• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.54.1-54.16
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• 2024

Importance: As one of the main etiologic agents of infectious diseases in pigs, pseudorabies virus (PRV) infections have caused enormous economic losses worldwide. EP0, one of the PRV early proteins (EP) plays a vital role in PRV infections, but the mechanisms are unclear. Objective: This study examined the function of EP0 to provide a direction for its in-depth analysis. Methods: In this study, the EP0-deleted PRV mutant was obtained, and Tandem Mass Tag-based proteomic analysis was used to screen the differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) quantitatively in EP0-deleted PRV- or wild-type PRV-infected porcine kidney 15 cells. Results: This study identified 7,391 DEPs, including 120 and 21 up-regulated and down-regulated DEPs, respectively. Western blot analysis confirmed the changes in the expression of the selected proteins, such as speckled protein 100. Comprehensive analysis revealed 141 DEPs involved in various biological processes and molecular functions, such as transcription regulator activity, biological regulation, and localization. Conclusions and Relevance: These results holistically outlined the functions of EP0 during a PRV infection and might provide a direction for more detailed function studies of EP0 and the stimulation of lytic PRV infections.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.260-268
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• 2016

본 연구의 목적은 시중에 판매되고 있는 쌈장에서 용혈성을 가지는 Bacillus cereus MH-2를 분리하여, EGCG 노출에 따른 MH-2 균주의 세포 반응과 프로테옴 분석을 위해 수행되었다. 다양한 농도의 EGCG에 노출된 MH-2 균주는 노출시간이 증가함에 따라 생존률은 점차 감소함을 보였다. MH-2 균주의 alginate 생성량은 EGCG의 농도가 증가함에 따라 감소하였으며, 특정 EGCG 농도에서 노출시간이 진행됨에 따라 그 생성량은 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. SDS-PAGE 및 anti-DnaK와 anti-GroEL의 단일항체를 이용한 Western blot 통한 분석으로, 두 가지 스트레스 충격단백질인 70 kDa의 DnaK와 60 kDa의 GroEL의 발현은 대수생장기의 배양에서 EGCG의 농도에 비례하여 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. EGCG에 노출된 세균의 세포 외부형태 변화를 주사전자현미경을 이용하여 관찰한 결과, 세포 표면의 돌출부 생성과 함께 세포의 뭉그러짐이 관찰되었다. EGCG에 노출된 Bacillus cereus MH-2 배양의 수용성 단백질 부분에 대한 2-DE에서 20개의 단백질 스팟이 EGCG 노출에 의해 크게 변화하는 것이 확인되었다. 장독소(hemolysin BL lytic component L1, hemolysin BL-binding protein), chaperon (DnaK, GroEL), 세포방어요소(peptidase M4 family proteins), 에너지 및 물질대사 등에 수반되는 이들 단백질은 MALDI-TOF를 사용한 peptide mass fingerprinting에 의해 동정되었다. 이들 결과는 B. cereus MH-2에 대한 EGCG-유도 스트레스와 세포독성의 기작을 이해하는데 중요한 단서를 제공할 것이다.

• 환경생물
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.216-221
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• 2003

본 연구는 $_L-lysine \; (_{-2}$, 6-Diaminohexanoic acid)의 영향을 받는 남조류와 남조류에 영향을 주는 $_L-lysine $의 농도를 파악 하고자 20종의 Microcystis.를 실험에 사용하였다. 남조류의 생장 억제 능력은 double-layered agar method와 microplate method를 이용하여 측정하였다. L-lysine의 농도를 100-${\mu}g\; ml-1~300 ${\mu}g\; ml^{-1}$이상에서 처리한 경우 Microcystis ichthyoblabe NIER-10021외 7종의 Microcystis sp.에서 투명대가 형성되었다. Microplate method서는10~500${\mu}g\; ml^{-1}$의 농도에서 생장억제 및 lysis를 나타내어TEk. 그리고 Microcystis viridis NIER-10020 외 3종은 10${\mu}g\; ml^{-1}$이하의 낮은 농도에서도 생장억제 및 분해를 나타내는 높은 활성을 보였다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.586-592
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• 2003

Four putative promoters of the temperate mycobacteriophage L1 were cloned by detecting the $\beta$-galactosidase reporter expression in E. coli transformants that carried L1 specific operon-fusion library. All of the four L1 promoters were also found to express differentially in the homologous environment of mycobacteria. Of the four promoters, two were suggested to be the putative early promoters of L1 since they express within 0 to 10 min of the initiation of the lytic growth of L1. One of the putative early promoters showed a relatively better and almost identical activity in both E. coli and M. smegmatis. By a sequence analysis, we suggest that the L1 insert that contained the stronger early promoter possibly carries two convergent E. coli $\sigma^{70}$-like L1 promoters, which are separated from each other by about 300 nucleotides. One of them is the early promoter of L1 as it showed a 100% similarity with the early $P_{left}$ promoter of the homoimmune phage L5. The second promoter, designated P4, was suggested for its appreciable level of reporter activity in the absence of the -10 element of the $P_{left}$ equivalent of L1. By analyzing most of the best characterized mycobacteriophages-specific promoters, including the L1 promoter P4, we suggest that both the -10 and -35 hexamers of the mycobacteriophage promoters are highly conserved and almost similar to the consensus -10 and -35 hexamers of the E. coli $\sigma^{70}$ promoters.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.199-205
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• 1999

Vibrio vulnificus cytolysin caused platelet cytolysis and increased intracellular calcium concentration $([Ca^{2+}]_i)$ of rat platelets in a concentration-dependent manner. In the presence of V. vulnificus cytolysin (3 HU/ml), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity was increased from $1.3{\pm}0.4%$ of control to $64.3{\pm}3.4%$ in platelet suspension buffer. In $Ca^{2+}-free$ platelet suspension buffer, however, V. vulnificus cytolysin did not induce $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ increase and LDH release. Addition of EGTA (2 mM) to suspension buffer after the initial $Ca^{2+}$ influx reversed $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ to the control level. However, a $Ca^{2+}$ channel blocker verapamil $(20\;{\mu}M)$ or mefenamic acid $(20\;{\mu}M)$ did not inhibit V. vulnificus cytolysin-induced $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ increase and LDH release. Divalent cations such as $Co^{2+},\;Cd^{2+}\;or\;Mn^{2+}$ (2 mM each) also did not alter V. vulnificus cytolysin-induced $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ increase and LDH release. V. vulnificus cytolysin (3 HU/ml)-induced calcium influx was completely blocked by lanthanum (2 mM). Lanthanum (2 mM) also completely blocked V. vulnificus cytolysin (3 HU/ml)-induced LDH release. Osmotic protectants such as, raffinose, sucrose or PEG600 (50 mM each) did not inhibit the lytic activity of V. vulnificus cytolysin. In conclusion, lanthanum sensitive $Ca^{2+}$ influx plays a significant role in Vibrio vulnificus cytolysin-induced platelet cytolysis and thrombocytopenia in V. vulnificus infection.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.385-393
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• 2016

Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae causes bacterial canker disease in kiwifruit. Owing to the prohibition of agricultural antibiotic use in major kiwifruit-cultivating countries, alternative methods need to be developed to manage this disease. Bacteriophages are viruses that specifically infect target bacteria and have recently been reconsidered as potential biological control agents for bacterial pathogens owing to their specificity in terms of host range. In this study, we isolated bacteriophages against P. syringae pv. actinidiae from soils collected from kiwifruit orchards in Korea and selected seven bacteriophages for further characterization based on restriction enzyme digestion patterns of genomic DNA. Among the studied bacteriophages, two belong to the Myoviridae family and three belong to the Podoviridae family, based on morphology observed by transmission electron microscopy. The host range of the selected bacteriophages was confirmed using 18 strains of P. syringae pv. actinidiae, including the Psa2 and Psa3 groups, and some were also effective against other P. syringae pathovars. Lytic activity of the selected bacteriophages was sustained in vitro until 80 h, and their activity remained stable up to 50℃, at pH 11, and under UV-B light. These results indicate that the isolated bacteriophages are specific to P. syringae species and are resistant to various environmental factors, implying their potential use in control of bacterial canker disease in kiwifruits.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.44-48
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• 2012

인삼의 뿌리썩음병 방제를 위하여 다양한 식물 근권 토양으로부터 유용방선균을 분리하였으며 이들의 생물활성을 조사하였다. 93종의 분리 방선균 중 콜로니가 상이하고 항균활성이 우수한 방선균 8종을 선발하였다. 이들 방선균(A75, A501, A515, A523, A704, A03-1444, A3265, A3283)은 siderophore를 생산하며 cellulase와 protease와 같은 곰팡이 세포벽 분해효소를 생산하였다. 또한 인삼뿌리썩음의 주요 원인균인 C. destructans, B. cinerea, R. solani 등에 대하여 강한 길항 활성을 나타내었다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2019

Endolysins are bacteriophage-derived enzymes that hydrolyze the peptidoglycan of host bacteria. Endolysins are considered to be promising tools for the control of pathogenic bacteria. LysB4 is an endolysin produced by Bacillus cereus-infecting bacteriophage B4, and consists of an N-terminal enzymatic active domain (EAD) and a C-terminal cell wall binding domain (CBD). LysB4 was discovered for the first time as an L-alanoyl-D-glutamate endopeptidase with the ability to breakdown the peptidoglycan among B. cereus-infecting phages. To understand the activity of LysB4 at the molecular level, this study determined the X-ray crystal structure of the LysB4 EAD, using the full-length LysB4 endolysin. The LysB4 EAD has an active site that is typical of LAS-type enzymes, where $Zn^{2+}$ is tetrahedrally coordinated by three amino acid residues and one water molecule. Mutational studies identified essential residues that are involved in lytic activity. Based on the structural and biochemical information about LysB4, we suggest a ligand-docking model and a putative endopeptidase mechanism for the LysB4 EAD. These suggestions add insight into the molecular mechanism of the endolysin LysB4 in B. cereus-infecting phages.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.380-387
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• 2016

인삼 모잘록병을 일으키는 병원균의 생물적 방제제 개발을 위하여 인삼 근권 토양으로 부터 500종의 미생물을 분리하였다. 인삼모잘록병원균을 대상으로 항균활성을 검정한 결과, 항균활성이 우수한 균주 3종을 선발하였다. 선발한 균주를 대상으로 항생물질과 세포벽분해효소 생성능력을 조사하였으며, fengycin, bacillomycin D, surfactin, iturin A와 zwittermicin A와 같은 리포펩타이드 생합성 유전자 유무를 조사하였다. ES1과 ES3 균주에서 iturin A와 surfactin 생합성 유전자를 확인하였으며, 세포벽 분해효소 생성능을 확인한 결과 선발한 모든 균주에서 cellulase, pectate lyase, protease를 생성하였다. 16S rRNA 염기서열 분석에 기반하여 계통도를 분석한 결과 ES1 균주와 ES3 균주는 Bacillus methylotrophucus로 확인되었으며, ES2는 B. amyloliquefaciens로 동정되었다. 포장실험 결과 ES1, ES2, ES3 처리구에서 각각 32.4%, 46.8%, 36.7%의 방제효과를 보였다. 이러한 결과로부터 항균활성과 세포벽 분해 효소 생성능이 우수한 길항균주를 선발하였으며, 향후 포장실험과 제형화 개발 등을 통해 인삼모잘록병 방제를 위한 생물적 방제제로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.659-666
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• 2010

선행연구에서 근권 토양으로부터 분리된 Lysobacter antibioticus HS124 (HS124)는 lytic enzyme으로써 chitinase, gelatinase, lipase 및 protease 등의 효소와 항생물질인 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid (4-HPAA)를 생성하였다. 본 실험에서는 HS124를 이용하여 배추좀나방 (diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella L.) 3~4령 유충의 살충활성을 검정하였다. HS124 배양액을 배추좀나방 유충에 처리하였을 때 유충은 파괴되어 분해되었다. HS124가 생성하는 4-HPAA를 유충에 처리하였을 때 처리 농도가 높을수록 살충율은 증가하였으며, HS124 배양액에 Tween 80을 첨가하였을 때 첨가하지 않은 처리구보다 살충율이 1.4배 높았다. 한편 화학 살충제 (IS), HS124 배양액 (HS124), 식물추출물 (매직파이; MP), HS124 배양액+식물추출물 (HS124+MP) 및 멸균수 (SDW)를 이용하여 배추좀나방 유충의 살충율을 검정하였다. HS124+MP 처리구에서 가장 높은 살충율을 나타내었고, IS, MP, HS124 및 SDW 처리구 순으로 살충율이 감소하였다. HS124 처리구는 대조구인 멸균수처리구보다 31% 높은 살충율을 나타내었고, HS124+MP처리구 보다 40% 낮은 살충율을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과로 보아 항생물질과 다양한 lytic enzyme을 생성하는 L. antibioticus HS124 배양액과 식물추출물의 혼합제제는 배추좀나방의 생물학적 방제제로써 가치가있다고 사료된다.