• 농약과학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.468-472
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• 2013

국화는 한국을 비롯한 여러나라에서 중요한 화훼작물이며 국화흰녹병은 절대기생성 진균인 Puccinia horiana에 의하여 유발되는 병으로 국화에 가장 심한 피해를 초래하는 병해 중의 하나이다. 이 병의 방제는 주로 약제 방제에 의존하고 있는데 국내에서는 26개 농약품목이 등록되어 있으며 그 중 10개 품목의 주성분은 트리아졸계 화합물이다. 트리아졸 화합물에 대한 약물표적의 유전자 존재를 확인하고 그 정보를 얻기 위하여 국화흰녹병균 유전체 염기서열 분석의 중간결과로서 병원균의 세포막 구성의 중요성분인 에르고스테롤 생합성에 관여하며 트리아졸계 화합물의 표적이 되는 sterol 14-demethylase 유전자의 염기서열을 확인하고 그 아미노산 서열과 삼차구조를 예측하였다. 이 단백질은 Puccinia속내에서는 84% 이상의 상동성을 보였으나 다른 속에서는 68% 이하의 상동성을 보였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.319-327
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• 2009

Follicular fluid meiosis-activating sterol (FF-MAS) has been suggested as a positive factor which could improve the oocyte quality and subsequent embryo development after in vitro fertilization. However, FF-MAS is a highly lipophilic substance and is hard to detect in studying the relationship between MAS and quality of oocyte maturation. The present study focused on the expression of lanosterol 14${\alpha}$-demethylase (LDM), a key enzyme that converts lanosterol to FF-MAS, on mouse oocyte maturation and its potency on development. LDM expression was strong in gonadotropin-primed germinal vesicle stage oocytes, weak after germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD), and then strong in MII stage oocytes. The LDM-specific inhibitor azalanstat significantly inhibited oocyte fertilization (from 79.4% to 68.3%, p<0.05). Also, azalanstat (5 to 50 ${\mu}M$) decreased the percentage of blastocyst development dosedependently (from 78.7% to 23.4%, p<0.05). The specific inhibition of sterol ${\Delta}14$-reductase and ${\Delta}7$-reductase by AY9944 accumulates FF-MAS and could increase blastocyst development rates. Additionally, in the AY9944 group, the rate of inner cell mass (ICM)/ total cells was similar to that of in vivo development, but the rate was significantly decreased in azalanstat treatment. In conclusion, LDM, the key enzyme of FF-MAS production, may play an important role in fertilization and early development of the mouse embryo, especially in vitro.

• 한국생물정보학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물정보시스템생물학회 2005년도 BIOINFO 2005
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• pp.139-143
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• 2005

Cytochrome P450 14${\alpha}$-sterol demethylase enzyme (CYP51) is the target a of azole type antifungals. The azole blocks the ergosterol synthesis and thereby inhibits fungal growth. A three-dimensional (3D) homology model of CYP51 from Candida albicans was constructed based on the X-ray crystal structure of CYP51 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Using this model, the binding modes for the substrate (24-methylene-24, 25-dihydrolanosterol) and the known inhibitors (fluconazole, voriconazole, oxiconazole, miconazole) were predicted from docking. Virtual screening was performed employing Structure Based Focusing (SBF). In this procedure, the pharmacophore models for database search were generated from the protein-ligands interactions each other. The initial structure-based virtual screening selected 15 compounds from a commercial available 3D database of approximately 50,000 molecule library, Being evaluated by a cell-based assay, 5 compounds were further identified as the potent inhibitors of Candida albicans CYP51 (CACYP51) with low minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) range. BMD-09-01${\sim}$BMD-09-04 MIC range was 0.5 ${\mu}$g/ml and BMD-09-05 was 1 ${\mu}$g/ml. These new inhibitors provide a basis for some non-azole antifungal rational design of new, and more efficacious antifungal agents.