• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.301-307
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• 1996

The disassembly of Chl-protein complexes during dark-induced senescence (DIS) was investigated using detached third and fourthleaves of 21$\pm$1 day-old Arabidopsis thaliana. Although Chl content decreased linearly after 1 d, a significant decrease of photochemical effeciency (Fv/Fm) was observed after 2 d. In experiments using native green gel electrophoresis of Chl-protein complexes combined with additional two-dimensional SDS-PAGE analysis, we could observe the degradation of both photosystems after 2 d. Although light-harvesting complex(LHC) for PSI (LHCI) was degraded first in PSI complex, small PSII apoproteins including CP47/CP43 and D1/D2 apoproteins were degraded first in PSII complexes. LHC for PSII (LHCII) trimers were stable until 4 d. The level of LHCII monomers was increased until 3 and decreased thereafter, resulting in the increase of free pigments. These results suggest that the disassembly process of PSI is different from that of PSII.

• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• 제9권
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• pp.95-102
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• 1991

본 연구(硏究)는 식물(植物)의 발생(發生)과 분화(分化)에 관(關)한 생화학적(生化學的) 분자생물학적(分子生物學的) 구명(究明)을 위해 조직(組織) 발생(發生) 단계(段階)의 특이적인 유전자(遺傳子)의 발현조절 기작과 역할(役割)을 연구(硏究)하기 위한 기초(基礎) 지식을 얻고자 수행(遂行)되었다. 벼를 실험재료(實險材料)로 하여 현미로부터 callus를 유도(誘道)하고 이들 callus에서 여러가지 방법(方法)을 통(通)해 embryogenic callus와 nonembryogenic callus를 분리(分離)해 somatic embryogenesis에 관련된 특수한 단백질(蛋白質)을 찾고자 하였고 그 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 지금까지의 보고(報告)에 의하면 재분화가 잘되는 callus와 그렇지 않은 callus간에는 여러가지 면에서 차이가 난다고 알려져 있다. 재분화가 잘되는 callus는 표면이 거칠고 흰색에 가까우며 조직(組織)이 단단하다. 반면에 재분화가 되지않는 callus는 표면(表面)에 윤기가 나며 단단하지 않다. 이러한 보고(報告)를 기초(基礎)로 하여 $N_6$ media에 1mg/1의 2,4-D가 첨가(添加)된 배지(培地)에서 2주 정도 callus를 유기시키고 유기된 callus는 다시 배양(培養)하였다. 7-8차 계대배양하면서 embryogenic callus와 nonembryogenic callus를 분리(分離)한 다음 이를 시료(試料)로 하여 protein을 추출(抽出)하여 SDS-PAGE 상에서 비교하여 보았다. 그 결과(結果) 두 callus간에 차이가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 7-8차 계대배양한 두 종류(種類)의 callus로 부터 protein을 분리하여 two-dimensional gel 전기영동에 의해 비교하여 본 결과(結果) 몇 개의 단백질(蛋白質)이 서로 다름을 알 수 있었다.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.299-305
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• 2007

The endocrine disrupting chemical, di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is a plasticizer used in polyvinyl chloride products ubiquitous in our daily lives. DEHP has potentially adverse effects on the liver, kidney, lung, heart, reproductive organs and endocrine systems. Many toxicological data on the DEHP toxicity have been stated, but complete protein profiles have not yet been reported. In this study, DEHP-induced oxidative DNA damage in rat lymphocyte was evaluated by Comet assay (single-cell gel electrophoresis) for the first time. Moreover, DEHP-induced protein profile alterations were examined in rat liver by using toxicoproteomic tools. 34 protein spots in the liver were identified to be significantly deregulated by DEHP on the 2-dimensional gel. Among them, 20 spots were up-regulated and 14 spots down-regulated by DEHP.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.1083-1088
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• 2012

The breeding value of marbling score in skeletal muscle is an important factor for evaluating beef quality. In the present study, we investigated proteins associated with the breeding value of the marbling score for bovine sirloin to select potential biomarkers to improve meat quality through comparative proteomic analysis. Proteins isolated from muscle were separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. After analyzing images of the stained gel, seven protein spots for the high marbling score group were identified corresponding to changes in expression that were at least two-fold compared to the low marbling score group. Four spots with increased intensities in the high marbling score group were identified as phosphoglycerate kinase 1, triosephophate isomerase, acidic ribosomal phosphoprotein PO, and capping protein (actin filament) Z-line alpha 2. Spots with decreased intensities in the high marbling score group compared to the low score group were identified as 14-3-3 epsilon, carbonic anhydrase II, and myosin light chain 1. Expression of myosin light chain 1 and carbonic anhydrase 2 was confirmed by Western blotting. Taken together, these data could help improve the economic performance of cattle and provide useful information about the underlying the function of bovine skeletal muscle.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.36-43
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• 2006

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are promising candidates for cell therapy and tissue engineering, but their application has been impeded by lack of knowledge of their core biological properties. In order to identify MSC-specific proteins, the hydrophobic protein fraction was individually prepared from two different umbilical cord blood (UCB)-derived MSC populations; these were then subjected to two-dimensional (2D) gel electrophoresis and peptide mass fingerprinting matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI)-time of flight (TOF)-mass spectrometry (MS). Although the 2D gel patterns differed somewhat between the two samples, computer-assisted image analysis identified shared protein spots. 35 spots were reliably identified corresponding to 32 different proteins, many of which were chaperones. Based on their primary sub-cellular locations the proteins could be grouped into 6 categories: extracellular, cell surface, endoplasmic reticular, mitochondrial, cytoplasmic and cytoskeletal proteins. This map of the water-insoluble proteome may provide valuable insights into the biology of the cell surface and other compartments of human MSCs.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.946-951
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• 2006

To study the effect of iron on Saccharomyces cerevisiae, whole-cell proteins of Saccharomyces cerevisiae were extracted and subjected to two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D-PAGE), and differentially expressed proteins were identified. The proteins separated were further identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry and were compared with a protein database. Of more than 300 spots separated by molecular weight and isoelectric points, 27 differentially expressed spots were identified. Ten proteins were found to be differentially expressed at high iron concentration. Triosephosphate isomerase (TPI), YDR533C hypothetical protein, superoxide dismutase (SOD), 60 kDa heat-shock protein (HSP60), pyruvate dehydrogenase beta subunit 1 (PDB1), and old yellow enzyme 2 (OYE2) were upregulated, whereas thiol-specific antioxidant (TSA), regulatory particle non-ATPase subunit 8 (RPN8), thiol-specific peroxiredoxin 1 (AHP1), and fructose-1, 6-bisphosphate adolase (FBA) were downregulated by iron. Based on the result, we propose that SOD upregulated by iron would protect the yeast from oxidative stress by iron, and that TSA downregulated by iron would render cells hypersensitive to oxidative stress.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.427-433
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• 2005

초파리는 유전학, 발달 생물학, 행동 유전학, 노화 연구에 이르기까지 수많은 연구에 이용 되어져 왔다. 최근 초파리 전체 유전자의 염기서열이 보고되었으며, 유전자의 기능 분석과 발현 단백질에 대한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 야생형 초파리에서 추출한 단백질을 이차원 전기영동을 통해 400여개 이상의 단백질 스폿으로 분리하였으며, 각 스폿을 적출하여 트립신으로 처리하여 얻어진 펩타이드 단편을 MALDI-TOF-MS를 이용한 펩타이드 지문 검색으로 질량을 측정하였다. 측정된 질량을 초파리 데이터 베이스를 이용하여 분리한 단백질을 동정함으로써 59개의 유전자에서 발현되는 65개의 단백질 스폿을 동정하였다. 이러한 결과는 향후의 발생단계, 외부 자극, 노화 등에 관련되는 특이적 단백질 연구의 기초 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.72-81
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• 2007

In order to screen the aging related proteins in human normal colon epithelia, the comparative proteomics analysis was applied to get the two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) profiles with high resolution and reproducibility from normal colon epithelial tissues of young and aged people. Differential proteins between the colon epithelia of two age groups were found with PDQuest software. The thirty five differential protein-spots were identified by peptide mass fingerprint (PMF) based on matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS) and database searching. Among them there are sixteen proteins which are significantly up-regulated in the colonic mucosal epithelia of young people group, which include ATP synthase beta chain, electron transfer flavoprotein alpha-subunit, catalase, glutathione peroxidase 1, annexin A2 and heat shock cognate 71 kDa protein, etc.; There are nineteen proteins which are significantly up-regulated in the colonic mucosal epithelia of aged people group, which include far upstream element-binding protein 1, nucleoside diphosphate kinase B, protein disulfide-isomerase precursor and VDAC-2, etc.. The identified differential proteins appear to be involved in metabolism, energy generation, chaperone, antioxidation, signal transduction, protein folding and apoptosis. The data will help to understand the molecular mechanisms of human colon epithelial aging.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.1041-1045
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• 2003

In order to study the reaction behaviors of bovine $\alpha$-lactalbumin ($\alpha$-La), $\beta$-lactoglobulin ($\beta$-Lg), and their mixtures during heat treatment, samples were analyzed using native-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (Native-PAGE), sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS)-PAGE, and two-dimensional (2-D)-PAGE. The electrophoresis demonstrated that the loss of native-$\alpha$-La increased as temperature increased, and that the loss of apo-$\alpha$-La was slightly higher than that of holo-$\alpha$-La. The tests also showed that during heat treatment, a mixture of $\alpha$-La and $\beta$-Lg was less stable than $\alpha$-La alone. As such, it was assumed that $\beta$-Lg induced holo-$\alpha$-La to be less stable than apo-$\alpha$-La during heat treatment. The reaction behavior of $\alpha$-La (holo-, apo-form) during heat treatment showed similar patterns in the 2-D-PAGE electropherogram, but the mixture of $\alpha$-La and $\beta$-Lg created new bands. In particular, the results showed a greater loss of native $\alpha$-La in the holo-$\alpha$-La and $\beta$-Lg mixture than in the apo-$\alpha$-La and $\beta$-Lg mixture. Thus, it can be concluded that the holo-$\alpha$-La and $\beta$-Lg mixture was more intensively affected by heat treatment than other samples, and that free sulphydryl groups took part in the heat-induced denaturation.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.268-275
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• 2007

Protein phosphorylation plays a key role in signal transduction in cells. Since phosphoproteins are present in low abundance, enrichment methods are required for their purification and analysis. Chemical derivatization strategies have been devised for enriching phosphoproteins and phosphopeptides. In this report, we employed a strategy that replaces the phosphate moieties on serine and threonine residues with a biotin-containing tag via a series of chemical reactions. Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RUBISCO)-depleted protein extracts prepared from Arabidopsis seedlings were chemically modified for 'biotin-tagging'. The biotinylated (previously phosphorylated) proteins were then selectively isolated by avidin-biotin affinity chromatography, followed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and matrix-assisted laser-desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). This led to the identification of 31 protein spots, representing 18 different proteins, which are implicated in a variety of cellular processes. Despite its current technical limitations, with further improvements in tools and techniques this strategy may be developed into a useful approach.