• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.131-135
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• 2000

The vitellin of the fireflies, Luciola unmunsana and L. lateralis was characterized. The vitellin of L. unmunfon is composed of two subunits, designated Vnl (195 kDa) and Vn2 (185 kDa) in SDS-polyacryamide gel electrophoresis. These two subunits of vitellin of L. unmunsana gradually decreased during embryogenesis. As expected, these protein bands were presented in female adult hemolymph and egg extracts, but not in male. The vitellin of L. lateralis is also composed of two subunits, designated Vnl (195 kDa) and Vn2 (180 kDa) in SDS-PAGEi and these two protein bands gradually decreased during embryogenesis. Western blot analysis using each of polyclonal antiserum against vitellins of L. unmunsana and L. lateralis showed that two antisera strongly crossereacted with vitellin subunits of L. unmunsana and L. lateralis, suggesting that vitellins of L. unmunsana and L. lateralis have similarity with each other.

• 환경생물
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.302-312
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• 2001

Immunoglobulin G was purified by 40% $(NH_4)_2SO_4$ precipitation, DEAE-Sephadex, Sephadex G-150 column chromatographies from rabbit antiserum against V. vulnificus ATCC 27562 O antigen and used for immunological test for V. vulnificus isolates. The profiles of cell lysate total protein and outer membrane protein from the isolates were analyzed by SDS-PAGE and densitometry. The overall profiles in all isolates were similar. Distict protein band was observed in comparison with V. parahaemolyticus. Western Blotting with rabbit Immunoglobulin G against cell lysates and OMP of V. vulnificus isolates showed a strong antigenic response to antigen 66, 60, 54, 48, 33 and 26 kDa which were common to all strains examined. The 26 kDa antigen showed V. vulnificus specific antigen in comparison with Vibrio parahaemolyticus. A sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was developed by using rat anti-V. vulnificus ATCC 27562 polyclonal antibodies as capture antibody, a purified rabbit IgG antibody as detector antibody, and goat anti-rabbit IgG-alkaline phosphatase conjugate as developer antibody. When four V. vulnificus isolates were tested, the reactivity showed from 50 to 70% by sandwich ELISA.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.211-216
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• 2001

Polyclonal antiserum against Manduca sexta allatotropin has been utilized to investigate the localization of allatotropin-immunoreactivity in the brain of the si1k moth Bombyx mori. Manduca sexta allatotropin-immunoreactive (Mas-AT-IR) neurons were found in all larval brains investigated, but not in prepupal, pupal and adult brains. In the larval stages, first appearance of Mas-AT-immunoreactivity w8s shown in the brain of first instar larvae, which contains four pairs of bilateral Mas-AT-IR cell bodies. Labeled neurons increased to six pairs in the second instar larval brain, including two pairs of median neurosecretory cells in the pars intercerebralis. In the third and fourth instar larvae, five pairs of labeled cell bodies were distributed throughout each brain. In the fifth instar, there were about ten pairs of bilateral cell bodies in the day-1 brain, about seven pairs in the day-3 brains, and five pairs in the day-5 brains, respectively. Mas-AT-labeling was observed in both axons within nervi corpora cavdiaci (NCC) 1+11 and corpora allata. This suggests that the Mas-AT produced from the brain neurons is transported via some axons of the NCC 1+11 and nervi corpora allati I to the corpora allata, which appears to be a main accumulation site for the Mas-AT neuropeptide in some brain neurons produced in B. mori.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.140-147
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• 2010

일본뇌염바이러스(Japanese encephalitis virus)는 모기 매개성 플라비바이러스에 속하며, 주로 동남아시아 지역에서 유행성 바이러스성 뇌염을 일으킨다. 일본뇌염바이러스는 외피를 가진 작은 바이러스로서, 양성가닥 RNA 게놈을 가지고 있다. 감염성을 띤 바이러스 입자는 capsid (C), membrane (M; prM 전구체로부터 생성), 및 envelope (E)과 같은 3개의 구조단백질로 이루어져 있다. 본 연구에서는 일본뇌염바이러스 생산과 정에 M 단백질의 N-말단부위에 위치한 극성 아미노산 잔기의 역할을 분석하였다. 일본뇌염바이러스의 infectious cDNA를 활용하여, M 단백질의 $E^9$와 $K^{15}K^{16}E^{17}$ 잔기를 알라닌으로 치환시킨 2개의 mutant cDNA (Mm1과 Mm2)를 각각 제작하였다. 각각의 cDNA로부터 합성된 mutant RNA를 세포에 트랜스펙션시킴으로써, 비록 세포 내에 축적된 3개의 구조단백질양은 변화가 없으나, 이들 세포로부터 생산된 바이러스의 양은 Mm2 RNA의 경우 ~1,000배 감소됨을 관찰하였다. 흥미롭게도, Mm2 RNA로부터 발현된 mutant M 단백질은 wild-type M 단백질을 인지하는 항혈청에는 반응하지 않았으나, mutant M 단백질을 항원으로 제작된 항혈청에는 반응하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 본 실험결과는 일본뇌염바이러스 M 단백질을 구성하는 3개의 극성 아미노산 잔기($K^{15}K^{16}E^{17}$)가 바이러스의 생산과정에 관여한다는 것을 암시한다. 앞으로, wild-type 또는 mutant M 단백질(Mm2)을 인식하는 2개의 항혈청은 이 단백질의 기능연구에 유용한 재료로 사용될 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2002

The periodontal ligament(PDL) is a unique tissue that is crucial for tooth function. However, little is known of the molecular mechanisms controlling PDL function. PDL-specific protein;PDLs22 had been previously identified as a novel protein isolated from cultured human PDL fibroblasts using subtraction hybridization between human gingival fibroblasts and PDL fibroblasts. The aim of this study was to examine the expression pattern and tissue localization of PDLs22 protein in embryonic and various postnatal stages of developing mouse using immunohistochemical staining. Embryos (E18) and postnatal (P1, P4, P5, P15, P18) were decapitated and the heads were fixed overnight in a freshly prepared solution of 4% paraformaldehyde. Some specimens were decalcified for $2{\sim}4$ weeks in a solution containing 10% of the disodium salt of ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid (EDTA). Next, tissues were dehydrated, embedded in paraffin and sectioned serially at $6{\mu}m$ in thickness. Polyclonal antiserum raised against PDLs22 peptides, ISNKYLVKRQSRD, were made. The localization of PDLs22 in tissues was detected by polyclonal antibody against PDLs22 by means of immunohistochemical staining. The results were as follows; 1. Expression of PDLs22 protein was not detected in the tooth germ of bud and cap stage. 2. At the late bell stage and root formation stage, strong expression of PDLs22 protein was observed in developing tooth follicle, osteoblast-like cells, and subodontoblastic cells in the tooth pulp, but not in gingival fibroblasts, ameloblasts and odontoblasts of tooth germ 3. In erupted tooth, PDLs22 protein was intensely expressed in PDL and osteoblast-like cells of alveolar bone, but not in gingival fibroblasts, mature osteocytes and adjacent salivary glands. 4. In the developing alveolar bone and mid-palatal suture, expression of PDLs22 protein was seen in undifferentiated mesenchymal cells and osteoblast-like cells of developing mid-palatal suture, but not in mature osteocytes and chondrocytes. These results suggest that PDLs22 protein may play an important role in the differentiation of undifferentiated mesenchymal cells in the bone marrow and PDL cells, which can differentiate into multiple cell types including osteoblasts, cementoblasts, and PDL fibroblasts. However, more researches should be performed to gain a better understanding of the exact function of PDLs22 protein which related to the PDL cell differentiation.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.63-67
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• 2012

Congenital $Neospora$ $caninum$ infection was diagnosed in two Saanen goat kids from two distinct herds with a history of abortion and weak newborn goat kids in the Southern region of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The first kid was weak at birth, had difficulty to rise and was unable to nurse. Gross lesions of porencephaly and hydrocephalus ex vacuo were seen. Multifocal necrosis, gliosis and non-supurative encephalitis were observed in the brain. Several parasitic cysts with a thick wall that reacted strongly only with polyclonal antiserum to $Neospora$ $caninum$ were seen in the cerebral cortex, brain stem and cerebellum. The second kid was born from a $Neospora$ $caninum$ seropositive mother that aborted in the last pregnancy. It was born without clinical signs. The diagnosis of neosporosis was based on antibody titer of 1:800 to $N.$ $caninum$ by indirect fluorescence antibody test obtained from blood collected before the goat kid ingested the colostrum and $Neospora$ $caninum$ DNA was detected by polymerase chain reaction and sequenced from placenta. This is the first report of neosporosis in goats in the southeast region of Brazil.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.1180-1184
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• 2006

The capsule that surrounds Yersinia pestis cells is composed of a protein-polysacchride complex; the purified protein component is fraction I (F1) antigen. We report the cloning of the cafl gene and its expression in Escherichia coli using the vector pETl02/D-TOPO and the F1-specific monoclonal antibody. The recombinant F1 (rF1) antigen had a molecular size of 17.5 kDa, which was identical to that of the F1 antigen produced by Y. pestis. Recombinant F1 protein was found to react to polyclonal antiserum to Y. pestis Fl. Recombinant F1 was purified by ProBond purification system and induced a protective immune response in BALB/c mice challenged with up to 10$^5$ virulent Y. pestis. Purified rF1 protein was used in an ELISA to evaluate the ability of a method to detect antibodies to Y. pestis in animal sera. These results strongly indicated that the rF1 protein is a suitable species-specific immunodiagnostic antigen and vaccine candidate.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.168-173
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• 1988

곤충치사 독소를 생성하는 Bacillus thuringiensis serovar. kurstaki HD1과 HD73 균주에 대한 내독소 단백질의 특성을 규명하기 위하여 독소단백질의 항체 생산성, 항원 안정성, 정량 및 교차반응실험을 수행하였다. 곤충치사 내독소 단백질에 대한 항체는 토끼 마리당 약 2mg의 내독소 항원을 4회 주사했을 때 급격히 증가하여 6~7회 투여시에 최대치의 항체가 생성되었다. 내독소의 항원 안정성을 ELISA로 조사했을 때 5일 이내는 안정하였으나 9일 이후는 급격히 감소하였다. 간접 ELISA에 의한 B. t. k. HD1과 HD73 내독소의 정량 감도는 각각 50$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$, 400ng/$m\ell$이었다. HD1과 HD73 균주의 내독소 단백질에 대한 항혈청은 B. t. serovar israelensis 와 침강반응이 일어나지 않았다. B. t. k. 균주의 동일 아종간 내독소 단백질에 대한 항체의 교차반응에서 HD1 내독소 항체는 HD73 균주의 내독소 항원과 부분적으로 반응하였으나 HD73 내독소 항체는 HD1 항원과 100% 반응하였다.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 2001년도 추계학술대회 및 정기총회
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• pp.102-102
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• 2001

Taurine (2-ethaneaminosulfonic acid) is one of the major intracellular ${\beta}$ -amino acids in mammals and is required for a number of biological processes including membrane stabilization, osmoregulation, antioxidation, detoxification, modulation of calcium flux and neurornodulation. The taurine transporter (TAUT) which contains 12 hydrophobic membrane-spanning domains has been cloned from dog kidney, rat brain, mouse brain, human thyroid, placenta and retina. In this study, The TAUT cDNA from the human intestinal epithelial cell, HT-29 was cloned and sequenced. Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was performed to amplify partial cDNA encoding human intestinal TAUT. The coding region of the PCR product was 732 bp long. The primers were designed to encode highly conserved amino acid sequences near the transmembrane domains III (IPYFIFLF) and Ⅵ (KYKYNSYR) both in human and mouse. The TAUT cDNA amplified was ligated into the pGEX 4T-1 expression vector. The resulting sequence of human intestinal TAUT cDNA (Accession number of NCBI Genebank is AF346763) was identical to the sequences of the TAUTs previously determined in the human placenta and retina except 3 base pairs from that of the reported human thyroid. TAUT specific antibodies were generated to use them as biological tools in the studies of the biological role of TAUT. Peptides of 149-162 amino acid residue (14 amino acids) of the TAUT were synthesized. The synthetic peptide used in this study was LFQSFQKELPWAHC. This region was chosen not only to avoid putative glycosylation sites but also to exclude regions of known homology with GABA transporters in the extracellular hydrophilic domains. The synthetic peptide, TAUT-1 was conjugated with carrier protein, kehole lympet hemocyanin (KLH) to use as an antigen. When used for immunization on a rabbit to produce polyclonal antiserum, the conjugates elicited high -titered specific anti-TAUT-1 antibodies, which reacted well with the ovalbumin (OVA) conjugated peptides in ELISA. The KLH-conjugated peptide was also used as immunizing antigen in BALB/c mice to produce TAUT specific monoclonal antibodies. From the culture supernatant of the hybridoma, the specificity of anti-TAUT-1 monoclonal antibodies was confirmed by ELISA. Further applications of more tools in TAUT expression analysis will be performed such as western blotting and flow cytometry.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.101-106
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• 2003

냉장식품의 주요한 변패원일균으로서 저온세균인 Pseudomonas aeruhinosa를 최소 전처리한 후 신속히 검출할 수 있는 비표지 면역센서 시스템을 개발하였다. 수정결정전극상으로의 생물요소인 항체의 고정화는 이형이기능성 가교화제인 sulfosuccinimidyl 6-[3-(2-pyridyldithio)propionamido] hexanoate를 사용하여 항체를 티올화시킨 후 티올화된 항체를 화학흡착하여 행하였고, P. aeruginosa flagella에 대한 단클론항체를 사용하였을 때 다클론항체를 사용한 경우보다 센서감응이 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 항체가 고정화된 센서 chip과 flow형 quart crystal microbalance 계측 시스템을 이용하여 균 첨가 및 증균을 행한 10종의 모델시료에 대한 계측을 행하였다. 이 때, 시료자체에 의한 진동수변화가 52~89 Hz 범위인 반면 균 첨가 시에 나타난 진동수변화는 108~200 Hz이었고 증균시료에 의한 진동수변화는 162~222 Hz 범위로 나타났다. 시스템 안정화, 시료주입 및 정상상태이 센서반응 획득, 시스템 세척으로 이루어지는 한 주기의 센서계측에 소요된 시간은 모든 시료에 있어 30분 이내였다.