• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.307-314
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• 1999

The human muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR) subtypes Hml, Hm2 and Hm3 have been expressed in insect cells (Spodoptera frugiperda, Sf9) using the baculovirus expression system. Expression of relevant DNA, transcript and receptor proteins was identified by PCR, Northern blotting and [$^{3}H$]QNB binding, respectively. As assessed by [$^{3}H$]QNB binding sites, yields of muscarinic receptors in membrane preparations in this study were as about 5-20 times high as those in mammalian cells reported in previous studies. The [$^{3}H$]QNB competition binding studies with well-known subtype-selective mAChR antagonists showed that the receptors expressed in Sf9 cells retain the pharmacological characteristics expected for the ml , m2 and m3 muscarinic receptors. The ml-selective antagonist, pirenzepine, displayed a considerably higher affinity for Hml by 110-fold and 35-fold than for Hm2 and Hm3, respectively, The m2-selective methoctramine displayed a significantly higher affinity for Hm2 than for Hml and Hm3 (10- and 26-fold, respectively). p-F-HHSiD exhibited high affinity for Hm3 that is not significantly different from those for Hml, but 66-fold higher than its affinity for Hm2. The functional coupling of the recombinant receptors to second messenger systems was also examined. While both Hml and Hm3 stimulated phosphoinositide hydrolysis upon activation by carba-chol, Hm2 produced no response. On the other hand, activation of mAChRs induced the inhibition of forsko-lin-stimulated cyclic AMP formation in Hm2-expressing cells, whereas the significant dose-dependent increase in or poor response on cyclic AMP formation were produced in Hml or Hm3-expressing cells, respectively. These results indicate the differential coupling of recombinant Hml, Hm2 and Hm3 receptors expressed in SF9 cells to intracellular signalling system.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.477-484
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• 2001

붕어 (Carassius auratus Linnaeus)의 장에 존재하는 소화관 내분비세포의 부위별 분포 및 출현빈도를 포유류의 peptide에 대한 10종류의 항혈청을 사용하여 면역조직화학적 방법으로 관찰하였다. 붕어의 장은 근위부에서부터 원위부까지 5 등분했으며 (Segments I~V), 대부분의 면역반응세포들은 상피부분의 상피세포들 사이 공간에서 관찰되었으며, 장 내강까지 신장되어 있는 긴 세포질돌기를 함유한 방추형의 개방형 세포 (open type cell)들이 주로 관찰되었으나, 세포질돌기 없이 원형 또는 타원형의 형태를 나타내는 폐쇄형 세포 (close type cell)들 역시 소수 관찰되었다. 본 실험에서는 somatostatin, cholecystokinin (CCK)-8 및 pancreatic polypeptide (PP) 면역반응세포들이 관찰되었으나, serotonin, glucagon, chromogranin A, secretin, vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), substance P 및 bombesin 면역반응세포들은 관찰되지 않았다. 한편 somatostatin 면역반응세포들은 장의 가장 근위부인 Segment I에 국한되어 극소수 관찰되었으며, CCK-8 면역반응세포들은 장의 근위부인 Segment I과 II에서 소수 또는 극소수의 빈도로 관찰되었다. PP 면역반응세포들 역시 장의 근위부에서 중간 부위인 Segment I에서부터 III에 걸쳐 중등도 또는 극소수의 빈도로 출현하였다. 이상에서 붕어 위 내분비세포들의 부위별 분포 및 출현 빈도는 다른 위가 없는 경골어류 (stomachless teleost)에서의 보고들과 유사하였으나, 독특한 분포를 나타내는 면역반응세포들 역시 관찰되었다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제41권11호
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• pp.953-963
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• 2018

The stepwise development of T cells from a multipotent precursor is guided by diverse mechanisms, including interactions among lineage-specific transcription factors (TFs) and epigenetic changes, such as DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation, which play crucial roles in mammalian development and lineage commitment. To elucidate the transcriptional networks and epigenetic mechanisms underlying T-cell lineage commitment, we investigated genome-wide changes in gene expression, DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation among populations representing five successive stages of T-cell development (DN3, DN4, DP, $CD4^+$, and $CD8^+$) by performing RNA-seq, MBD-seq and hMeDIP-seq, respectively. The most significant changes in the transcriptomes and epigenomes occurred during the DN4 to DP transition. During the DP stage, many genes involved in chromatin modification were up-regulated and exhibited dramatic changes in DNA hydroxymethylation. We also observed 436 alternative splicing events, and approximately 57% (252) of these events occurred during the DP stage. Many stage-specific, differentially methylated regions were observed near the stage-specific, differentially expressed genes. The dynamic changes in DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation were associated with the recruitment of stage-specific TFs. We elucidated interactive networks comprising TFs, chromatin modifiers, and DNA methylation and hope that this study provides a framework for the understanding of the molecular networks underlying T-cell lineage commitment.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.587-594
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• 2000

At present embryonic stem (ES) cells with confirmed pluripotential properties are only available in the mouse. Recently, we were able to isolate, culture and genetically transform primordial germ cell (PGC)-derived cells from pig embryos and demonstrate their ability to contribute to chimera development in the pig. In order to determine whether the system we developed could be used to isolate embryonic germ (EG) cells from other mammalian species, we placed isolated PGCs from cattle, goats, rabbits and rats in culture. Briefly, PGCs were isolated from fetuses of cow (day 30-50), goat (day 25), rabbit (day 15-18) and rat (day 11-12), and plated on STO feeder cells in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM): Ham's F10 medium (1:1) supplemented with 0.01 mM nonessential amino acids, 2 mM L-glutamine, 0.1 mM $\beta$ - mercaptoethnol, soluble recombinant human stem cell factor (SCF; 40ng/ml), human basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF; 20ng/ml) and human leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF; 20ng/ml). For maintenance of the cells, colonies were passed to fresh feeders every 7-10 days. In all species tested, we were able to obtain and maintain colonies with ES-like morphology. Their developmental potential was tested by alkaline phosphatase (AP) staining and in vitro differentiation assay. For genetic transformation, cells were electroporated with a construct containing the green fluorescent protein (GFP) under the control of the cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter. GFP-expressing colonies were detected in cattle, rabbits and rats. These results suggest that PGC-derived cells from cattle, goats, rabbits and rats can be isolated, cultured, and genetically transformed, and provide the basis for analyzing their developmental potential and their possible use for the precise genetic modification of these species.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 2002년도 창립10주년기념 및 국립독성연구원 의약품동등성평가부서 신설기념 국재학술대회:생물학적 동등성과 의약품 개발 전략을 위한 국제심포지움
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• pp.113-113
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• 2002

Phylogenetically conserved Bcl-2 family proteins play a pivotal role in the regulation of apoptosis from virus to human. Members of the Bcl-2 family consist of antiapoptotic proteins such as Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, and Bcl-w, and proapoptotic proteins such as BAD, Bax, BOD, and Bok. It has been proposed that anti- and proapoptotic Bcl-2 proteins regulate cell death by binding to each other and forming heterodimers. A delicate balance between anti- and proapoptotic Bcl-2 family members exists in each cell and the relative concentration of these two groups of proteins determines whether the cell survives or undergoes apoptosis. Mcl-1 (Myeloid cell :leukemia-1) is a member of the Bcl-2 family proteins and was originally cloned as a differentiation-induced early gene that was activated in the human myeloblastic leukemia cell line, ML-1 . Mcl-1 is expressed in a wide variety of tissues and cells including neoplastic ones. We recently identified a short splicing variant of Mcl-1 short (Mcl-IS) and designated the known Mcl-1 as Mcl-1 long (Mcl-lL). Mcl-lL protein exhibits antiapoptotic activity and possesses the BH (Bcl-2 homology) 1, BH2, BH3, and transmembrane (TM) domains found in related Bcl-2 proteins. In contrast, Mcl-1 S is a BH3 domain-only proapoptotic protein that heterodimerizes with Mcl-lL. Although both Mc1-lL and Mcl-lS proteins contain BH domains fecund in other Bcl-2 family proteins, they are distinguished by their unusually long N-terminal sequences containing PEST (proline, glutamic acid, serine, and threonine) motifs, four pairs of arginine residues, and alanine- and glycine-rich regions. In addition, the expression pattern of Mcl-1 protein is different from that of Bcl-2 suggesting a unique role (or Mcl-1 in apoptosis regulation. Tankyrasel (TRF1-interacting, ankyrin-related ADP-related polymerasel) was originally isolated based on its binding to TRF 1 (telomeric repeat binding factor-1) and contains the sterile alpha motif (SAM) module, 24 ankyrin (ANK) repeats, and the catalytic domain of poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase (PARP). Previous studies showed that tankyrasel promotes telomere elongation in human cells presumably by inhibiting TRFI though its poly(ADP-ribosyl)action by tankyrasel . In addition, tankyrasel poly(ADP-ribosyl)ates Insulin-responsive amino peptidase (IRAP), a resident protein of GLUT4 vesicles, and insulin stimulates the PARP activity of tankyrase1 through its phosphorylation by mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). ADP-ribosylation is a posttranslational modification that usually results in a loss of protein activity presumably by enhancing protein turnover. However, little information is available regarding the physiological function(s) of tankyrase1 other than as a PARP enzyme. In the present study, we found tankyrasel as a specific-binding protein of Mcl-1 Overexpression of tankyrasel led to the inhibition of both the apoptotic activity of Mel-lS and the survival action of Mcl-lL in mammalian cells. Unlike other known tankyrasel-interacting proteins, tankyrasel did not poly(ADP-ribosyl)ate either of the Mcl-1 proteins despite its ability to decrease Mcl-1 proteins expression following coexpression. Therefore, this study provides a novel mechanism to regulate Mcl-1-modulated apoptosis in which tankyrasel downregulates the expression of Mcl-1 proteins without the involvement of its ADP-ribosylation activity.

• 분석과학
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.223-227
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• 2014

${\delta}$-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA)는 생물권내에 폭넓게 존재하는 화합물이고, 포유류에서 헴(heme)과 식물에서 엽록소 생성을 하게하는 경로에서 만들어진 테트라피롤의 중간물질로써 생체내 중요한 역할을 한다. ALA는 생분해성 매개자, 성장 조절자, 헴단백질의 전구체 그리고 암 치료에서 사용되는 효과적인 물질로써 관심이 있다. 최근에는 ALA가 피부 치료의 좋은 효과를 가지고 있어 피부과학에서 빈번히 사용된다고 보고되어 있는데, 하지만 지난 몇 십 년 동안, 많은 연구가 ALA 메커니즘의 설명과 치료적 활성 개선에 초점을 맞춰왔지만, 세포 기능과 세포생장에 대한 ALA의 효과는 아직 불분명하다. 본 연구에서는 ALA의 약물학적 효과가 HEK293T 뿐만 아니라, HaCaT와 HeLa 세포에서 세포분열을 억제하는 것으로 확인을 하였다. 또한, ALA가 처리된 세포에서는 세포예정사가 유도되는 것을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과들은 특정 세포에 ALA가 처리되면 세포증식을 억제하며, 특히 인간의 암세포의 죽임을 유발하는 효과적인 약물 중 하나로써 ALA를 개선된 치료 전략으로 가능성을 제시한다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.114-119
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• 2008

Wee1 인산화효소는 세포주기 조절의 핵심 단백질인 cdc2/cyclinB 복합체를 인산화하여 활성을 억제, 조절하는 주요한 효소이다. 지금까지 포유동물에서는 Wee1A, Wee1B 그리고 Myt1의 세 가지 효소가 발견되었다. Wee1 인산화효소의 조절기작을 연구하기 위하여 생쥐의 Wee1A와 Wee1B를 발톱개구리의 난자에 주사한 후 단백질의 변형을 관찰하였다. 이 세포주기 과정에서 두 효소는 모두 인산화 되었으며, Wee1A단백질은 분해되는 것을 관찰 할 수 있었다. 또한 세포외 인산화 방법을 통하여 Wee1A가 PKA와 Akt에 의해 인산화됨을 확인하였다. 이러한 Wee1 인산화효소의 인산화와 단백질 안정성에 영향을 미치는 단백질 내의 부위를 살펴보고자, Wee1A와 Wee1B의 아미노 도메인과 카르복실 도메인을 서로 치환한 단백질을 제조하여 개구리 난자에 주사하고 인산화 정도와 단백질의 안정성을 조사하였을 때, Wee1A의 아미노 도메인이 단백질의 인산화와 안정화에 중요한 영향을 미친다는 것을 규명하였다. 그리고 Wee1B의 아미노 도메인과 Wee1A의 카르복실 도메인은 효소의 활성을 조절하는 역할을 한다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.139-145
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• 2021

식물 유래 exosome-like nanovesicles (plant-derived exosome-like nanovesicles, PELNs)은 다양한 생물학적 활성을 포함하고 높은 생체 적합성을 가지고 있다. 인체 내에서 PELNs은 세포 분화 및 증식 조절에 영향을 미칠 수 있어 여러 산업 분야에서 응용이 가능하다. 하지만, PELNs의 피부 생리적 기능에 대한 연구는 포유류 nanovesicles에 비해 미미한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 사과 열매로부터 캘러스를 유도하고 exosome-like nanovesicles (Exosome-like nanovesicles isolated from Malus domestica (apple) fruit callus, ACELNs)를 분리하여 피부 장벽 및 피부 노화 개선에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. ACELNs의 수율은 6.42 × 10⁹ particles/mL이였으며, 입자 사이즈는 100 ~ 200 nm 범위로 감지되었다. 인간 유래 피부세포인 HDF cells과 HaCaT cells에서 세포 증식을 유도하였으며, 세포 독성 억제 효과를 보였다. 각질형성능이 유의하게 증가했으며, mRNA levels에서 COL1A1과 FBN1 발현을 증가시켰다. 또한, UVA 조사된 HDF cells에 대한 collagen 합성을 촉진시켰다. 이러한 결과들은 ACELNs가 피부장벽 개선 및 피부노화를 방지할 수 있는 소재로서 활용하기 우수한 소재로 사료된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.468-475
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• 2022

줄기세포와 전구세포 사이의 기능 분석은 여러 조직 특히 혈액에서 잘 확립되어 있다. 특히 조혈줄기세포는 골수 니쉬에서 자가재생능 및 재구성능을 가지고 있으며, 골수 내 기질세포는 조직 기능 조절에 큰 영향을 미친다. 최근 연구에서는 포유동물 줄기세포의 기능은 니쉬 세포 내에서 실험적으로 처음 증명되었고, 특히 미세환경에 의해 종양발생이 가능하다는 증거를 나타내고 있다. 고대에서부터 뼈와 피의 관계는 생체 내 필수불가결인 관계로 진화 과정을 거쳐 포유류의 줄기세포에 대해 최초로 제안되었고, 실험적으로 증명된 니쉬세포를 포함한 미세환경과의 복잡한 상호 관계를 규명하였다. 여러 골수 기질세포는 조혈줄기세포의 기능 조절을 하며, 일부의 기능장애는 골수 이형성 및 백혈병을 유발할 수 있다. 현재까지 여러 기질세포에 대한 맵핑이 되지 않아 현재 많은 연구자들이 단일 분자 수준에서 개개의 기질세포 유형을 파악하는 데이터가 필요하다고 주장하고 있으며 이를 바탕으로 골수 내 조혈줄기세포의 특정 기능을 파악할 수 있다고 볼 수 있다. 따라서 본 총설을 통해 조혈줄기세포 및 미세환경에 대한 이전 연구들의 흥미로운 문제를 논의하고, 조혈줄기세포와 골수 니쉬에 대한 현재 및 새로운 개념을 요약하고자 한다.

• 한국수정란이식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수정란이식학회 2002년도 국제심포지엄
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• pp.78-78
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• 2002

The role of heat shock proteins in shielding organism from environmental stress is illustrated by the large-scale synthesis of these protein by the organism studied to date. However, recent evidence also suggests an important role for heat shock protein in fertilization and early development of mammalian embryos. Effects of elevated in vitro temperature on in vitro produced bovine embryos were analysed in order to determine its impact on the expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) by control and frozen-thawed after in vitro fertilization (IVF) or nuclear transfer (NT). The objective of this study was to assess the developmental potential in vitro produced embryos with using of the various containers and examined expression and localization of heat shock protein 70 after it's frozen -thawed. For the vitrification, in vitro produced embryos at 2 cell, 8 cell and blastocysts stage after IVF and NT were exposed the ethylene glycol 5.5 M freezing solution (EG 5.5) for 30 sec, loaded on each containers such EM grid, straw and cryo-loop and then immediately plunged into liquid nitrogen. Thawed embryos were serially diluted in sucrose solution, each for 1 min, and cultured in CRI-aa medium. Survival rates of the vitrification production were assessed by re-expanded, hatched blastocysts. There were no differences in the survival rates of IVF using EM grid, cryo-loop. However, survival rates by straw were relatively lower than other containers. Only, nuclear transferred embryos survived by using cryo-loop. After IVF or NT, in vitro matured bovine embryos 2 cell, 8 cell and blastocysts subjected to control and thawed conditions were analysed by semiquantitive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction methods for hsp 70 mRNA expression. Results revealed the expression of hsp 70 mRNA were higher thawed embryos than control embryos. Immunocytochemistry used to localization the hsp70 protein in embryos. Two, 8-cell embryos derived under control condition was evenly distributed in the cytoplasm but appeared as aggregates in some embryos exposed frozen-thawed. However, under control condition, blastocysts displayed aggregate signal while Hsp70 in frozen-thawed blastocysts appeared to be more uniform in distribution.