• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.167-173
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• 2001

Ulex europaeus agglutinin I(UEA I), succinylated wheat germ agglutinin(sWGA), Griffonia simplicifolia lectin-I(GSL-I)을 이용하여 생쥐 부정소 조직내 당쇄의 분포를 조사하였다. 당쇄의 측쇄 말단의 $\alpha$-L-fucose 잔기에 특이적으로 결합하는 UEA I은 체부 및 미부 부정소를 제외한 두부 부정소 선단의 세정관 상피를 강하게 표지하였으나 관강은 중간 정도의 강도로 모두 표지되어 $\alpha$-L-fucose 잔기를 갖는 부정소 항원들은 부정소 선단부에서 주로 합성된 후 분비되는 것으로 추정된다. 이와 반대로 당쇄 말단의 $\alpha$-D-galactose 잔기에 특이적으로 결합하는 GSL-I은 두부 부정소를 제외한 체부와 미부 부정소 상피의 투명세포의 세포질과 섬모 및 기저세포를 표지하였다. 다당 사슬 및 복잡한 구조를 갖는 glycan의 당쇄의 N-acetyl-giucosamine 잔기에 특이적으로 결합하는sWCA는 부정소 부위별로 커다란 차이를 보이지 않았으나, 체부와 미부 부정소의 투명세포는 주세포에 비해 더 강하게 표지되어 sWGA 표지는 투명세포 기능분화의 표식자로 추측된다. UEA I 및 sWGA에 의한 관강의 표지 강도는 체부보다는 미부에서 약하게 관찰되어 미부 부정소 관강내에 $\alpha$-L-fucose 및 N-acetyl-glucosamine 잔기의 절단과 관련된 효소활성이 존재하는 것으로 추정된다. 요약하면 $\alpha$-L-fucose, $\alpha$-D-galactose, N-acetyl-glucosamine 잔기를 갖는 당쇄의 분포가 상피세포의 종류 및 부정소의 길이를 따라 차이를 보임을 확인하였다. 이는 정자의 성숙을 조절하는 부정소 각 절편 및 특정 절편 내 소관상피 세포의 기능적 분화를 대변하는 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.159-166
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• 1998

참전복용으로 경제적인 배합사료를 개발하기 위해 이미 수행된 실험 결과를 바탕으로, 배합되는 원료의 조성비(7 종류)와 단가(사료원료의 단가:kg당 5,000원에서 800원대)를 달리하여 외국산 수입사료 및 천연먹이 (건조미역)와 그 효능을 비교하였다. 평균체중 120 mg의 참전복 치패를 선별하여 각 실험수조에 70마리씩 완전임의 배치하여 각 실험사료마다 3반복으로 4개월간 사육실험하였다. 사육 결과, 생존률은 71~90% 범위였으며, 미역 공급구가 71%로 가장 낮은 값을 보였다. 최종 평균체중, 증체율 가식부 중량, 체중에 대한 가식부 중량비, 평균 각장 및 각폭은 사료 단가가 5,000원대로 가장 비싼 사료와 건조 미역 공급구가 가장 낮은 값을 보여 타 실험구와 차이를 보였으며(P<0.05), 그 외 실험사료들은 서로 유의차가 인정되지 않았다.(P>0.05). 실험 종료시 가식부의 일반성분 중에서 수분과 회분은 실험구간에 서로 유의차가 없었으나(P>0.05), 단백질 함량은 사료 단가가 5,000원대인 사료가 가장 낮았으며, 지질함량은 건조 미역구가 0.73%로 가장 낮았다(P<0.05). 위와 같이 단가가 가장 비싼 사료구 외의 실험 배합사료는 외국 수입사료와 비교하였을 때 그 효능이 전혀 뒤지지 않은 것으로 보아, 사료의 단가는 kg당 1,000원 전후로 낮아질 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.954-963
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• 2002

Lectin-conjugated praecoxin A is a compound, which is combined Wheat Germ Agglutinin (WGA) Lectin with praecoxin A and also known to have an anti-tumor activity. In our lab, in order to investigate its immune reaction other than the anti-tumor activity ever known, we examined cytokines such as IL-6 and IL-12 through their mRNA expressions, which are generally secreted by macrophage both in vivo and in vitro. To analyze, we used RT-PCR for total RNAs of macrophages. As a result, we obtained that both in vitro and in vivo, lectin-conjugated praecoxin A showed an interesting increase on IL-6 and IL-12 even though it may be little hard to say the conjugated form is absolutely more effective than that of lectin or praecoxin A alone for immune response activities. Those results suggest that the conjugated form may give an additional opportunity in a future therapeutic use over its immuno activation properties.

• BMB Reports
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.515-518
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• 1998

Adhesive interaction of the platelet glycoprotien IIb-IIIa (GP IIb-IIIa) with a plasma protein, such as fibrinogen, plays an important role in thrombosis and hemostasis. The specific sequence Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) is critical for the binding of fibrinogen to platelet. To examine and characterize the GP IIb-IIIa antagonist from natural sources, we have developed a simple enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA) system. The GP IIb-IIIa complex was purified to homogeneity from platelet Iysates by the combination of two affinity chromatographic methods using the synthetic RGD peptide (GRGDSPK)-immobilized Sepharose and wheat germ lectin-Sepharose. The synthetic peptide GRGDSP inhibits GP IIb-IIIa binding to immobilized fibrinogen with an $IC_{50}$ of $1.5\;{\mu}M$. Venoms of three different snake species and a Korean scolopendra extract have strong antagonistic activities for the binding of human fibrinogen to the platelet GP IIb-IIIa complex. The $IC_{50}$ values of the snake venom s and scolopendra were in the range of $5.5\;{\mu}g$ to $60\;{\mu}g$. These results provide meaningful information for developing antiplatelet agents.

• BMB Reports
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• 제47권10호
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• pp.593-598
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• 2014

RNA polymerase II carboxyl-terminal domain (RNAPII CTD) phosphatases are responsible for the dephosphorylation of the C-terminal domain of the small subunit of RNAPII in eukaryotes. Recently, we demonstrated the identification of several interacting partners with human small CTD phosphatase1 (hSCP1) and the substrate specificity to delineate an appearance of the dephosphorylation catalyzed by SCP1. In this study, using the established cells for inducibly expressing hSCP1 proteins, we monitored the modification of ${\beta}$-O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc). O-GlcNAcylation is one of the most common post-translational modifications (PTMs). To gain insight into the PTM of hSCP1, we used the Western blot, immunoprecipitation, succinylayed wheat germ agglutinin-precipitation, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analyses, and site-directed mutagenesis and identified the $Ser^{41}$ residue of hSCP1 as the O-GlcNAc modification site. These results suggest that hSCP1 may be an O-GlcNAcylated protein in vivo, and its N-terminus may function a possible role in the PTM, providing a scaffold for binding the protein(s).

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.531-539
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• 1996

The lectin-binding patterns in the testis of the sexually matured Jindo dog were investigated to study the distribution of glycoconjugates in the seminiferous tubule under light and transmission electron microscopy. Positive reactions to Wheat germ agglutinin(WGA) and Dolichos biflorus agglutinin (DBA) were observed in the Sertoli cell and in the residual body of spermatid with a stronger reaction in the Sertoli cell to the lectins than in the residual body. Strong reactions to Soybean agglutinin(SBA) and Peanut agglutinin(PNA) were observed in the acrosome vesicles of the Golgi- and cap-phase spermatid, while a moderate reaction was observed in the acrosome-phase, maturation-phase spermatid and the residual body. The acrosome area of the spermatid reacted intensively to Griffonia simplicifolia agglutinin( GS-I) when the cell was in the acrosome-phase and maturation-phase, and the same reaction to the GS-I was observed in the residual body. However, the seminiferous tubule did not react to Ulex europeus agglutinin I(UEA-I). The gold-labelling of the Sertoli cells with DBA resulted in positive reactions of the Sertoli cell column and processes when observed under the electron microscopy, while the Golgi-, cap- and acrosome-phase spermatids reacted positively to SBA in the peripheral low-dense area of the acrosome vesicle of spermatid. Based on these results, we concluded that differences in the lectin-binding pattern of the seminiferous tubules were recognized in the Jindo dog compared to other animals.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.340-346
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• 2016

To understand how Bursaphelenchus xylophilus kills pine trees, the differences between the effects of B. xylophilus and B. mucronatus on pine trees are usually compared. In this study, the migration and attacking ability of a non-pathogenic B. mucronatus in Pinus thunbergii were investigated. The distribution of B. mucronatus and the number of dead epithelial cells resulting from inoculation were compared with those of the pathogenic B. xylophilus. Although B. mucronatus is non-pathogenic in pines, its distribution pattern in P. thunbergii was the same as that of B. xylophilus. We therefore concluded that the non-pathogenicity of B. mucronatus could not be attributed to its migration ability. The sparse and sporadic attacking pattern of B. mucronatus was also the same as that of B. xylophilus. However, the number and area of the dead epithelial cells in pine cuttings inoculated with B. mucronatus were smaller than in those cuttings inoculated with B. xylophilus, meaning that the attacking ability of B. mucronatus is weaker than that of B. xylophilus. Therefore, we concluded that the weaker attacking ability of B. mucronatus might be the factor responsible for the non-pathogenicity.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.51-65
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• 1989

Glycinin is the major storage protein in soybean. It has been known that a molecule of glycinin is composed of 6 subunits, each of which consists of two different kinds of polypeptides, acidic (A) and basic (B) one (NW 39K and 19K, respectively). To study the molecular origin and the relationship of glycinin subunit polypeptides, antibodies against A-and B-polypeptide were obtained by immunizing rabbits with either of the antigens purified by gel filtration and preparative electrophoresis. Each antibody was not only specific for its own antigen polypeptide in soybeans but also recoginzed the precursor which was synthesized in vivo and in vitro. The polyadenylated mRNAs were isolated from immature seeds and leaves and were translated in vitro using wheat germ extract. One of the seed-specific translation products. MW 60K, was identified to be the precursor of glycinin subunit by immunoprecipitation with antibodies against glycinin A- and B-polypeptide. Mature A- and B-polypeptides were not detected in the translte in vitro. These results suggest that the precursor polypeptide is synthesized from the mRNA and is cleaved to yield A- and B-polypeptides which from a glycinin subunit in the cell. Glycinin genes were expressed with the maturation of soybean seeds in a tissue-specific and developmental stage-specific manner.

• 약학회지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.197-202
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• 2002

Lectin-conjugated praecoxin A, which has developed as a missile antitumor drug, is the one that has conjugated with wheat germ agglutinin (WGA), a kind of carbohydrate-binding protein (lectin) especially bound to melanoma. Praecoxin A is a kind of tannin extracted and purified from plants. Beside this direct antitumor effect as tannins, we have examined an activation of macrophage by lectin-conjugated praecoxin A. We also confirmed the gene expression of IL-1 $\beta$, both in vitro and in vivo. We added 1, 10, 100 $\mu\textrm{g}$/mι of lectin-conjugated praecoxin A, 10 $\mu\textrm{g}$/mι of lectin, 10 $\mu\textrm{g}$/mι of praecoxin A to normal murine macrophage and analyzed the extracted total RNAs by RT-PCR after 4, 8, 12, 24 hours. Our data demonstrated that lectin-conjugated praecoxin A increased IL-1$\beta$, mRNA expression in a dose dependent manner. However, the effectiveness of lectin-conjugated praecoxin A was not superior to lectin and praecoxin A.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제42권7호
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• pp.1003-1007
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 4가지의 맥류 추출물의 항산화 활성과 항균 활성 그리고 지표성분인 DMBQ의 함량을 분석하였다. 4가지 맥류 추출물의 항산화 활성 측정 결과 겉보리(UB), 통보리(PB), 쌀보리(NB) 순으로 도정도가 진행됨에 따라 항산화 활성이 감소하는 것으로 나타났고, 통밀(WG)은 겉보리와 유사한 항산화 활성을 나타냈다. 총 페놀 함량과 항산화 활성을 피어슨 상관계수로 비교 분석한 결과, 0.9934로 높은 유의성을 나타냈다. 4가지 대표적인 식중독 유발균을 대상으로 항균 활성을 측정한 결과 모든 추출물에서 Staphylococcus(S.) aureus에 대한 항균활성을 나타내었고, NB, PB, UB 추출물은 $15.69{\pm}0.20$, $16.87{\pm}0.05$, $17.91{\pm}0.10mm$ 순으로 S. aureus 항균활성을 나타내었다. 겉보리(UB)는 배아와 겨, 통보리(PB)는 배아, 쌀보리(NB)는 배유만을 포함하고 있는 상태인데, 도정이 진행됨에 따라 DMBQ가 함유되어 있는 배아와 겨 부분이 제거되어 항균 활성이 낮아지는 것을 알 수 있었다. 대조군으로 분석한 통밀(WG) 추출물은 $22.37{\pm}0.04mm$로 보리 추출물들과 비교하였을 때 상대적으로 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 항균활성을 나타내는 DMBQ의 양을 분석하였을 때 WG 추출물이 가장 높은 함량을 나타냈다. 이와 같은 결과를 비교해 보았을 때 배아와 겨 부분에 주로 함유되어 있는 DMBQ의 양에 따라 맥류의 항균, 항산화력에 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 사료된다. 따라서 가공정도에 따라 각기 다른 기능성을 나타내는 것을 이용해 용도에 따라 가공공정을 조절하여 새로운 소재로의 개발이 가능할 것을 알 수 있었다. 맥류 추출물은 항산화력과 항균력 두 가지를 모두 갖춘 천연물 유래 식품보존제로서의 개발 가능성이 높을 것으로 사료된다.