• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권8호
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• pp.2508-2512
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• 2012

Cold shock proteins (CSPs) are a family of proteins induced at low temperatures. CSPs bind to single-stranded nucleic acids through the ribonucleoprotein 1 and 2 (RNP 1 and 2) binding motifs. CSPs play an essential role in cold adaptation by regulating transcription and translation via molecular chaperones. The solution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) or X-ray crystal structures of several CSPs from various microorganisms have been determined, but structural characteristics of psychrophilic CSPs have not been studied. Therefore, we optimized the purification process to obtain highly pure Lm-Csp and determined the three-dimensional structure model of Lm-Csp by comparative homology modeling using MODELLER on the basis of the solution NMR structure of Bs-CspB. Lm-Csp consists of a ${\beta}$-barrel structure, which includes antiparallel ${\beta}$ strands (G4-N10, F15-I18, V26-H29, A46-D50, and P58-Q64). The template protein, Bs-CspB, shares a similar ${\beta}$ sheet structure and an identical chain fold to Lm-Csp. However, the sheets in Lm-Csp were much shorter than those of Bs-CspB. The Lm-Csp side chains, E2 and R20 form a salt bridge, thus, stabilizing the Lm-Csp structure. To evaluate the contribution of this ionic interaction as well as that of the hydrophobic patch on protein stability, we investigated the secondary structures of wild type and mutant protein (W8, F15, and R20) of Lm-Csp using circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. The results showed that solvent-exposed aromatic side chains as well as residues participating in ionic interactions are very important for structural stability. Further studies on the three-dimensional structure and dynamics of Lm-Csp using NMR spectroscopy are required.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.396-402
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• 2004

증편의 sponge상의 망상구조에 쌀 단백질의 영향을 조사하기 위하여 증편제조시 주원료인 쌀 단백질을 분리하고 증편 발효시 그 변화를 살펴보았으며 protease 첨가가 증편의 점도 및 부피에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 또한 쌀 전분에 단백질을 첨가하여 증편의 점도 및 부피에 미치는 영향을 살펴본 결과 쌀 단백질이 증편의 부피 팽창에 영향을 주는 것으로 생각되었다. 쌀 및 증편 반죽에서는 SDS 가용성 단백질 함량이 밀가루와 비교해 높게 나타났으며 발효시간에 따른 단백질 추출량은 큰 변화가 없었다. 그러나 증편반죽의 시간별 FPLC패턴은 발효시간에 따라 저분자 peak가 감소하여 고분자화함을 알 수 있었다. 단백질 분해효소 protease를 첨가하여 본 결과 증편의 점도 및 부피는 현저히 감소하였고 쌀 전분에 단백질을 첨가하여 증편을 재구성한 결과, 점도, 부피는 증가하는 것으로 나타나 증편내에서 쌀 단백질이 증편의 부피 내지는 조직감 형성에 크게 영향을 미치는 것으로 생각되어진다.

• Interdisciplinary Bio Central
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.3.1-3.6
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• 2009

Introduction: GTPases known as translation factor play a vital role as ribosomal subunit assembly chaperone. The bacterial Obg proteins ($Spo{\underline{0B}}$-associated ${\underline{G}}TP$-binding protein) belong to the subfamily of P-loop GTPase proteins and now it is considered as one of the new target for antibacterial drug. The majority of bacterial Obgs have been commonly found to be associated with ribosome, implying that these proteins may play a fundamental role in ribosome assembly or maturation. In addition, one of the experimental evidences suggested that Bacillus subtilis Obg (BsObg) protein binds to the L13 ribosomal protein (BsL13) which is known to be one of the early assembly proteins of the 50S ribosomal subunit in Escherichia coli. In order to investigate binding mode between the BsObg and the BsL13, protein-protein docking simulation was carried out after generating 3D structure of the BsL13 structure using homology modeling method. Materials and Methods: Homology model structure of BsL13 was generated using the EcL13 crystal structure as a template. Protein-protein docking of BsObg protein with ribosomal protein BsL13 was performed by DOT, a macro-molecular docking software, in order to predict a reasonable binding mode. The solvated energy minimization calculation of the docked conformation was carried out to refine the structure. Results and Discussion: The possible binding conformation of BsL13 along with activated Obg fold in BsObg was predicted by computational docking study. The final structure is obtained from the solvated energy minimization. From the analysis, three important H-bond interactions between the Obg fold and the L13 were detected: Obg:Tyr27-L13:Glu32, Obg:Asn76-L13:Glu139, and Obg:Ala136-L13:Glu142. The interaction between the BsObg and BsL13 structures were also analyzed by electrostatic potential calculations to examine the interface surfaces. From the results, the key residues for hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interaction between the two proteins were predicted. Conclusion and Prospects: In this study, we have focused on the binding mode of the BsObg protein with the ribosomal BsL13 protein. The interaction between the activated Obg and target protein was investigated with protein-protein docking calculations. The binding pattern can be further used as a base for structure-based drug design to find a novel antibacterial drug.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.437-440
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• 2007

$OGL-20P^T$-358 is a novel 66 amino acid residue protein from the hyperthermophile Thermococcus thioreducens sp. nov., strain $OGL-20P^T$, which was collected from the wall of the hydrothermal black smoker in the Rainbow Vent along the mid-Atlantic ridge. This protein, which has no detectable sequence homology with proteins or domains of known function, has a calculated pI of 4.76 and a molecular mass of 8.2 kDa. We report here the backbone $^1H$, $^{15}N$, and $^{13}C$ resonance assignments of $OGL-20P^T$-358. Assignments are 97.5% (316/324) complete. Chemical shift index was used to determine the secondary structure of the protein, which appears to consist of primarily ${\alpha}$-helical regions. This work is the foundation for future studies to determine the three-dimensional solution structure of the protein.

• 한국CDE학회논문집
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.97-106
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• 2006

Voronoi diagrams have been known for numerous important applications in science and engineering including CAD/CAM. Especially, the Voronoi diagram for 3D spheres has been known as very useful tool to analyze spatial structural properties of molecules or materials modeled by a set of spherical atoms. In this paper, we present two algorithms, the edge-tracing algorithm and the region-expansion algorithm, for constructing the Voronoi diagram of 3D spheres and applications to protein structure analysis. The basic scheme of the edge-tracing algorithm is to follow Voronoi edges until the construction is completed in O(mn) time in the worst-case, where m and n are the numbers of edges and spheres, respectively. On the other hand, the region-expansion algorithm constructs the desired Voronoi diagram by expanding Voronoi regions for one sphere after another via a series of topology operations, starting from the ordinary Voronoi diagram for the centers of spheres. It turns out that the region-expansion algorithm also has the worst-case time complexity of O(mn). The Voronoi diagram for 3D spheres can play key roles in various analyses of protein structures such as the pocket recognition, molecular surface construction, and protein-protein interaction interface construction.

• 한국결정학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.20-23
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• 1994

대장균의 IciA 단백질은 DnaA 단백질의 작용장소에 결합하여 DNA의 복제가 개시되는 것을 막는다. 따라 서 IciA단백질은 세포주기의 주요 단계에서 결정적인 역할을 한다. 이러한 IciA 단백질의 구조와 기능간의 관 계를 연구하기 위하여 X-선 결정학을 이용하여 삼차원 구조를 결정하고자 한다. 그 첫 단계로 IciA단백질 결정화를 시도하였다. sodium formate를 침전제로 이용하여 결정을 얻을 수 있었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.1120-1126
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• 2013

The syndecan family consists of four transmembrane heparan sulfate proteoglycans present in most cell types and each syndecan shares a common structure containing a heparan sulfate modified extracellular domain, a single transmembrane domain and a C-terminal cytoplasmic domain. To get a better understanding of the mechanism and function of syndecan-4 which is one of the syndecan family, it is crucial to investigate its three-dimensional structure. Unfortunately, it is difficult to prepare the peptide because it is membrane-bound protein that transverses the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane. Here, we optimize the expression, purification, and characterization of transmembrane, cytoplasmic and short extracellular domains of syndecan4 (syndecan-4 eTC). Syndecan-4 eTC was successfully obtained with high purity and yield from the M9 medium. The structural information of syndecan-4 eTC was investigated by MALDI-TOF mass (MS) spectrometry, circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. It was confirmed that syndecan-4 eTC had an ${\alpha}$-helical multimeric structure like transmembrane domain of syndecan-4 (syndecan-4 TM) in membrane environments.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.23.1-23.5
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• 2018

Virus taxonomy was initially determined by clinical experiments based on phenotype. However, with the development of sequence analysis methods, genotype-based classification was also applied. With the development of genome sequence analysis technology, there is an increasing demand for virus taxonomy to be extended from in vivo and in vitro to in silico. In this study, we verified the consistency of the current International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses taxonomy using an in silico approach, aiming to identify the specific sequence for each virus. We applied this approach to norovirus in Caliciviridae, which causes 90% of gastroenteritis cases worldwide. First, based on the dogma "protein structure determines its function," we hypothesized that the specific sequence can be identified by the specific structure. Firstly, we extracted the coding region (CDS). Secondly, the CDS protein sequences of each genus were annotated by the conserved domain database (CDD) search. Finally, the conserved domains of each genus in Caliciviridae are classified by RPS-BLAST with CDD. The analysis result is that Caliciviridae has sequences including RNA helicase in common. In case of Norovirus, Calicivirus coat protein C terminal and viral polyprotein N-terminal appears as a specific domain in Caliciviridae. It does not include in the other genera in Caliciviridae. If this method is utilized to detect specific conserved domains, it can be used as classification keywords based on protein functional structure. After determining the specific protein domains, the specific protein domain sequences would be converted to gene sequences. This sequences would be re-used one of viral bio-marks.

• BMB Reports
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• 제45권12호
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• pp.693-699
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• 2012

Together with protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs), protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) serve as hallmarks in cellular signal transduction by controlling the reversible phosphorylation of their substrates. The human genome is estimated to encode more than 100 PTPs, which can be divided into eleven sub-groups according to their structural and functional characteristics. All the crystal structures of catalytic domains of sub-groups have been elucidated, enabling us to understand their precise catalytic mechanism and to compare their structures across all sub-groups. In this review, I describe the structure and mechanism of catalytic domains of PTPs in the structural context.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:데이타베이스
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.396-408
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• 2007

최근 인간 게놈 프로젝트를 통해서 인간의 DNA가 해석된 이후 유전자가 생성하는 단백질의 기능에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 단백질의 기능은 서열의 유사도보다는 진화과정 상에서 잘 보존되는 구조의 유사도에 더 연관되어 있다. 이를 통해 두 개의 단백질 간에 구조 유사성이 관찰되면 이로부터 이들이 유사한 생물학적 기능을 가질 것을 기대할 수 있다. 따라서 유사한 단백질 구조를 가진 단백질을 찾기 위한 방법으로 단백질 구조 정렬에 대한 많은 연구들이 진행되었다. 하지만 기존의 연구들은 유사도로 주로 RMSD(Root Mean Square Deviation)를 사용했기 때문에 두 단백질의 정렬 결과가 유사한지 흑은 유사하지 않은지를 직관적으로 판단하기 쉽지 않다. 또한 대부분의 기존 연구들은 정렬 결과로 최적의 정렬 결과 하나만을 찾기 때문에 서로 다른 목적을 가지는 사용자들을 만족시키기 어렵다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 새로운 유사도인 MRPD(Maximum of Residue Pair Distance)와 다수의 정렬 결과를 하나의 그래프로 표현하는 SG(Similarity Graph)을 기반으로 여러 가지 정렬 결과를 한 번에 생성하는 단백질 구조 정렬 방식을 제안한다. 단백질 정렬에 MRPB를 유사도로 사용하면 RMSD를 사용하는 경우에 비해서 유사 정도를 직관적으로 이해할 수 있을 뿐 아니라 신속하게 결과를 얻을 수 있다. SG는 사용자가 다양한 후보 정렬 결과들 중에서 자신이 원하는 정렬결과를 신속히 검색할 수 있도록 지원한다. 따라서 본 논문에서 제안한 단백질 구조 정렬 알고리즘은 다양한 길이에 따른 다수의 최적 정렬들을 제시하여 사용자의 만족도를 향상시킬 수 있었으며, 다수의 정렬결과 검색임에도 불구하고 정렬 시간은 기존 방법들과 거의 비슷하다는 장점이 있다.