• 생명과학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.185-192
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• 1996

박테리오파지 T7 gene 2.5 단백질은 single-stranded DNA 결합 단백질로 박태리오파지 T7의 DNA복제, 재조합, 및 수선에 필수적으로 요구된다. Gene 2.5 protein은 T7의 DNA 합성과 성장에 필수적인 단백질이다. Gene 2.5 Protein이 중요시 되는 이유는 이 단백질이 T7의 다른 복제 필수단백질인 T7의 다른 복제 필수단백질인 T7 DNA polymerase 와 gene 4 protein(helicase/primase)와 서로 상호작용할 것으로 제안되었기 때문이다. (Kim and Richardson, J. Biol. Chem., 1992;1994). 이 단백질의 단백질 상호작용을 가능하게 하는 domain은 carboxyl-terminal domain일 것으로 여러 실험에서 대두되었기에, 이 domain의 특성을 파악하기 위해 야생형과 변이체 gene 2.5 단백질들을 각각 GST에 융합한후 fusion 단백질을 정제하였다. 정제된 이 융합 단백질들의 carboxyl-terminal domain이 T7 복제 단백질들과 상호작용을 조사하는지를 조사하기 위해 affinity chromatography로 이용하였다. 실험 결과, 아생형 GST-gene 2.5 융합단잭질(GST-2.5 (WT))는 T7 DNA polymerase 와 상호작용을 하였지만. 변이형 융합단백질(GST-2.5$\Delta$21C)는 interaction을 하지 못했다. 이 결과는 carbohyl-terminal domain이 단백질-단백질 상호작용을 하는데 직접적으로 관여하는 것을 증명하였다. 또한,GST2.5(WT)는 gene 4 protein(helicase/primase)와 직접 상호작용을 하나. GST2.5$\Delta$21C는 상호작용을 하지 못하는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 gene 4 proteins와의 상호작용에도 gene 2.5 protein의 carboxyl-terminal domain이 직접 관여 한다는 것이 증명되었다. 이상의 결과에서 gene 2.5 protein은 박테리오파지 T7 의 유전자 목제 시 단백질-단백질 상호작용에 관혀아며, 특히 gene 2.5 protein의 carboxyl-terminal domain이 이러한 상호작용에 직접적으로 관여하는 domain이라는 것을 알 수가 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.229-233
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• 1999

The mitochondrial plasmid pMLP1 from a white-rot fungus, Pleurotus ostreatus, is a double-stranded DNA containing 381 bp terminal inverted repeat (TIR) whose 5'-ends are covalently bound by terminal proteins. The plasmid contains two major open reading frames (ORFs), encoding putative DNA and RNA polymerases, and a minor ORF encoding a small, highly basic protein. To identify the DNA binding activity that recognizes the TIR region of pMLP1, gel retardation assays were performed with mitochondrial extracts. A specific protein binding to a region between 123 and 248 nt within TIR was observed. We examined whether the gene product of mORF1 bindes to this region specifically. E. coli cell extract which contains an overproduced mORF1 protein formed a complex specific to the region between 123 and 248 nt. Inclusion of mORF1 protein in the specific complex formed between P. ostreatus mitochondrial extract and TIR was confirmed by a supershift assay using polyclonal antibodies against the mORF1 protein. Our result suggest that the product of mORF1 may function as a terminal region recognition factor (TRF), recognizing an internal region in TIR.

• BMB Reports
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.484-489
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• 1995

The product of bacteriophage T7 gene 2.5 is a single-stranded DNA binding protein and plays an important role in T7 DNA replication, recombination, and repair. Genetic analysis of T7 phage defective in gene 2.5 shows that the gene 2.5 protein is essential for T7 DNA replication and growth (Kim and Richardson, 1993). The C-terminal truncated gene 2.5 protein ($GP2.5-{\Delta}21C$) cannot substitute for wild-type gene 2.5 protein in vivo; suggesting that the C-terminal domain of gene 2.5 protein is essential for protein-protein interactions (Kim and Richardson, 1994; J. Biol. Chem. 269, 5070-5078). Truncated gene 2.5 proteins lacking 19 residues ($GP2.5-{\Delta}19N$) and 39 residues ($GP2.5-{\Delta}39N$) from the amino-terminal domain were constructed by in vitro mutagenesis. $GP2.5-{\Delta}19N$ can support the growth of T7 phage lacking gene 2.5 while $GP2.5-{\Delta}39N$ cannot substitute for wild-type gene 2.5 protein in vivo; however, its ability to bind to single-stranded DNA is not affected. These results clearly demonstrate that the 20~39 amino-terminal region of gene 2.5 protein is required for T7 growth in vivo but may not be involved in DNA binding activity.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.215-218
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• 1977

장광품종의 밀 gliadin 단백질을 정제하여 주 gliadin 단백질을 얻은 다음 이의 아미노산조성과 분자량 그리고 N-말단 및 C-말단 아미노산을 조사하여 본 결과 1. 주 gliadin 단백질의 아미노산 조성은 glutamic acid의 함량이 가장 많았다. 2. 주 gliadin 단백질의 분자량은 60,200 ${\pm}$200이었다. 3. 주 gliadin 단백질의 N-말단 아미노산은 phenylalanine이었고, C-말단 아미노산은 methionine이었다.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제29권B호
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• pp.115-119
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• 2009

Green fluorescent protein (GFPuv) was displayed on the surface of ethanol-producing bacteria Zymomonas mobilis using N-terminal domain of ice nucleation protein (INP) as an anchoring motif. To evaluate the ice nucleation protein as plausible anchor motif in Z. mobilis, GFPuv gene was subcloned into Zymomonas expression vector yielding pBBR1MCS-3/pPDC/INPN/GFPuv plasmid., INP-GFPuv fusion protein was expressed in Z. mobilis and its fluorescence was verified by confocal microscopy. The successful display of GFPuv on Zymomonas mobilis suggest that INP anchor motif could be used for future fusion partner in Z. mobilis strain improvement.

• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.234-243
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• 2013

N-terminal kinase-like (NTKL) protein was initially identified as a protein binding to protein kinase B (PKB, also known as Akt). Though NTKL-BP1 (NTKL-binding protein 1) has been identified as an NTKL binding protein, its functions related to binding have not yet been elucidated. Here, a new alternative spliced variant of NTKL and its association with integrin ${\beta}1$ is described, in addition to the kinase activity of NTKL and its substrate candidates. Although the phosphorylation of the candidates must be further confirmed using other experimental methods, the observation that NTKL can phosphorylate ROCK1, DYRK3, and MST1 indicates that NTKL may act as a signaling protein to regulate actin assembly, cell migration, cell growth, and to facilitate differentiation and development in an integrin-associated manner.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.107-110
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• 2000

We investigated the role of recombinant Toxoplasma gondii heat shock protein (rT.g.HSP) 70-full length, rT.g. HSP70-NH2-terminal region, or rT.g. HSP70-carboxy-terminal region in prophylactic immunity in C57BL/6 mice perorally infected with Fukaya cysts of T. gondii. At 3, 4, 5, and 6 weeks after infection, the number of T gondii in the brain tissue of each mouse was measured by quantitative competitive-polymerase chain reaction (QC-PCR) targeting the surface antigen (SAG) 1 gene. Immunization with rT.g.HSP70-full length or rT.g.HSP70-carboxy-terminal region increased the number of T. gondii in the brain tissue after T. gondii infection, whereas immunization with rT.g.HSP70-NHa-terminal region did not. These results suggest that T.g. HSP70-carboxy-terminal region as well as T.g.HSP70-full length may induce deleterious effects on the protective immunity of mice infected with a cyst-forming T. gondii strain, Fukaya.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.317-321
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• 1997

Tau protein is one of the microtubule-associated proteins in the mammalian brain. In Alzheimer's disease, tau protein is immobilized in the somatodendritic compartment of certain nerve cells, where it forms a part of the paired helical filament (PHF). To understand the role of tau protein in the formation of PHF, a recombinant human tau protein expressed in Escherichia coli and five synthetic peptide fragments (peptide 1 to peptide 5), corresponding to the C-terminal region of tau protein, were prepared and their ability in self-assembly to form filamentous structures was examined. The recombinant human tau protein formed short rod-like structures in 0.1M MES buffer containing 1 mM $MgCI_2$, while a synthetic peptide fragment 1 containing 55 amino acid residues could assemble into a lot of long filamentous structures in water and particularly twisted helical structures in 0.1M MES buffer containing 1 mM $MgCI_2$. This suggests that the C-terminal region possesses a filament-forming ability and may be related to the formation of the helical structure by providing a powerful filament-forming driving force.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.83-86
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• 2014

Poly(A) polymerase (PAP) play an essential role for maturation of mRNA by adding the adenylate residues at the 3' end. PAP functions are regulated through protein-protein interaction at its C-terminal region. In this study, cyclophilin A (CypA), a member of the peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase family, was identified as a partner protein interacting with the C-terminal region PAP. The interaction between PAP and CypA was inhibited by the immunosuppressive drug cyclosporine A. Deletion analysis revealed that the N-terminal 56 residues of CypA are sufficient for the interaction with PAP. Interestingly, we observed that PAP and CypA colocalize in the nucleus during SDF-1-induced chemotaxis, implying that CypA could be involved in the regulation of polyadenylation by PAP in the chemotactic cells.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.112-117
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• 1973

The very low density apolipoproteins were separated by a newly developed method of isoelectric focusing in a narrow pH gradient. Four polypeptides were isolated that differed from the major proteins of the high density or low density lipoproteins. Three of these proteins had indistinguishable amino acid compositions, but different isoelectric points, COOH-terminal alanine, no isoleucine, cysteine or cystine. Two of these polypeptides had $NH_2-terminal$ serine. The polymorphism of apolipoprotein-Ala, so designated from the COOH-terminal residue, was related to sialic acid content; one form contained 2 moles of sialic acid per mole of protein, the second, 1 mole of protein, and the third, no sialic acid. The fourth polypeptide had an amino acid composition different from the first three polypeptides and from other polypetides obtained from very low density lipoprotein. This polypeptide had $NH_2-terminal$ threonine, COOH-terminal resistant to carboxypeptidase A, no histidine, cysteine, cystine or sialic acid. These four polypeptides constituted approx. 40% of the total protein in very low density lipoprotein.