• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.159-164
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• 1993

성숙한 gilt를 이용하여 estrous cycle과 pregnancyrlrks 동안 OCD효소의 tissue내 함량을 측정하는 것이 본 연구의 주 목적이었다. 하루 한 마리의 gilt를 estrous cycle day 3, 10, 17, 18, 19, 20 그리고 pregnancy day 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 48, 50, 52에 도살하였다. 시상하부, 뇌하수체, 자궁, 난소 및 골겨근에서 조직을 제거하였으며, 이들 조직들을 완충액에 넣어 균질화 시켰으며 그 상청액은 단백질량과 ODC의 활력도를 측정하였는데 사용되었다. Radiolabled ormithine에서 발생하는 14CO2양은 0.124∼4mg범위내에서 단백질첨가량과 배양시간에 비례하였다. OCD는 특히 estrous cycle day 19일에 뇌하수체, 난소 그리고 자궁에서 활발한 활동을 보여주었다. 한편, 시상하부와 골격근에서 ODC는 그 어떤 활동도 보이지 않았다. 자궁조직은 다른 조직들에 비해 보다 활발한 ODC활동을 보여 주었다(P<0.05).

• 농업과학연구
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.189-200
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• 1993

Ornithine Decarboxylase는 동물세포에 있어서 polyamines을 생합성하는 반응의 율속 단계에 있는 효소이다. 세포의 성장기간 동안에 이 효소는 mRNA와 단백질 수준에서 급격한 변화를 일으키며 조절된다. 이와 같은 polyamines농도의 급변화를 분자수준에서 탐구하기 위하여 ODC 특이 cDNA colne이 cDNA libray에서 분리되었다. cDNA의 clone이 이루어진 부분은 open reading frame과 3'-noncording region, 그리고 poly A의 tail이 있는 부분으로서 각각 456, 348, 14개의 nucleotides로서 구성되어 있었다. 인간, mouse, rat, hamster로부터 같은 지역내 추론된 C-말단으로부터의 아미노산의 비교는 단백질 상동성에 88%이상을 보였다. 이와같은 아미노산 염기순서에 있어서의 잘 보존된 특징은 ODC가 세포성정과 분화에 있어서 중요한 역할이 있음을 잘 나타내고 있다.

• 대한유전성대사질환학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.32-37
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• 2003

저자들은 반복적이며 간헐적인 기면, 정신착란과 운동실조를 주소로 내원한 6세 여아에서, 고암모니아혈증과 혈장 glutamine, 요 orotic acid의 증가를 보여 지발형 OTC 결핍증으로 진단하고, 분자유전학적 검사상 exon 6에서 221번째 아미노산 lysine에 해당하는 염기 AAG가 AAT(asparagine)로 치환된 돌연변이를 이형접합자(heterozygote)로 보인하였던 1례를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.28-34
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• 2009

To understand the molecular mechanism underlying proline accumulation in Brassica napus, cDNAs encoding ${\Delta}^1$-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase (BnP5CS), ornithine $\delta$-aminotransferase (BnOAT) and proline dehydrogenase (BnPDH) were isolated and characterized. Southern blot analysis of BnP5CSs in B. napus and its diploid ancestors suggested a gene loss may have occurred during evolution. The expression of BnP5CS1 and BnP5CS2 was induced, while the expression of BnPDH was inhibited under salt stress, ABA treatment and dehydration, prior to proline accumulation. The upregulation of BnOAT expression was only detected during prolonged severe osmotic stress. Our results indicate that stress-induced proline accumulation in B. napus results from the reciprocal action of activated biosynthesis and inhibited proline degradation. Whether the ornithine pathway is activated depends on the severity of stress. During development, proline content was high in reproductive organs and was accompanied by markedly high expression of BnP5CS and BnPDH, suggesting possible roles of proline during flower development.

• BMB Reports
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.408-414
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• 2001

Ornithine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.17) is an essential enzyme for polyamine synthesis and growth in mammalian cells and plants. We compared the biochemical and immunological properties of rat and Nicotiana glutinosa ODC by cloning and expressing the recombinant proteins. The primary amino acid sequence between rat and N. glutinosa ODC had a 40% homology The molecular weight of the overexpressed rat ODC was 53 kDa, and that of N. glutinosa was 46.5 kDa. Adding 1 mM of putrescine to the enzyme reaction mixture inhibited both rat and N. glutinosa ODC activity to 30%. Agmatine had an inhibitory effect only on N. glutinosa ODC. Cysteine and lysine modifying reagents reduced both ODC activities, verifying the key roles of cysteine and lysine residues in the catalytic mechanism of ODC. ELISA was performed to characterize the immunological difference between the rat and plant ODC. Both the rat and N. glutinosa ODC were recognized by the polyclonal antibody that was raised against purified N. glutinosa ODC, but the rat ODC was 50-fold less sensitive to the antibody binding. These results indicate that even though both ODCs have the same evolutionary origin, there seems to be a structural distinction between the species.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.675-679
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• 2006

The effect of water extract from Thesium chinese Turczaninow (TCTW) on proliferation of human breast cancer cells, nitric oxide production, nitric oxide synthase expression, and ornithine decarboxylase activity was tested. TCTW inhibited the growth of both estrogen-independent MDA-MB-231 and estrogen-dependent MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. Lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide (NO) production was significantly reduced by TCTW at the concentrations of 1.0 (p<0.05) and 5.0 mg/ml (p<0.005). Expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) was also suppressed with the treatment of TCTW in Western blot analysis. TCTW inhibited induction of ornithine decarboxylase by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), a key enzyme of polyamine biosynthesis, which is enhanced in tumor promotion. Therefore, TCTW is worth further investigation with respect to breast cancer chernoprevention or therapy.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.339-345
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• 2009

김치로부터 오르니틴을 생산하는 능력이 있는 2개의 젖산균주(OK1-4, OK1-6)를 분리하여 그 특성을 조사하였다. 분리된 균주는 그람 양성, 단간균이었으며, 혐기적 조건에서 이산화탄소를 생성하였다. MRS 배지에서 $25\sim37^{\circ}C$ 범위와 pH 6.0~7.0 범위에서 잘 자랐으며, 성장을 위한 최적 온도와 pH는 각각 $30^{\circ}C$와 pH 6.5이었다. 분리된 젖산균주는 L-아라비노스, 자일로스, 리보오스, 글루코오스 등의 당을 분해하여 산을 생성하였고, cellobiose, galactose, raffinose, trehalsoe는 분해하지 못하였다. 16S rDNA 염기서열분석을 통해 분리된 균주는 유전자은행에 등재되어 있는 Weissella koreensis S5623(AY035891)의 염기서열과 각각 99.6%와 99.7%의 서열 동질성이 있음을 확인하였다. 이와같은 생화학적 특성과 염기서열 분석결과를 토대로 분리된 균주를 Weissella koreensis OK1-4와 Weissella koreensis OK1-6로 각각 명명하였다. 이들 균주의 오르니틴 생성능력은 1% 아르기닌이 첨가된 MRS 배지에서 각각 27.01와 31.41 mg/L/h 이었다. 이와같은 결과는 우리김치로부터 분리된 Weissella 속 균주의 오르니틴 생성에 관한 최초의 보고이다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.173-180
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• 1999

The effects of agmatine on the enzymes responsible for the biosynthesis of polyamines, the resultant levels of polyamines, and their effect on the growth of DU145 human prostate tumor cells were investigated. When agmatine was added to the medium, ornithine decarboxylase (ODC, EC 4.1.1.17) activity was substantially reduced, but S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC, EC 4.1.1.50) activity increased markedly. These changes in ODC and SAMDC activities were the result of an induction of ODC-antizyme and a decreased turnover rate of SAMDC in the presence of agmatine. Accordingly, there was a decrease in the intracellular levels of putrescine and spermidine but an increase in the intracellular level of spermine. Cell growth was markedly inhibited by agmatine treatment and this inhibition was not recovered by the addition of putrescine or spermidine. Our results suggest that agmatine alters the intracellular amounts of polyamine in the cells, closely related to the inhibition of cell growth.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.123-129
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• 1996

Chemical carcinogenesis is associated with the increase of intracellular polyamine levels, and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced mouse epidermal ODC activity are essential to skin tumor promotion by TPA. Therefore, for the discovery of new cancer chemopreventive agents, we have evaluated about 73 kinds of natural products to study inhibitory effects against ODC activity induced by TPA in T24 cell culture system. The total methanol extracts of plants fractionated into three layers (hexane, ethyl acetate and water layer) were tested and the hexane fraction of Angelica gigas $(root\;bark,\;IC_{50}:\;7.4\;{\mu}g/ml)$ and the ethyl acetate fraction of Corydalis ternata $(root,\;IC_{50}:\;7.5\;{\mu}g/ml)$ were the most effective on the inhibition of TPA-induced ODC activity, These active fractions are under investigation with further sequential fractionation using column chromatography.

• BMB Reports
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.448-451
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• 2006

Chemopreventive and cytotoxic effect of genistein against human breast cancer cell lines was investigated. Genistein inhibited cell proliferation in estrogen receptor-positive (MCF-7) and estrogen receptor-negative (MDA-MB-231) human breast carcinoma cell lines. Cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1A1-mediated ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) activity was inhibited by genistein in a concentrationdependent manner. Genistein significantly inhibited 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced cyclooxy-genase-2 activity and protein expression at the concentrations of 10 (p < 0.05), 25 (p < 0.05) and 50 mM (p < 0.01). In addition, ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity was reduced to 53.8 % of the control after 6 h treatment with 50 mM genistein in MCF-7 breast cancer cells. These results suggest that genistein could be of therapeutic value in preventing human breast cancer.