세포 이동성을 조절한다. 그러나 extracellular matrix (ECM)의 구성에 따라 세포막 미세영역에서 어떻게 Src 활성이 조절되는지는 여전히 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 본 연구는 유전적으로 암호화된 FRET 기반 세포막 하위 도메인 표적 Src 바이오센서를 이용해서 3개의 각기 다른 대표적 ECM 단백질인 제1형 콜라겐, 피브로넥틴, 라미닌에 따른 Src의 활성도를 비교 및 조사하였다. FRET 기반 바이오센서는 살아있는 세포에서 단백질의 활성을 시공간적 고해상력을 토대로 실시간으로 분석할 수 있게 해준다. 결과적으로 모든 ECM 조건에서 지질유동섬(Lipid raft)에서 높은 Src 활성을 보였고 ECM 조건에 따라 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 반면에 비-지질유동섬(non-Lipid raft)에선 낮은 Src 활성을 보였다. 게다가 같은 ECM 조건일 때 지질유동섬에서 비-지질유동섬보다 높은 Src 활성을 보였다. 따라서 본 연구는 Src 활성이 지질유동섬과 비-지질유동섬에 따라 다르게 조절된다는 것을 보여주었다.