• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.1315-1320
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• 2003

The purpose of this research was to investigate effects of Bambusae Caulis in Liquamen (BCL) on the synthesis of basement membrane proteins during proliferation and differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells. BCL has been used to relieve the cough and asthma, and remove phlegm in traditional oriental medicines. In recent years. it was studied for its antiinflammatory, antiallergenic. immune-modulating and anticarcinogenic capabilities. We have previously observed that glycyrrhizin stimulates the adipose conversion of 3T3-L1 cells. To investigate effects of BCL on the basement membrane proteins during proliferation and differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells, we have analyzed synthetic amounts of basement membrane components such as type IV collagen and BM40. BCL stimulated the synthesis and secretion of type IV collagen from both 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and adipocytes. The synthesis and secretion of BM40 was not affected by BCL. The continuous addition of BCL markedly stimulated cell growth and increased cell density. These results suggest an important role for type IV collagen in adipocyte differentiation.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.234-241
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• 2000

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae PMR1 gene encodes a Ca2+-ATPase localized in the Golgi. We have investigated the effects of PMR1 disruption in S. cerevisiae on the glycosylation and secretion of three heterologous glycoproteins, human ${\alpha}$1-antitrypsin (${\alpha}$1-AT), human antithrombin III (ATHIII), and Aspergillus niger glucose oxidase (GOD). The pmr1 null mutant strain secreted larger amounts of ATHIII and GOD proteins per a unit cell mass than the wild type strain. Despite a lower growth rate of the pmr1 mutant, two-fold higher level of human ATHIII was detected in the culture supernatant from the pmr1 mutant compared to that of the wild-type strain. The pmr1 mutant strain secreted ${\alpha}$1-AT and the GOD proteins mostly as core-glycosylated forms, in contrast to the hyperglycosylated proteins secreted in the wild-type strain. Furthermore, the core-glycosylated forms secreted in the pmr1 mutant migrated slightly faster on SDS-PAGE than those secreted in the mnn9 deletion mutant and the wild type strains. Analysis of the recombinant GOD with anti-${\alpha}$1,3-mannose antibody revealed that GOD secreted in the pmr1 mutant did not have terminal ${\alpha}$1,3-linked mannose unlike those secreted in the mnn9 mutant and the wild type strains. The present results indicate that the pmr1 mutant, with the super-secretion phenotype, is useful as a host system to produce recombinant glycoproteins lacking high-mannose outer chains.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.135-140
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• 2003

Bacillus sp.는 다량의 효소와 기능성 펩타이드들을 세포외로 분비하는 것으로 알려져 있다. Signal recognition particle (SRP)과 SRP receptor는 세포외 분비 단백질의 이동에 있어서 중심적 역할을 담당한다. B. lentimorbus WJ5의 DNA microarray 결과, 감마선 조사로 유도된 항진균 활성 결핍 돌연변이체인 WJ5m12에서 B. subtilis srb homologue (srbL)의 발현이 감소되는 것을 관찰할 수 있었다. SRP receptor와 항진균 활성 사이의 연관성을 고찰하기 위하여 B. lentimorbus WJ5의 srbL을 PCR로 증폭하여 pQE30 vector에 클로닝 하였으며, B. lentimorbus WJ5m12에 형질전환 시켰다. 형질전환된 B. lentimorbus WJ5m12::srbL은 항진균 활성이 복원되었다. 이차원 전기영동 결과, 수 종의 세포외 분비 단백질의 전구체들이 항진균 활성 결핍 돌연변이 균주에서 축적되었고 B.lentimorbus WJ5m12::srbL에서는 야생형 균주의 단백질 수준까지 감소되는 현상을 관찰할 수 있었다. 이는 B.lentimorbus WJ5의 항진균 활성 관련 물질의 이동에 있어서 srbL이 중요한 역할을 한다는 것을 암시한다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.885-892
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• 2009

To investigate host defense mechanisms for protecting the mammary gland from mastitis infection, the membrane fraction of mammary tissues from Holstein cows was purified by differential velocity centrifugation, and then the sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamid gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) separated proteins were identified by ion trap mass spectrometer equipped with a Surveyor high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system. A total of 183 proteins were identified. Bioinformatics software was applied to analyse physicochemical characteristics of the identified proteins and to predict biochemical function. These data may provide valuable information to investigate the mechanisms of mammary gland milk secretion and infectious disease, and enable a clear identification of proteins and potential protein targets for therapies.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.108-114
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 Streptomyces subrutilus P5의 생장과 세포내 외 철 함유 superoxide dismutase 활성을 비교 분석하여 철함유 superoxide dismutase의 분비 시점을 확인하고 분자 수준에서 이 효소의 분비에 관여하는 유전정보를 확인하고자 하였다. Streptomyces subrutilus P5의 균체 생장은 건체 중량을 측정하여 결정하였다. Glucose는 log phase에서 급격히 소모되어 24시간 후에 이르러 완전히 고갈되었다. 세포내의 철 함유 superoxide dismutase는 배양 후 3시간에 나타나며 세포외 철 함유 superoxide dismutase는 배양 후 7.5시간부터 나타난다. 따라서 superoxide dismutase는 용균에 의해서가 아니라 능동적인 분비기작에 의해서 세포 외로 분비된 것으로 추측할 수 있다. Streptomyces subrutilus P5의 sodF에는 signal peptide 유전정보가 존재하지 않았다. 그러나 sodF의 상류지역에서 다른 세균의 type III 분비단백질 유전자와 유사한 type III 분비상자가 발견되었다. Streptomyces 균주에서 type III 분비단백질이 존재할 가능성이 있음을 처음으로 제시하였다.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.58-63
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• 2020

The salivary glands secrete saliva, which plays a role in the maintenance of a healthy oral environment. Under physiological conditions, saliva secretion within the acinar cells of the gland is regulated by stimulation of specific calcium (Ca²⁺) signaling mechanisms such as increases in the intracellular Ca²⁺ concentration ([Ca²⁺]_i) via storeoperated Ca²⁺ entry, which involves components such as Orai1, transient receptor potential (TRP) canonical 1, stromal interaction molecules, and inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (IP₃) receptors (IP₃Rs). Homer proteins are scaffold proteins that bind to G protein-coupled receptors, IP₃Rs, ryanodine receptors, and TRP channels. However, their exact role in Ca²⁺ signaling in the salivary glands remains unknown. In the present study, we investigated the role of Homer2 in Ca²⁺ signaling and saliva secretion in parotid gland acinar cells under physiological conditions. Deletion of Homer2 (Homer2^-/-) markedly decreased the amplitude of [Ca²⁺]_i oscillations via the stimulation of carbachol, which is physiologically concentrated in parotid acinar cells, whereas the frequency of [Ca²⁺]_i oscillations showed no difference between wild-type and Homer2^-/- mice. Homer2^-/- mice also showed a significant decrease in amylase release by carbachol in the parotid gland in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggest that Homer2 plays a critical role in maintaining [Ca²⁺]_i concentration and secretion of saliva in mouse parotid gland acinar cells.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권9호
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• pp.1331-1341
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• 2001

Dairy cows are prone to fatty liver during the time of periparturient. Despite of the extensive studies, etiology and solutions for fatty liver are still not well known.The liver synthesizes triglycerides (TG) using precursors from bloodstream and secretes TG in form of very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) into bloodstream for the utilization by peripheral tissues. When the amount of TG synthesis exceeds the amount of secretion in VLDL-TG, TG accumulation within the liver occurs. Hepatic VLDL assembly and secretion involve multi-biochemical events.The availabilities of apolipoprotein B (apoB), E (apoE), microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) and soluble low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor are now believed to be some of the main regulators for hepatic VLDL assembly and secretion. Studies in transgenic animals show that overexpression of these proteins stimulates VLDL production and secretion, which provides a possibility for alleviating bovine fatty liver by gene therapy. However, many problems remain to be solved to attain this goal. This review focuses on the molecular mechanisms of hepatic VLDL assembly and secretion, and the possibilities and problems of applying the knowledges to solve bovine fatty liver by gene therapy.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.195-201
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• 2000

Glucoamylase of Saccharomyces diastaticus is produced as a large precursor composed of signal peptide (21 amino acid residues), Thr and Ser-rich region and functional glucoamylase. To evaluate the utility of the glucoamylase signal peptide (GSP) for the secretion of foreign proteins, four types of GSP mutants (ml : Pro-18 longrightarrowLeu-18, m2 : Tyr-13 longrightarrowLeu, m3 : Ser-9longrightarrowLeu-9, m4 : Asn-5 longrightarrowPro-5) were constructed and secretion efficiency of each mutant was compared with that of native GSP by the expression and secretion of Bacillus subtilis CMCase under the control of GAP in N-terminal domain and hydrophobic domain. n mutant 4, a polar amino acid was replaced by a helix - breaking Pro residue. CMCase activity assay and Western blot analysis revealed that CMCase secretion by GSP mutants replaced by Leu were increased compared with native GSP. In the case of m2 and m3, the substitution of Leu for Tyr-13 and Ser-9 in the hydrophobic region resulted in a twofold increase in the extracellular CMCase activity.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.187-194
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• 1993

[Met5]-Enkephalin (ME) secretion and the expression of proenkephalin A (proENK) mRNA were studied following long-term exposure of bovine adrenal medullary chromaffin (BAMC) cells to pertussis toxin. Prolonged (24 hr) stimulation of BAMC cells with pertussis toxin increased the secretion of ME as well as proENK gene expression. BAMC cells were also incubated with pertussis toxin in the presence or absence of other secretagogues such as nicotine, angiotensin II and phorbol myristate acetate.

• BMB Reports
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.246-252
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• 2021

The Golgi complex plays a central role in protein secretion by regulating cargo sorting and trafficking. As these processes are of functional importance to cell polarity, motility, growth, and division, there is considerable interest in achieving a comprehensive understanding of Golgi complex biology. However, the unique stack structure of this organelle has been a major hurdle to our understanding of how proteins are secreted through the Golgi apparatus. Herein, we summarize available relevant research to gain an understanding of protein secretion via the Golgi complex. This includes the molecular mechanisms of intra-Golgi trafficking and cargo export in the trans-Golgi network. Moreover, we review recent insights on signaling pathways regulated by the Golgi complex and their physiological significance.