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Synthesis of unnatural compounds by enzyme engineering

  • Morita, Hiroyuki
    • 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국자원식물학회 2019년도 춘계학술대회
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    • pp.34-34
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    • 2019
  • About 60% of the present drugs were developed from natural products with unique chemical diversity and biological activities. Hence, discovery of new bioactive compounds from natural products is still important for the drug development. On the other hand, breakthrough made in synthetic biology has also begun to supply us with many useful compounds through manipulation of biosynthetic gene for secondary metabolites. Theoretically, this approach can also be exploited to generate new unnatural compounds by intermixing genes from different biosynthetic pathway. Considering the potential, we are studying about bioactive compounds in natural sources, as well as the biosynthesis of natural products including engineering of the secondary metabolite enzymes to make new compounds in order to construct the methodological basis of the synthetic biology. In this symposium, engineering of secondary metabolite enzymes that are involved in the biosynthesis of plant polyketides to generate new compounds in our laboratory will be mainly introduced.

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Bacillus sp. N32 균주가 생산하는 항균 단백질 특성 (Characterization of antimicrobial proteins produced by Bacillus sp. N32)

  • 이미혜;박인철;여윤수;김수진;윤상홍;이석찬;정태영;구본성
    • 농약과학회지
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    • 제10권1호
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    • pp.56-65
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    • 2006
  • 작물 근권 토양으로부터 분리한 5,000여 길항 균주로부터 Erwinia 및 Pseudomonas등의 세균과 Trichoderma, Colletotrichum 등 곰팡이의 성장을 동시에 억제하는 Bacillus sp. N 32 균주를 선발 동정 하였다. 특히 Bacillus sp. N32 균주는 고추 탄저병균인 Colletotrichum gloeosporioides에 대하여 열에 저항성이 있는 단백질과 열에 민감한 단백질의 2종류의 항균 단백질을 동시에 생산함을 단백질 침전과 활성 검정을 통하여 확인하였다. 이 항균 단백질들을 FPLC를 이용한 gel filtration chromatography방법으로 분리한 후 SDS-PAGE와 bioautography로 항균력을 확인하였다. 또한 이 항균 단백질의 유전자들을 선발하기 위하여 기존의 알려진 그람양성 세균의 대표적인 열 저항성 항균 펩타이드 생합성 유전자 서열을 primer로 이용한 PCR 방법으로 fengycin의 생합성 유전자 단편을 분리하고 이 PCR 산물을 이용하여 Bacillus sp. N32 균주의 cosmid library로부터 fengycin의 생합성 유전자 cluster중 일부를 분리하여 염기서열을 분석하였다. 또한 열에 민감한 항균 단백질 생산 유전자는 이 항균 단백질을 SDS-PAGE 및 electroblotting으로 분리한 뒤 N-terminal 부위의 15개의 아미노산 서열을 분석하고 이를 DNA 염기배열로 치환한 다음 probe로 이용하여 ${\lambda}-ZAP$ library로부터 항균 단백질 생산 유전자가 포함된 다수의 clone을 선발하였다.

Left handed Z-DNA helices and B-Z junctions

  • 나도선
    • 미생물과산업
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    • 제12권1호
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    • pp.4-8
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    • 1986
  • DNA is a flexible molecule that adopts a variety of conformations. Left-handed helices have been demonstrated in synthetic DNA polymers (reviewed in Ref.1-2) and in segments of DNA restriction fragments (3) and recombinant plasmids (4-8). Other DNA conformations such as cruci forms and bent structures have also been demonstrated. Thus DNA micro heterogeneity has been demonstrated in a variety of systems (9-11). The role of the static and dynamic structures and properties of DNA in gene expression has been reviewed(1,12).

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Transcription of Some Early and Late Genes of Bombyx mori Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus in the Cells

  • Kim, Keun-Young;Eun
    • 한국잠사곤충학회지
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    • 제40권1호
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    • pp.60-62
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    • 1998
  • To understand expression of some early and late genes of Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus (BmNPV) in the B. mori-derived BmN cell line, the transcripts were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction with synthetic primers. After infection, the transcript of early genes, which include p35, IE1 and helicase p143, was immediately detected in the infected cells. In addition, the transcript of late genes, which include p10 and polyhedrin, was also detected in just-infected cells. In conclusion, our results revealed that transcripts of early and late genes of BmNPV are immediately expressed from the cells after infection.

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Recent Advances in Biotechnology Applications to Aquaculture

  • Lakra, W.S.;Ayyappan, S.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제16권3호
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    • pp.455-462
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    • 2003
  • Biotechnological research and development are moving at a very fast rate. The subject has assumed greatest importance in recent years in the development of agriculture and human health. The science of biotechnology has endowed us with new tools and tremendous power to create novel genes and genotypes of plants, animals and fish. The application of biotechnology in the fisheries sector is a relatively recent practice. Nevertheless, it is a promising area to enhance fish production. The increased application of biotechnological tools can certainly revolutionise our fish farming besides its role in biodiversity conservation. The paper briefly reports the current progress and thrust areas in the use of synthetic hormones in fish breeding, production of monosex, uniparental and polyploid individuals, molecular biology and transgenesis, biotechnology in aquaculture nutrition and health management, gene banking and the marine natural products.

Streptomyces lividans에서 secE 유전자의 클로닝과 염기서열 결정

  • 김순옥;서주원
    • 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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    • 제25권3호
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    • pp.253-257
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    • 1997
  • The secE gene of Streptomyces lividans TK24 was cloned by the polymerase chain reaction method with synthetic oligonucleo- tide primers designed on the basis of the nucleotide sequences of Streptomyces coelicolor secE-nusG-rplK operon. The deduced amino acid sequences of the SecE were highly homologous to those of other known SecE protein, that is 36.8%, 30.4%, 80.0%, and 80.9%, similarity to E. coli, Bacillus subtilis, Streptomyces griseus, Streptomyces virginiae SecE, respectively and exactly same with Streptomyces coelicolor SecE. It means that in spite of evolutionary differences, the genes for protein translocation machinery are highly conserved in eubacteria. The gene organization of secE-nusG-rplK is also similar to that of E. coli, B. subtilis, and streptomycetes.

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항-펩타이드 항체를 이용한 암유전자 N-myc 산물의 면역조직화학적 검출 (Immunohistochemical Detection of N-myc Gene Product by Using Antiserum Against Synthetic Peptide)

  • 이현철;이완주;안태휴
    • 대한미생물학회지
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    • 제22권2호
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    • pp.167-174
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    • 1987
  • N-myc, a DNA sequence related to the oncogene c-myc, was found to be amplified in untreated primary neuroblastomas and the amplification appeared to be associated with advanced disease at diagnosis and rapid tumor progression. Synthetic peptides have been useful immunogens for generating antisera and monoclonal antibodies to a number of native proteins. In order to identify myc-related protein in the tumor cells, an antiserum against a synthetic hexapeptide (-Glu-Asp-Ile-Trp-Lys-Lys-), whose sequence corresponds to a part of the exon 2 of oncogene N-myc, was prepared by immunizing a rabbit with BSA-conjugated peptide. After ammonium sulfate precipitation and affinity column chromatography, it appeared to be specific to the peptide. Strong nuclear staining in immunoperoxidase method using this serum was observed in both human promyeloid leukemic cell line, HL-60(containing high c-myc copy number), and human neuroblastoma cell line, LA-N-5 (containing high N-myc copy number), whereas LA351 (human lymphoid cell line) cells did not react with the serum. This reaction was completely abrogated by incubating the antiserum with soluble excess peptide. These data suggest that the protein encoded by N-myc could be localized in the nucleus as c-myc protein and this antiserum can be used to detect myc-related tumor cells in clinical samples and to determine if the N-myc expression correlates with genomic amplification in cell lines, untreated primary tumors, and untreated metastases.

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Cloning of the dextranase gene(lsd11) from Lipomyces starkeyi and its expression in Pichia pastoris.

  • Park, Ji-Young;Kang, Hee-Kyoung;Jin, Xing-Ji;Ahn, Joon-Seob;Kim, Seung-Heuk;Kim, Do-Won;Kim, Do-Man
    • 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국생물공학회 2005년도 생물공학의 동향(XVII)
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    • pp.644-648
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    • 2005
  • Dextranase (${\alpha}$-1,6-D-glucan-6-glucanogydrolase:E.C. 3.2.1.11) catalyzes the hydrolysis of ${\alpha}$-(1.6) linkages of dextran. A lsd1 gene encoding an extracellular dextranase was isolated from the genomic DNA of L. starkeyi. The lsd11 gene is a synthetic dextranase (lsd1) after codon optimization for gene expression with Pichia pastoris system. A open reading frame of lsd11 gene was 1827 bp and it was inserted into the pPIC3.5K expression vector. The plasmid linearized by Sac I was integrated into the 5'AOX region of the chromosomal DNA of P. pastoris. The lsd11 gene fragment encoding a mature protein of 608 amino acids with a predicted molecular weight of 70 kDa, was expressed in the methylotrophic yeast P. pastoris by controling the alcohol oxidase-1 (AOX1) promoter. The recombinant lds11 was optimized by using the shake-flask expression and upscaled using fermentation technology. More than 9.8 mg/L of active dextranase was obtained after induction by methanol. The optimum pH of LSD11 was found to be 5.5 and the optimum temperature $28^{\circ}C$.

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ARYL HYDROCARBON- AND ESTROGEN-MEDIATED SIGNALS POSSIBLY CROSS TALK TO REGULATE CYP1A1 GENE EXPRESSION

  • Joung, Ki-Eun;Kim, Yeo-Woon;Min, Kyung-Nan;Sheen, Yhun-Yhong
    • 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국응용약물학회 2001년도 추계학술대회 및 정기총회
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    • pp.112-112
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    • 2001
  • 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is an environmental toxin that activates the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and disrupts multiple endocrine signaling pathways by enhancing ligand metabolism, altering hormone synthesis, down regulating receptor levels, and interfering with gene transcription. And TCDD-mediated gene transactivation via the AhR has been shown to be dependent upon estrogen receptor (ER) expression in human breast cancer cells. In the present study, we have examined the effect of natural estrogen, phytoestrognes and environmental estrogens on the regulation of CYP1A1 gene expression in MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line. that ER and AhR are co-expressed. pCYP1A1 -luc reporter gene was transiently transfected into MCF-7 cells. These cells were treated with various chemicals and then luciferase assay was carried out. 17be1a-estradiol significantly inhibited TCDD stimulated luciferase activity dose dependently and this inhibition was partially recovered by concomitant treatment of tamoxifen. 17beta-estradiol metabolites, 2-hydroxyestradiol and 16alpha-estriol resulted in less potent inhibitory effect than estradiol and synthetic estrogen, diethylstilbestrol (DES) showed no effect on CYP1A1 gene expression. This study demonstrated that estrogen down-regulated TCDD stimulated CYP1A1 expression via ER mediation. And we have found out that several flavonoids such as genistein, kaempferol, daidzein, naringenin, and alkylphenols such as nonylphenol, 4-octylphenol and resveratrol also inhibited TCDD induced CYP1A1 expression like estrogen.

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