• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.87-93
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• 2006

With the rapid development of MS technologiesy, the demands for a more sophisticated MS interpretation algorithm haves grown as well. We have developed a new protein fingerprinting method using a binomial distribution, (fBIND). With the fBIND, we improved the performance accuracy of protein fingerprinting up to the maximum 49% (more than MOWSE) and 2% than(at a previous binomial distribution approach studied by of Wool et al.) as compared to the established algorithms. Moreover, we also suggest a the statistical approach to define the significance of transcription factors and motifs in the identified proteins based on the Gene Ontology (GO). Abbreviations: fBIND, fingerprinting using binomial distribution; GO, Gene Ontology; MS, Mass Spectrometry; PMF, peptide mass fingerprinting; nr, nonredundant; SGD, Saccharomyces Genome Database

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.65-70
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• 2006

Peptide mass mapping is the matching of experimentally generated peptides masses with the predicted masses of digested proteins contained in a database. To identify proteins by matching their constituent fragment masses to the theoretical peptide masses generated from a protein database, the peptide mass fingerprinting technique is used for the protein identification. Thus, it is important to know the theoretical mass distribution of the database. However, few researches have reported the peptide mass distribution of a database. We analyzed the peptide mass distribution of non-redundant protein sequence database in the NCBI after digestion with 15 different types of enzymes. In order to characterize the peptide mass distribution with different digestion enzymes, a power law distribution (Zipfs law) was applied to the distribution. After constructing simulated digestion of a protein database, rank-frequency plot of peptide fragments was applied to generalize a Zipfs law curve for all enzymes. As a result, our data appear to fit Zipfs law with statistically significant parameter values.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.397-402
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• 2009

청국장에서 혈전 용해능이 우수한 균주를 분리하기 위해 짚을 이용하여 직접 청국장을 제조하였으며 이로부터 1, 000여종의 균주를 1차적으로 분리하였다. 2차적으로 skim milk가 첨가된 배지 및 fibrin 배지의 단백질분해 실험을 통해 혈전 용해능이 우수한 균주를 분리하였다. 이 과정을 통해 선발된 균주는 J-1, J-2, J-3, J-4, J-5로 명명된 5종 균주이었으며 그 중 Bacillus 계통의 J-4 균주가 가장 활성이 높은 균주로 선별되었다. Bacillus subtilis J-4 균주가 생산하는 protease를 DEAE-sepharose column을 사용하여 부분 정제 분리한 결과 SDS-PAGE Gel 상에서 45.0 kDa의 질량이었다. 이 단백질을 MALDI-TOF 및 PMF(Peptide Mass Fingerprinting)를 사용하여 분석한 결과 neutral protease와 bacillopeptidase F가 확인되었다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.432-436
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• 2002

A proteomic map of Hanwoo loin was obtained using 2-D SDS-PAGE and mass spectrometric analysis: 27 bovine proteins plus 2 proteins having similarities to other mammal proteins out of 52 proteins analyzed. The identified proteins consisted of 50 % basic house keeping proteins involved in metabolism, 30% muscle proteins, and other miscellaneous proteins. Many proteins on the 2-D gel with different molecular weights and isoelectric points were identified as same proteins due to posttranslational modification. As many of the identified house keeping proteins showed the high sequence similarities to other mammal equivalent proteins, searching the mammal databases could confirm the annotation. The preliminary identification of the proteome in bovine loin tissue could reveal the functions of proteins at over 50 % of chance with high fidelities. Using the established loin proteome map, proteomic difference between 1 yr and 2 yr Hanwoo loin tissues were compared on 2D gel. Regardless of the difficulty normalizing protein concentrations and sample-to-sample variations, three unidentified proteins and myoglobin were selected as up-regulated proteins during the fat deposition period. This study contributes to a move thorough and holistic understanding of beef meat, helping to build the basis for future identification of new markers for good quality meat.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.87-92
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• 2012

이 연구의 목적은 국산 녹차(Camellia sinensis L.)에서 추출한 차폴리페놀(tea polyphenols, TPP)에 노출된 Salmonella typhimurium의 여러 가지 세포반응을 조사하는 것이다. TPP는 S. typhimurium에 대하여 투여량에 비례한 살균효과를 보여주었다. TPP로 처리된 S. typhimurium 배양에서 세포막을 구성하는 포화 및 불포화 지방산은 조성에서 상당한 변화가 일어난 것으로 분석되었으며, 주사전자현미경 분석에서 아치사 농도의 TPP로 처리된 세포는 세포표면에 구멍이 나고, 속이 움푹 패인 불규칙한 모양으로 관찰되었다. TPP에 노출된 S. typhimurium 배양의 수용성 단백질 부분에 대한 이차원 폴리아크릴아미드 젤 전기영동에서 16개의 단백질이 TPP 노출에 의해 증가하는 것이 확인되었다. 항산화 및 chaperons, 전사 및 결합단백질, 에너지 및 DNA 대사 등에 수반되는 단백질을 포함하는 이들 유도된 단백질은 MALDI-TOF를 사용한 peptide mass fingerprinting에 의해 동정되었다. 이들 결과는 S. typhimurium에 대한 TPP 유도스트레스와 세포독성의 기작을 이해하는데 중요한 단서를 제공할 수 있다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.59-74
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• 2004

The study of whole patterns of changes in protein expression and their modifications, or proteomics, presents both technological advances as well as formidable challenges to biological researchers. Nutrition research and the food sciences in general will be strongly influenced by the new knowledge generated by the proteomics approach. This review examines the different aspects of proteomics technologies, while emphasizing the value of consideration of "traditional" aspects of protein separation. These include the choice of the cell, the subcellular fraction, and the isolation and purification of the relevant protein fraction (if known) by protein chromatographic procedures. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of proteins and their peptides formed by proteolytic hydrolysis have been substantially enhanced by the development of mass spectrometry technologies in combination with nanoscale fluidics analysis. These are described, as are the pros and cons of each method in current use.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제11권10호
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• pp.1880-1885
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• 2007

본 논문은 단백질 동정에 이용하는 펩타이드-매스 핑거프린팅 툴 중 하나인 Mowse의 성능을 개선하는 방법을 제안한다. Mowse에서 빈발 요소 행렬은 단백질과 펩타이드 질량에 대하여 일정한 간격으로 생성되어 행렬의 각 원소의 값은 펩타이드의 빈발횟수에 따라 계산된다. 현재 이러한 행렬을 생성하는데 있어서 정해진 간격으로 생성되는데 이러한 간격의 값이 작아질수록 스코어링 값은 정확해진다. 그러나 이러한 간격의 값이 작아질수록 행렬의 크기는 증가하게 되며 이에 따라 스코어링 계산의 복잡도도 증가하게 된다. 본 논문에서는 행렬의 크기를 현재와 같이 유지하면서 스코어 링 값을 정확하게 계산하기 위한 새로운 방법을 제안한다. 현재 Mowse에서 검색 대상이 되는 단백질 데이터베이스의 분포를 고려하여 비선형적으로 행렬의 간격의 값을 정하는 방법 즉, 임의의 단백질 질량 값이 많은 곳에서는 행렬의 간격을 작게 결정하는 반면 단백질 질량 값이 적은 곳에서는 행렬의 간격을 크게 결정하는 방법을 새롭게 제안하였다. 또한, 성능평가는 Mowse 스코어링 방법과 본 논문에서 제안한 새로운 스코어링 방법에 관하여 수행하고 분석결과를 제시하였다.

• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.34-42
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• 2014

Soy and fermented soy are popular and recognized as a health food among Koreans. Since soy proteins are known to be protease resistant, even to pepsin and pancreatin, it is hypothesized that soy proteins may interact with the intestinal tract and trigger certain physiological reactions. To test this hypothesis, mice were fed diets supplemented with soy, Chunkukjang, or casein. The differentially expressed proteins were analyzed using 2-D gels and identified by peptide mass fingerprinting using mass spectrometry. The majority of the differentially expressed proteins could be functionally grouped into metabolic enzymes and calcium-binding proteins. The differential protein expression by the soy-fed groups was also verified based on a representative protein, tropomyosin, using a Western blotting analysis. In addition, the soy-fed groups exhibited a taller villi structure. Therefore, this study suggests that soy proteins can be an effective nutrient and physiological stimulant for the intestines.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2002년도 생물공학의 동향 (X)
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• pp.558-561
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• 2002

In this study, a method for the localization of pregnancy-specific proteins from cow urine on 2-D gel have been established. The proteins were digested with trypsin in gel and then analyzed with MALDI- TOF or transferred to a membrane and microsequenced. To examine the pregnancy associated protein spot 2 as a diagnosis marker in bovine urine 2-D western blotting was performed. This antibody was reacted specifically in the protein of pregnant cow’s urine. Consequently spot 2 was identified and found to be good candidates for developing cow pregnancy detection assay kit.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.36-43
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• 2006

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are promising candidates for cell therapy and tissue engineering, but their application has been impeded by lack of knowledge of their core biological properties. In order to identify MSC-specific proteins, the hydrophobic protein fraction was individually prepared from two different umbilical cord blood (UCB)-derived MSC populations; these were then subjected to two-dimensional (2D) gel electrophoresis and peptide mass fingerprinting matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI)-time of flight (TOF)-mass spectrometry (MS). Although the 2D gel patterns differed somewhat between the two samples, computer-assisted image analysis identified shared protein spots. 35 spots were reliably identified corresponding to 32 different proteins, many of which were chaperones. Based on their primary sub-cellular locations the proteins could be grouped into 6 categories: extracellular, cell surface, endoplasmic reticular, mitochondrial, cytoplasmic and cytoskeletal proteins. This map of the water-insoluble proteome may provide valuable insights into the biology of the cell surface and other compartments of human MSCs.