• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.1324-1329
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• 2012

Phosphomannomutase (ManB) is involved in the biosynthesis of GDP-mannose, which is vital for numerous processes such as synthesis of carbohydrates, production of alginates and ascorbic acid, and post-translational modification of proteins. Here, we discovered that a deletion mutant of manB (BG101) in Streptomyces coelicolor (S. coelicolor) showed higher sensitivity to bacteriostatic chloramphenicol (CM) than the wild-type strain (M145), along with decreased production of CM metabolites. Deletion of manB also decreased the mRNA expression level of drug efflux pumps (i.e., cmlR1 and cmlR2) in S. coelicolor, resulting in increased sensitivity to CM. This is the first report on changes in antibiotic sensitivity to CM by deletion of one glycolysis-related enzyme in S. coelicolor, and the results suggest different approaches for studying the antibiotic-resistant mechanism and its regulation.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.79-91
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• 2021

γ-Glutamylcysteine synthetase (Gcs1) and glutathione reductase (Glr1) activity maintains minimal levels of cellular methylglyoxal in Candida albicans. In glutathione-depleted Δgcs1, we previously saw that NAD(H)-linked methylglyoxal oxidoreductase (Mgd1) and alcohol dehydrogenase (Adh1) are the most active methylglyoxal scavengers. With methylglyoxal accumulation, disruptants lacking MGD1 or ADH1 exhibit a poor redox state. However, there is little convincing evidence for a reciprocal relationship between methylglyoxal scavenger genes-disrupted mutants and changes in glutathione-(in)dependent redox regulation. Herein, we attempt to demonstrate a functional role for methylglyoxal scavengers, modeled on a triple disruptant (Δmgd1/Δadh1/Δgcs1), to link between antioxidative enzyme activities and their metabolites in glutathione-depleted conditions. Despite seeing elevated methylglyoxal in all of the disruptants, the result saw a decrease in pyruvate content in Δmgd1/Δadh1/Δgcs1 which was not observed in double gene-disrupted strains such as Δmgd1/Δgcs1 and Δadh1/Δgcs1. Interestingly, Δmgd1/Δadh1/Δgcs1 exhibited a significantly decrease in H2O2 and superoxide which was also unobserved in Δmgd1/Δgcs1 and Δadh1/Δgcs1. The activities of the antioxidative enzymes erythroascorbate peroxidase and cytochrome c peroxidase were noticeably higher in Δmgd1/Δadh1/Δgcs1 than in the other disruptants. Meanwhile, Glr1 activity severely diminished in Δmgd1/Δadh1/Δgcs1. Monitoring complementary gene transcripts between double gene-disrupted Δmgd1/Δgcs1 and Δadh1/Δgcs1 supported the concept of an unbalanced redox state independent of the Glr1 activity for Δmgd1/Δadh1/Δgcs1. Our data demonstrate the reciprocal use of Eapx1 and Ccp1 in the absence of both methylglyoxal scavengers; that being pivotal for viability in non-filamentous budding yeast.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.391-401
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• 2020

플라보노이드(flavonoid)는 식물 등의 대사체에서 유래한 폴리페놀 계열의 화합물이며, 다양한 인체생리작용을 조절할 수 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 이중 3,3',3',7-tetrahydroxyflavone (fisetin)은 다양한 과일과 채소에서 발견되며, 최근 노쇠용해(senolytic) 활성을 통해 특정 조직의 기능을 회복시킨다는 것이 알려졌다. 본 연구에서는 인간 표피 각질세포를 대상으로 하여 fisetin의 피부장벽 유전자 발현 조절 및 항노화 효능을 분석하였다. Fisetin은 말단소립 역전사효소(telomerase)의 활성을 증가시켰으며, CDKN1B 유전자의 발현을 감소시켰다. 또한 피부장벽을 구성하는 주요 유전자인 KRT1, FLG, IVL, DSP의 발현을 증가시켰으며, 세라마이드 합성효소의 일종인 CerS3, CerS4 유전자의 발현을 증가시켰다. 이러한 결과는 fisetin의 효능이 노쇠용해에 국한되지 않고 인간 각질세포의 다양한 생리학적 조절에도 관여함을 보여준다. 따라서 fisetin은 화장품 및 의약품 등의 생리활성 조절물질로 활용될 수 있다고 사료된다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.103-111
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• 2024

Background: Ginseng (Panax ginseng Mayer) is an important natural medicine. However, a long culture period and challenging quality control requirements limit its further use. Although artificial cultivation can yield a sustainable medicinal supply, research on the association between the transplantation and chaining of metabolic networks, especially the regulation of ginsenoside biosynthetic pathways, is limited. Methods: Herein, we performed Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry based metabolomic measurements to evaluate ginsenoside accumulation and categorise differentially abundant metabolites (DAMs). Transcriptome measurements using an Illumina Platform were then conducted to probe the landscape of genetic alterations in ginseng at various ages in transplantation mode. Using pathway data and crosstalk DAMs obtained by MapMan, we constructed a metabolic profile of transplantation Ginseng. Results: Accumulation of active ingredients was not obvious during the first 4 years (in the field), but following transplantation, the ginsenoside content increased significantly from 6-8 years (in the wild). Glycerolipid metabolism and Glycerophospholipid metabolism were the most significant metabolic pathways, as Lipids and lipid-like molecule affected the yield of ginsenosides. Starch and sucrose were the most active metabolic pathways during transplantation Ginseng growth. Conclusion: This study expands our understanding of metabolic network features and the accumulation of specific compounds during different growth stages of this perennial herbaceous plant when growing in transplantation mode. The findings provide a basis for selecting the optimal transplanting time.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.871-878
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 Rhododendron brachycarpum (RB, 홍만병초)의 80% 메탄올 추출물 및 분획물의 항암 활성을 규명하고자 하였다. RB n-hexane 분획물은 HT-29 세포에서 가장 높은 활성 저해를 보였다($IC_{50}=20.2{\pm}1.2{\mu}g/ml$). 더욱이, 콜로니와 구형 형성은 수와 크기는 유의적으로 감소시켰다. RB의 n-hexane 분획물에서($0.22{\pm}0.02$ fold change) TOP / FOP 플래시 리포터 억제 활성은 추출물 및 다른 분획물 보다 낮게 나타났다. n-hexane 및 ethyl acetate 분획물은 세포 내 ${\beta}-catenin$의 발현을 조절하였다. 2 차 대사 산물이 ${\beta}-catenin$ 분해를 감소시킬 수 있는지 여부를 조사하기 위해 Western blot을 실시한 결과 n-hexane 분획물에서 $p-GSK3{\beta}$를 조절하였으며, 세포내 ${\beta}-catenin$은 핵에서 정량적인 변화를 가져왔다. 이러한 결과는 RB의 n-hexane 분획물로부터 천연 항암 물질을 포함하고 있음을 보여줍니다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.351-361
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• 2019

In our previous study, pyrrolnitrin produced in Pseudomonas chlororaphis G05 plays more critical role in suppression of mycelial growth of some fungal pathogens that cause plant diseases in agriculture. Although some regulators for pyrrolnitrin biosynthesis were identified, the pyrrolnitrin regulation pathway was not fully constructed. During our screening novel regulator candidates, we obtained a white conjugant G05W02 while transposon mutagenesis was carried out between a fusion mutant $G05{\Delta}phz{\Delta}prn::lacZ$ and E. coli S17-1 (pUT/mini-Tn5Kan). By cloning and sequencing of the transposon-flanking DNA fragment, we found that a vfr gene in the conjugant G05W02 was disrupted with mini-Tn5Kan. In one other previous study on P. fluorescens, however, it was reported that the deletion of the vfr caused increased production of pyrrolnitrin and other antifungal metabolites. To confirm its regulatory function, we constructed the vfr-knockout mutant $G05{\Delta}vfr$ and $G05{\Delta}phz{\Delta}prn::lacZ{\Delta}vfr$. By quantifying ${\beta}-galactosidase$ activities, we found that deletion of the vfr decreased the prn operon expression dramatically. Meanwhile, by quantifying pyrrolnitrin production in the mutant $G05{\Delta}vfr$, we found that deficiency of the Vfr caused decreased pyrrolnitrin production. However, production of phenazine-1-carboxylic acid was same to that in the wild-type strain G05. Taken together, Vfr is required for pyrrolnitrin but not for phenazine-1-carboxylic acid biosynthesis in P. chlororaphis G05.

• 한국육종학회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.351-363
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• 2018

관상용 화훼작물에 있어서 꽃의 색깔과 형태는 중요한 형질 중 하나이다. 일반적으로 꽃색은 카로티노이드, 플라보노이드, 베타라인에 의해 결정된다. 그 중 플라보노이드는 보다 넓은 영역의 색을 나타낸다. 국화는 세계적으로 인기가 많은 관상용 화훼작물이며 꽃색을 바꾸기 위한 많은 연구가 진행되어 왔다. 국화의 경우, 시아니딘 계열 안토시아닌의 축적으로 분홍색 혹은 빨간색의 꽃색을 나타내며, 카로티노이드 계열 색소물질의 축적으로 노란색 또는 초록색의 꽃색을 나타낸다. 그러나 자연계에는 파란 꽃색의 국화는 존재하지 않는다. 지금까지 플라보노이드계 물질 생합성을 조절함으로써 파란색 꽃을 개발하기 위한 여러 연구가 시도되었다. 반면 그 외의 플라보노이드계 물질을 기반으로 한 새로운 꽃색 국화 개발연구는 거의 수행되지 않았다. 플라보노이드 생합성 조절에는 다양한 전사인자들이 관여하고 플라보노이드계 물질 기반 꽃색 변경을 위해서는 구조 유전자 및 전사인자들을 이해하는 것이 중요하다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 화훼작물의 플라보노이드 생합성 및 조절에 대하여 전반적으로 서술하였고, 그 동안 보고된 플라보노이드계 물질의 꽃색 변경 연구들을 검토하였다. 이러한 결과들은 생명공학기술을 기반으로한 국화 꽃색 변경 달성을 위한 중요한 길잡이가 될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.235-240
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• 2002

방선균은 토양속에 서식하는 그람 양성 세균으로 세포성 장의 어느 시기에 영양세포가 이어져 연쇄상의 기균사를 형성하고 그 끝에 포자를 형성하는 동시에 생리학적 분화로 표현되는 다양한 이차대사물질을 생산한다. 이들의 복잡한 생활사에 따른 분화에는 진핵생물의 ser/thr protein kinase와 원핵생물의 his/asp acid protein kinase 등과 같은 다양한 신호전달 단백질들이 조절을 담당하고 있다. Akt kinase는 진핵생물에서 보고된 ser/thr kinase로.세포내의 다양한 신호전달기구를 조절하고 있으며, 세포내의 Akt kinase의 활성화 또는 불활성화가 세포 증식, 분화, 생존, 세포사등의 신호전달에 결정적인 역할을 담당한다. 방선균으로부터 Akt kinase와 유사한 기능을 갖는 신호전달 단백질을 규명하기 위하여, Akt kinae의 target단백질들의 인산화 부위 보존영역으로부터 나타나는 아미노산의 consensus sequence를 기초로 하여 형광물질로 라벨시킨 합성 peptide(FITC-TRRSRfESIT)를 제작하였다 제작한 기질 peptide에 인산화가 일어나면 아가 로스 전기영동상에서의 운동성에 차이가 나타나고, 이를 자외선하에서 형광 peptide를 관찰하는 방법으로 인산화 assay를 실시하였다. S. griseus IFO 13350을 배양한 cell-free extract로부터 ammonium sulfate fractionation과 DEAE-Sepharose, Mono Q, Resource Phenyl-Superose, Gel permeation 등 수 단계의 column chromatography를 통하여 Akt 유사 단백질을 정제하였다. 그 결과 방선균에도 고등생 물의 Akt와 유사한 기질특이성을 갖는 인산화 단백질이 존재하는 것으로 판단되었으며, 그 중의 하나는 분자량이 39 kDa 정도의 크기를 갖는 단백질로 판명되었다. 지금까지의 인산화 단백질 연구는 활성측정법이 어려워 연구자들에게 많은 제한을 주어 왔지만, 본 연구에서 사용한 합성 peptide를 이용하는 방법을 보다 다양한 인산화 단백질에 대하여 적용한다면, 인산화 단백질 및 조절물질 개발에 많은 도움이 될 수 있을 것으로 예상된다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.431-439
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• 2009

Rice Oryza sativa accelerated cell death and resistance 1 (OsACDR1) encodes a putative Raf-like mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase (MAPKKK). We had previously reported upregulation of the OsACDR1 transcript by a range of environmental stimuli involved in eliciting defense-related pathways. Here we apply biochemical, gain and loss-of-function approaches to characterize OsACDR1 function in rice. The OsACDR1 protein showed autophosphorylation and possessed kinase activity. Rice plants overexpressing OsACDR1 exhibited spontaneous hypersensitive response (HR)-like lesions on leaves, upregulation of defense-related marker genes and accumulation of phenolic compounds and secondary metabolites (phytoalexins). These transgenic plants also acquired enhanced resistance to a fungal pathogen (Magnaporthe grisea) and showed inhibition of appressorial penetration on the leaf surface. In contrast, loss-of-function and RNA silenced OsACDR1 rice mutant plants showed downregulation of defense-related marker genes expressions and susceptibility to M. grisea. Furthermore, transient expression of an OsACDR1:GFP fusion protein in rice protoplast and onion epidermal cells revealed its localization to the nucleus. These results indicate that OsACDR1 plays an important role in the positive regulation of disease resistance in rice.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.205-213
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• 1990

The regulation of neurotoxicants has usually been based upon setting reference doses by dividing a no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) by uncertainty factors that theoretically account for interspecies and intraspecies extraploation of experimental results in animals to humans. Recently, we have proposed a four-step alternative procedure which provides quantitative estimates of risk as a function of dose. The first step is to establish a mathematical relationship between a biological effect or biomarker and the dose of chemical administered. The second step is to determine the distribution (variability) of individual measurements of biological effects or their biomarkers about the dose response curve. The third step is to define an adverse or abnormal level of a biological effect or biomarker in an untreated population. The fourth and final step is to combine the information from the first three steps to estimate the risk (proportion of individuals exceeding on adverse or abnormal level of a biological effect or biomarker) as a function of dose. The primary purpose of this report is to enhance the certainty of the first step of this procedure by improving our understanding of the relationship between a biomarker and dose of administered chemical. Several factors which need to be considered include: 1) the pharmacokinetics of the parent chemical, 2) the target tissue concentrations of the parent chemical or its bioactivated proximate toxicant, 3) the uptake kinetics of the parent chemical or metabolite into the target cell(s) and/or membrane interactions, and 4) the interaction of the chemical or metabolite with presumed receptor site(s). Because these theoretical factors each contain a saturable step due to definitive amounts of required enzyme, reuptake or receptor site(s), a nonlinear, saturable dose-response curve would be predicted. In order to exemplify this process, effects of the neurotoxicant, methlenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), were reviewed and analyzed. Our results and those of others indicate that: 1) peak concentrations of MDMA and metabolites are ochieved in rat brain by 30 min and are negligible by 24 hr, 2) a metabolite of MDMA is probably responsible for its neurotoxic effects, and 3) pretreatment with monoamine uptake blockers prevents MDMA neurotoxicity. When data generated from rats administerde MDMA were plotted as bilolgical effect (decreases in hippocampal serotonin concentrations) versus dose, a saturation curve best described the observed relationship. These results support the hypothesis that at least one saturable step is involved in MDMA neurotoxicity. We conclude that the mathematical relationship between biological effect and dose of MDMA, the first step of our quantitative neurotoxicity risk assessment procedure, should reflect this biological model information generated from the whole of the dose-response curve.