• Molecules and Cells
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.113-118
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• 2006

Thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), a component of the redox control system involving thioredoxin (Trx), is implicated in defense against oxidative stress, control of cell growth and proliferation, and regulation of apoptosis. In the present study a stable transfectant was made by introducing the vector pcDNA3.0 harboring the fission yeast TrxR gene into COS-7 African green monkey kidney fibroblast cells. The exogenous TrxR gene led to an increase in TrxR activity of up to 3.2-fold but did not affect glutathione (GSH) content, or glutaredoxin and caspase-3 activities. Levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), but not those of nitric oxide (NO), were reduced. Conversely, 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobezene (CDNB), an irreversible inhibitor of mammalian TrxR, enhanced ROS levels in the COS-7 cells. After treatment with hydrogen peroxide, the level of intracellular ROS was lower in the transfectants than in the vector control cells. These results confirm that TrxR is a crucial determinant of the level of cellular ROS during oxidative stress as well as in the normal state.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.496-503
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• 2002

곤충에서 유래한 항균 펩티드, defensin을 항균활성이 있는 활성적인 형태로 분비하는 Pichia 균주를 개발하기 위한 일환으로서 MF$\alpha$1 prerpo sequence와 defensin 합성유전자를 pichia 발현 벡터에 재조합하여 형질전환하고 아미노산 histidine을 첨가하지 않은 최소 배지에서 형질전환체를 일차적으로 선별하였다. 선별한 형질전환체를 대상으로 항생제 G-418에 대한 내성과 M. luteus를 시험균으로 사용하여 생육환 저해를 통한 defensin의 세포 외 분비를 조사하여 4 균주를 선택하고 분석하였다. Southern hybridizaion을 통해 숙주의 염색체 DNA에 삽입한 defensin 유전자가 유지됨을 확인하였으며 전체 RNA를 분리하고 RT-PCR을 수행하여 defensin mRNA를 증폭하고 Southern hybridization을 실시한 결과 증폭된 밴드는 probe로 사용한 defensin 유전자에 의해 양성 신호가 나타났다. 배양시간에 따른 4 균주의 세포성장과 항균활성을 비교하기 위해 BMMY 배지에서 96시간 배양하였다. 세포성장은 모두 유사한 양상을 보였다. 세포성장은 48시간 동안 급격하게 증가한 후 그 이후로는 정지기에 도달되었다. 항균활성도 48시간까지 급격히 증가하였으며 항균활성이 가장 높은 형질전환체 균주 3는 72시간 배양 시 550 AU/$m\ell$을 나타내었다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.280-287
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• 2015

In this study, transcriptome analysis of twelve laccase genes in Pleurotus ostreatus revealed that their expression was differentially regulated at different developmental stages. Lacc5 and Lacc12 were specifically expressed in fruiting bodies and primordia, respectively, whereas Lacc6 was expressed at all developmental stages. Lacc1 and Lacc3 were specific to the mycelial stage in solid medium. In order to investigate their biochemical characteristics, these laccases were heterologously expressed in Pichia pastoris using the pPICHOLI-2 expression vector. Expression of the laccases was facilitated by intermittent addition of methanol as an inducer and sole carbon source, in order to reduce the toxic effects associated with high methanol concentration. The highest expression was observed when the recombinant yeast cells were grown for 5 days at $15^{\circ}C$ with intermittent addition of 1% methanol at a 12-hr interval. Investigation of enzyme kinetics using 2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) as a substrate revealed that the primordium-specific laccase Lacc12 was 5.4-fold less active than Lacc6 at low substrate concentration with respect to ABTS oxidation activity. The optimal pH and temperature of Lacc12 were 0.5 pH units and $5^{\circ}C$higher than those of Lacc6. Lacc12 showed maximal activity at pH 3.5 and $50^{\circ}C$, which may reflect the physiological conditions at the primordiation stage.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.313-318
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• 2002

To perform the prophylactic study of a vaccine derived from human papillomavirus (HPV) using Balb/c mice, we produced virus like particles consisting of HPV capsid protein L1 which has been reported to induce significant humoral and cellular immunity using various animal model systems. In order to produce HPV16 VLPs, the cDNA of L1 capsid protein in HPV type 16, obtained by polymerase chain reaction, was inserted into yeast expression vector, YEG$\alpha$-HIR525 under the control of GAL10 promoter. The transformation of YEG$\alpha$-HPV16 L1 was performed into the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y2805 by the lithium acetate method and the yeast clone expressing the highest level of L1 capsid protein of human papillomavirus type 16 was selected by Western blot analysis using anti-HPV16 L1 antibody. The purification of HPV16 VLP has been performed by the ultracentrifugation and gel-filtration methods. To validate the vaccine efficacy of the purified HPV16 VLPs and investigate the properties of HPV16 VLPs to induce humoral immunity, ELISA assay was performed. A significantly increased production of anti-HPV16 VLP antibodies was observed in sera from immunized mice. The neutralization activity of antibodies in the sera from the vaccinated mice was demonstrated by a rapid and simple assay to detect hemagglutihation inhibition activity.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.108-114
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• 2015

Curvularia lunata is an important maize foliar fungal pathogen that distributes widely in maize growing area in China, and several key pathogenic factors have been isolated. An yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) library is a very useful platform to further unravel novel pathogenic factors in C. lunata. To construct a high-quality full length-expression cDNA library from the C. lunata for application to pathogenesis-related protein-protein interaction screening, total RNA was extracted. The SMART (Switching Mechanism At 5' end of the RNA Transcript) technique was used for cDNA synthesis. Double-stranded cDNA was ligated into the pGADT7-Rec vector with Herring Testes Carrier DNA using homologous recombination method. The ligation mixture was transformed into competent yeast AH109 cells to construct the primary cDNA library. Eventually, a high qualitative library was successfully established according to an evaluation on quality. The transformation efficiency was about $6.39{\times}10^5$ transformants/$3{\mu}g$ pGADT7-Rec. The titer of the primary cDNA library was $2.5{\times}10^8cfu/mL$. The numbers for the cDNA library was $2.46{\times}10^5$. Randomly picked clones show that the recombination rate was 88.24%. Gel electrophoresis results indicated that the fragments ranged from 0.4 kb to 3.0 kb. Melanin synthesis protein Brn1 (1,3,8-hydroxynaphthalene reductase) was used as a "bait" to test the sufficiency of the Y2H library. As a result, a cDNA clone encoding VelB protein that was known to be involved in the regulation of diverse cellular processes, including control of secondary metabolism containing melanin and toxin production in many filamentous fungi was identified. Further study on the exact role of the VelB gene is underway.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.65-71
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• 2001

A gene from Paenibacillus sp. KCTC 8848P encoding ${\beta}-amylase$ was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The Paenibacillus ${\beta}-amylase$ gene cosisted of a 2,409-bp open reading frame without a translational stop codon, encoding a protein of 803 amino acids. The presumed ribosime-binding site, GGAGG, was located 10 bp upstream from the TTG initiation codon. The deduced amino acid sequence of the ${\beta}-amylase$ gene had a 95% similarity to the ${\beta}-amylase$ of Bacillus firmus. The ${\beta}-amylase$ gene was introduced into wild-type strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae using a linearized yeast integrating vector containing a geneticin resistance gene and its product was secreted into the culture medium.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.197-202
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• 1993

출아법으로 분열하는 S. cerevisiae 는 mother cell 과 bud cell 과의 연결부위근처의 원형질막 내부에 10-nm filament ring 이 존재한다. CDC3, CDC10, CDC11, CDC12 유전자가 이 filament 를 암호화할 가능성이 많은 것으로 알려져 있으며, 근래에 CDC3 와 CDC12 유전자의 생성물들이 filament ring 에 존재한다는 것이 형광현미경을 이용하여 밝혀졌으나 그 기능은 밝혀지지 않았다. 이에 본인은 10-nm filament ring 의 지능을 알아보기 위하여 ring을 이루고 있는 S. cerevisiae 의 CDC3유전자와 유사한 S. pombe 유전자의 clone 을 시도하였다. 이를 위하여 .lambda. gt11 expression vector 에 S. pombe genomic library 를 만들고 CDC3 항채를 이용하여 screen 하였다. Screen 된 유전자를 sequencing 하여 본 결과, 2개 이상의 intron 이 존재하는 것이 밝혀졌으나, 일부 부위의 아미노산 서열과 CDC3 아미노산 서열을 비교하여 본 결과, 약 62%의 유사성이 존재하였다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.118-123
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• 2005

B. stearothermophilus 유래의 CGTase 유전자(cgtS)를 보유하고 있는 재조합 plasmid pCGTS (4.8 kb)을 효모 표면 발현용 vector인 pYDl (GAL1 promoter)에 subcloning 하였다. 구축된 재조합 plasmid, pYDCGT (7.2 kb)는 S. cerevisiae EBY100에 형질전환하였고, tryptophan이 결여된 SD 배지에서 1차 선별된 형질전환체들을 YPGS배지에서 배양 후 활성 염색을 통하여 CD가 생 성 됨을 확인하였다. 배양시간과 효소반응시간에 따른 반응 산물을 TLC로 분석 한 결과, 배양 12시간째부터 효소활성이 나타났고, 반응 10분 이후부터 CD가 생성되어 시간이 지남에 따라 CD 생성양이 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 회분 배양한 결과 $25^{\circ}C$와 $30^{\circ}C$에서 CGTase의 최대 활성이 각각 21.3 unit/1 와 16.5 unit/1로 나타났고, plasmid 안정성은 각각 $86\%$와 $82\%$로 나타나 배양온도에 상관없이 plasmid는 비교적 안정하게 유지되었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.317-322
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• 2005

Paenibacillus macerans 유래의 cycloinulooligosaccharide fructanotransferase (CFTase) 유전자(cft)를 Saccharomyces cerevisiae SEY2102에 발현시키기 위해 대장균과 효모의 shuttle vector인 pYES2.0에 subcloning 하였다. 구축된 pYGECFTN (8.6 kb) plasmid를 S. cerevisiae SEY2102에 형질전환하였고, uracil이 결핍된 SD 배지에서 선별하였다. cft 유전자는 선별된 형질전환체(S. cerevisiae SEY2102/pYCECFTN)에서 GAL1 promoter 조절하에 성공적으로 발현되어 cyclofructan(CF)을 생성함을 TLC로 확인하였다. 그러나, 균체 외로의 효소 분비는 이루어지지 않았고 cytoplasm보다 periplasmic space에 많이 존재하였다 S. cerevisiae에서 발현된 P. polymyxa유래 CFTase보다 P. macerans 유래 CFTase의 CF 생성이 image analyzer로 확인한 결과, 더 많음을 알 수 있었다. 효소반응 5분째부터 CF가 생성됨을 확인하였고, 최적온도와 최적 pH는 각각 $45^{\circ}C$와 pH 8.0로 나타났으며, $55^{\circ}C$까지 효소활성이 안정적으로 유지되었다. Dahlia tubers, chicory root, Jerusalem artichoke 등의 inulin 기질에 따른 반응산물 분석 결과, 모든 기질로부터 CF가 생산되었으며, dahlia tubers와 Jerusalem artichoke로부터 가장 효과적으로 생성되었다.

• 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 $28^{\circ}C$.